wsaugenstein

A red/red 1992 ZR-1 with 23,286 miles just sold at Mecum in Dallas for $17,500. It was listed at no reserve. It looks to be in excellent condition.

billschroeder5842

I'd love to see prices rise, but as I have no intent of selling mine soon, I'll just watch the crazy.

17,500?

fake

The whole C4 crowd seems to be a buyers market, but remenber what goes down will go up. A lot were built on the C4 line but thats no excuse on the ZR1 low prices.Last week end at a show a ZR1 owner (1990) said 1990-1992 were at the stage of needing a lot of work like 16 fuel injectors at $40 each. Not every one. can do there own work and these Corvette shops charge surgeon prices. So with Opti etc needed these are dispensable cars.

zrc3john

I guess I'm srewed next season when I want to sell my modded 91 to buy a modded C6 Z06....Oh well..

96LT4

The C4 was around for so long, and they made a ton of them. Just my 2 cents.

EvanZR1

Heh, I'm up over $40K into my 100K mile 91 ZR-1, and wouldn't sell it even if someone offered me what I have in it. Of course, my car has been pretty much fully restored at this point (paint, interior, 391 engine, etc), and makes over 600HP. There's definitely still a lot of good deals on C4s right now, but I do believe we're going to start seeing some upward movement on price. I've noticed LT4 Collector Editions have gone up a little in the last few years, although they are still ridiculously cheap. For someone that doesn't really appreciate the ZR-1, it's probably hard to justify the price difference when you can buy a nice 96 LT4 CE for around $12K.

blktopmd

Mecum has had some very good prices (from a buyer’s perspective) on ZR1s the last few years. The main problem that I would have with buying from an auction in general is the inability to drive car prior to purchase.

I also think some sellers are not being realistic with the price they want for their Z. I get it, we all tend to think things that we own are worth more than they actually are. It also is a relatively small market for the 90-95 Z’s so true demand (people actually actively seeking to buy) is quite low.

I personally find the 90-95 Z’s to be the Corvette model I desire the most. Something about that LT5 and those sexy “hips”. I rarely go to any other forum section other than the C4 ZR1 section. But despite my desire and love for these Z’s I have yet to purchase one because despite the typical market value at the time of me buying a Vette I can get more (for me) bang for the buck with a newer Vette.

During this winter I will likely look for a clean driver 94-95 Z as if I do not get one soon if will never happen as I will just come up with more reasons why I should not spend X $’s on a 23+ year old car. I want a Z because I want one, I am not concerned with potential resale value because if I get one I will never sell it I am sure.

DRM500RUBYZR-1

Not at all.
Have you looked at the prices of C-6 Z06's lately?
ZR-1 prices look stable compared to those.
Great time to buy the Z06!
Just keep the ZR-1 and buy the Z06.
You will have two dynamite cars!

Marty

DRM500RUBYZR-1

ZR-1's and auctions do not go well together.
There are a number of possible reasons, but time and again, you see great ZR-1's selling for paltry prices when sold in that fashion.
Many cars do very well at auctions, but the C-4 ZR-1 is rarely one of them.

Marty