'81 worth it?
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Joined: Jun 2009
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From: North Mankato MN
$17,000 seems a bit high. Regardless of the restoration IMO. If you don't know the mileage for sure (that's not the original Spedo BTW) and it is 119K.... then it's a bit overpriced.
But no doubt, that is a good looking car.
I was in the same boat as you. Trust me: C3 is the way to go. I take my C3 to my local club (dominated by C5 and C6 cars) and the C3 gets a lot of looks at local car shows. You just don't see many anymore and EVERYBODY looks at them. Nothing like stopping at a traffic light and having somebody in the car next to you roll down the window and say "Wow! Nice car!"
But no doubt, that is a good looking car.
I was in the same boat as you. Trust me: C3 is the way to go. I take my C3 to my local club (dominated by C5 and C6 cars) and the C3 gets a lot of looks at local car shows. You just don't see many anymore and EVERYBODY looks at them. Nothing like stopping at a traffic light and having somebody in the car next to you roll down the window and say "Wow! Nice car!"
Last edited by Xanthophyll; Dec 15, 2009 at 03:21 PM.
Racer
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 332
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From: Watkins Glen New York
Seems a bit stiff even with that mileage. And as was mentioned...what necessitated a restoration worthy of mention at that low mileage??
I recently bought a turn-key, immaculate '80 with 53,000 miles on it for $11,500.
Like this one, it started out around 17 grand, but the seller got some sense and it incrementally went down to what seemed like a very good buy.
There's a white '69 in the sales forum here that's $12,900 and is an total knock out that I would have grabbed in a second had I not just bought mine.
Check it out:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3s-...-12-900-a.html
I recently bought a turn-key, immaculate '80 with 53,000 miles on it for $11,500.
Like this one, it started out around 17 grand, but the seller got some sense and it incrementally went down to what seemed like a very good buy.
There's a white '69 in the sales forum here that's $12,900 and is an total knock out that I would have grabbed in a second had I not just bought mine.
Check it out:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3s-...-12-900-a.html
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,410
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From: seattle wa
wow...thats a nice 69...and very nice pricerange too...interesting...
how well do these cars hold up driving them a couple times a week?...not daily...i would never drive this daily...but once or twice a week maybe?
how well do these cars hold up driving them a couple times a week?...not daily...i would never drive this daily...but once or twice a week maybe?
