At the moment’s Good Value or No Cube C5 Corvette has a six-speed stick and an enormous rear wing that definitely makes an announcement. Let’s see if its value is contrastingly demure.
Customized vehicles and vans by no means get a lot appreciation round right here, and the SBC-powered 1985 Toyota 4Runner we checked out final Friday proved no exception. As good a construct as that seemed to be, it wasn’t what you would possibly name a crowd-pleaser. That was seemingly apparent to the vendor, who needed to cut back the worth of the truck bit even earlier than we laid eyeballs on it. For our contest, the asking value was $22,500, and that seemingly wasn’t sufficient of a drop as you all voted it down in an enormous 88 % No Cube loss.
Friday’s 4Runner was the final vote and final No Cube for 2023. It’s now a brilliant and glossy 2024, a brand new yr full of recent alternatives and prospects. A kind of prospects is that you simply could be poised to be a Corvette proprietor. Contemplate your regalia. Do you possess a pair of Jorts? Is there a pair of white New Steadiness walkers taking on prime actual property in your shoe rack? Have you ever ever worn—or are you now presently carrying—a visor?
If you happen to answered “sure” to any of these questions, then you might be nicely on the best way to the total official Corvette proprietor uniform. Congratulations! Now we simply want to seek out you a ‘Vette. Oh, look, right here’s one now.
This 2007 Chevy Corvette C6 appears to have quite a bit going for it, in addition to a number of questionable attributes that we’ll get to. Within the plus column, the automotive sports activities the Tremec six-speed guide behind its 6.0-liter LS2 V8. That does have the Pc Aided Gear Shifting (CAGS) nanny that compelled 1-4 shifts when not calling up the engine’s full corral of 400 ponies.
One other feather on this Corvette’s cap is the Z51 efficiency package deal. That gives stiffer springs, fatter anti-sway bars, re-valved shocks, and greater, cross-drilled brakes, making for a superb stability of experience and dealing with.
On this automotive, all that has solely finished a modest 80,870 miles over the course of its street life. A clear title, new brakes, and an total clear look add to the ’Vette’s attract.
On the draw back, whereas the mileage is low, these miles do appear to be nicely documented within the grunginess of the motive force’s seat. That ought to solely take detailing to appropriate, however… nicely, yuck.
Then there’s the dual problems with that huge, dumb wing on the hatch and the muffler delete which may make the automotive noisier than most would really like. Each of these modifications will probably be reasonably costly to revise, particularly the wing because it seems to be bolted by the hatch, requiring patching and portray (or a brand new hatch) to remove correctly.
Aside from the wing, the automotive seems to be fairly candy in its LeMans Blue paint and chromed manufacturing unit alloys. The inside, apart from the motive force’s throne, appears problem-free and absolutely optioned. In keeping with the vendor, an additional set of rear tires will come together with the automotive as an added enticement. The asking value is $15,500, and that, identical to the worth on yesterday’s Toyota, is claimed to be a current discount.
However is it sufficient of a discount for our tastes? What do you suppose? Is that this be-winged C6 value that $15,500 as it’s introduced within the advert? Or do the minor however expensive-to-undo mods imply the vendor isn’t finished with the worth reductions?
You resolve!
Gainsville, Florida, Craigslist, or go right here if the advert disappears.
H/T to Don R. for the hookup!
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