MikeIz 82VETTE

sup fellas, buddy of mine told me about a article on the c4's and how their value is going down. I'm like most of you guys, i don't care i bought it to drive it and with this article maybe find a sweet deal on another one. LMAO! but if someone could post a link to the article I'd appreciate it.

dukeallen

I'm all for the prices staying down, if it keeps the costs of spare parts low. And maybe I can add a 'vert to the stable sometime.

MikeIz 82VETTE

I'm with ya bro! keep these little gems a secret. hahaha

pologreen1

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corgasm

I read that article and thought it was lame. It lumped all C4s into one generic group. It was much too general to be of any use regarding prices/values, IMHO. Larry

H P Bushrod

FOURSPEEDVETTE

It must be an old article. Crying has been going on in this forum for years about values going down. Usually from the same crybabies. Maybe one day they'll figure out that there aren't many cars at all that are appreaciating in value much these days. Why should our C4's be any different? Keep it nice and take care of it. You will always get a better selling price for one that stands out from all the other ones if you decide to sell it.

PLRX

Old news. The C4 value has been dropping for few years and once the C7 comes down it may go even lower. Many C6 owners are awaiting for the C7 to come out to sell their Vettes. It will be a buyers market for few years to come.

mike100

I'm of the opinion that clean 6 spd LT1 cars are starting to become difficult to find.

HlhnEast

The front of the mag is describing downward prices while the back of the mag is advertising all manner of high priced C4s. Go Figure.

Brian308gts

I had to buy my mine in New Mexico and have it shipped to N.Y. last year. I was very hard pressed to find any six speed C4's in my area at all...

FOURSPEEDVETTE

I don't think the C7 arrival will have anything at all to do with values of C4's or any Corvette for that matter. C4's , C5's, and C6's are what they are. People buy the one they want or can afford. Most C6 owners who would sell their C6 when the new C7 comes out usually lease their cars anyway. How many people (real owners, not leasors) today can really afford to sell a two or three year old Vette and buy a new one each time a new one comes out just because they have to have the latest and greatest? Not many I'll bet.

TorchTarga94

They are, I had to drive 8 hours to Stone Mountain, Georgia to pick mine up.

Sweet 90

Mike, that could be relevant to all C4 clean 6 speeds period.

Tommy T-Bone

The article should read about the value of all Corvette generations going down from the one you drive new off the lot to C1s, sparing the rare or historically significant models. Prices are down, period. When your at the bottom you don't have far to fall.

cv67

Who cares?

If a $5000 Chevy not appreciating keeps one awake at night they got other problems going on.

FOURSPEEDVETTE

I thought these things were Corvettes, not just Chevys. How many other 20 year old Chevy models are still worth even $5k?

93Rubie

Glad, I have one of them.

You do not see too many LT1 6 speeds that are clean. I'll take another if the prices keep falling, even if it is not clean.

bb62

No it doesn't. But then you've probably never studied economics. If the prices of the vehicles stay too low, they will be no secondary parts market to support the cars and the parts prices will go through the roof. Car prices too low don't create the incentive to maintain stock - because the people who will only buy the cars at low prices likely will not maintain them. And they certainly won't "restore" them as they get older.

Why do you think it's easier to restore a C2 than to restore a mid 70s C3? Think about it.

24695bob

I disagree it is just as easy to restore a C3 as it is to restore a C2 parts are available for both at about the same prices... the price to restore either is going to be darn close to the same price as well as time spent...

The only difference between them and the newer generations is "computers" and that alone is enough to make me never to even think about rebuilding/restoring a C4 or newer..As A senior Citizen I admit I know NOTHING about computers except how to work one .

Bob G