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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 07:39 PM
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What's up guys, just picked up my 2002 C5 yesterday!, coming from a 350Z, this thing is amazing, all around better car, plus it get better gas mileage! haha i love it.

car has 40,7XX Miles, All stock.. original owner apparently never drove it!, it's in amazing condition. took the 4 hour drive down to Richmond VA to pick her up, well worth the drive, got her for an amazing deal.

but anyways, i'll be on here a lot i'm sure being as this is my 1st Vette/LS1. Got to find out all the little odds and ends i should, i'll grab a ton more pictures.. for now i just have the ones from the dealer and on the ride home, Glad to finally be able to join this forum!

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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 07:42 PM
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very clean. first thing i would change is rims, thoes to me look horrible imo
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 07:44 PM
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haha yeah for sure, Rim's will probably be 1st.. they need to go! its 100% Stock, so i'm working ground up.
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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Are those the magnesium wheels?
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 07:49 PM
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Are those the magnesium wheels?
yeah they are, i know there kinda rare and light, but to me.. rare and Ugly! haha.
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 07:49 PM
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thats the kind of c5 i like. the back wondow goes farther back on it than some other types.

does anyone know why this is? i see allot of c5s with a huge trunk.
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick V.
thats the kind of c5 i like. the back wondow goes farther back on it than some other types.

does anyone know why this is? i see allot of c5s with a huge trunk.
This is just a coupe, the Z06's have the bubble top your talking about, its a hard top that can't be removed into a targa.

i love the removable glass roof!
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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Very sharp ride man! Love those cars.
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Pshopcars107
This is just a coupe, the Z06's have the bubble top your talking about, its a hard top that can't be removed into a targa.

i love the removable glass roof!
well dam IMO they shoulda made this the z06 model.

hm... wonder how much it would take to make this a faster car than its z06 counterpart.....

and if there is a cheap one close.....of course OP already took it from richmond so that may have been the closest
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 05:48 PM
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if you want rims try oewheels. i just bout some 17x9.5 and they look AMAZING. already getting complements everywhere i go.
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 08:05 AM
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Nice, congrats! I just bought a C5 last week too! I think I may have seen the ad for your car online too, but it was just too far. Mine is a 2000 NBM Z51 with 41,000 miles on it, kirban shifter, bilsteins, bassani x pipe, and borla stingers exhaust. I picked her up in delaware last week. Send me a PM maybe we can compare prices if you want and see where we ended up in this market (I'm curious with the way gas is and whatnot). I threw a few dealers some offers on similar C5s, and they wouldn't budge. Then I found a private sale that was immaculate and all the typical C5 issues have been resolved (redid the seals in the rear so no more leaky butt syndrome, brass headlight gears, optima battery, !CAGS, column lock bypass, all new fluids and documented service history). Anyways, good luck man!

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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 09:28 AM
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nice and clean...
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 10:37 AM
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Its sits fine just the way it is but were guys so let the modding begain lol
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 11:07 AM
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very clean ride looks new,
i wouldn't care so much on the rim changing (true they're ugly) but alot of other things are too, go slow, hf & welcome to the forums
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 12:55 PM
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Welcome.
I actually really like the magnesium wheels!!
They weigh nothing.

Nice ride OP. have fun with it, and take care of it. It sure looks nice and clean!
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