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Old May 27, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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So, thinkin about purchasing an '88 vette with 123,000 mi on it. Guy says its a clean car and everything works great but has some spider webbing on the driver door were it looked like somethin bumped it. How hard to fix or expendsive is it to fix that?! Also is there anything that I should really look for on the car? specific wear areas, fiberglass problems, tpi or tranny problems or anything like that? thanks guys! any help is appreciated!
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Old May 28, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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The 87 and 88 where huge turds performance wise. For a good C4, try looking at 92-96 ones

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Old May 29, 2008 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by ls1290
The 87 and 88 where huge turds performance wise. For a good C4, try looking at 92-96 ones

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Agreed! Friends of mine have had both and the '92-'96 are HUGE improvements!

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