88-96 Vette

[bobmo]

I am looking to buy my first Vette. I am 54, and I deserve it!
So I need some help from you guys to know what are the typical problems and what I should be looking hard at before I buy. I am looking at the 88-96 years primarily, and plan to be using it a lot for highway travel (MD to NJ), so dependability and comfort are important.

Thanks in advance.

Bobmo

 

[sothpaw]

Bob,

There's nothing in particular that is out of the ordinary that
will bust on the corvette. I would look at corvettes as I would
any other used car:

1)Maintenance records (private sale: recommended)
2) No frame rust
3) Good paint job and interior--shows car was cared for.
4) Engine sounds good and trans. shift well during test.
5) Take it to YOUR mechanic.

Parts that are expensive: 92-96 Optispark, water pump job:
these go before 100k mi the job is $700 minimum. 2) Auto
trans--should last at least 100k mi or more 3) clutch and flywheel--manual cars--at a dealer, could be $1600. Probably needs to
be done if car has more than 100k, I did mine at 52 kmi.

 

[RedRagTop]

You should dig into the past posts on this forum, this question has been tossed around a bit recently. Other than replacing my MAF relays and a future rack&pinion job I haven't had too many problems yet (^65,000 miles). I noticed the rear tires seem to wear out disproportionately fast compared to the fronts...
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