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[DetroitLegalBeagle]

30. I own a C8 Z06 and used to own a C7 Z06

Not a huge fan of the C4, but its pretty iconic for the 80s. Mechanically, as long as the engine was maintained regularly, it should run for a long time. Its a classic small block Chevy 350 with Tune Port Injection. Parts are starting to dwindle now due to age, but aftermarket support should still be there. I owned a Trans Am with a 305 TPI engine as my first car and it was pretty simple to work on. Engine wise, the biggest issues I remember were cracked vacuum lines due to age(they are plastic, get brittle with age and heat cycles, and located between the upper and lower intakes.) and leaking fuel injectors.

Other issues you might run into is going to be electrical, mainly the digital dash and the pop up headlights failing. The headlight motors WILL fail. Guaranteed. The gearing in them is made of nylon and age and repeated use cause the gearing to strip. They make replacement brass gears(at least they used too, dunno if they still do now). On the Trans Am's you used to be able to flip the gear around(it only used half the gear, so the other 180' of the gear is fine). Not sure if that's the case for the Corvettes though. Oh and tires might be pricey. They aren't nearly as gigantic as current sports cars, but they aren't small either. Probably 245-255 wide would be my guess.