fhturner
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- Joined
- Jun 23, 2003
- Messages
- 218
- Location
- Birmingham, AL
- Corvette
- '00 Torch Red Cpe, 6spd, '90 Red/Saddle ZR-1 #279
Well, thanks to many of you on this forum, especially the extremely patient and helpful Jeff Flint, a.k.a. "Jeffvette", I finally tracked down my ideal ZR-1 and purchased it this past weekend! After more than two months of searching that began with an inspection and test drive of a surprisingly less-than-stellar '90 ZR w/ 13,500 miles @ $20K in Montgomery, AL (see Considering purchase of '90 ZR-1, have Q's...), I flew out to Dallas on Friday afternoon, and became a proud new ZR-1 owner later that evening.
I spotted the car in Hemmings' online listings, called and inquired at length about it, then reached a deal with the gentleman two weeks ago Wednesday. I was skeptical but hopeful when his reply to my inquiry about seeing pictures of the car was to just take a look at the 1990 ZR-1 brochure. I started getting nervous about the condition of the car just before I was to fly out there-- wondering if his idea of showroom condition differed from mine significantly. As I found out Friday, it did not...
The car is in terrific shape, and has been babied throughout most, if not all of its life. It is a '90 Red/Saddle, #279, and had 14,502 miles on it when I took possession. After the drive back to Birmingham from Dallas, it now has about 15,200 on the clock. There are a few minor electrical/mechanical issues that seem to be pretty common for this era (speaker squealing, headlight stubbornness), but the car is in great shape. The interior looks new, the suspension components and wheel wells attest to the fact that this car has probably seen rain only a time or two. Plus it has new Goodyear Eagle GS-Cs and a new battery, as well as electronic AC and both tops.
Man, do I love the sound of the engine and the whine of the transmission on these cars!
Thanks again to all the folks who helped me in my search. I'm thrilled to be a ZR-1 owner!
L8r,
Fred
P.S. I need to come up with a personalized plate for the new beast. Since my C5's tag is 'GOTVET', I was thinking about 'GOTZR1' for this one. Any thoughts or suggestions?
I spotted the car in Hemmings' online listings, called and inquired at length about it, then reached a deal with the gentleman two weeks ago Wednesday. I was skeptical but hopeful when his reply to my inquiry about seeing pictures of the car was to just take a look at the 1990 ZR-1 brochure. I started getting nervous about the condition of the car just before I was to fly out there-- wondering if his idea of showroom condition differed from mine significantly. As I found out Friday, it did not...
The car is in terrific shape, and has been babied throughout most, if not all of its life. It is a '90 Red/Saddle, #279, and had 14,502 miles on it when I took possession. After the drive back to Birmingham from Dallas, it now has about 15,200 on the clock. There are a few minor electrical/mechanical issues that seem to be pretty common for this era (speaker squealing, headlight stubbornness), but the car is in great shape. The interior looks new, the suspension components and wheel wells attest to the fact that this car has probably seen rain only a time or two. Plus it has new Goodyear Eagle GS-Cs and a new battery, as well as electronic AC and both tops.
Man, do I love the sound of the engine and the whine of the transmission on these cars!
Thanks again to all the folks who helped me in my search. I'm thrilled to be a ZR-1 owner!L8r,
Fred
P.S. I need to come up with a personalized plate for the new beast. Since my C5's tag is 'GOTVET', I was thinking about 'GOTZR1' for this one. Any thoughts or suggestions?
