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Old 11-04-2005, 07:11 AM
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I am going tomorrow to test drive a '03 FRC. Is there anything special I should be looking for? It has 27k mi, auto, red w/blk int - asking $31,800. My options are to mod my WS6 or spend the $8k on a corvette. It will be a daily driver. Any input is appreciated!
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if its a "fixed roof coupe", then its a Z06. but since its an auto it cant be a Z06. my guess is that its removable glass car.
i would build up a forged 402 and put a turbo on your ws6.
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My bad; I don't have my vette terminology down. It is definitely not a Z06. It does not have a clear top, not that one doesn't come with it.
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You are wrong they make fixed roof coupes without being a z06. However, all z06's are FRC's. Personally I wouldn't spend the money on the corvette. If I were you and you wanted a corvette, there is nothing wrong with an 01. I don't even think they are any differences besides a few thousand dollars in price.
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Didn't they stop making the non-Z06 FRCs after 2000?
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Covette is what I think I want to hold me until I can afford the $60k cars (Z06,Viper etc).
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Originally Posted by 02 Camaro SS
Didn't they stop making the non-Z06 FRCs after 2000?
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2002
http://www.usedcorvettesforsale.com/out.php?id=10585
2003
http://www.usedcorvettesforsale.com/out.php?id=10186
http://www.usedcorvettesforsale.com/out.php?id=9716
http://www.usedcorvettesforsale.com/out.php?id=11568
2004
http://www.usedcorvettesforsale.com/out.php?id=9061
http://www.usedcorvettesforsale.com/out.php?id=12214
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Originally Posted by 02 Camaro SS
Didn't they stop making the non-Z06 FRCs after 2000?

yes thats true........the car he is looking at is probably a painted removable top.
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Those aren't fixed roof coupes, they're targa tops that have a removable painted roof panel. And notice the rear window. The FRC's window drops off and has a flat trunk like the Z06's.
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Ok, I didn't know. They looked like they didnt come off to me. All I could find then were 1999 FRC's
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I was looking at/test drove a Black '99 M6 FRC...very hot car. The previous owner of my Camaro has a White '99 FRC C5. I don't believe I've seen an FRC after 99 that was not a Z06...

Anyways, here's the FRC I drove. The back window/Trunk is very different from the removable roof C5's...



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The non Z06 FRCs were only made in 1999 and 2000. All of them were six speeds. They came with the same 345hp LS1 as the coupe and convertible 99s and 00s.



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