96 LT4 value
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 265
Likes: 5
96 LT4 value
What is the going rate for a 1996 Coupe with the LT4 option, F45 suspension, both tops with 35,000 miles in excellent shape??
Edmunds list the car at $10,000
NADA low 12,000 High 21,000
KBB 13,700-18,700
Edmunds list the car at $10,000
NADA low 12,000 High 21,000
KBB 13,700-18,700
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 2,390
Likes: 315
From: Belmont Michigan
If you can find a car like that for $10,000 I'll take two! Most of the cars I see advertised (usually with more miles than that) are in the $15-17,000 range. None of them seem to sell very quickly in the current market, though.
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 4,165
Likes: 5
From: Coast MS
I'm in the same boat. I found an LT4 in the 30k miles range that was right on the KBB price.
My instinct tells me to hold off and get him down some more. If I could get 2k below book, then I'd go for it. They seem to be going up for sale at a frequency that doesn't quite make them 'rare'.
My instinct tells me to hold off and get him down some more. If I could get 2k below book, then I'd go for it. They seem to be going up for sale at a frequency that doesn't quite make them 'rare'.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 265
Likes: 5
It has been kind of difficult to figure out what is fair. I know the c5 is probably more desirable. But I already own one of them. How about the F45 option, good or bad? Does it add to the value or detract because of the high cost of replacement shocks if you can even find them?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 7,706
Likes: 485
From: Everett WA
C4 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
It has been kind of difficult to figure out what is fair. I know the c5 is probably more desirable. But I already own one of them. How about the F45 option, good or bad? Does it add to the value or detract because of the high cost of replacement shocks if you can even find them?
Personally I'd buy that car for 15K because to me ... it's a great value for a low mile daily driver. If your thinking of buying it for an investment or to resell it a few years down the line, forget it. NO C4 makes a good appreciating investment at this point except perhaps an extreamly low mile GS.
For some reason and I don't know why the low mileage red-gut GS seem to hold value much better than even low mile 95 ZR1's.
These days most C4s are great bang-for-the-buck sport cars. If you're buying a low milage C4 to use for a long term really fun daily driver then $2k - $3k in either direction makes no long term difference.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 6,413
Likes: 9
From: The Old Dominion
The high end of KBB and NADA seem absurd, but the Edmunds price is a steal.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 265
Likes: 5
I'd be interested to hear other opinions, but to me this would be bad. I would not want an F45 car, specifically for the reason you mention. Of course you could put base shocks in, and have a functionless switch in the dash. But me personally, that would irritate me.
The high end of KBB and NADA seem absurd, but the Edmunds price is a steal.
The high end of KBB and NADA seem absurd, but the Edmunds price is a steal.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 265
Likes: 5
What are you going to do with the car?
Personally I'd buy that car for 15K because to me ... it's a great value for a low mile daily driver. If your thinking of buying it for an investment or to resell it a few years down the line, forget it. NO C4 makes a good appreciating investment at this point except perhaps an extreamly low mile GS.
For some reason and I don't know why the low mileage red-gut GS seem to hold value much better than even low mile 95 ZR1's.
These days most C4s are great bang-for-the-buck sport cars. If you're buying a low milage C4 to use for a long term really fun daily driver then $2k - $3k in either direction makes no long term difference.
Personally I'd buy that car for 15K because to me ... it's a great value for a low mile daily driver. If your thinking of buying it for an investment or to resell it a few years down the line, forget it. NO C4 makes a good appreciating investment at this point except perhaps an extreamly low mile GS.
For some reason and I don't know why the low mileage red-gut GS seem to hold value much better than even low mile 95 ZR1's.
These days most C4s are great bang-for-the-buck sport cars. If you're buying a low milage C4 to use for a long term really fun daily driver then $2k - $3k in either direction makes no long term difference.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 6,413
Likes: 9
From: The Old Dominion
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,976
Likes: 0
From: Patchogue NY
"Personally I'd buy that car for 15K because to me ... it's a great value for a low mile daily driver. If your thinking of buying it for an investment or to resell it a few years down the line, forget it. NO C4 makes a good appreciating investment at this point except perhaps an extreamly low mile GS."
Not according to the Haggarty Insurance website; on the contrary, Haggarty states that the LT4's value will increase in the near future.
Not according to the Haggarty Insurance website; on the contrary, Haggarty states that the LT4's value will increase in the near future.
