I am in high school and on a limited budget, I found a 85 corvette that I really like, it has 76,000 miles on it and is in pretty good shape for how old that it is, I was wondering if the 85's have a lot of problems, because I wouldn't be able to afford that much on repairs.

no ones going to bite on this??

They have problems with wrapping themselves around trees....they really like trees for some reason. I wouldn't advize getting one. tree's and cars meet, money signs suddenly appear.

Honestly, C4's are great cars, but as with anything car related, 20+ years old, be prepared to through a lot of money at it. You may not need to, but its always a possibility

Unacle Bob gives good aadvice!! Ihave a 87 155000 miles very well maintained by myself. Its an incredably trouble free ride. 59 Chevy

I have an 85 also. I think its a great car. I've got it in great shape and only drive it in the nice weather. the only advice I can give is if your still in school and are looking at a vet is have you made a call and checked on insurance prices if your on a limited budget.

I'm a sophmore, and I have an 85. We paid $5,600 for the car in great condition. (considering it's 20 years old) We've put about $2,000 into it. We got a glass targa, new speakers, Flowmaster exhaust, new door panels, new steering wheel, and replaced the window ribbon.

if any one is still on this thread...i just wanted to know how much a C3 84 or 85 would cost???

There is no such thing as a C3 84 or 85. Those are C4s.

So did Andy get a vette or what?

well my bad...if u know any sites that have every gen that would be helpful...well then how much does would a C3 cost any way?

I think a later C3 (like 77-82) cost around $7,500-9,000. Somewhere in there. Here are the generations. They didn't make a 1983 if someone says it's an 83 it's either an early 84 or a late 83. (depending on the body style)
C1 53-62
C2 63-67
C3 68-82
C4 84-96
C5 97-04
C6 05-06

thanks for that info!!!

i ment how much could i find one for...not the price back in the day. lol or is that the price that u would find it for?

That's the price now! Why would I give you a price from "back in the day"? I'm only 15 years old. I have a C4, but looked for a C3 for a while. They aren't real expensive. What did you think they cost?

i am 14 and i WANT a C3 hopefuly i can get one for less than that...i no a bit about vettes and RallySport will help me out with the problems on the car if any.

oh and the cost i thought was around 5K

So young...I'm 21 and I still have no vette

If you buy a Corvette at that age you'll probably kill yourself. Those things have lotsa power.

Seriously, your first car should be a slow one. If your first car is slow, then when you get a fast one later, you'll really appreciate the fast car whereas if your first car is fast you won't appreciate it as much as someone who used to have a slow one.

Just my $0.02.

^ Or you'll just have to get an even FASTER car!

yha u would have to get an even faster one if your first car is fast.