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2012 Centenial Z06 for 35,500 at dealer.Cant find whats wrong.

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Old 03-30-2019, 12:31 PM
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Default 2012 Centenial Z06 for 35,500 at dealer.Cant find whats wrong.

Here is the carfax report...

Why is the dealer selling this so cheap? shouldn't it be a 42k car? I can't find anything wrong, I'm about to go in and check it out.

https://www.carfaxonline.com/cfm/Dis...YL2DE2C5108230
Old 03-30-2019, 12:38 PM
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If the car has over 54,000 miles then there’s your answer. If you’re interested in the car, have it checked out first.
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Originally Posted by DOJOLOACH
Here is the carfax report...

Why is the dealer selling this so cheap? shouldn't it be a 42k car? I can't find anything wrong, I'm about to go in and check it out.

https://www.carfaxonline.com/cfm/Dis...YL2DE2C5108230
I would think because it has 54,000 miles on it. Rear quarters might be pelted to crap if no paint protection film etc. Go have a look, let us know how it turns out.
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I bought my loaded base centennial a year ago from a Chevy dealer with 30k on it for $29k. Clean CarFax too.
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Yeah I will take a look later today. I told them my budget was lower 30's. I originally wanted a blue or orange Z06 but this deal looked good... maybe not now.
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Sounds like an OK price to me. 54k well cared for miles is a drop in the bucket. Take a look and let us know what you decide to do.

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Part of it may be because it’s a Canadian vehicle. All the miles are in Canada so I would definitely have it checked out.
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I dont think they know what they have. That's a crazy deal, even if it's been driven.
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Originally Posted by dkpnkc
Part of it may be because it’s a Canadian vehicle. All the miles are in Canada so I would definitely have it checked out.
Ok so what is the difference between driving a car in Canada or in the USA.
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Originally Posted by captain vette
Ok so what is the difference between driving a car in Canada or in the USA.
Speedometer will likely start up in kilometers every time.
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In Canada you buy gas by the litre. Here we buy it by the gallon.
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I'm guessing the price takes into consideration the mileage and where and when those miles accumulated. The mileage indicates to me that it was possibly driven year-round, including in the winter snow (and salt) - given it's life in Quebec. It did nearly 19K miles the first year and was at nearly 36K miles roughly 2.5 years in.

The car could be solid mechanically (regular service history shown), though I'd suspect that it's in somewhat rough shape cosmetically and possibly also underneath. One way to find out....
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Its definitely been sat in. Oil residue on the center console and seats. Scratches and scuffs on the painy in various spots
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Originally Posted by DOJOLOACH
Its definitely been sat in. Oil residue on the center console and seats. Scratches and scuffs on the painy in various spots
So I take it you passed on it then?
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Originally Posted by BadAV
Speedometer will likely start up in kilometers every time.
You can customize the settings for driver 1 and 2, including whether it uses metric or US measurement. This includes Speedo, temps, pressures, gallons or liters, etc. If you save the settings, then that's the way it remains for the next time you start it for each driver, and in fact everytime you start it, unless you change the settings and save them. On mine, driver 1 is set for metric, 2 for US. If it's a Canadian car, you won't be able to perform the long fob programming procedure.
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I passed on it. Maybe it was a good price for a higher mileage 12 Z... But all the cosmetic work, seat stains, and a few creeks and groans had me walk away when they wouldnt lower the price a penny.

Im now looking at 3x more vettes.. A gray modded grandsport, a stock orange z, and a modded orange z

Im hesitant because the modded ones have a btr stage 4 cam and this thing will be driven daily
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Were you actually expecting a car that was that grossly underpriced to be perfect?

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Embarassingly yes i expected it to be abused but this was just straight neglected!
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Orange all damn day
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Originally Posted by Smdusaf
Orange all damn day
Yeah i love that color. 37k for one with cai, upgraded heads, and stage 4 btr cam. 6 owners

Or 33.5k for a bonestock 3 owner car

Anyone have experience with this aggressive of a cam?


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