jeepcoma
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Hi everyone, long time lurker doing research here but I just picked up an LT4 so thought it was time to say hi. 
Got a beautiful low mileage CE from Roger's in Orlando. Wife and I flew down and they met us at the airport with the car (it was a surprise birthday present for her) and then we had a nice vacation and road trip back up north. Had just over 8,000 miles on it when we picked it up, it's now just over 11,000. In short, this car will be driven! Roger's was great to work with; they are pricey but if you are looking for an older like-new Corvette, they are well worth the cost. As far as my research has taken me, this is one of only 26 cars configured in this manner (convertible + hard top option, RTD system, TPMS, etc) and it was exactly what I was looking for, and I've been looking for a long time. We stored the hard top at Roger's for the first part of our vacation, and managed to cram two weeks of luggage into the car later with the soft top down and the hard top installed. I was worried about luggage, and since it was a surprise I couldn't tell my wife how to pack, but we got it all to fit.
Have a '95 Camaro Z/28 convertible as well (with almost 200,000 miles on the LT1), but it's an auto and I always regretted not having a manual. So, when we started thinking of a Corvette, naturally it had to be a manual. We liked the C4 generation best; I find it to be a good blend of modern comforts and technology, but old-school feel (love the seats and cockpit like dash), without being overly burdened by needless electronics. I'm a big fan of the LT1, opti and all, so I was looking for those years. Since it had to be a convertible, the ZR1 was out, and my wife wanted silver so the LT4 CE was the natural fit. Last of the C4s, and I wouldn't trade it for any C5.
Had to stop for new wipers on the way back, unfortunately they whacked against the hood several hours later when I finally stopped for gas and turned the wipers off. D'oh! Some research shows this is a pretty common problem. After trying several sets, I'm using the Rain-X Fusion wipers, which are a pretty good fit but I'll need to grind a millimeter or so of plastic off the top of the driver's side to get it to cleanly clear the underside of the hood. The 6-way power seats were so comfortable, it just sucked up the miles and 12 hour driving days were no problem at all. Mileage was pretty good, we got around 25 mpg just keeping up with traffic at 80-85. Stretches of 55-65 mph netted an easy 30 mpg, which was a nice surprise, but that 6th gear is really pretty ridiculous for the speed limits we have up north so I think 4.11s are in the future at some point. 500 miles out of a tank of gas is a bit less than double what I can comfortably get out of the Camaro, which makes for a real nice road trip.
It's also got the original run-flats on it, I'm not really sure what to do with them. Would any collectors be interested in them? The original owner removed the wheels and tires and kept them in climate controlled storage, so the most wear they got was the ~3,000 miles on our trip back home. They are like new. I almost feel bad about driving on them, since I'll just run them into the ground, and I know they are not made anymore.
Anyway, happy to join the club
I saved the wave, but alas there weren't many other Corvettes out there in the rain.
Got a beautiful low mileage CE from Roger's in Orlando. Wife and I flew down and they met us at the airport with the car (it was a surprise birthday present for her) and then we had a nice vacation and road trip back up north. Had just over 8,000 miles on it when we picked it up, it's now just over 11,000. In short, this car will be driven! Roger's was great to work with; they are pricey but if you are looking for an older like-new Corvette, they are well worth the cost. As far as my research has taken me, this is one of only 26 cars configured in this manner (convertible + hard top option, RTD system, TPMS, etc) and it was exactly what I was looking for, and I've been looking for a long time. We stored the hard top at Roger's for the first part of our vacation, and managed to cram two weeks of luggage into the car later with the soft top down and the hard top installed. I was worried about luggage, and since it was a surprise I couldn't tell my wife how to pack, but we got it all to fit.
Have a '95 Camaro Z/28 convertible as well (with almost 200,000 miles on the LT1), but it's an auto and I always regretted not having a manual. So, when we started thinking of a Corvette, naturally it had to be a manual. We liked the C4 generation best; I find it to be a good blend of modern comforts and technology, but old-school feel (love the seats and cockpit like dash), without being overly burdened by needless electronics. I'm a big fan of the LT1, opti and all, so I was looking for those years. Since it had to be a convertible, the ZR1 was out, and my wife wanted silver so the LT4 CE was the natural fit. Last of the C4s, and I wouldn't trade it for any C5.
Had to stop for new wipers on the way back, unfortunately they whacked against the hood several hours later when I finally stopped for gas and turned the wipers off. D'oh! Some research shows this is a pretty common problem. After trying several sets, I'm using the Rain-X Fusion wipers, which are a pretty good fit but I'll need to grind a millimeter or so of plastic off the top of the driver's side to get it to cleanly clear the underside of the hood. The 6-way power seats were so comfortable, it just sucked up the miles and 12 hour driving days were no problem at all. Mileage was pretty good, we got around 25 mpg just keeping up with traffic at 80-85. Stretches of 55-65 mph netted an easy 30 mpg, which was a nice surprise, but that 6th gear is really pretty ridiculous for the speed limits we have up north so I think 4.11s are in the future at some point. 500 miles out of a tank of gas is a bit less than double what I can comfortably get out of the Camaro, which makes for a real nice road trip.
It's also got the original run-flats on it, I'm not really sure what to do with them. Would any collectors be interested in them? The original owner removed the wheels and tires and kept them in climate controlled storage, so the most wear they got was the ~3,000 miles on our trip back home. They are like new. I almost feel bad about driving on them, since I'll just run them into the ground, and I know they are not made anymore.
Anyway, happy to join the club
I saved the wave, but alas there weren't many other Corvettes out there in the rain.
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