Vehicle Description
2002 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Black exterior with Light Oak
power top and matching interior 5.7L V-8 engine with sequential
fuel injection Four-speed automatic transmission and 2.73 gearing
Corsa Performance axle and crossover pipes installed in 2006
Heads-Up Display (HUD) Active Handling System Four-wheel disc
brakes with ABS and retrofitted with cross-drilled discs, traction
control Driver and front passenger airbags Headlights converted to
exposed units from pop-ups Documentation includes approximately
$3,800 worth of service and maintenance receipts, registration and
inspection documents and aftermarket part warranties Many of our
recent Corvettes have been coupes so it's a refreshing change to
offer this 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible here at MotoeXotica
Classic Cars. We are selling this awesome black Vette for a widow
to satisfy an estate. Built in August 2001 at the GM factory in
Bowling Green, Kentucky, this car came with the following equipment
- Positraction, 2.73 rear end, four-wheel double-wishbone
independent suspension with transverse fiberglass leaf springs,
speed sensitive, variable assist rack and pinion steering, power
four-wheel disc brakes with anti-lock, driver and front passenger
airbags, six-way power driver seat, electronic analog gauges with
multi-language driver information center, tire pressure monitor
sensor, cruise control, power windows, power antenna, heated rear
window, intermittent windshield wipers and more. The car's black
paint is in very good condition, as are the glass panels, including
the heated backlight in the convertible top. The car's lights are
also in good order and note that exposed lights replaced the
standard, retractable headlights. The car rides on factory,
five-spoke alloy wheels, surrounded by Toyo Proxes tires,
245/45ZR17 in front and 275/40ZR18 in rear. The car's sheet molded
compound body panels are straight and solid and the bumpers'
condition matches that of the rest of the body. The Light Oak
power-folding top is in good order, too. Driver assist features
include air conditioning, power steering, power brakes, power
locks, power windows, power mirrors and power seats with memory
functions. A previous owner had Corsa Performance axle and
crossover pipes installed in 2006. Inside, the Light Oak bucket
seats are in excellent condition while the matching carpet is in
very good shape. The two-toned instrument panel (black upper and
Light Oak lower) is in very good condition, as is the four-spoke
steering wheel, door panels, mirror glass, center console and shift
lever. The car comes with dual front airbags and there's a heads-up
display unit in the dash top, which will project vehicle speed and
other data (selectable by the driver) without the need to look away
from the road ahead. Rounding out the interior is the factory
Delco-Bose AM/FM stereo with CD player. A major change from its
predecessor the�C4, the C5 featured a�hydroformed�box frame, a
design that offered an improved structural platform, especially for
a�convertible�body style. The transmission was relocated to the
rear of the car to form an integrated,
rear-mounted�transaxle�assembly, connected to the
all-new�LS1�engine via a�torque tube�� an engine/transmission
arrangement enabling a 50-50 weight distribution for improved
handling. The�4L60-E�automatic transmission�carried over from
previous models but the�manual�was replaced by a�Borg-Warner T-56
six-speed�capable of a 175�mph top speed. Relative to the C4, the
new platform and structural design substantially reduced squeaks
and rattles. Aside from cosmetic differences, horsepower boosts and
new offerings for optional equipment, there were few fundamental
changes from one model year to the next within the production run
of the C5. One of the more popular "high-tech" options introduced
was a�head-up display�or HUD, while another innovation was
the�Active Handling System�(first available as an option in 1998,
standard on all models by 2001). The C5 was also the first Corvette
to incorporate a�drive-by-wire�throttle; and variable-effort
steering, whereby the assist level of the power steering is varied
according to vehicle speed (more at lower speeds, less at higher
speeds). Also notable, though rarely discussed, the C5 generation
was the first model to adopt the parallel or 'tandem' windshield
wiper configuration, abandoning the opposed configuration that was
used on every previous Corvette model since the first in 1953. In
contrast to the reputation of high-performance vehicles for
poor�fuel economy, the C5 achieves comparatively high�EPA�ratings
of 18/25�mpg�(city/highway) with the automatic transmission�and
19/28 with the manual transmission, allowing it to avoid the "gas
guzzler" tax that was levied against most other vehicles in the
Corvette's class. A number of factors are responsible for this: the
relatively light weight of the C5 (a�curb weight�under 3,300�lbs;
Chevrolet omitted the spare tire as a weight-saving measure,
relying upon�run-flat tires�instead); the C5's low�drag
coefficient; and the vehicle's tendency to upshift into the higher
gears as soon as possible. The manual transmission's�Computer-Aided
Gear Shifting�(CAGS) results in an obligatory shift from first gear
directly into fourth gear under certain driving conditions; the
system can be deactivated through the use of an aftermarket device.
Suspension choices for the base model C5 were limited to the
standard suspension (RPO�FE1), with options for either
the�autocross-inspired FE3 Sport Suspension (included with the Z51
Performance & Handling Package and standard on the 1999-2000 FRC);
or the F45 Selective Ride Control Suspension, which permitted
"on-the-fly" driver selection of different ride characteristics
(sport or touring). The C5's suspension consisted of independent
unequal-length�double wishbones�with�transverse fiberglass
mono-leaf springs�and optional�magnetorheological dampers. The C5
is capable of matching or besting the 0-60�mph acceleration times
of some of the world's premier sports cars, including the�Aston
Martin DB7 Vantage, and the�Ferrari 355. A composite of published
performance numbers for the base-model coup� and convertible gives
a 0-60�mph time of around 4.5�seconds, and a standing quarter-mile
time of around 13.3�seconds at 108�mph (both times for a vehicle
equipped with the 6-speed manual transmission). While the C5 may
have been initially criticized for using inexpensive materials and
older technology (e.g., composites in body panels and floor boards;
an OHV engine; and leaf springs), ostensibly as cost-cutting
measures, these components are actually very strong for their
relatively light weight (low mass), or have proven reliability. The
C5's modular body panels make excellent use of a lightweight
composite material known in the automotive industry as SMC or sheet
molded composite, a type of fiberglass that is blended and bonded
with plastics. SMC provides better protection against direct blows
because it is very stiff and will not dent. The floorboards on the
C5 are a composite sandwich of SMC with balsa wood in the middle.
Balsa wood was chosen for its extreme stiffness, light weight and
excellent sound deadening qualities. The all aluminum LS1 overhead
valve engine is much lighter than its cast iron predecessor, the
LT1 and provides for a much lower hoodline when compared to an
overhead cam design of relative displacement. The�composite leaf
springs�are much lighter and sit much lower than typical coil
springs and help provide the C5 with its excellent ride
characteristics and distinctive ride height. Documentation includes
approximately $3,800 in service and maintenance recei...for more
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