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BIGBADJOHN
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Hi guys...nice website you have here. I was referred here by someone on another forum who has a corvette and thought I'd take a sec to ask some questions. I hope u guys don't mind, and I look forward to your responses.
I'll start by telling you a little about myself and what I would like to do. I currently drive a 1999 Ford SVT Contour sport sedan. Its a nice car with a 200 hp 2.5L v-6, manual transmission, and .9 g skidpad rating. It puts down 173 hp to the front wheels and the best quarter mile pass I have mustered with it is 15.03 at 90 mph at Atlanta Dragway. This car is great, but doesn't have that muscle car feel I lost when I sold my first car, a restored 1971 chevelle 350 malibu. The tax man has been good to me, so I've decided to chase after one of my dream cars.....the early 90's corvette. I used to dream about those things every day in high school, and now I think one is in my reach.
I also like to drag race, attend open track events, etc, so having a car that remains one of the top 10 sportscars in the world wouldn't exactly hurt my hobby interests.
Now that the introductions are out of the way, I was hoping you guys could answer a few questions for a prospective C-4
1. My goal is to buy a 1989 to 1995 corvette. The car has to be a manual, preferably a targa top. I want the price to be in the mid to high teens and have no more than 65,000 miles. Is this a realistic price for what I want?
2. I ideally want a car capable of mid 13 second quarter mile times. How do the later model L98 cars compare to this goal? I understand that the 89-90 models were only capable of low 14s. If this is true, then how does the L98 respond to minor bolt on modifications?
3. What are some common flaws associated with the later c-4's what are some "red flags" that I should try to avoid?
4. What are common repairs associated with the corvettes of this vintage? Are the cars pretty durable or do they require lots of shop time?
5. How does the market view these cars in terms of resale?
I am very excited about my upcoming purchase but I am forcing myself to be patient until I have all the info I need to scout for that perfect vette. I also need to sell my SVT contour so I can be in the best position possible when my vette comes along. thanks for all your help guys, and sorry for the long post.
I'll start by telling you a little about myself and what I would like to do. I currently drive a 1999 Ford SVT Contour sport sedan. Its a nice car with a 200 hp 2.5L v-6, manual transmission, and .9 g skidpad rating. It puts down 173 hp to the front wheels and the best quarter mile pass I have mustered with it is 15.03 at 90 mph at Atlanta Dragway. This car is great, but doesn't have that muscle car feel I lost when I sold my first car, a restored 1971 chevelle 350 malibu. The tax man has been good to me, so I've decided to chase after one of my dream cars.....the early 90's corvette. I used to dream about those things every day in high school, and now I think one is in my reach.
I also like to drag race, attend open track events, etc, so having a car that remains one of the top 10 sportscars in the world wouldn't exactly hurt my hobby interests.
Now that the introductions are out of the way, I was hoping you guys could answer a few questions for a prospective C-4
1. My goal is to buy a 1989 to 1995 corvette. The car has to be a manual, preferably a targa top. I want the price to be in the mid to high teens and have no more than 65,000 miles. Is this a realistic price for what I want?
2. I ideally want a car capable of mid 13 second quarter mile times. How do the later model L98 cars compare to this goal? I understand that the 89-90 models were only capable of low 14s. If this is true, then how does the L98 respond to minor bolt on modifications?
3. What are some common flaws associated with the later c-4's what are some "red flags" that I should try to avoid?
4. What are common repairs associated with the corvettes of this vintage? Are the cars pretty durable or do they require lots of shop time?
5. How does the market view these cars in terms of resale?
I am very excited about my upcoming purchase but I am forcing myself to be patient until I have all the info I need to scout for that perfect vette. I also need to sell my SVT contour so I can be in the best position possible when my vette comes along. thanks for all your help guys, and sorry for the long post.