[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by Number 10 GI

Remembered a good bit of advice I've heard that many Corvette owners will tell you. Buy the newest, cleanest, lowest mileage one you can afford. There is the "Corvette Tax", if the part is for a Corvette it is 2 or 3 times more expensive than for regular cars. It's good you are looking at a C6 as you can still get most repair parts for them. Electronics are the most difficult to find new for older Vettes and in many cases you have to resort to a salvage yard.

The thread about a basket case Harley Davidson being a money pit to repair also applies to a Corvette.

I can attest to this, I have rebuilt 8 early Mustangs from the ground up, and one '86 vette, everything on the 'vette was much more expensive than for the Mustangs, a complete Mustang interior (4 seats, front and rear carpet, etc) cost around $500 to $600, for the vette, 2 seats, and carpet almost $2000.