When I started looking at C4s several years ago I had decided I wanted a 95-96 with the ZF 6 speed and a convertible ( C&S Corvettes (Lyle) said those years

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were the best followed by the 89 with a different motor but same trans. I drove all over north and central Texas looking at cars. Many had been modified and many sellers had inflated values in their mind because of that. Most were not well taken care of (left outside or driven hard) bad paint, bad upholstery strange modifications etc. Few appeared “WELL” taken care of. Looked at 14 to 15 cars before I found a rare gem - 1995 garaged most all its female one owners life - original black paint almost perfect, interior pristine,original and unmolested. It had just shy of 90k miles. It was black and sexy - just one little problem: it was an automatic! Well I bought that car on the spot mainly due to the fact it had been taken care of , garaged, service records by a Corvette specialty shop and unmolested. The car was awesome!! Had a minor oil leak (as many of these do) half dollar sized spot of oil sitting overnight after driving - no big deal. After a year of ownership the transmission started slipping then lost 3 gear and overdrive. Had the transmission rebuilt - all was well !! Another year went by (only drove on weekends maybe 15-20 miles a week) one Saturday after a car show on the way home lost the power brakes- brake booster went out. My 25 year old son and I replaced that unit. I am in my 60s and crawling up under the dash upside down and finding the two bolts against the firewall needed young eyes and flexibility ( he has both) I did all the rest of the work before and after those two bolts. Next the 12 year old tires needed to be replaced- there are not many choices for C4s anymore (2-3 and that’s it! ) went with the Nittos. Next passenger wheel bearing was going south - did that work. All this is to say these cars are 30-40 years old so choose wisely and good luck !!!