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Now before you think I am crazy on the price, let me tell you about the car.
I love driving this car but just in the case it is a collectible, I will consider selling it! If I am wrong, no harm no foul and I will just keep it to drive and enjoy!
Now about the car, it is a GM PILOT car with a build date 4-24-2007. From what I can tell, they checked off all of the options available at the time?
It is a black convertible with black power top, and black interior with red accents. It is a LT3 with 6 speed, Z51, NPP and Navigation.
Please do not comment unless you are interested! I am just listing because if it is a collectible, I want it to go to a collection. The current mileage is 54,000.
I just posted a price because it is required but I do intend to get another car, so I would consider some kind of trade for a C6 or C7.
Last edited by lwise4; 10-16-2016 at 12:12 PM.
Reason: verbage clarification
As I said, I am required to post a price Forum rules! When I initially purchased the car and researched it's history, someone on the Forum suggested that it was a unique car! Unique cars are collectible!
The car is just a driver for me! I had a collectible years ago, a 1967 427 with stick shift and factory air. It was a black convertible. One of the things that made it collectible was that it had factory air in a convertible so I was told.
I sold the car sometime around 78 for $5,400. I got a call from a guy in Texas that had bought the car and was researching it. He paid $50,000 for it! That is the difference between a driver and a collectible!
Yes you are right! A 2017 does not cost as much as a 1953 either! But oh yes the 1953 is a collectible!
Someone that knows Vette's mentioned to me that I may have a collectable? This is my way of finding out! It is after all the 6th 08 with a VIN and was a GM pilot car. GM crushed a lot of these cars after testing so who knows.
Does anyone out there have VIN 00001 to 00005?
By the way, I just bought the car and traded a very nice 2003 Anniversary convertible for it. I bought it to drive and I am enjoying doing so!
It's not a collectible. Keep it if that's your asking price.
I am glad to hear from you that it is not! What is your basis for this determination?
I am not interested in just selling it, I just bought it to drive. My only reason for posting is that a couple of Forum members in another post inferred the it was unique because of the low VIN number! If this is not the case, I will just keep it and drive the wheels off!
I think that I also posted that no reply's were necessary unless there was interest in the car!
The two cars you mention as collectibles, are collectibles for a reason. 1953 the first year of the corvette and only 300 made. The C2 is the shortest run for corvette models, 5 years only. The C2 in many of corvette enthusiasts eyes, is the best designed corvette ever. A C2 with the 427 engine, manual transmission, convertible with air is one of the holy grails of the corvette world. 1967 being the last year of the C2 is the most sought after C2.
The C6 is one of the longest run corvette models. Nothing special about a 2008 LS3 corvette. Now if you had a ZR1 or a 2013 427 convertible, then it may someday be a collectible.
Thanks for the History lesson! I bought my first Corvette a 1966 model in 1965. It had two options, Radio, and positraction. I paid $4000 for it. It may not be worth more than that today, I do not know!
As I pointed out earlier, if you are interested in this car let me know. If you are not interested, I do not need to know your opinion!
ONCE AGAIN! I POSTED THIS ON A CHANCE THAT THIS CAR MAY BE SPECIAL? IT HAS A LOW VIN AND IS ONE OF THE FIRST LS3 CARS! I HAVE HAD 14 VETTES STARTING WITH THE 66 AND I WOULD GUESS THAT SOME ARE WORTH MORE THAN I PAID FOR THEM NEW!
I am glad to hear from you that it is not! What is your basis for this determination?
I am not interested in just selling it, I just bought it to drive. My only reason for posting is that a couple of Forum members in another post inferred the it was unique because of the low VIN number! If this is not the case, I will just keep it and drive the wheels off!
I think that I also posted that no reply's were necessary unless there was interest in the car!
Let me see if I can help with your "collectible" or unique. Many often confuse unique for "rare" or collectible. I know your shooting at the moon with a bb gun and not trying to rain on your parade just help with some facts.
I've been in the Corvette only business of buying, selling, inspection and NCRS restorations for over 20 years. I've bought many, many pilot cars throughout the years. Pilot can also stand for "test" vehicle as well. I won't get into the treatment of these cars as I'm not familiar with yours.
