C5/C6 Wanted

Eric w

CCCUK Member
Hi again still looking for my first Corvette and I have to say it’s proving far from easy and my budget is being stretched constantly to find what I want. Basically just a good clean honest car, at a fair and honest market value. I started looking exclusively for a C5 as a C6 was outside of my budget, ( 15k) for what would be a high days and holidays car. Unfortunately the only good C5’s I’ve been able to find are approaching C6 money so that caused me another dilemma do I spend a few grand more and go C 6 ? Having been a petrol head all my life and owning dozens of classics and even more non classics I’ve never found a brand so embroiled in dodgy deals ! Last week from 16 cars I checked history on 14 were either registered as total insurance losses in the USA before coming here or left the USA with a hundred thousand more miles on than they have now !! The one C5 I’ve found which is exceptionally clean is three years older than advertised which then causes issues with certain parts availability so I’m led to believe??
if anyone has a nice honest well looked after car they are looking to sell to a genuine enthusiast C5 or C6 but budget at a stretch is circa 22k max please get in touch. Would prefer red but yellow or black I would also consider. There has to be something out there without a hidden history. Cash waiting.tel or text 07931778394
Thanks Eric
 

Roscobbc

Moderator
Look on our cars for sale - Tony's huffed C5 Z06 is still available - not the colour you want but an immaculate low mileage really well looked after car - a C5 Z06 is rare enough but this is an even rarer Le Mans edition and Procharged from nearly new,
 

Paul Newman

CCCUK regional rep
Hi Eric......I have recently done a deal to trade my C5 for a C6 and my mechanic tells me that I have one of the most genuine late model C5's that he's seen. The car has been traded with Adrian Dromey, a Corvette dealer based on the east coast. If you were interested in making an offer for my car in the next few weeks then contact Adrian and go take a look at my C5 (its pictured on the left side here) it has 64,000 miles on the clock, automatic transmission and a two-tone cream & black interior, it drives lovely too. I've had ot for almost two years and the only issue I've had with it is keeping it charged when not in use. If you gave me your contact details I could put a word in for you :unsure: ???
 

Paul Newman

CCCUK regional rep
Good choice fella.....I collect my C6 Grand Sport in the next couple of weeks, only problem is that I surprised my wife with a trip to Lake Garda in Italy for a week in June this year, not thinking that it coincides with the annual meet up - bugger, can't show off my C6 GS :( (n)
 

Richard Evans

CCCUK Member
Hi again still looking for my first Corvette and I have to say it’s proving far from easy and my budget is being stretched constantly to find what I want. Basically just a good clean honest car, at a fair and honest market value. I started looking exclusively for a C5 as a C6 was outside of my budget, ( 15k) for what would be a high days and holidays car. Unfortunately the only good C5’s I’ve been able to find are approaching C6 money so that caused me another dilemma do I spend a few grand more and go C 6 ? Having been a petrol head all my life and owning dozens of classics and even more non classics I’ve never found a brand so embroiled in dodgy deals ! Last week from 16 cars I checked history on 14 were either registered as total insurance losses in the USA before coming here or left the USA with a hundred thousand more miles on than they have now !! The one C5 I’ve found which is exceptionally clean is three years older than advertised which then causes issues with certain parts availability so I’m led to believe??
if anyone has a nice honest well looked after car they are looking to sell to a genuine enthusiast C5 or C6 but budget at a stretch is circa 22k max please get in touch. Would prefer red but yellow or black I would also consider. There has to be something out there without a hidden history. Cash waiting.tel or text 07931778394
Thanks Eric
Hi Eric. I am new to the group and never owned a Corvette. You mention that you have looked for cars and checked them out. How do you check the history of a car that has been imported from the USA before it comes over the pond.
Thanks Richard
 
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