Not Actual Miles
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Not Actual Miles
How does not actual miles on a title effect the value?
Is there anyway to get it corrected via the past owners documenting it?
I have a 75 vert that hasnt seen the road since 86 with 145k on the speedo and title, but says NA
Is there anyway to get it corrected via the past owners documenting it?
I have a 75 vert that hasnt seen the road since 86 with 145k on the speedo and title, but says NA
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Yeah
I am in NJ
The car came from VA
It says 145,000 and change on the VA title I copied and 145,000 and change on the NJ one as it has moved give or take 5 feet since I bought it 3 years ago.
I was going to do a title search as I was told the car was resold around 85 then in 86.
Either way, would it hurt the value of a common sence mileage. It aint like someone rolled it back to 10,000 miles. It is what you would expect for that car actually a little more if it was only on the road 11 years or so
She is a really nice car. It is your ultra rare red "LOL" with a nice leather medium saddle int. It has the l82, ps, pb, ps, ac, tilt... pretty much spoiled with a hardtop too.
The Corvette public is finally noticing this was the last of the true verts.
In the past few years as enthusiasts start to judge these models more on on their merrits then the rubber bumpers and cat converters
I am in NJ
The car came from VA
It says 145,000 and change on the VA title I copied and 145,000 and change on the NJ one as it has moved give or take 5 feet since I bought it 3 years ago.
I was going to do a title search as I was told the car was resold around 85 then in 86.
Either way, would it hurt the value of a common sence mileage. It aint like someone rolled it back to 10,000 miles. It is what you would expect for that car actually a little more if it was only on the road 11 years or so
She is a really nice car. It is your ultra rare red "LOL" with a nice leather medium saddle int. It has the l82, ps, pb, ps, ac, tilt... pretty much spoiled with a hardtop too.
The Corvette public is finally noticing this was the last of the true verts.
In the past few years as enthusiasts start to judge these models more on on their merrits then the rubber bumpers and cat converters
Last edited by at3erdbase; Jan 29, 2008 at 09:42 PM.
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If you buy a totaly restore car the millage should not hurt his value because almost nothing is left untouch so i would buy any car if the condition is good to my standard regardless of what millage it has.
Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '08
Mileage hasnt never been a been factor with me and my hobby cars. If it was only a year or two old it would weigh in, but once they cross the 10-15 year mark I dont care, because I am going to do whatever it takes to try and make it right again. My 78 was only showing 24k on the clock but I could tell from looking at it that it had been around the dial once and probably twice. But she is almost new again!
Melting Slicks
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Milage over 50K means nothing. It's all in condition and knowing how to tell what the condition is will be the test. Know how or seek help.
Burning Brakes
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From: Cortlandt Manor New York
For a car of that age (33years) milage means nothing. Condition is everything. You will almost never be able to tell what the actual milage is on a car of that age especially if it has been restored. Rarely do you hear them announce the milage on the classic car auctions. These cars are rebuilt sometimes better than new. Odometers, speedometers, etc get changed, roll over, repaired and on and on. Unless you have a very low milage car that is documented with service records, titles, state inspections, and other documentation for each and every year of its existance you will never know if that car sat in a garage for 10 years or was driven 100,000 miles in that period and then restored.
145,000 miles is not a lot for a car that is 33 years old. 145,000 miles is a lot of milage on its original components. In all likelyhood many of them have been replaced and the milage on them(condition) is what counts. True milage unknown should not hurt the value of the car to anyone who knows what they are doing.
145,000 miles is not a lot for a car that is 33 years old. 145,000 miles is a lot of milage on its original components. In all likelyhood many of them have been replaced and the milage on them(condition) is what counts. True milage unknown should not hurt the value of the car to anyone who knows what they are doing.
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Drifting
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I agree with the others, don't waste your time worrying about mileage. All C3's are odometer-exempt anyway, so it won't affect the sale, and any serious Corvette buyer is going to weigh condition over mileage anyway so you have nothing to worry about.
If you don't believe me, just look at all of the 78 pace cars that have started to come out of storage - many have less than 50 miles on them, but they all need to be restored because of how long they've been sitting.
If you don't believe me, just look at all of the 78 pace cars that have started to come out of storage - many have less than 50 miles on them, but they all need to be restored because of how long they've been sitting.
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The only time I would think it should matter is if the car very low actual miles. The BMV may not care about showing that on the title of a 33 year old car...but the owner sure would. It shouldn't matter in your case.
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You got me wondering, so I pulled out my NJ title for my 68 vette..... and it says, mileage 68,430. 
But I did not represent that as "actual" miles, nor would I ever represent the current reading as actual miles. The fact is I have no idea. (I titled the car here in 1999).
