corvroom

Well lets se if any of u know wheter this year is more or less desorable to buy and why?
I mean i know of one with 89k and clean $4500 at all original.
I mean it sounds cheap.
I just wonder if this crossfire year is more problematic generally
is that years more or less troublesome than other vettes.
what deficiencies if any compared to others ?

82Vettrin

CrossFires have been praised by some, and cussed by others.
as for me,, I've had mine for going-on 10 years now, and have NOT EVER had a "CrossFire" related problem. period. na~da. (@ 105,000 mi.)
I have had the usual run-of-the-mill late~production C3 woes with brake calipers leaking, cheap interiors, some wiring issues,, and so on,
but other than that

as far as "will they ever be worth anything" ?
who knows for sure ?

I wish I could answer that one for myself, coz a hard-hitting cam and some burn-out tire smoke would sure make for a l'il bit of Saturday night fun every now and then

corvroom

cool no smog issues /
compared with c-4 can u say anything?

1982CorvetteDude

Look up the book value on the 82 Corvette, it is valued a little higher than a 81 Corvette AND a 84 Corvette. Not sure if that means a whole lot....but it is in print.

BTW $4500 is a steal for a clean corvette with 89k. Sometimes if it's "too good to be true"....it is.

xCCTer

Use extreme caution.

The higher value on '82s is for last of breed, and the fact that GM really loaded 'em up with all the creature comforts to keep sales high while we were waiting for the '83s that never came.

corvroom

Alright so basically any 76-82 would be based on condition originality well kept ect as the criteria for desirability as far as the c-3's go then generaly?

Curby

I would rather have my 82 than a comparable 80 or 81 because of the overdrive transmission.

I jsut bought a 73 today, to drive while I am restoring the 82, and I already miss the overdrive...

Seriously, I do believe the 83 will be worth more money than the 80 or 81 due to the crossfire and the overdrive transmission. Whether it is mre desirable, is up to the buyer.

Jon Hekking

I looked at a few 82's before I bought my 81. The three I drove all had driveability issues due to the fuel injection. I heard many horror stories about the issues with the crossfire systems. Having said that, I have a close friend with one that has never had any issues on a car with 80K miles so I can't say. I definately wish I had the overdrive in my 81 but I'm used to the turbo 350 now. Also, 81's were the first year of the CCM system and feedback carbs and have issues of their own. Fortunately mine runs like a top.

In any case, any decent vette with 89K miles for $4,500 sounds like a good deal to me.

3rd_Vette

Yup.. An 83 would be priceless if anyone had one Yeah... Im messing with you.. Everyone has a typo now and then.

rayluka

There is one left There was a production run of about 35 cars. All were destroyed by GM except one in the Corvette Museum. So I have read

I'm Batman

44 total were built on a pilot line at a cost of about $500k each. One white car is left at the museum.

http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2000...ry/83/83p1.asp

Easy Mike

Good reading here; it will tell you about 82s. Most of the problematic issues with the crossfire were worked out long ago on the C4 (all the 84s had the same crossfire set up as the 82s). The 700R is their real advantage.

82Vettrin

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compared with c-4 can u say anything?[/QUOTE]

yes.
I prefer the body~style of the '82 vs the '84.
and, to add,,
I would be very skeptical of any $4500 clean, original Corvette....
especially an '82 with all the CrossFire and emissions components in-place and functioning correctly.

Sihler

I always figured that 82's would be worth less than say an 80 L-82, weren't the 82's lightest on HP between 78 and 82? They are last of a generation though.

corvroom

yes.
I prefer the body~style of the '82 vs the '84.
and, to add,,
I would be very skeptical of any $4500 clean, original Corvette....
especially an '82 with all the CrossFire and emissions components in-place and functioning correctly.[/QUOTE]

I can say plenty from what ive read , ive heard the 84 c-4 handles better, probably brakes better , probably harder riding though.
yeah the skeptical parts probably right.
i know it need rugs and seat upholstery stiching is comming apart.
calims to be 89,000 miles and it has sat for 4 years garaged though supposedly started up ran w/ no leaks and ran smooth so thats the c-3 story.
i can say that i think the 81, 84 80, 82, 79, 85, 78,77, 76, 86, are all the cheapest to buy pretty much in that order what can any of u say about that?

I'm Batman

That distinction is held by the 165hp 1975 L48. The Cross-Fire 82 was rated at 200hp.

xCCTer

skeptic

I would never buy an '82 for one reason and one reason only, I won't buy a Corvette that isn't a manual transmission. Otherwise I'd probably rather have an '82 than my '81.

Buccaneer

The 82 is starting to gain in popularity and resto status. Mine is fairly stock looking only, the motor is a 383, but it is a CFI setup and runs well. Have had the car for over 13 years.

Luster

Here's a point...... FUEL ECONOMY on the Crossfires...

I made a day-trip with 7 other Vettes last weekend (around 300 miles)...

We were only running about 62 mph (some of the guys have big-blocks!)...

For the entire trip I averaged 24.9 mpg!!!!

That's un-heard-of for a 25 year old car.....

That baby is "dialed-in" right!