Selling my beloved Torch Red C5 Corvette Z06 405hp

Selling my C5 Corvette Z06 year 2002 405hp
I've had my Corvette for 11 years and enjoyed every moment of owning it
now is the time for me to move on as I'm not getting the use of it that I
previously did as it spends most of it's time in the garage.
I've down the servicing myself or had things like brake pads etc done by
a mechanic the car has been very reliable with no major problems.
the mileage is 37868 which is still pretty low the car is a 6 speed manual
transmission.
I have included some pics also photos of slight damage to the bonnet & front
bumper this was caused by the garage door going back onto the car as I was
reversing out of the garage the bonnet was a stone chip on the motorway
other than that the car is spotless and trouble free.
I'm looking for £15,500 An absolute bargain
just recently had the air con serviced
Please contact me by phone for further details I will message you my number

Des Hall

My beloved Corvette is now sold

Dennisz06 said:

My beloved Corvette is now sold

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Its gone to a good home. Thanks Dennis

Congratulations. I've had mine over 12 years now. Still puts a massive smile on my face, especially with the occasional track day.

Thank you.
So far i love it.

LHD is taking some adjustment though.

One tip for LHD is to take your time, and take care when turning left at a T-junction.

Best advice is to pull up at 90deg to the junction, to give you the best chance to see to the right out of the passenger window. If you approach pointing to the left too much, you risk obscuring the view with the right B-pillar.

Some junctions you can position pointing enough to the left, such that you can see traffic approaching from the right, out of the back window.

You will get used to LHD.

z06_tim said:

One tip for LHD is to take your time, and take care when turning left at a T-junction.

Best advice is to pull up at 90deg to the junction, to give you the best chance to see to the right out of the passenger window. If you approach pointing to the left too much, you risk obscuring the view with the right B-pillar.

Some junctions you can position pointing enough to the left, such that you can see traffic approaching from the right, out of the back window.

You will get used to LHD.

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Thank you.
Ive stuck nearly 400 miles on the car since Friday so its already becoming more instinctive.

still for sale ?

oops should read threads more carefully

Sorry Robbie sold it about 3 weeks ago

Sorry for being a bit off topic but I noticed the LHD advice.

I have been dreaming of owning a Corvette most of my life. Since going to Santa Pod in the 60s.

Now I'm looking more closely into buying one, it scares me to death, thinking about driving a LHD vehicle, in the UK. I am particularly worried about overtaking on a B road when half my car and possibly a passenger will be on the wrong side of the road before I can see if it's clear. The alternative is to stay behind the vehicle in front, possibly a tractor, possibly for miles, I would then be very unpopular with vehicles behind me. RHD Corvettes seem to be like hens teeth.

The dream car for me is a 1969 Red convertible, all original with loads of chrome and side pipes.

I will be very grateful for any advice, for and against.

Graham

gtmidi said:

Sorry for being a bit off topic but I noticed the LHD advice.

I have been dreaming of owning a Corvette most of my life. Since going to Santa Pod in the 60s.

Now I'm looking more closely into buying one, it scares me to death, thinking about driving a LHD vehicle, in the UK. I am particularly worried about overtaking on a B road when half my car and possibly a passenger will be on the wrong side of the road before I can see if it's clear. The alternative is to stay behind the vehicle in front, possibly a tractor, possibly for miles, I would then be very unpopular with vehicles behind me. RHD Corvettes seem to be like hens teeth.

The dream car for me is a 1969 Red convertible, all original with loads of chrome and side pipes.

I will be very grateful for any advice, for and against.

Graham

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Hi Graham, I owned my C5Z06 for 11 years with no issues regarding it being left hand drive you’ve just got to adapt to the situation and you’ll be fine, as regards to slow moving vehicles in front just hang back far enough so you can see ahead of you when you’re overtaking .
The only thing I found strange at 1st was the feeling of driving towards the curbs but that soon passed

Sound advice from Dennisz06. Driving a RHD car you subconsciously position yourself on the road by aligning either the kerb or the road markings with a visible part of the car - usually part of the bonnet (hood). Changing to LHD you need to re-calibrate your view. At first I found myself driving too close to the centre of the road because , as noted above, the kerbs seem perilously close. It's useful to find a quiet stretch and stop at what you think is your normal position on the road, noting where the kerb appears to line up with a reference point on the front of the car. Open the door or get out and see how far you are from the kerb. If it seems excessive, drive on consciously shifting your visual reference to place you nearer the kerb. Repeat until you're satisfied with your positioning and the new reference will soon become second nature.

