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<blockquote data-quote="Rruuff Day" data-source="post: 131118" data-attributes="member: 2217"><p>Well... I gave my twenty-two cents worth in your other post so will just paste it here...l</p><p></p><p>Hello FightingIrish and welcome to the forum. Can't understand how you could get hooked on a Corvette after just a test drive... Ok... that was a joke....</p><p>In response to your question, that is a pretty top dollar for a base 2005 with that mileage (even if it is spring and the sun is shining). Derek is correct, that's a lot of miles and although the LS2 is a good engine, and the car maybe has been very well maintained, that car is likely getting on it's way to needing some high miles maintenance which could cost a chunk of change. I'm guessing the previous owner also recognizes this and that's why it's on the market.</p><p>That price point would be fairer for that car with 80,000 km on it. At the very least, if you are totally in love with this particular car, spend a few hundred first and have a <strong>very</strong> comprehensive mechanical inspection done, especially looking for items that will pass a safety but are showing signs of wear and will likely need attention soon. Engine (is it noisy on cold start (ticking or bottom end noise); puffs of blue exhaust on acceleration or deacceleration, especially under compression load; front end and steering components; tranny (if it's an auto) drop the pan and look for metal chunks and filings; hows the tranny fluid and engine oil smell... burnt smell... nasty colour? ; manual tranny...does it shift smooth, hits the gears without any roughness or noise, clutch pedal is firm and engages/disengages near the midpoint of travel; drive shaft or rear end play.... does it clunk going from forward to reverse...etc. etc.....</p><p></p><p>And as Derek also mentioned, look at and drive a few.... There's a lot of Corvettes in your region...</p><p></p><p>Good luck and we can't wait to see what you buy... remember... we want pictures .... <img src="/styles/smilies-extra/vette-smileys/thumbsup.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumbs:" title="Thumbsup :thumbs:" data-shortname=":thumbs:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rruuff Day, post: 131118, member: 2217"] Well... I gave my twenty-two cents worth in your other post so will just paste it here...l Hello FightingIrish and welcome to the forum. Can't understand how you could get hooked on a Corvette after just a test drive... Ok... that was a joke.... In response to your question, that is a pretty top dollar for a base 2005 with that mileage (even if it is spring and the sun is shining). Derek is correct, that's a lot of miles and although the LS2 is a good engine, and the car maybe has been very well maintained, that car is likely getting on it's way to needing some high miles maintenance which could cost a chunk of change. I'm guessing the previous owner also recognizes this and that's why it's on the market. That price point would be fairer for that car with 80,000 km on it. At the very least, if you are totally in love with this particular car, spend a few hundred first and have a [B]very[/B] comprehensive mechanical inspection done, especially looking for items that will pass a safety but are showing signs of wear and will likely need attention soon. Engine (is it noisy on cold start (ticking or bottom end noise); puffs of blue exhaust on acceleration or deacceleration, especially under compression load; front end and steering components; tranny (if it's an auto) drop the pan and look for metal chunks and filings; hows the tranny fluid and engine oil smell... burnt smell... nasty colour? ; manual tranny...does it shift smooth, hits the gears without any roughness or noise, clutch pedal is firm and engages/disengages near the midpoint of travel; drive shaft or rear end play.... does it clunk going from forward to reverse...etc. etc..... And as Derek also mentioned, look at and drive a few.... There's a lot of Corvettes in your region... Good luck and we can't wait to see what you buy... remember... we want pictures .... :thumbs: [/QUOTE]
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