Originally Posted by jackthelad

Some history would be useful. My '98 has 80k+ miles and has needed only a fraction of what has been done the the car in question.

Originally Posted by *89x2*

$12-$14k

Originally Posted by wydopnthrtl

That's a lot of work for only 72k miles. But IMO it would give me confidence those items have been addressed.

Assuming the car needs absolutely nothing, no matter your advertised price I'm thinking $20k minus anything I can see that needs repair. I'd be pretty happy to get you down to $18k
(personally I'd be looking for a 03-04 and would give a little higher price accordingly)

Originally Posted by RedC5

Same here on my ‘98 - Just fluids and belt pulleys so far with 69K and mine has never seen a shop or had major issue since new 🤷🏻‍♂️

Originally Posted by 4XLR8N

I've been on the forum for almost ten years, never read a harmonic balancer replacement thread that is even in the same ballpark with this list.

Regardless, I wish you GLWS!

Originally Posted by The Former

19k. My answer. I purchased an M6 (99) car last fall w/ 75k on it for $14,700. Car is very nice. I'm the third owner. One guy had it for ten years and put 2k on it. The LS1 is bulletproof.

I think that's what your car will fetch. Just my opinion obviously. GLWTS
Good grief you've maintained that car well. But, it's worth what it's worth.

Originally Posted by Yello95

Here's what i tell people about buying and selling anything...."It's worth what someone will pay for it"......btw, i did not make that up, i'm not smart enough to have made that up...i just read it somewhere and liked the saying because it sorta made sense...

Originally Posted by vettedays

Was hoping someone had some specific knowledge of a similar recent sale of like kind.

Originally Posted by Mike98SilVert

Here you go, a one owner 2001 Pewter C5 Convertible 6 speed manual with only 8,542 miles in MINT condition with new tires here in Florida for $20,000:

FS (For Sale) 2001 conv. 6sp NW Florida $20K - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion

Originally Posted by vettedays

thanks! Appreciate the link. Something has to be up with that car…..that car sold for well under market. Either a rebuilt title or someone looking to get out of the car extremely fast. Someone stole that amazing car! That’s def a one off.

Originally Posted by vettedays

Close. I have about $25k into it with labor charges.

Originally Posted by vettedays

thanks. But that’s not really a definition of what’s something is worth. A car is worth a comp sale. Was hoping someone had some specific knowledge of a similar recent sale of like kind. But hey, appreciate your help. You should stop giving that terrible advice! jkjk. Thanks for the help.

Originally Posted by MWWarlord

I think you're between $18K - $21K. The market is strong right now. Yes, it's 1 owner. Yes, it's been well cared for. Yes, it's an A6. Yes, it's in a good color. However, it is a coup, which is worth less than a convertible or a Z06. The real bottom line though, is that is has 70K+ miles on it. While that is not one of the main indicators of how reliable a C5 is, it is one of the main indicators when determining value. This is assuming the car is in pristine condition. Given that the OP STILL has not posted any pics of the car, it's harder to give a good answer to this.

Originally Posted by 03 A/E Coupe

C5 Corvettes were produced at a clip of about 35,000 per year from '98 to '04 . . . .

So about 175,000 in were produced . . . .

Yours with 72,000 miles is in the grand scheme of all things C5 is on higher end of the milage spectrum . . .

The number of Drivers still living that know how to drive a Manual Transmission is shrinking day by day . . .

The Service History and Added Louder Exhaust Mod can scare off Buyers looking for an Original Low Milage Garage Queen that aint gonna scare off their Wife's logical fun car input . . .

Your Target Demographic for your C5 is gonna be a Younger Single Redneck wanting more Horse Power the his Fart Canned 4 or 6 Cyl Winged Atrocity . . .

Can this Kid get a $16,000 Loan on a 21 year old Sports Car . . . Not very likely . . .

C5s with Tan Interiors don't really age well . . .

OK - We got some of the Glass Half Empty Elephants in the Room factored into the equation . . .

Let's look at some Glass Half Full Selling points . . . .

Fresh Tires means the new owner aint gonna have to pop another $1,200 into the car for a while ( provided they don't spin the rears down quickly )

Resale Red will help a tad

and lastly . . .



a Picture is worth a thousand words and helps the experts here determine a legit value on your 1 owner cared of C5 . . .

Blind Best Guess on Value . . . .

A Stealership will offer you about $9,200 to buy outright ~ $9,700 Trade in Value . . .

You can try asking $17,500 and sell Private Party ~ but be prepared for aggravation and lots of unqualified kids dreaming

Be real - Price it at $15,000 Firm - and hope a qualified buyer has the cash in hand to make the car go away . . .

or . . .

Just hold on to the car knowing that the C5 is going to be the next C4 once the Electric C9 comes out . . . and value will most likely just stagnate over time . . .

Hope this evaluation based on a sight unseen description helps in your quest for a value

Originally Posted by Yello95

Maybe to you it's not but to me it is the bottom line.

"Was hoping someone had some specific knowledge of a similar recent sale of like kind"
That still wouldn't be an accurate way to find out value...too many variables in exact condition for comparison...but keep guessing, maybe just go buy a lotto ticket...or a crystal ball

Originally Posted by 97SLVRC5

I can find C5 base coupes for $20k with 20-30k miles, and probably have room to negotiate.

That being said, what would I pay for an example with 72k miles if cars mentioned above are available and on the market? Probably $15k.

If low mileage cars were not on the market, or if they were listing for considerably more, then probably $16 to $18k.

I suggest looking at sites like cars.com and cargurus.com and search a radius of 100 miles to see what's selling in your area. I'd determine a price depending on how quickly you want to sell the car. Pricing and availability may change dramatically over the next few months. The dead of the winter seems to be the time to bargain shop.

Originally Posted by Mikado463

15 K ???? sorry I couldn't disagree more. My buddy's '99 with over 100,000 on the clock was recently totaled in super storm Ida and his Ins Co wrote him a check for 15k !

Given what the Op has outlined and being the original owner I say start 20-25k. if the pics prove the car to be as nice as stated he should get 20k + or -