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Nov 27, 2005 | 09:57 PM

duckgumbo

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04 Comm Vert value

I have a 2004 C5 Commemorative vert that will be for sale as soon as my dealer gets his allocation for me to order a new C6 with museum delivery. I should be ready to sell this car byt he end of January.

I do not have any idea of how to put a true value on the car for sale. It is a 2004 Commemorative Lemans blue convertible with Shale top and interior. It has every option that could be put on the car. It is an automatic with 12,500 miles by the time it will be for sale. I have added Corsa Indy exhaust, GM Z06 callipers and slotted and drilled rotors. It is in perfect condition. I will post detailed photos later as I am just trying to get an idea of what the car is worth.

I am sure that I will be able to receive more by selling it myself than trading the car.

Please let me know if you are interested or know the best way to market the car. You can private email me and I will email you back or call you.

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Nov 27, 2005 | 11:16 PM

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$39k, don't expect to get the money for the mods back.

Nov 28, 2005 | 12:23 AM

Tom73

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Kelly Blue Book shows $42,115 for one that is in Excellent condition. That is for Private Party Value. (Retail Value that a dealer would ask is $46,460 while the Trade In Value is $37,975).

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Nov 28, 2005 | 07:12 AM

VetteSiNz

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There's one for sale from a local dealer for $43K with 4500 miles on it. Hope this helps.

Nov 28, 2005 | 12:46 PM

steve8

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Originally Posted by VetteSiNz

There's one for sale from a local dealer for $43K with 4500 miles on it. Hope this helps.

43 from a dealer, so it has to be less than that. I have the same car except six speed and 5k miles. If I had to sell my guess would be about 40.
Don't forget to factor in the difference in sales tax if you trade, and the ease of just swapping keys. Do your homework, the market dictates thge worth of anything.

Nov 28, 2005 | 01:05 PM

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In marketing it, consider Auto Trader :

http://www.autotrader.com/

I bought my '03 AE that way and I understand many others do everyday. The shipping problem can be worked with little trouble. You can also view listings for your exact car all over the country to see what the market is. Lots and lots of dealers use this service so it must be working for them.

Its not a vette, but my neighbor tried to sell his Harley locally for many weeks and hardly got a bite. Put it on Auto Trader and sold it in 10 days for what he was asking.

I'd list it right away and not worry too much about being "vette-less" if you sell it early. It will give you a chance to separate the two transactions and optimize each. The trade-in allowance and new vehicle price discount can be difficult to separate in a combined transaction.