Pricing c4s
Drifting
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I knew i had my car, when the original owner said go ahead start her up, then asked if my shoes were clean? offered me a mat to wipe them off on. When i made the deal he thought it might rain and was worried the car might be driven in inclement weather? and offered to do the deal on a different day? I said its a car! it wont melt. geez ..Im not sure he really wanted to sell the thing, but i have it, and so far its been a great experience, not one single issue.
Chris
Chris
Melting Slicks
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From: Sacramento California
Is this overpriced? $6500 for 95 coupe, 98k.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Vienna VA
Find one that has been maintained and cared for by the owner. It will be much more fun and cheaper in the long run. These cars are 28-29 years old, so they will have some problems and will need maintenance. However, you don't want to be spending your summer fixing someone else's deferred maintenance.
Drifting
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From: Orange, CA
Well, 1995 is one of the best years and a lot of people like the yellow paint. But... with the mileage (not high but significant) and automatic trans, I would say $6500 is a little high, but also it depends on the market in their area. The owner would probably settle for $5500 which is closer to reality for that car. I don't think I've ever seen a Corvette ad with such little description. Considering the defunct dash and worn leather, plus the dirty floor mats (seriously, clean the car if you want to get top dollar)... there are probably more issues. If you want this car, bring cash and offer $4500 and be prepared to walk away.
It's a basketcase.
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There's way more than that even in the two photos posted. It has an aftermarket radio, and C4s tend to be a PITA to do aftermarket radios in correctly, and considering the overall lack of attention to detail there's not a good chance it was done correctly. The digital dash is also shot, and there are strange modifications made to the cupholder area (looks like switches of some sort)?
It's a basketcase.
It's a basketcase.
Drifting
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From: Hawthorne CA
I mean, there's nothing PITA about the c4 radio more so than most other nice cars of the Era. People just cheap out. It's honestly really easy to do the c4, you can run wires from the aftermarket radio to the speakers if you bypass the Bose system Super easily. The c4 is way easy compared to like.... A cavalier.
Drifting
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I mean, there's nothing PITA about the c4 radio more so than most other nice cars of the Era. People just cheap out. It's honestly really easy to do the c4, you can run wires from the aftermarket radio to the speakers if you bypass the Bose system Super easily. The c4 is way easy compared to like.... A cavalier.
https://web.archive.org/web/20121116...6/index4.shtml
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1566120287
There was an official TSB about it. You just have to add resistors to the dimming circuit so the CCM thinks there's feedback.
Last edited by Nomake Wan; Mar 18, 2021 at 02:07 PM.
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Boy you said a mouthful, I've been looking for a few months now, and the prices for C4's all are all over the map, How can you ask $25.900 for a 1993 40th. Anniversary coupe, when you can buy a 1992 ZR-1 for $23.900 ? Now these are just asking prices, but I don't waste my time looking into a 25K 1993 anything, that's just a trip to crazy town ???????
Drifting
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From: Hawthorne CA
This is the important part. And having done radios in several nice cars of the era, the Corvette is fairly unique in making the control head just a dumb control box and putting the electronics elsewhere. That's what makes it a PITA to do a C4 correctly, and why so many cheap radio shops get it wrong and do an awful hack job of it. It's also why I find myself unable to trust any listings for C4s that have aftermarket head units. I just know they'll be basket cases.
https://web.archive.org/web/20121116...6/index4.shtml
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1566120287
There was an official TSB about it. You just have to add resistors to the dimming circuit so the CCM thinks there's feedback.
https://web.archive.org/web/20121116...6/index4.shtml
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1566120287
There was an official TSB about it. You just have to add resistors to the dimming circuit so the CCM thinks there's feedback.
Drifting
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From: Central Pennsylvannia
2021 C4 of the Year - Modified Finalist
Boy you said a mouthful, I've been looking for a few months now, and the prices for C4's all are all over the map, How can you ask $25.900 for a 1993 40th. Anniversary coupe, when you can buy a 1992 ZR-1 for $23.900 ? Now these are just asking prices, but I don't waste my time looking into a 25K 1993 anything, that's just a trip to crazy town ???????
For the most part your absolutely correct, its nutz, I think the C4 is probably divided into 4 separate cars, Driver cars, very modified cars, totally trashed cars, pristine factory low mileage cars.
Anyone's guess where the market will land on any of them, but if a pristine regular run of the mill production C4 vette with everything working, in factory correct condition rolls onto Mecum auction and sells for any kind of money? Game over for the cheap c4 corvette.
Chris
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2014
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From: Hawthorne CA
This is the important part. And having done radios in several nice cars of the era, the Corvette is fairly unique in making the control head just a dumb control box and putting the electronics elsewhere. That's what makes it a PITA to do a C4 correctly, and why so many cheap radio shops get it wrong and do an awful hack job of it. It's also why I find myself unable to trust any listings for C4s that have aftermarket head units. I just know they'll be basket cases.
https://web.archive.org/web/20121116...6/index4.shtml
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1566120287
There was an official TSB about it. You just have to add resistors to the dimming circuit so the CCM thinks there's feedback.
https://web.archive.org/web/20121116...6/index4.shtml
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1566120287
There was an official TSB about it. You just have to add resistors to the dimming circuit so the CCM thinks there's feedback.
The wire harness I bought that is supposed to fit does not, it doesnt even look close and I dont see any for sale that look like they would fit.
Drifting
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So im ***** deep in replacing the radio right now. I have non Bose head unit in a 95. Pulled the radio and it looks nothing like a normal harness, the wires are like 22 awg, this is not big enough to drive the speakers so it seems there is an amp somewhere else. I thought only the Bose radio had the remote amps?
The wire harness I bought that is supposed to fit does not, it doesnt even look close and I dont see any for sale that look like they would fit.
The wire harness I bought that is supposed to fit does not, it doesnt even look close and I dont see any for sale that look like they would fit.
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I have non Bose head unit in a 95. Pulled the radio and it looks nothing like a normal harness, the wires are like 22 awg, this is not big enough to drive the speakers so it seems there is an amp somewhere else. I thought only the Bose radio had the remote amps?
The wire harness I bought that is supposed to fit does not, it doesnt even look close and I dont see any for sale that look like they would fit.
The wire harness I bought that is supposed to fit does not, it doesnt even look close and I dont see any for sale that look like they would fit.
Do you mean this part?
Drifting
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From: Hawthorne CA