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Old Apr 21, 2026 | 01:10 PM
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I will post pics soon got home late last night. I feel I was treated great by the dealer got more for my trade than i was anticipating from my research. Greta sales and finance people. My trade a 2015 Z51 7speed 3 LT 139k miles clear coat was going bad but the car ran great
139k miles seriously?

curious what they gave you for it and what price you got for the C8
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I will post pics soon got home late last night. I feel I was treated great by the dealer got more for my trade than i was anticipating from my research. Greta sales and finance people. My trade a 2015 Z51 7speed 3 LT 139k miles clear coat was going bad but the car ran great
That is a very interesting trade, John, going from a C7 seven speed manual transmission to a C8 with an automatic transmission. That is what we have all had discussions about. So it will be interesting to hear your take on it.


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Ok here a few pics of the C8 sorry ti took so long


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Definitely a unique C8
Doubt you see a sister car at Cars & Coffee

congradulations…..Enjoy the new ride
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139k miles seriously?

curious what they gave you for it and what price you got for the C8
I got more than book value for the C7 from what I researched and less than $60k for the C8
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Originally Posted by Jmhornz71
I got more than book value for the C7 from what I researched and less than $60k for the C8
sounds like a good deal

is that exterior paint and engine compartment paint job a factory option or was that done custom?
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Originally Posted by rtv900
sounds like a good deal

is that exterior paint and engine compartment paint job a factory option or was that done custom?
the exterior paint is factory, the engine compartment was added larwe I can imagine what the previous owner spent on that
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John,
Very impressive.
Good luck and you got a great deal.
Enjoy.
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Congrats and enjoy! Beautiful C8!! I like the red interiors. But not 100% red, but red accents like yours.
There are a couple of C8's locally and they both came from C7's. They both love their C8's.
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