Actually, I'm not sure we're on the same page. I was surprised you don't have a new interior with $17k spent. Really more than "freshening up" of bottom end too. $17k could have redone just about everything (w/o mods).

Unless the PO had to pay for everything (laborwise).

My point was to show how some people's big expenditures don't always meet a buyer's expection.

 

I've been thinking of selling my 92 vert as well but the prices are so low it doesn't seem worth it. I just had it painted, hell of a job, everything works, custom stereo, good tires, front end work , new tranny...just a lot into it...if I could get 7500.00 I would take it but it doesn't seem like anyone wants these...I mean 7500.00 is what a nice paint job costs...

 

To bad your not in SC, I would be gald to pay that for a nice vert

 

PO had all work done at a corvette dealership. Just the top end not including any high performance options was $3500. If a headlight opened slightly abnormally he broght it in to have it checked out. I have receipts for every little thing including oil changes since 2001.

 

I totally agree. While it's easy to appreciate all the time/money someone has invested in their ride, it doesn't mean that I would pay them back for it.

 

I purchased my '85 a couple of months ago for 10,500, I'm sure I over paid, but it's what I wanted and it only had 14500 miles on it. Here is a picture hope I linked it right.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/memb...ot-140111.html

 

I think that the prices of the run down,not so nice C4 Vettes really damage the value of the good ones,Around here you don't see many Vettes at all..I know that they are no investment,but I feel the won't depreciate any more.They may even start to gain enough to keep up with inflation as fewer,and fewer of them survive .Daddy used to talk about Model A's selling for $100 in the fifties...I think it might be nice to be an old man driving around in a 50 year old Vette one day....Just hope they still sell gasoline then...LOL

 

Problem I see is that prices are all over the place, no real pricing guides to go by

 

True, the only real pricing guide on cars like this at this age is the going market. Heading into spring, the prices goes up a tad.

Define your budget, and look for the car that is the newest, nicest, most obtainable to you, within that budget. If you can work on the car yourself, this will open up some of those "bargains" but keep in mind, what you don't spend on initial purchase, will probably be spent in parts and repair.

Prices are all over the place, because condition of these cars is all over the place. Sometimes, the best cars will seem a little high even over priced. This may have to with the fact that a well cared for, low mile example, will have an owner that has emotional attachment. Understandable. The downside on a car like this, is that you're not going to get the price down too much. The upside is that you will probably not have to spend alot of money after purchase.

 

I am going to go by edmunds, KBB, and ebay for pricing, everyone will always want more for their car, I know I also do

 

I found my '94 on CL in 1/2012. It had 114K miles (115K now) and the only issue is the A/C doesn't work...paid $4,200 for it. There are deals out there for sure...just be patient.

 

Nice buy, love the blue

 

Keep in mind the old but true saying that you generally will get what you pay for. When I was trying to sell my 1995 back in 2008 the timing was unfortunate as the economy had also just tanked. My car was priced at the upper end for my year (but there were still higher priced ones for sale) but the mileage was low, I was the only owner, I was an **** owner (thus the car looked almost like showroom condition) and the eventual buyer was the lucky winner. If you are willing to go a bit higher to get a car that had that type of care, you will be happy in the end. If you are looking for the bargain basement model from some resale lot you should not be surprised to have to put a bunch of money in after the buy, so be prepared to do so.

 

The C4 market is really low right now, you can get a lot of car for little money and the C4 is a great car at a great value. I will keep looking and find one that is right for me, just have to be patient in the quest for a great deal.

 

A low mileage (10,000 - 20,000 miles) like new 1992-1996 convertible can sell around $20,000. If you think that price is high, price the cost of repainting and replacement parts.

 

I'm in the upstate of SC and have picked up a few C4's from craigslist over the last few years. CL was actually the fuel to my car hoarding disease so I stay away as much as possible these days.
Some were great buys, others were not so great decisions but I let low price cloud my judgement over cost to fix the problems. When I was monitoring CL three or four times daily looking for vettes I noticed that on average, new C4 ads popped up every 4-7 days, more would show up on the weekends. I also noticed that inflated priced C4 cars usually stayed up for about two weeks before the price began to drop. Some that were up for over a month would go from $6500 down to $4500 before they sold. Others would be renewed for months and would never sell. The $2500 "needs a little tlc" cars usually go quick but the buyer has no clue what he or she is in for...but there are exceptions. Once every 6 months or so a very decent $5-6k early C4 will pop up for around $3k because the owner has a legitimate reason for quick sale. Most of the time they are being truthful about having a baby, needing a down payment on a home, needing to pay tuition, etc. I hate to sound like an opportunistic jerk but I have had a tendency to jump on those deals without feeling bad about it. It's not like the guy can't find another C4 once he's back on his feet. I'm generally looking for targa cars and not verts, though. The verts are going to be higher. It's just personal opinion but I don't think I want another C4 vert because of cargo space. I like to everyday drive my cars and because I never know what I might need space for I can't chance driving a C4 vert to work.

 

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How could someone not love this car! Beautiful color of blue. This car was stolen for $4200.00. I'd have thought it should be worth twice that.

 

Screaming deal.

 

Looks like it's worth just under three times that. Envious right here, I love straight-up ABM.

 

I get updates on CL all day with vette postings, prices are all over the map, 1984 one for 9k with 94k miles, another for 4K with 100k miles.
I just keep stalking