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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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My wife's uncle bought a 96 tripple white with 25k on it for $20000!! It may just be me but that sounds way to expensive for what it is, any thoughts? thanks
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 08:52 PM
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What else is it, M6 with LT4? Other options, I've seen them go for that range depends on the vehicle.
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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If it gets his motor goin then it is dang well worth it. You cannot buy that feeling! Especially if it was an LT4!
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Buttz
My wife's uncle bought a 96 tripple white with 25k on it for $20000!! It may just be me but that sounds way to expensive for what it is, any thoughts? thanks
...last year for white interiors was 1993, so it sounds like he may not have gotten what he thought
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 09:13 PM
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Triple white? Was that a color back then.?

My '94FLSTC is triple black, I thought only HD had that option (trademark?)
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Originally Posted by touringmike
Triple white? Was that a color back then.?

My '94FLSTC is triple black, I thought only HD had that option (trademark?)

HD "trademarks" =

"triple white was a Corvette option on C4's for 1992 and 1993
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...last year for white interiors was 1993, so it sounds like he may not have gotten what he thought

Really? I dont think he new this, Ill let him know. thanks
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Really? I dont think he new this, Ill let him know. thanks
This will help:

http://www.rogerscorvette.com/specs/96.htm
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Originally Posted by *89x2*
HD "trademarks" =

"triple white was a Corvette option on C4's for 1992 and 1993
They do have a TM/Copywrite on the sound.

You never know
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Probably not out of line at all for a clean car. I will be buying a 96 convert this fall, have been shopping, there are all kinds of very low mile ones around, anywhere from $24 to $30 large. The car you are talking about probably sold for about $40 ten years ago, if like new is probably worth what he paid for it, IMO.
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Your wife's uncle needs to learn about the color gray (interior).
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So, gray could be misinterpreted as "white". Or, then again, someone could've done a color swap on the seats and other parts of the interior. It's been done before. Someone wanted, but couldn't get a white interior, so they created it.

I'd say the price could be in line for an A-1 condition car. Bruggerman's correct; they are out there and someone's buying them.
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Originally Posted by corvetteronw
If it gets his motor goin then it is dang well worth it. You cannot buy that feeling! Especially if it was an LT4!
You have it right
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Buttz
Really? I dont think he new this, Ill let him know. thanks
If he loves the car, (he must, he bought it) then the price really doesn't matter. What has he done to you that makes you so eager to burst his bubble? It sounds to me that it's not so much about his being ripped of as it does that you don't want him to be happy...Jeez, I need to see a shrink!
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Originally Posted by Buttz
My wife's uncle bought a 96 tripple white with 25k on it for $20000!! It may just be me but that sounds way to expensive for what it is, any thoughts? thanks
I don't know. There was one on a car lot here a couple months ago for $18k that had at least 2x that many miles on it. Someone bought it though I have no idea for how much.
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 09:04 AM
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Most people do want to pay a fair price for their car, even a Corvette. If the guy who purchased the car had posted on here, asking for honest opinions on what he paid, there would be several (including me) suggesting that the price seems a little high. It's not way off the mark though.
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