"Now I'm looking more closely into buying one, it scares me to death, thinking about driving a LHD vehicle, in the UK. I am particularly worried about overtaking on a B road when half my car and possibly a passenger will be on the wrong side of the road before I can see if it's clear. The alternative is to stay behind the vehicle in front, possibly a tractor, possibly for miles, I would then be very unpopular with vehicles behind me. RHD Corvettes seem to be like hens teeth"
Its purely a case of getting used to sitting on the opposite site of the car - I have alternated between driving LHD and RHD cars for many years and I am of the mindset that an American car simply has to be LHD - (RHD is a big turn-off and IMHO not a real Yankie car)
I suggest you try practising driving your RHD daily as close to the left kerb as possible - when driving on 'A' roads and motorways travel as often as you can on the inner lane - 'pretend' you are driving your LHD car - the logic here is to get used to visualising the road and situations ahead of you but now up the inside line of the vehicles in front (rather than outside of vehicles when in a RHD car)
When driving your LHD vehicle also drive as close to the kerb as possible - most UK drivers are very lazy, have no lane discipline and will at least drive in the centre of the carriageway or over to its right side.
This gives us, LHD users a distinct advantage - keep a sensible distance behind the vehicle in front (5 or 6 car lengths) - and place your car over as far left as you can and you'll have the advantage of seeing the road situation ahead of you up the inside of the line of vehicles in front (when you want to overtake). All you then need to do just keep an eye on your rear view mirror for any following vehicles - and after a final check up the inside what vehicles are ahead are doing and how safe an overtake will be - indicate and quickly pull over to to right hand side of the vehicle in front and you'll have a good view now up the outside (as you have kept a sensible distance from the car in front) - lean over towards the centre of your LHD car if it helps - then simply hit the gas, power past (you're not driving a pussy low powered Eurobox are you?) just make it quick and you'll be fine. It your driving a big block the extra torque will enable you to overtake several cars in one go.......
Parking LHD is easier (you're next to the kerb) I personally find LHD easier in some respects when town driving. Where you need to be careful is in wet weather (or if windows are steamed up) - pulling out of T junctions needs a bit more care - especially turning left - as you turn left out of a junction its normal to have a second back-up look to be doubly sure than you haven't pulled out in front of a faster vehicle - in a C3 the rear butress of the T top is a big blind spot when trying this........

Reading your post, I have to think of what issues I may have - can not really think of anything problematic, biggest issue is park on the left and that leaves my wife getting out on the right in the traffic stream rather than the pavement, open left handed bends you have better vision being on the left - The main thing is if I want to overtake a vehicle I just hang back and then when it is clear I go and instead of taking one I take two, but if I want a little more adrenalin; when I see just enough space to overtake between me and the oncoming car, I count to 10 before I go.

I was going to say that toll booths are an issue - I need to physically get out of the car and walk around to the toll both and pay......but with the nearest one I'm ever likely to use being the Dartford Crossing and it is now paid on-line its a mute point!

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I was going to say that toll booth are an issue - I need to physically get out of the car and walk around to the toll both and pay......but with the nearest one I'm ever likely to use being the Dartford Crossing and it is now paid on-line its a mute point!

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I'm unlikely to use anything like that but I have one of those pick up things with a trigger, I can keep in the car. Of course I'm assuming electric windows. Currently, I have a Grand Cherokee. It would be hard going back to wind up windows but I fell in love with the Corvette's shape, so I would put up with it if necessary.
Thank you.

JUST GET ONE AND DRIVE IT, Dont be such a woos

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JUST GET ONE AND DRIVE IT, Dont be such a woos

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I could just keep in the garage and admire it.
I don't want to lose half my car or one of my grandchildren.
I have to admit being a bit of a wuss, particularly when I saw those guys go down the strip on 2 wheels, with a blown V8 for company, or a rocket engine. Hank Venk, springs to mind.

Thank you to everybody for tips and advice. I'll let you know when I get one.