I'm shopping for a C5...need an almost every day car.

 What should I watch out for on the the C5's..?

  I've been looking at the one below..but I'm not hard over on it..

 He's asking 17K

  Thoughts?

 [Quote]I have a 2000 Coupe. It is dark Bowling Green Metallic with Tan interior. Has most options including;


-Heads up display
-Auto
-Z51 suspension
-Active handling
-performance gearing
-am/fm/cd with 12 disc changer
-dual climate control (with new control unit)
-sport seats (with new lumbar bladders in drivers seat)
-memory package
-painted and smoked tops (both have new side weather stripping but smoke top has the delamination and small stress cracks on edge)
-Cargo net (shade was missing when I bought the car)
-Hypertech programmer
-Dual cone cold air intake (also have stock intake with new K&N filter in it)
-New Granetelli solid core plug wires and AC Delco Iridium plugs
-Granetelli MAF sensor
-New oil pressure sensor
-New rear tires and fronts are about 50% (all are non run-flats)
-New slotted and drilled brake rotors with AC Delco Ceramic brake pads
-Lloyds floor mats
-Contoured splash guards
-Beltronics Remote Radar detector (mounted in ashtray area)
-Cup holder/stoarge unit on rear of console.
-Black door sill covers with white Corvette lettering.
-Thin silver Corvette stripes on hood.
-Chrome Corvette lettering on rear.
-No burns or stains in the interior. I am a non-smoker. Drivers seat bolster is NOT worn through..
-Stainless exhaust tips (one rattles at times)
About 104k miles.
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Well, that's a lot of miles (mine has 45,000 miles).........so..........I would see if he would take $12,000 for it.

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Thanks Micki- I'm also looking for insight on problems with C5's

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Jim, look for damage to the wiring harness below the battery...a really sore point on these cars. If the electrolyte seeps out, it runs down the harness, and eats at the wires, AND the vacuum hoses that are in the loom.
The computers(the important ones) are in the pass side floorboard, under the carpet. They have issues with water damage from leaks, and spills...not to mention tantrum throwing passengers!

Look under the front for curb rash...I'd be surprised if there was none there.
With that many miles, I'd be axing about the service records. It may be ready for bearings front and rear($$$), and shocks(active=arm&leg)/bushings.
Take a look at the rear composite spring. You don't want to see ANY kind of damage...a small scratch will cause failure on them. I can't think of a C5 I've worked on yet that didn't have a rear spring that was messed up in some way.

That's a really low price for a 2000 car, even with the high miles. It is a great color combo, tho.

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Jim I can't think of anything that Joel hasn't covered. I would want to definately seek out some type of service records if available. These are expensive cars to do repairs on.

It sounds like some mods have been done but very minor. It also sounds like a good driver car with that kind of miles on it.(It wasn't setting still much.)

17K is pretty low for the car and I would hope that it would give you 30-40 K miles yet before you begin visiting the repair shop regularly.



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When you need to replace those front tires they will be expensive.

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Jim.....

 How about this one? Not a lot of info...but no plane rides involved..


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Sounds like a great price as is, not a trailer queen for sure - and that's good. If original owner, even better. Don't sweat the tires, you have many more options with C5s over our C3s. I put a new a set of Bridgestone 40K mile Potenzas (non run flats) on my C5 in the spring for less $1k.

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 How about this one? Not a lot of info...but no plane rides involved..


http://www.hayesautosales.com/VD.html?VID={5BF84AE7-0534-498C-8B79-8C606E62CDF3}

[/QUOTE] Willis762007-11-30 06:59:44

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Yeah...that may be a bit high for a 97, even with the fairly low mileage. But, on the other hand, it is RED!
You could prolly get that one for $18,000-$19,000 if ya haggled with them. Remember, tho, the '97 cars did have some "development" issues, being the first year of a totally new car. Check it out...whaddya got to lose?

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Look for a past issue of CORVETTE MAGAZINE that has a market report on the C5s.  The write-up goes through the generation year by year high-lighting pros and cons of each year. 

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Joel nailed the major problems, but let me add a few areas of concern...column lock, although this is more prevelant in manual trannys.....some seats tend to rock back and forth during acceleration and braking....and the differential can leak from the side covers.  Good luck in your search

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I've only owned my 98 Vert for 2 years... ZERO PROBLEMS But I now need a tire pressure sensor ..wish I could just turn that feature off but ya can't in the 98-99 cars...later years you can...

The seat rocking problem I believe is present in all c5's...seat moves a hair
under WOT which I usually do not notice but it also moves when you apply the brakes...which is very noticeable...  The fix  is not hard  nor  very time consuming  directions  are posted in the Corvette Forum...

Bob G.

I did miss the column lock one, Biff...thanks for bringing that up.
I checked the factory TSBs and recall notices today for the '97 cars...there were 7 for the column lock issue!

The trans-axle leaks have also been a sore spot for the earlier C5s. The only real cure is replacement of the (diff)side covers.

I also forgot to mention about the tops flying off at high speeds...I've had a couple of friends that lost the targa tops while driving down the road. There is a bulletin on that, too.

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I also forgot to mention about the tops flying off at high speeds...I've had a couple of friends that lost the targa tops while driving down the road. There is a bulletin on that, too. [/QUOTE] The tops were flyin' off the C6's, not the C5's.  Chevy fixed the problem though.

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Ooh, Ooh get the RED one!! I just got a red '98 vert and it is great fun. I haven't had it long enough to know what can go wrong, and hopefully, with only 38000 ,miles on the clock, things won't be going wrong for a while. I can vouch for the road rash issue; the dang things are so low you've got to watch the dips, and parking lot bumpers!

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good luck with it if you decide on it but i do notice a white c4 next to it. too many red vettes around anyway.

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Hey Jimmy if you buy that thing don't worry about the column lock. If the car doesn't have 1 on it I have a new 1 for you. I didn't put it on my car. After I did some research I couldn't find that it was necessary for the 01. Good Luck Buddy!



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[QUOTE=eddie20875]good luck with it if you decide on it but i do notice a white c4 next to it. too many red vettes around anyway. [/QUOTE]

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[QUOTE=greypoupon69][QUOTE=Adams' Apple]I also forgot to mention about the tops flying off at high speeds...I've had a couple of friends that lost the targa tops while driving down the road. There is a bulletin on that, too. [/QUOTE]
The tops were flyin' off the C6's, not the C5's. Chevy fixed the problem though. [/QUOTE]

Really? I didn't think the C6 was around in '98...

silly gurl...Adams' Apple2007-12-01 19:58:14

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[QUOTE=Adams' Apple] [QUOTE=greypoupon69][QUOTE=Adams' Apple]I also forgot to mention about the tops flying off at high speeds...I've had a couple of friends that lost the targa tops while driving down the road. There is a bulletin on that, too. [/QUOTE]
The tops were flyin' off the C6's, not the C5's. Chevy fixed the problem though. [/QUOTE]

Really? I didn't think the C6 was around in '98...

silly gurl...[/QUOTE]

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Well.

   I got a 97...Red...77k on the clock.

  Pics to follow, as soon as I find the camera and get real plates on it.  Got a decent price...

  So that makes 3..  two running... 1 in pieces.


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Kewl!! Pics ASAP!!!
Red RULES!

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RED??!!  Oh well, it's a Vette!  Don't forget to post the pictures.......I want to see even if it is RED!

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