2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Electron Blue

2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Description

I hate to sell this car. I don't drive it enough any more since I bought my CTS V manual wagon, and I really don't need both, plus we are moving, and I'm not sure if I will have the space for it. When I see what these sell for, it hurts my feelings really bad. There is not a car that can hang with this thing anywhere near this price. Yeah, there may be some hot rods that MAY beat it in a drag race (if they can get traction), but none that can turn or break like this, and it always hooks up, so prepare yourself for some great excuses. My CTS V is "faster" on paper, but isn't even close to this thing on the street. People like to ask what's the difference between a Z06 and a non Z06. In short... EVERYTHING. Brakes, transmission (differnt gear ratio's), engine, brake cooling, windshield (6mm thick), and so on. The best summery I've read was on an Audi S4 forum where one of the people on the forum said something along the line of "if the car has a black scoop in front of the rear wheel, you won't want to mess with it".
I'll stop telling you how great it is before I just decide to keep it, and just go into a pro's and con's of this great car.
Starting with the PRO's-New wheels and tires. TSW 18's front and 19's Rear. Tires are 95%.-Steering column lock fixed. This is the only problem I had with this car in the 4 years I've had it, and is apparently a problem with all of the C5 Vettes. -Vararam Intake (Full)-Performance exhaust. Stainless-Blacked out lights. New owner can remove if they don't like it.-28mpg on road trips. I've gotten up to 30 driving it across the state, and average 24-26 when driving it daily. (summer only, and never in the rain unless on accident) and that's with the occasional "spirited" driving.-Tinted windows, professional.-Vented brakes-Clutch and syncro's and short shifter were done at around 50k-Leather shift boot and e-brake (I thought these were factory, and maybe they are, but my friend has 2 Z06's and they both are vinyl.-HUD (heads up display)-Memory seats via key fob, also changes radio settings per driver too.-Passenger to trunk divider, (pretty much eliminates road noise)-Original paint-It's been lowered a bit, but can be adjusted to fit your taste. It can go lower or higher from where it is now. It's a very nice height right now, with consistent wheel gap.-It's Electron Blue!-Everything works like it should-Always garaged, no weather damage to the dash and such like the southern cars seam to have.-No chips in the windshield or other glass for that matter.-Title is in hand -No reserve auction-VERY Clean car. In better shape than many with less than half the miles. -This is a true Z06, not a clone, or someone who has cleverly made there '99 Corvette come up when you searched for a Z06.-I'm sure there's more, so if you see something in question, just ask.
And for the CONS-I scratched the passenger mirror on the side of my garage door opening. I was REALLY happy about it. It's touch up, but should be color sanded and buffed. I had a hard time getting it to show up in the pic that is posted. It doesn't stand out, but to me, it has a blinking beacon on it when I walk by the car.-There are very few chips on it, many less than I would expect, but there are some.-One of the trims that runs along the windshield and up over top of the door is cracked. Very common problem on these cars. I don't know if there is a fix for that, that won't just fail again or not. The piece is way too long and during expansion and contraction from temperature changes, it cracks due to it being screwed on rigidly and not allowing it to move.