jayman73

Hi everyone! My name is Jay. I am from Winnipeg, Canada. I have been trying to learn about the C6 by following this forum for a couple years.

I am trying to fulfil a childhood dream a buy my first Corvette. I have found what I am looking for in Calgary, Canada.

-2005 DSOM Z51 3LT, 6SPD.

I am looking for a place to take the car for an inspection before I buy it. Can anyone recommend a place in Calgary?

An online search led me to Western Corvette. Can anyone recommend this place?

Or should I just take it to a Chevy dealership in Calgary?

Thanks!

v26278

You could try Davenport Motorsports in Calgary. I have no experience with them myself and am not anywhere near Calgary, but they are a Corvette Forum sponsor. Good luck with your hunt.

jayman73

Thanks for the reply. The owner and I have agreed to take it to Southgate Chevrolet. Fingers crossed!

bpGx

you could hop over the border to good ol USA, you know we have Obama care now
I would recommend 2005-2007 problems
Buy 2008 and up

electric_yogurt

I live in Calgary and deal with Southgate exclusively for numerous vehicles. They are by far the best dealership I have ever dealt with. Others I know who deal with them agree too. Who are you buying the car from? I may know them, but probably not since I don't know anyone with an 05.

SUB VETTE

Disagree. I have had a 2006 DSOM Z51 3LT manual since new with zero problems other than normal maintenance items. Now at 45 kmiles. Early 2005's had a few problems and the differential housing was weak if one put it to hard track or strip use. But if yours gets a good mechanical checkout blessing you should be OK. A notorious problem to have your mechanic check is the Harmonic Balancer at the front of the crankshaft. They have been known to fail early in some Corvettes of all years and are an expensive replacement. A wobbling harmonic balancer pulley is an easy to see indication of a problem with that item. Problems with the shifter in a car of that age can also occur because the shifter mount bushings get shredded and cracked with heat and age and allow the shifter box to move around and cause difficulty in shifting; so pay particular attention to the ease of shifting.