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Rick106:
Hi guys,

I've recently decided that my next car is going to be a C3 Corvette! I've already spent quite a bit of time working my way through this forum so thanks for the good posts! I'm pretty excited about the purchase, but I'm in no rush and am happy to spend the next 6 months looking.

Ideally I'd be looking to get a 68-72 as the chrome bumpers are lovely but obviously these are a bit more pricey, so I'm also happy to get something a bit newer 72-78.

I've noticed a wide range in prices on car sales sites and was wondering what I should be watching out for. I've seen this which looks lovely for $21.3k, or is there something I'm missing?
http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/private/details.aspx?R=9345426&__sid=12A594953CFF&__Qpb=true&Cr=5&__Ns=pCar_PriceSort_Decimal|0||pCar_RankSort_Int32|1||pCar_Make_String|0||pCar_Model_String|0&keywords=&__N=1216 1246 1247 1252 1282 4294966907 4294960863 393 414 898&PriceFrom=393&PriceTo=414&seot=1&tsrc=allcarhome&__Nne=15&trecs=18&silo=1011

I've considered importing myself but my time is pretty limited so I've decided it would be easier to pick one up here.

Any hints and tips greatly appreciated!!

Thanks,

Rich

gtc:
It looks quite tidy from the photos, and is priced below "red book", however as always only a close inspection and a drive will uncover any things of concern.

If you live in NSW, why not join the Club and get to meet guys who know C3s inside out and may even go with you on inspections, if desired. This is particularly good idea if you want to take your time and look at a lot of potential cars. We have members who have done just that -- and I'm one of them.

http://www.nswcorvettes.com.au/applicform.pdf

Rick106:
That sounds like good advice. Thanks for that. That's great that people would help to do that and yes I'd definitely like to look at a few cars before I buy one.

Cheers,

Rich

69 DIRTY RAT:
I must say that vette does look good for the price! But its probably to good to be true?

Rich it all depends on how much you are willing to spend! If you like chrome bumbers then dont disappoint yourself and get anything less!

Rick106:
Love the chrome bumpers so going to have to go with one. Yeah you're probably right and is too good to be true. I'll have to check it out and see but Newcastle's a bit of a hike when I'm in Drummoyne, Sydney so I may start my search a bit closer to home.

I can probably spend upto $30k but the closer I get to $20k the less chance that my fiance will leave me :)

Your car is lovely mate. Have you got some bigger pictures as I want that as my wallpaper?!

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