[Z06] What's it worth question?
Melting Slicks
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From: New fairfield Connecticut
Ya car is in Connecticut. Was checked out buy Forum member & my son who lives in New haven. Car had front clip painted when it was brand new. Had a slight flaw in paint so dealer had it painted. Dealer backed this up. I had 2 months to investigate this Z. I am quite pleased with the purchase.
Instructor
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Its quite common that the nose on these is repainted. The cars are low, its easy to dip them out and have foreign objects hit them there on the freeway. No big deal, my friend got his 03Z and the nose was also repainted. He paid $31000 for his with 35000 miles on it though.
I wouldnt worry about the nose being repainted.
Former owner is a different story considering you never used vaseline....
Burning Brakes
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From: cobourg ont
I was just talkin to the seller. He said he didn't show the car to anyone else. I was the only one that had the car looked at. So how your buddy was going to buy the car without seeing it is beyond me. Quite trying to stir up ****.
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From: Toronto ontario
I purchaced my 01 Z for $28000. with 30000kms , and with 10000$ in engine mods , with all reciepts from a reputable shop. I thought it was an amazing deal , Ive had the car for 3 months now and Love it , I figured I'd be spending alot of money on mods anyways. So this actually saved me money.
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The seller listed it on Craigslist in Jan. for 24,000 to see if he would get any bites. Well, I bit. Knew it was a great deal and offered him what he wanted. He agreed & brought it out of storage 2 weeks ago. I had it taken to GM dealer where he bought it. They knew the car quite well. Carfax was totally clean. Car was only driven 2000 miles in last 3 years. He moved to a new city & had no room to keep car. The only concern I have is the original tires. I think I can deal with that for now. Flying down next week to bring her home.
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purchased a 04 from a dealer with 14,400 miles on it for $37,600 4 months ago. Mint condition with $16,000 in upgrades. Magnuson charger, kooks longtube headers, x pipe, b@b exhaust and black wing intake. The previouse owner even upgraded rotors and breaks and installed braded brake lines. Even had chrome rims, that Kerbeck corvettes had chromed when it was new. Many engime components including the super charger were chromed out as well. Spent 9 months looking but good deals are out thier.
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Racer
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From: Elgin Illinois
Would have purchased this car this week:
http://woodfieldchevy.com/2002-chevr...-zo6-c-615.htm
$35,900.
Forum member sold a 5,900 mile BLK/BLK 02 Z within the last month in my zipcode for $30K.
Dealer in Ohio is offering me BLK/BLK/RED 02 Z with 8.900 miles for $30,800.
Electron Blue, although not rare by any means, is highly desired. Dealer thinks the car I linked is worth nearly $36K.
I even discussed 8,900 mile car for 5K less, he said mileage offsets the delta, and that I don't get that?!?!
I offered him the opportunity to attribute price to overhead, profit concerns, etc COMPLETELY REASONABLE (which I will fully accept) He continued to stress the car's worth, and that I didn't understand that.
http://woodfieldchevy.com/2002-chevr...-zo6-c-615.htm
$35,900.
Forum member sold a 5,900 mile BLK/BLK 02 Z within the last month in my zipcode for $30K.
Dealer in Ohio is offering me BLK/BLK/RED 02 Z with 8.900 miles for $30,800.
Electron Blue, although not rare by any means, is highly desired. Dealer thinks the car I linked is worth nearly $36K.
I even discussed 8,900 mile car for 5K less, he said mileage offsets the delta, and that I don't get that?!?!
I offered him the opportunity to attribute price to overhead, profit concerns, etc COMPLETELY REASONABLE (which I will fully accept) He continued to stress the car's worth, and that I didn't understand that.
Last edited by JCHARLESW; Apr 13, 2008 at 12:24 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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From my research there is a huge disparity in the advertised prices of C5's. I have been watching this board, as well as various websites like autotrader.com & cars.com. There might be $10,000 difference between the list prices for the same cars. To me it seems that some folks are aware of the true value of these cars, and others are still struggling with the fact that their car may now be worth 50% of what they paid just a few years ago....
Jerry
unrealistic prices but occasionally an impulse buyer will come along
and overpay which gives the other sellers hope and so they
keep their high prices and don't lower and hence don't sell.
But cars aren't an investment that goes up...they go down..
especially if Chevy keeps bumping up the HP numbers when
C7 comes out. If that happens C5 prices will take another dive.
So if you have a ZO6 w/ low/medium mileage at 25-28K today
and drive it 2 years and add 30K miles to it...well..
it could be worth alot less (1/2 ?) when C7 is announced.
Your C5 price estimates are pretty good though..keep in mind
the KBB is usually an overvalued number and not real world.
Melting Slicks
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From: Gboro/H-point/Reidsville NC
When I was looking for mine i heard roomers here at the forum about old rich geezars that simply didnt care about money and when they got the new toy they just wanted to get rid of the old one. They didnt care if they lost $10000 on the whole deal.
So, I found one older dude in Ventura county that had an 03 Z06 with 11000 miles for sale posted for $34000 a year ago. The car was perfect and so was its history. It was the original owner, no stories or accidents with a clean title.
He just got the 07 Z06 so he just wanted to get rid of the C5Z.
I got it from him for $33000 with full documentation, all paperwork and a carcover.
The deals are out there, look around and you will find it.
So, I found one older dude in Ventura county that had an 03 Z06 with 11000 miles for sale posted for $34000 a year ago. The car was perfect and so was its history. It was the original owner, no stories or accidents with a clean title.
He just got the 07 Z06 so he just wanted to get rid of the C5Z.
I got it from him for $33000 with full documentation, all paperwork and a carcover.
The deals are out there, look around and you will find it.
Melting Slicks
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From: New fairfield Connecticut
Glad it worked out for you, good luck.
Racer
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From: Easton MA
I looked at a lot of Zs before I purchased an EB 2002 with 3000 miles for 33,500. I could have gotten lots of them for several thousand less, but color, mileage, and mods make a big difference. A car with lots of mods and new tires at under 12,000 miles tells the whole story.
If you want silver, red, or black, there are lots more to choose from.
Just be happy with the deal you got and enjoy it.
If you want silver, red, or black, there are lots more to choose from.
Just be happy with the deal you got and enjoy it.
Melting Slicks
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From: New fairfield Connecticut
I recently looked at a 2004 Mustang Cobra with 3400 miles. While looking at the car I noticed a set of slicks and a roll cage hiding under a blanket in the side of his garage. When speaking to the owner he told me the car was his baby, never raced or molestered. Yeah right.
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Racer
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From: New York
You can find some amazing vehicles out there for sure. Purchased my 2003 ZO6 with 18,000 miles, one owner, all stock, from a Chevrolet Dealership, certified preowned from GM, 5 year/100,000 mile warranty for $33,000 with tax. New York State tax of 8.25%. Couldn't be any happier!
Melting Slicks
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From: Gboro/H-point/Reidsville NC
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