Looking for a C5

[bigjohnBOY]

Hi Guys

Sold my Cerbera a few months ago money starting to burn a hole in my pocket. Have a budget of around 20K and am looking for a C5 around 2000 ish.Recently driven an earlier drove nice ( great soundtrack )but was a bit scruffy. Where is the best place to look for a used model, keep looking on PH but not much around at the moment.

Cheers

JOhn

[JulesV]

Quite a few here:

http://www.usedcorvettesforsale.com/index.php

Have to factor in the shipping, import duty, VAT and SVA though.

Alternatively try Dart Corvette, Claremont Corvette or Keith at Eurovettes or pick up a copy of Classic American magazine.

Good luck. I have a very major hankering for a C5. I did a great road trip in a Z06 in the US and was absolutely blown away by it.

[Cuban]

Hi John

My emails to reply to your email keep boucning back?
Do you have another address?

Thanks
Graham

[bigjohnBOY]

Graham YHM

[Cuban]

bigjohnBOY said:

Graham YHM

Hi John

Just replied to both new addresses - hope they get through!

Cheers
Graham

[bigjohnBOY]

Would it pay to import a older car, or is it only viable on new cars ? They look very reasonable priced. What is the difference between a Eurovette and a US vette apart from the fog lights.

Cheers

[JulesV]

Headlights, fog lights and rear lights I think. When you see one like this it is soooooo tempting:

http://www.usedcorvettesforsale.com/1998-corvette-...

[Cuban]

I's say importing really only benefits newer car imports, although no doubt there will always be exceptions.

Take the 1998 shown, add 30% costs and you are up to round £13K, which is what a 1998 can be had for in the UK.

Edited by Cuban on Wednesday 31st October 21:47

[JulesV]

But finding one at that price level is not that easy is it? There would be more chance of finding one in the preferred spec by importing. Having said all that I ended up buying my car in the UK.....

[BLUETHUNDER]

bigjohnBOY said:

Hi Guys

Sold my Cerbera a few months ago money starting to burn a hole in my pocket. Have a budget of around 20K and am looking for a C5 around 2000 ish.Recently driven an earlier drove nice ( great soundtrack )but was a bit scruffy. Where is the best place to look for a used model, keep looking on PH but not much around at the moment.

Cheers

JOhn

I dont think you will find much better than Cubans.Loads of spec and a well looked after car by the looks of it.I would have had it myself,if i hadwaited till he got back in to the country.

[LuS1fer]

bigjohnBOY said:

Would it pay to import a older car, or is it only viable on new cars ? They look very reasonable priced. What is the difference between a Eurovette and a US vette apart from the fog lights.

Cheers

Eurovettes were I believe rated at 335bhp rather than 345 but that may be the exchange rate on hp, PS and bhp. The Eurovette wheels sit half an inch deeper into the wells to comply with Euro-rules and I suspect the original exhaust may have been more muted than the American one (well it was on the Z28...)

[owenemyr]

Speaking from experience of now 5 imports.
There is little or no price advantage to the importing of a car more than 2 years old, and certainly not a C5 base car.
There is possibly a slight advantage in the importing of a C5 Z06 based on their official absence from Europe, and the choice is greater.
"Chris Graham Corvettes" is a good source of high quality C5's
I imported an "02" Z06 with 3k miles and sold later for the same price of $32k plus shipping,plus duty,plus VAT and plus SVA

[BLUETHUNDER]

owenemyr said:

Speaking from experience of now 5 imports.
There is little or no price advantage to the importing of a car more than 2 years old, and certainly not a C5 base car.
There is possibly a slight advantage in the importing of a C5 Z06 based on their official absence from Europe, and the choice is greater.
"Chris Graham Corvettes" is a good source of high quality C5's
I imported an "02" Z06 with 3k miles and sold later for the same price of $32k plus shipping,plus duty,plus VAT and plus SVA

Any pics of a C5 Z06? Ive seen plenty of C6 Z06,s but never a C5.

[C5RagTop]

bigjohnBOY said:

Hi Guys

Sold my Cerbera a few months ago money starting to burn a hole in my pocket. Have a budget of around 20K and am looking for a C5 around 2000 ish.Recently driven an earlier drove nice ( great soundtrack )but was a bit scruffy. Where is the best place to look for a used model, keep looking on PH but not much around at the moment.

Cheers

JOhn

I know of a very nice 2001, silver, low miles, manual - owned by a mature CCCUK member. PM me if you are interested.

[bigjohnBOY]

C5RagTop YHM


John

[LuS1fer]

C5 Z06s have gone up in the US. It's still the same price for a 2002 Z06 as I paid for mine in 2004.

[owenemyr]

I agree with Lusifer, the prices for C5 Z06's have reached the point of being an innapropriate import other than a greater choice for low mileage cars.

[Vet Guru]

Try Ian Goss Services he has a 2001 for around 17k in red with black leather.
Or spend £20 and hope you win the CCCUK C5

[bigjohnBOY]

Well I have stopped looking as I have found a nice black one !

Thanks for you help


John