Rare C6's
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Rare C6's
I was wondering what are the rarest C6's to date. My car is two tone with ebony and titanium. According to what I read there were only 550 made with that option. Not exactly rare but not the most popular option in the world either.
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Rare doesn't necessarily mean the car is worth more. I knew a guy who used to own a 57 Fuelie. Supposed to be a high value car except when his father bought the car he got the 3 speed transmission. Scarcer than hens teeth but far less valuable than a 57 fuelie with the optional 4 speed.
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There used to be a site where you enter a GM VIN and it would return with the options you had and the number of others produced with the same options. The three things most responsible for rarity are, production volume, number of options available, and the likelihood of consumer selection. The first two are pretty obvious reasons, but the third is tied to the way people shop for cars.
Most consumers settle for something off the lot instead of ordering the specific options they want. If the dealer doesn't have what the customer wants, they check the computer system to find the dealer that has it and trade/buy it to make the deal. Also, if a dealer sells something they ordered very quickly, they re-order the exact same car.
Some cars, like Corvettes, are purchased by people who want specific options and are willing to wait to have one built that way. Some consumers and many dealers, order high end cars either loaded with options or bare bones. The more rare cars are the ones consumers ordered with options to fit their personal needs without any extras. There are thousands of C6's so individualized that the factory never produced a second one with those same options. And actually, the least rare C6's are the "special order" series that were so identical they were numbered and had limited production.
No one else ever ordered an '08 with the same options as mine, so it's a 1 of 1. Just because it's that rare, certainly doesn't indicate it has great value.
Most consumers settle for something off the lot instead of ordering the specific options they want. If the dealer doesn't have what the customer wants, they check the computer system to find the dealer that has it and trade/buy it to make the deal. Also, if a dealer sells something they ordered very quickly, they re-order the exact same car.
Some cars, like Corvettes, are purchased by people who want specific options and are willing to wait to have one built that way. Some consumers and many dealers, order high end cars either loaded with options or bare bones. The more rare cars are the ones consumers ordered with options to fit their personal needs without any extras. There are thousands of C6's so individualized that the factory never produced a second one with those same options. And actually, the least rare C6's are the "special order" series that were so identical they were numbered and had limited production.
No one else ever ordered an '08 with the same options as mine, so it's a 1 of 1. Just because it's that rare, certainly doesn't indicate it has great value.
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That was Compnine...My car came up as 1 of 1/
* Actually my car has a unique RPO code - ZR6; which research shows, Zone Show Vehicle... 1 of 25
* Actually my car has a unique RPO code - ZR6; which research shows, Zone Show Vehicle... 1 of 25
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I'm not suggesting that anyone should feel as if their Vette isn't special, but I have never been one to think that option codes like exterior paint, interior trim levels, or something other than performance-related options made a particular Vette worth more than another. Look back at the C2s--color or interior options don't make much of a difference in value, but the hi-po drivetrain sure does!!! Same for the limited big-HP versions during the low performance era of the C3-C4.
If it was merely a matter of numbers produced, then one could suggest that an M6 option should be worth more than the A6, since there were more automatics produced. When--and IF--the C6 ever becomes an appreciating asset, I guarantee that it will be the performance models like the Z06/427vert/ZR1 that will command the big money 30-40-50 years down the road. I doubt that even performance options like the Z51, NPP or MSRC will add appreciably to the bottom line, but merely make it sell more readily because of the appeal to a broader market.
JMHO….
If it was merely a matter of numbers produced, then one could suggest that an M6 option should be worth more than the A6, since there were more automatics produced. When--and IF--the C6 ever becomes an appreciating asset, I guarantee that it will be the performance models like the Z06/427vert/ZR1 that will command the big money 30-40-50 years down the road. I doubt that even performance options like the Z51, NPP or MSRC will add appreciably to the bottom line, but merely make it sell more readily because of the appeal to a broader market.
JMHO….
