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Old 04-29-2024, 04:57 AM
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I bought my silver 1998 Z28 with manual transmission and T-tops back in 2018.
Car had 68k km (43k miles) and looks brand new, so I decided to buy it and drive it from Italy to France, Paris.
On the way back I noticed that shifting from 2nd to 3rd required attention - 2 weeks after, pro 5.0 shifter replaced stock shifter.
Driving it I realized that it is a very good car for driving everywhere but in jammed cities... like Paris.
I love the car and I'm taking care of it with parts supplied from the US as there is almost nothing available in Europe for it.
I'm not a professional mechanics and I'm sure the forum will be of good help to get things sorted.

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that must be a rare car over there for sure, post a cool pic for fun.
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Sure will add pics once I know how to do it
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That was pretty straightforward.
Picture are from 2018 when I drove the car back from Italy.
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Nice ride! Interesting changes from American to European spec. That back bumper is cool looking.
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Thank you !!!
I'm trying to keep it cool overall.
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Interesting bumper and mirrors 😀. I’m originally from Portugal and know for a fact our cars are way too big for city driving over there 😂
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For sure the US mirrors are much nicer than the european one. Might be part of my shopping list for next trip to the US.
Rear bumper is OK considering it properly fits the plate.
Another major difference is the exhaust with one exit on the driver side. Will change it for a stainless steel OBX one I found here with exits on each side.

To work on the car I installed that in one garage box within Paris - very helpful. Sorry for the mess around.


As you said car is a bit too big for driving in the city. Motorbike is better for that here.
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Very cool car! I am pretty partial to silver myself lol. Welcome!
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Hey, welcome and greetings from Switzerland, i have the same car but Canada-Version
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Thanks to all of you for your welcome !
Yes, mine is canada built but Europe version.
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Next time I will visit the US I'll try to bring back good looking silver US mirrors to replace these european squarred ones.
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I have some small issues to resolve on the car, but will first have an indepth look for solution into the forum before asking for help/recommandation.
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