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C3 Retail Value
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 4,549
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From: Glastonbury CT
Are you crazy try buying parts they are so hard to find and costly. Also if you do it your self (labor) do you like working for a low wage. As far as finding clean all stock cars good luck! That is why i am keeping my stable for i chased C3 twenty gears ago and to find a car that will bring the money good luck! Just my opinion. You might be in a buyers market! You need people who can spot the good cars before they are listed.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 7,993
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From: Omaha NE
2025 c3 ('74-'82) of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2023 C3 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
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Intermediate
Joined: Nov 2021
Posts: 47
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From: Kansas City Metro
Good point, that is a personal thing of mine but it will limit the buyer pool so I'll probably have to scratch the digital gauges.
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Intermediate
Joined: Nov 2021
Posts: 47
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From: Kansas City Metro
I have a feeling my tranny needs a full rebuild, I negotiated with the seller to reduce the price 2k so I could get a new transmission. But I agree a shift kit is definitely part of the plan.
Race Director
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 10,696
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From: Cottonwood AZ
C1 of Year Finalist (performance mods) 2019
Having flipped cars for over 40 years anything past a 72 I don’t believe you will even get your money back if you have o do much of ANYTHING to them. They have been low budget entry level cars for years and I don’t see that charging anytime soon. I would rather have a C4 and they are cheap as well.
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2020
Posts: 189
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From: Orange Park, Fl.
During my recent Daytona Turkey run tour last month came across a real nice 72 Camaro z28 badged split bumper car. I asked the owner if he had done the split bumper conversion or if he got the car that way as the front turn signals were under the bumper not inboard of the headlights. He proceeded to tell me it was built that way from the factory as Z28 Camaro's were all that way. I did not want to burst his bubble as I know only rally sport optioned camaros had split bumper from factory and his was not one. But this is the type of thing that gets passed along and folks cling to it not really knowing. I think you will find this in the buyers and sellers of Vettes too.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 2,380
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From: New York
2017 C3 of the Year Finalist
St. Jude Donor '20- '21
Yeah both my purchases were from nice sellers. Both were for sale for a while at over realistic prices. Time had worn them down as they were both really looking to sell.
Short of that most of the sellers were unrealistic, uninformed, idiots, used car salesman etc.
I think the bargains that can be turned over and resold at a profit are far a few in between.
If you do your own work, the only way I see you making a profit, is buying non running cars at a deep discount and get them running again.
But they are a gamble. Good luck Ike
Short of that most of the sellers were unrealistic, uninformed, idiots, used car salesman etc.
I think the bargains that can be turned over and resold at a profit are far a few in between.
If you do your own work, the only way I see you making a profit, is buying non running cars at a deep discount and get them running again.
But they are a gamble. Good luck Ike
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Drifting
Joined: Oct 2020
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From: Wisconsin
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 6,284
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From: Hermosa
Agreed! I like the look of the stock gauges, pre 78 at least.