Almost bought a GS...I think
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Racer
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Almost bought a GS...I think
Well I was in the Chevy dealership getting my oil changed (in the process of getting my new house with my new garage, which is why I wasn't doing it myself) and I started BSing with one of the dealers. He told me he had a nice 96 'vette w/ only 28k on it and a..umm..lt4...I think (was how he put it) for 18k.
So I went out to look at it and it had the lt4 plate someone put in and said he got it on trade and it was a gs. But Something struck me as funny. It was polo green. Didn't the GS only come in admiral blue with the white stripe as a tribute to the older ones? Could that explain why the price was so low (I think it was low for a GS).
If I am right then I guess I should be upset the dealer tried to sell me a knockoff and really are slimeballs
(unless he didn't know anybette, but come on)...whaddu you guys think? Sorry for the long post.
So I went out to look at it and it had the lt4 plate someone put in and said he got it on trade and it was a gs. But Something struck me as funny. It was polo green. Didn't the GS only come in admiral blue with the white stripe as a tribute to the older ones? Could that explain why the price was so low (I think it was low for a GS).
If I am right then I guess I should be upset the dealer tried to sell me a knockoff and really are slimeballs
(unless he didn't know anybette, but come on)...whaddu you guys think? Sorry for the long post.
8th Gear
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From: Corpus Christi TX
I'm not a Corvette Wizard but I have a 96 Coup and therefore look at almost every picture of a 96 I come across....Only seen the 96 GS in blue, twin red stripe on the left front, white stripes in center and black racing wheels. Believe I'm correct...
Burning Brakes
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I think it was a knock-off....check this out.
http://www.grandsportregistry.com/index.php
Hopefully, the dealer didn't know what he/she was talking about.
http://www.grandsportregistry.com/index.php
Hopefully, the dealer didn't know what he/she was talking about.
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Racer
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From: minot nd
Thanks for such quick replies...good thing I found this site since after getting my vette I further delved into the world of everyone else's and apparently learned a thing or two. Oh-well, even when I do upgrade one day I will never trade in my 90 for another...I think I'm gonna start a collection 
Le Mans Master
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From: Myrtle Beach SC
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The GS was only produced in Admiral Blue with a white stripe down the center.The Collectors edition was sliver with silver emblems.The LT4 was an option for other 96 cars.
Burning Brakes
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From: Miami FL
It may have been a '96 LT4. The LT4 throttle body says Grand Sport on it. So sometimes people with little Corvette knowledge call all LT4s Grand Sports. The LT4 was not an "option", All 6-speed '96's are LT4s and the automatics are LT1s.
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Racer
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From: Titletown WI
Originally Posted by zelement
Guys, it was just a 96 with a LT4 in it. All LT4 came with the GS TB plate
The ford dealer I got my lt4 from tried the same thing on their second e-bay ad. me and some friends(and I'm sure others) sent tons of emails setting them straight and they updated the advertisement. However, they -still- got it wrong as somebody must have told them it was an LT1 cause that what they changed their ad to.
The dealer could be just playing dumb, but odds are, they don't know the difference either. Car salesmen, are salesmen first, and they might know something about cars second, if your lucky. At least thats my experience with them.
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
All MN6 cars in 94 came with the LT4... while it isn't a GS, it is still a special car. A GS will still pull a high $30k tag... maybe into the $40's.
Racer
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I don't see the need to "RUN AWAY" from this dealer. In some markets a low mileage LT4 in really nice shape could be worth the $18k he surmised. And that was just his starting point. I would look at it and consider an offer if I was in the market (and could afford) an LT4.
And tell him you "were born at night - it just wasn't LAST night."
And tell him you "were born at night - it just wasn't LAST night."
Le Mans Master
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From: Minneapolis MN
Originally Posted by GS#807
RUN
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Originally Posted by n1kki6
I dont understand your post. why run. The dealer may or may not know, but all lt4's in 96 said GS on the throttle body whether it had the GS package or not.
very true - most "dealers" are really just "salespeople" who are still vastly wet-behind-the-ears wen it comes to Corvette trivia and loreand for the GS's in the upper30-40 range, only at Rogers
Racer
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From: Morristown Tn
salesmen
Having been in the car business for several years, I tend to think he just saw the throttle plate and assumed. He probably DOES'NT know any better. It's impossible to keep up with all the different lines of all the different models of all the different makes. Especially from 11 years ago 
Le Mans Master
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From: Minneapolis MN
Originally Posted by Hippiehead025
check the vin number. maybe somebody was stuoid enough to paint a GS..... also was it a stick or auto? if its auto tht will tell you rightthere.
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From: Everyday you must choose between the pain of discipline and the pain of regret. Fredericktown, OH
Originally Posted by kwik_silver
All MN6 cars in 94 came with the LT4... while it isn't a GS, it is still a special car. A GS will still pull a high $30k tag... maybe into the $40's.
Instructor
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From: Palm Harbor FL
Originally Posted by n1kki6
I dont understand your post. why run. The dealer may or may not know, but all lt4's in 96 said GS on the throttle body whether it had the GS package or not.
and a real Grand Sport, I would not buy a car from them.
The Grand Sport is a car not a TB plate.
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From: Belle Chasse La
Originally Posted by *89x2*
very true - most "dealers" are really just "salespeople" who are still vastly wet-behind-the-ears wen it comes to Corvette trivia and loreand for the GS's in the upper30-40 range, only at Rogers
sad....but true