Rookie33

I recently sold my 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI and am looking into getting a 02+ c5 Z. A friend of mine's dad works at a very large dealership in our area and said he would go to the auction and give it to me at price. My question is does anyone know what these cars are going for at auction?

Wicked C5

There really all over the board. 01's can bring 19k and 02 could bring 16k. It hard to tell because the list doesn't really give you true condition of the car. Honestly I would buy from a private party and pay just a tad more so you can test drive it and really get a feel for the car. They can check them at auction but it's a really basic test.

HUSKER-Z

agreed. auction is a crapshoot on what you'll get. i'd say 50/50 chance of getting a great deal, or a huge bomb. just my .02

edit: before going to auction, personally I'd check carmax. they inspect their cars well, and you can transfer cars to location...for a nominal fee.

imavettegirl

buying from an auction, on ebay or even a private party is a crapshoot.

i learned from my mercedes dealer uncle that no one sells a vehicle that is perfect, they would keep it if it was.

Rookie33

I've driven them. I have ample amounts of friends with lifts in their garages and know how to work on these cars so if it has a few bugs i wont be too upset.

Wicked C5

Do you plan to modify it? headers/ Heads/ Cam?

Rookie33

heads cam intake tune within a couple weeks of having it then a little bit of nitrious.

imavettegirl

a subaru may need nitrous, a C5 Z06 really does not.

Wicked C5

Yep buy a private party car. I think you will be surprised how much some of the mod's cost for these cars. If you buy one with a few nice mod's such as LG pro's which cost $1700.00 brand new, Afr heads $2500.00 and so on.

If you really want Pm me and I can send you the auction results. There not allowed to be posted anymore. I used to own a used car business and most the C5's that I see at the auction are just not that great or can be a huge gamble.

MPM IV

I beg to differ. In fact, mine really does.

imavettegirl

to each his own.

Wicked C5

sent you a pm with the auction prices

MPM IV

My thoughts exactly.

TurboRegal84

It can be tough to find a really nice car at an auction. Usually dealers keep the nice cars and send the rough ones through the auction. Also keep in mind most cars are sold as-is with only power train protection.

I would keep your eyes in the For Sale section of this board...plenty of nice cars!

Rookie33

I've benn watching here and ls1 tech for about a month now and will continue to do so.

Romulus

Interesting seeing this post..

A guy I work with told me today that he's friends with a used car dealer who is willing to buy people cars at cost (plus a few hundred). My coworker said the salesman has already done this for a number of people..

Ignoring the whole issue of whether or not he'd do/not do it for me, I was under the impression you (or the dealer at least) can look over the car pretty carefully before they bid. Is this not the case?

Wicked C5

If you get there early you can look it over and sometimes some auctions have a test area but most the times not. It's just not a good way to buy a vette IMO. Trust me I used to have a car business and never purchased a vette through the auction. I did however purchase a very clean Z28 Convert and everytime you went over rail road tracks it would light up like a Christmas tree.

AU N EGL

try this

http://www2.manheim.com/

Rookie33

yea they seem to be all over the place. I'm just gonna keep eye out and wait for the perfect one.

luanne56

Purchased mine thru the auction, but really hunted for this car!