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2008 Victory Red Coupe, $35k with 33k miles is this a good price?

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Old 03-14-2012, 09:50 AM
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Default 2008 Victory Red Coupe, $35k with 33k miles is this a good price?

Like the title says, 2008 victory red, black interior, automatic, 3LT, Magnetic suspension, but 33K miles.

It's at a dealer in Washington, is $34,500 too much for this? I'm concerned about the miles.
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A bit on the high side, by about 2-4k IMHO.
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Why are you concerned with the miles, that is 8250 miles per year which is low for any vehicle.

I dont understand why people think a vette cant handle miles like a normal vehicle does. If the price is right then the miles wont matter. I personally got lucky and found mine with 3200 miles on it, in the 2 months we have owned it I have already doubled the mileage on it.
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Not bad price but could be better- I paid that for my loaded 08 2 Decembers ago with 20k on her.
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A bit too high for me. Good mileage on the car. I got my 2008 2 years ago with 16,000 miles on it for 36k
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Why are you concerned with the miles, that is 8250 miles per year which is low for any vehicle.

I dont understand why people think a vette cant handle miles like a normal vehicle does. If the price is right then the miles wont matter. I personally got lucky and found mine with 3200 miles on it, in the 2 months we have owned it I have already doubled the mileage on it.
Not concerned with the miles, as far as being too many, just the price / value for the year with 33k miles. Seems that I have seen cars that have sold here with the same options, year, and 15k miles or less selling for the same price or less. In my area, Oregon / Washington there just doesn't seem to be many low mile options unless you are getting a 2006 or 2007.
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lol got my 2008 in 2008 from a private seller for 35k, only 800 miles on her at the time.
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but yes it is a reasonable price, but shoot for 32k.
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only thing i hate is buying a used car from a dealer. I prefer buying used from a private seller that was the only owner. that way you can get all the intel.
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The car is a 1 owner and was purchased originally from the same dealer that is selling it now, so all the repair, warranty history is available. Hopefully he will come down on the price.

But then I wonder about the wisdom of getting something like this, same options, much less miles, but 2006

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...e&rdpage=thumb

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Here is the link to the 2008 I'm talking about.

http://www.joeknowscorvettes.com/cor...red-on-black-3
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Very good looking car.
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Which one?
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Since you asked for opinions, I wouldn't go over 32,000. You stated he is the original selling dealer so he must be a Chevrolet dealer. If it's GM Certified 32.5-33k would be a decent price.
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Thanks for your input 2Toys. Yes, it is a Chevrolet dealer, and he is the original selling dealer. The car is not GM certified. Don't ask me why.
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Originally Posted by kctay
Not concerned with the miles, as far as being too many, just the price / value for the year with 33k miles. Seems that I have seen cars that have sold here with the same options, year, and 15k miles or less selling for the same price or less. In my area, Oregon / Washington there just doesn't seem to be many low mile options unless you are getting a 2006 or 2007.
so then isn't the answer to you obvious: go farther out from where you live? if that's not what you want to do, then you have to settle for what's available, right?
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Add 11 % in az for tax & licence. Ouch!

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Originally Posted by kctay
Thanks for your input 2Toys. Yes, it is a Chevrolet dealer, and he is the original selling dealer. The car is not GM certified. Don't ask me why.
Since the vehicle is most likely past the 36 months it won't qualify to purchase the GMPP extended warranty. I don't believe it will cost them more than $1,000 to certify it unless he knows it won't pass. It would give you protection should a major issue develop.

Someone chime in on the dealers cost and length of the certification. There is no deductible as this extends the original warranty. These get expensive to fix, quickly.
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Originally Posted by kctay
The car is a 1 owner and was purchased originally from the same dealer that is selling it now, so all the repair, warranty history is available. Hopefully he will come down on the price.

But then I wonder about the wisdom of getting something like this, same options, much less miles, but 2006

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...e&rdpage=thumb
Not that great a deal either. A friend of mine recently bought a 2007 coupe from the original owner with every option available and only 6k miles for $27k.
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Good car, offer 33K out the door. Drilled rotors means Z51 suspension, unless previous owner had them installed. Don't consider the 2006, it has the LS2, LS3's came out in 2008.


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