I would focus on the pure production numbers of what you have. The cars early VIN or Pilot status isn't really collectible at this time. Hence the feedback your getting from everyone when your
"pre-calculating" for 35 years of possible appreciation. I say this because your using a 67 427 factory a/c, assuming factory 900 code black convertible as a reference point. I know you don't like history lessons but given a 67 427 was the last year of the C2, 427, etc make it iconic. The a/c helped with collectible but the model year 1967, 427, factory black car has a lot to do with it. Its up for debate if a 08 convertible will be "iconic", but I think you understand where I'm going.
Again focus on how hard it would be to replace what you have given the production numbers.
1. They produced 1,818 black 2008 convertibles.
2. They produced 923 Z51 6 speed convertibles that's 12.2%
3. They produced 300 convertibles with two tone cobalt red int, 4.0%
How many black, Z51 6 speed, 2 tone red/black interior convertibles were produced? Well it doesn't look like too many, which is good for you.
Let me see if I can help with your "collectible" or unique. Many often confuse unique for "rare" or collectible. I know your shooting at the moon with a bb gun and not trying to rain on your parade just help with some facts.
I've been in the Corvette only business of buying, selling, inspection and NCRS restorations for over 20 years. I've bought many, many pilot cars throughout the years. Pilot can also stand for "test" vehicle as well. I won't get into the treatment of these cars as I'm not familiar with yours.
I would focus on the pure production numbers of what you have. The cars early VIN or Pilot status isn't really collectible at this time. Hence the feedback your getting from everyone when your
"pre-calculating" for 35 years of possible appreciation. I say this because your using a 67 427 factory a/c, assuming factory 900 code black convertible as a reference point. I know you don't like history lessons but given a 67 427 was the last year of the C2, 427, etc make it iconic. The a/c helped with collectible but the model year 1967, 427, factory black car has a lot to do with it. Its up for debate if a 08 convertible will be "iconic", but I think you understand where I'm going.
Again focus on how hard it would be to replace what you have given the production numbers.
1. They produced 1,818 black 2008 convertibles.
2. They produced 923 Z51 6 speed convertibles that's 12.2%
3. They produced 300 convertibles with two tone cobalt red int, 4.0%
How many black, Z51 6 speed, 2 tone red/black interior convertibles were produced? Well it doesn't look like too many, which is good for you.
Let me see if I can help with your "collectible" or unique. Many often confuse unique for "rare" or collectible. I know your shooting at the moon with a bb gun and not trying to rain on your parade just help with some facts.
I've been in the Corvette only business of buying, selling, inspection and NCRS restorations for over 20 years. I've bought many, many pilot cars throughout the years. Pilot can also stand for "test" vehicle as well. I won't get into the treatment of these cars as I'm not familiar with yours.
I would focus on the pure production numbers of what you have. The cars early VIN or Pilot status isn't really collectible at this time. Hence the feedback your getting from everyone when your
"pre-calculating" for 35 years of possible appreciation. I say this because your using a 67 427 factory a/c, assuming factory 900 code black convertible as a reference point. I know you don't like history lessons but given a 67 427 was the last year of the C2, 427, etc make it iconic. The a/c helped with collectible but the model year 1967, 427, factory black car has a lot to do with it. Its up for debate if a 08 convertible will be "iconic", but I think you understand where I'm going.
Again focus on how hard it would be to replace what you have given the production numbers.
1. They produced 1,818 black 2008 convertibles.
2. They produced 923 Z51 6 speed convertibles that's 12.2%
3. They produced 300 convertibles with two tone cobalt red int, 4.0%
How many black, Z51 6 speed, 2 tone red/black interior convertibles were produced? Well it doesn't look like too many, which is good for you.
You are right on! Remember the saying "if i knew then what i know now"?
If that were the case, I would have kept a few of my big block cars! I do however buy them to drive them and in many cases, the car I had was my only car.
As I tried to point out many times, I will just drive this car like I have all of my others. This post was just a fishing expedition! But like a fishing trip, you never know if you are going to catch anything or come up empty.
Last edited by lwise4; 10-20-2016 at 12:04 PM.
Reason: spelling
10-15-2016, 02:37 PM
FS 2008 Convertible
