Value question
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Car: 1991 Z28
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Value question
One owner, 55k miles, 91 Z28 with leather, L98, G92, Bad paint, needs tires and tune up.
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Re: Value question
My guess is an all original car, with good paint and runs good 55K would be in the neighborhood of $10,000 to $15,000 range... in the condition you stated, if it is just paint, and no rust, I would think $6000 range might not bee too bad... lower miles 350 cars are at a premium.... Look at craigslist. or ebay...
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/?cmd=...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
Prices drop pretty rapidly from there. This '92 with 22,000 miles on it only bid up to $6,400 (and has been on ebay more than once over the past few months)..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/?cmd=...%3AMEWAX%3AVRI
And then there recently was a rare '91 R7U Canadian Player's car that only bid to $8,600 and didn't meet reserve. Granted, it was higher miles (86,000) but it looked nice and you'd think with that rarety, it would have at least bid over 10k.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/?cmd=...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
I wish I could say different but none of this bodes very well for anyone trying to sell right now. Just using my gut, without seeing your car, I'd say you'd be looking at 5k or so, maybe a little more if it presents well. You've got to figure from a buyer's perspective that a paint job these days runs 3-4k and tires another 700-800. I don't know what you mean by "tune up" but plugs, rotor, distributor cap, plug wires, etc. can run a few hundred as well.
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Re: Value question
Kinda depends on where you are (and where it is).
Nice car, in terms of options and such.
In really good shape, just needing a fresh coat, I'd guess $5k or so. If the interior is getting rough, correspondingly less. Any rust, ALOT less. Preeeemo condition except faded paint, maybe a bit more.
Nice car, in terms of options and such.
In really good shape, just needing a fresh coat, I'd guess $5k or so. If the interior is getting rough, correspondingly less. Any rust, ALOT less. Preeeemo condition except faded paint, maybe a bit more.
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Kinda depends on where you are (and where it is).
Nice car, in terms of options and such.
In really good shape, just needing a fresh coat, I'd guess $5k or so. If the interior is getting rough, correspondingly less. Any rust, ALOT less. Preeeemo condition except faded paint, maybe a bit more.
Nice car, in terms of options and such.
In really good shape, just needing a fresh coat, I'd guess $5k or so. If the interior is getting rough, correspondingly less. Any rust, ALOT less. Preeeemo condition except faded paint, maybe a bit more.
When I was a buyer, I was always dubious of the "she just needs a tune up" claim. I was always suspicious that this kind of statement was a convenient way for the seller to hide things like vacuum leaks, bad fuel injectors, bad sensors, burned valves, or a myriad of other things that can cause these cars to run badly. If it truly just needs a tune up, then spring the $200 bucks and just do it!
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Re: Value question
Slater, two of the cars listed were bare bones cars. Most people want options. These cars might be "rare" in that they are low miles or were specially built, but when looking at buying a 20+ year old car, especially a performance car, certain options are a must. I am always interested in low mile cars, however, if they have the base interior, I lose interest. Power windows/locks/rear defrost, etc don't mean anything for me, but the door panels and seats just look tacky. If these cars had the custom interior only, I bet the price would be higher.
As for the R7U car, that is something most people don't know much about. So, in all reality, it's just another 86k mile car. With the instrumentation being metric, most people in the US will keep looking for a car that they won't need to spend money to convert. The R7U car is pretty much limited to export customers. I'd bet the bidding would have gone up considerably on this car if it had English instrumentation.
As for the R7U car, that is something most people don't know much about. So, in all reality, it's just another 86k mile car. With the instrumentation being metric, most people in the US will keep looking for a car that they won't need to spend money to convert. The R7U car is pretty much limited to export customers. I'd bet the bidding would have gone up considerably on this car if it had English instrumentation.
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Slater, two of the cars listed were bare bones cars. Most people want options. These cars might be "rare" in that they are low miles or were specially built, but when looking at buying a 20+ year old car, especially a performance car, certain options are a must. I am always interested in low mile cars, however, if they have the base interior, I lose interest. Power windows/locks/rear defrost, etc don't mean anything for me, but the door panels and seats just look tacky. If these cars had the custom interior only, I bet the price would be higher.
As for the R7U car, that is something most people don't know much about. So, in all reality, it's just another 86k mile car. With the instrumentation being metric, most people in the US will keep looking for a car that they won't need to spend money to convert. The R7U car is pretty much limited to export customers. I'd bet the bidding would have gone up considerably on this car if it had English instrumentation.
As for the R7U car, that is something most people don't know much about. So, in all reality, it's just another 86k mile car. With the instrumentation being metric, most people in the US will keep looking for a car that they won't need to spend money to convert. The R7U car is pretty much limited to export customers. I'd bet the bidding would have gone up considerably on this car if it had English instrumentation.
The R7U car puzzled me though. I figured that would generate some healthy bidding. That car had the custom interior and power options, and an interesting pedigree. No, not a lot of people outside the enthusiast realm know about the R7U, but then again, who knows about 1LE cars other than Camaro nuts? I also thought the car was well presented in the listing. The only demerits I saw were an aftermarket stereo, a faded steering wheel and broken shift boot ring.
As to it being Canadian, my admittedly limited understanding is that all Canadian certified cars built since 1988 are considered by the EPA to meet U.S. emissions standards, and the vast majority built during that time period are considered by NHTSA to meet U.S. safety standards and can be imported as "conforming" vehicles.
The speedo contains MPH markings, albeit not the primary markings. So would you even have to change it? And even if you did, God knows that hasn't stopped many a U.S. F-body owner from swapping out a speedo for a different version, LOL! Seemed like half the cars I looked at had the wrong speedo (from an '85 with a "double pointer" unit to many others with the 145 MPH units).
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