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We bought this Super Cheap C5 Corvette with a ton of Aftermarket Modifications. After just a few weeks, the car wouldn’t crank nor start… Thousands were spent trying to fix this really simple problem.
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Same; you help Sage out SO much. Teach him well. I hope he aint learning woke crap at College !!!
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I went through the same thing with a Ford explorer, shifter bushing
first time I have seen a pair of dumpers like mine I love the look of them.
My 2004 C5 had to have a new cable installed. It was stuck in park due to the cable breaking. Apparently this is not that un comon
I had the prior salvage / washed title thing happen to me once on a BMW. You can't trust Carfax. All you can do is look at the history of the vehicle. If the vehicle has been in different states, especially multiple different states, just assume the title has been washed. It doesn't matter if it's at a dealer or not, don't buy it, no matter how good the deal is. If you want a prior salvage, fine, but buy one that is fully disclosed. There's a lot of crooks out there.
Why would anyone do as much as Sage has to the car and even painting it, knowing the car has title/registration issues? 🤔
Every car I've ever bought, my main priority was taking care of those things 1st.
I think Sage should get rid of it. I know what it's like to
want your Corvette dream car. It was my childhood dream since age 13. And I finally made that dream come true 14 years ago when I bought my 1998 C5 when I was 46. Mine didn't have many mods when I purchased it and I've tried to keep it pretty much stock. But I've had just about every common issue that the C5's have. Yet I've kept her because I love the car. I noticed in the video that during one of the no starts, that the "PULL KEY WAIT 10 SECS" message came up. Which is 1 of the many common problems with the C5. And when you get that message,
If you try to drive or even in reverse to back out of your driveway, ect…the car will shut off the fuel from my knowledge. I've been dealing with it since 2019.
So when you see that message, do what it says.
But some common issues with C5 is the
PULL KEY WAIT 10 SECS. and the STEERING COLUMN LOCK and when the car can't read your key. There are fixes for these issues, however my C5 still has those issues after having them fixed many years ago. That's why i just paid $200 for a tow after a car show 2 wks. ago😩
And she still refused to start for 4 days. Then every day since she's started 1st try every day. Sometimes after she sits a little while she'll start. No way of knowing when she'll decide to start. Just silence when trying to start. Just like in your video.
But the mods for these issues, I've since learned that a small % of the 1997 & 98's doesn't want to except the mods. Apparently mine is in that small %. Best of luck Sage 👍
I was trying to figure out what an S10 had to do with a Corvette. LOL
Sage seems like a great guy and I get his enthusiasm; HOWEVER, get the car running properly and sort out the title issues before spending a single cent on all the other stuff ie wheels, tires, paint, stereo…
maybe i can see a newbie throwing some parts at a no start situation but someone going through the trouble of replacing a starter (especially a starter where you have to cut out the exhaust to do so) without even testing the starter first and then also going to the hassle of hot wiring a bypass starter switch in while the whole time never catching the whole problem was something as simple as the shifter cable being disconnected is someone who should probably choose an extra curricular activity requiring abilities that are less mechanically inclined…….
This car is for sale in marketplace for 7k Tampa Fl
Pretty stupid to not recognize cars not in park.
What a piece of ?
4:00 that sounded like the headlight motor gear
Why would you buy a Corvette automatic?
It looks so much better with all that horrific aero removed! A factory hood would help it a ton too.
freshly repainted my azzzz….. That think looks like hell.
C5 Corvette with every option available from
Auto Zone Crome edition.
sage is lucky to have you as a mentor, and you are lucky to have sage, hard to find kids these days that are trust worthy
the window is the only thing he shouldve fixed until he got it running in a good condition. To get a broken car painted is crazy to me.
Had a crank no start, went through everything, when all I had to do was test my crank sensor 🤣
I had the same problem with my 2010 corvette. Dealership wanted $650 service plus $90 parts. The dealership would only replace the cable that connected the shifter to the transmission. I spent $11 on a new bushing and fixed it myself.
The trouble is everyone on car forums and FB pages have opinions.
I had an issue with my exhaust pumping out smoke but only after engine breaking. It was a turbo car so after a head gasket leak test proving negative I could only assume it was oil but unburnt so passing across the turbo seals – which it was
Sometimes (as this video shows) a back to basics logical thought pattern is needed
This why you don’t through parts at a car. You end up chasing your tail
i knew it was because of the neutral safte park sensor but i did not expect trans linkage to be disconected since sage looks like he knows about cars but guess he dont xd
The previous owners ruined the C5😂😂
I'm currently in the market for a car, and part of me wants to just drop 20k on a new-ish car that will be cool, and comfortable, reliable, economical, efficient, and have modern tech features like push button start and a backup camera… But then there's a little part of my brain that refuses to die that screams at me every so often to find an old, beat up, high mileage car with some issues that I can buy for cheap and then wrench on and tinker with (a C5 Corvette would be perfect for this) like a true project car, and watching this video has that part of myself screaming the loudest it's ever been.
Trash paint job needs a really good wet sand and polish
I had loose shifter bushings on my 1979 Mercedes Benz 300SD just like this Corvette same problem. Wouldn’t start unless you fished the shifter around to get the neutral safety switch to activate because the bushings were sloppy and worn out. Like $10 in parts, a bushing press tool from Mercedes Source and about an hour or so of time and had it working great
She sure looks beautiful 😍 she's got alot of character, looks stunning from all angles
Sage loves that big beast of a motor 🤘🇬🇧
My dream car is the volt, the prices have come back down and I went from a bum to someone who has a job….OOHHH YEAAAAHH
That Corvette is so clapped out even OnlyFans subscribers said no.
7,000? I’ll take it.
what year is that z06? I had a yellow 2004 z06 back in the day.
you don't need a manual when you have Samcrac right next to you
I bought a "project" type C5 about 6 years ago , I would have been out of luck if I hadn't found the Corvette Forum , if there wasn't already a thread that covered any problems I was having I could ask a question and someone would be more than happy to help , a lot of VERY experienced , knowledgeable and fun People on there , hope things go good with the ZO6…..
Worthless without a clean title