C5 Z06....should I?

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Do it, its a free car. You can ride it around for as long as you want and sell it for what you paid.

Yes, yes, yes!!

Find a nice LS7, keep the LS6 on a stand and drop that big displacement 7.0 into that C5. You're way ahead of the game if u get that ride 4 $10k.

This but with an LS3
 

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No worries buddy, all good but I do mean good with what I'm doing re: that molested C6Z

Didn't say you weren't, just busting your chops and keeping the inside joke going. Sucks that it as at your expense. Still funny you took the bait though.

P.S. Loving the ZR, looks clean in white with those wheels.
 

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LOL, I'm actually amazed at so many "buy it now" posts. You can find plenty of low-miles Vettes for sale. I had a C5 and a C6, both absolutely mint, like-new, garage queens with low miles. I bought them for quite reasonable money, drove each of them lightly for a few years, kept them meticulously, and got virtually all my money back when I sold them. I sold each one of them in one day, haha. Actually it took me no more than an hour to sell each car, just a few phone calls. People REALLY want mint cars with low miles.

200k is a crapload of miles. Virtually every moving part on that car has reached its life expectancy. Do you REALLY want to hot rod around in a car where the moving parts may literally break at any moment? Plus it will only take one major repair, and you'll be underwater. And when you go to sell, well, good luck with that.

My vote is "pass".
 

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Let's put this in perspective
Used Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Hardtop Coupe RWD for Sale (with Photos) - CarGurus
Asking ~8k with 50k less miles but has been rolled over and salvage title with 4 owners. If you got the cash what you're looking at may need work but IMHO cheap for something fun and at least you (think) you know it's a straight chasis. I'd buy it as something to toy with but not my money.

(Obviously I mean buy OPs not that ragged out shit)
 

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There are WAY more reasons TO buy than not to buy it. You also pretty much know that it's been well cared for even with high mileage.
 

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Guys, the mileage is reflected in the price. He also basically knows it was well-maintained and its a 1-owner car! Its not a 9 owner 200k mile shitbox.. This is one high mileage z06 I wouldn't pass on, assuming everything he states about it is true. I bet he could even offer $9k and she will take it. If he is looking for a cheap fun car, this is one to strongly consider
 

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LOL, I'm actually amazed at so many "buy it now" posts. You can find plenty of low-miles Vettes for sale. I had a C5 and a C6, both absolutely mint, like-new, garage queens with low miles. I bought them for quite reasonable money, drove each of them lightly for a few years, kept them meticulously, and got virtually all my money back when I sold them. I sold each one of them in one day, haha. Actually it took me no more than an hour to sell each car, just a few phone calls. People REALLY want mint cars with low miles.

200k is a crapload of miles. Virtually every moving part on that car has reached its life expectancy. Do you REALLY want to hot rod around in a car where the moving parts may literally break at any moment? Plus it will only take one major repair, and you'll be underwater. And when you go to sell, well, good luck with that.

My vote is "pass".

Definitely not a black coffee drinker here.
 

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c5z is a great car. light and fast as hell. offer 8k they will do it LOL
 

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