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I am the happy/proud owner of a ’25 C8 Corvette Eray HTC 3lz total new price $137,400.00 with museum delivery on May 23,2025. On October 23, 2025 (yes, 5 months to the day) my Corvette got rear-ended by an eighteen wheeler which caused $21,800.00 damage to the back of the Corvette — the seat bags did not deploy. My question is: At that point in time, with my “garage queen” Corvette in as-new condition, what was the instant devaluation, the loss of value in price and/or marketability, at that point in time, knowing that the rear end accident information would show up on a Carfax report if I went to trade the car in or put it up for sale? I'm asking the forum members because this is the place to find actual Corvette buyers -- the guys who put their money on the line and not just conversational opinion. I’m hoping to get solid feedback on how real market participants would react and what the buyer response would be as to buying a rear engine/transmission vehicle with pretty severe rear-end collision damage as part of its history. There might even be some percentage of you who wouldn't be interested at any price.
Besides the physical hit, how much of a market hit did the new Corvette get?
Thanks in advance, (P.S. There aren't words to describe how i felt about it -- please don't go there)
My 2025 got sideswiped in December, only 5K miles. Other drivers fault, so their insurance company paid. I used ChatGTP, put in my Vin, purchase price, and diminished value. Came back with almost $7K, which the insurance company paid. They also paid to get the entire car ceramic coated again. Sorry you have to go through this. My car was only slightly damaged ($10K) so I was still able to daily drive it, and it only was noticeable if you got close to the car.
There are plenty of online resources to get a valuation of your car, including the damage devaluation.
And, of course, there is also greater devaluation over the anticipation of the GSX.
In some sates u are allowed Diminished Vslue. Their are appraisers who will establish what your car was worth before and after the crash as now the car is reported as being in an accident
It depends on the state in which you live but I would say that with a ding on your Carfax, $10k at least......Florida does have diminished value for insurance claims
The bottom line is that the market will dictate the sell price on an individual bassis. As an owner, you should get depreciation value check. If insurance doesn't want to pay then get an arbitrator to force them to pay. If you take the market value of the car currently before it was hit, subtract the depreciation and I would say take 90% of that value and that will give you a ballpark range to work with. I would have a speciallist check the frame. If it needs repaired and I'm sure it does. I would push for totaling the car as expenses will go up from there and not to mention not look good on car fax.
Question on depreciation/market value