I think the mileage on your title (whether a number or N/A) has no affect on market value.
But I did not represent that as "actual" miles, nor would I ever represent the current reading as actual miles. The fact is I have no idea. (I titled the car here in 1999). I think the mileage on your title (whether a number or N/A) has no affect on market value.
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Thanks guys.
Now I got one for you that you were talking about with very low miles.
I have a 68 Camaro 396 ss.
When I got it, it said the miles were 19,700 from Min. I titled it in NJ and it is still at at 19,700.
The car needs a full resto as It sat and rotted for the past 25 years.
Anyways, I have copies of the last 3 titled owners and they all say 19,700.
Knowing that they are pretty low miles, would this be good enough to prove mileage?
Like you guys said it shouldnt matter on a car that old unless the car had very low miles.
I really dont have any other choice on the resto as it needs everything
Now I got one for you that you were talking about with very low miles.
I have a 68 Camaro 396 ss.
When I got it, it said the miles were 19,700 from Min. I titled it in NJ and it is still at at 19,700.
The car needs a full resto as It sat and rotted for the past 25 years.
Anyways, I have copies of the last 3 titled owners and they all say 19,700.
Knowing that they are pretty low miles, would this be good enough to prove mileage?
Like you guys said it shouldnt matter on a car that old unless the car had very low miles.
I really dont have any other choice on the resto as it needs everything
Drifting
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If you're looking to "prove mileage" I assume that you mean you want to restore the car and then sell it? Because if you wanted to keep it, you would be adding miles to it and if you were restoring it for yourself the mileage wouldn't really matter.
What you need to do is see what those cars are going for fully restored with similar mileage. Odds are it's going to cost you more to restore it than you'll ever get out of it in a sale, low miles or not.
What you need to do is see what those cars are going for fully restored with similar mileage. Odds are it's going to cost you more to restore it than you'll ever get out of it in a sale, low miles or not.
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Does the odometer even turn? The "19700" reading on the odometer may just mean that it will always read that. If it has just been 'unoperational' over those last three owners [and the odometer works], you would probably need to locate the earliest owner and have him/he complete a notarized affidavit stating that the miles on the car at that time were, in fact, original miles. That should be documentation enough to convince a future buyer. Having a car of that vintage with less than 20K miles would be a good find.
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Thanks guys,
Actually I got it for my son who is too lazy to leave the play station and go out and work on it.
As far as for it being stuck. I can always give it as push down the street lol
I have seen these on the net go for 35000 to 42000. I saw one that looked exactly like it last year at a super chevy show fetch 52000 I would say mostly because of the ss and 396 375 combo, but the rarety is that it is a triple black with the black trim ,exterior, and the rare black vinyl roof. I have never seen another black one with that combo except for the one I said I saw go for 52000
We have to remember that a lot of these Camaros that were going for 700 bucks in the 80's are actually worth more then the vettes.
Case in point is this one verse a 68 vette with a 427 390 which last I saw was going for 35000 in the book and the 400 which adds around 10000 to that total.
Actually I got it for my son who is too lazy to leave the play station and go out and work on it.
As far as for it being stuck. I can always give it as push down the street lol
I have seen these on the net go for 35000 to 42000. I saw one that looked exactly like it last year at a super chevy show fetch 52000 I would say mostly because of the ss and 396 375 combo, but the rarety is that it is a triple black with the black trim ,exterior, and the rare black vinyl roof. I have never seen another black one with that combo except for the one I said I saw go for 52000
We have to remember that a lot of these Camaros that were going for 700 bucks in the 80's are actually worth more then the vettes.
Case in point is this one verse a 68 vette with a 427 390 which last I saw was going for 35000 in the book and the 400 which adds around 10000 to that total.
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Oh yeah,
I do have an additional tag that was added to the car in the early 80's when it was owned my a military guy. It is in german and setting on the right wheel cover that has the mi as 15000 and change if my km to mi conversion is right.
That brings me to another point. Would it be a good ideal when this thing is done to leave the tag there or put it in a book as part of the cars history?
I do have an additional tag that was added to the car in the early 80's when it was owned my a military guy. It is in german and setting on the right wheel cover that has the mi as 15000 and change if my km to mi conversion is right.
That brings me to another point. Would it be a good ideal when this thing is done to leave the tag there or put it in a book as part of the cars history?
Does the odometer even turn? The "19700" reading on the odometer may just mean that it will always read that. If it has just been 'unoperational' over those last three owners [and the odometer works], you would probably need to locate the earliest owner and have him/he complete a notarized affidavit stating that the miles on the car at that time were, in fact, original miles. That should be documentation enough to convince a future buyer. Having a car of that vintage with less than 20K miles would be a good find.
