Rebuilt Titles- Opinions - Corvette

[JC316]

Wasn't there a C5 Z06 on CL with light body damage and a clean title for 14K? I think it could be had for 10-11K.

Funny enough, the rebuilt titles don't kill the value like they used to, especially on higher end cars. Body damage on the other hand is one of the hardest sells out there. I can sell a car with a mechanical issue way easier than I can with body damage.

Thanks, I certainly was thinking lower than 20%. My thoughts were close to Whiteboy opinion. Wasn't sure what they brought at auction.

I visited with him last night and he mentioned he is disputing carfax. Autocheck is clean but carfax shows an accident each time it was registered. Even when he registered it... and no accident occurred. He is someone I trust as being honest.

See above about the rebuilt titles. They just don't kill the value anymore, most people don't even know what it means. If I could get an otherwise perfect Z06 for 10K, my C4 would be long gone by now.

Carfax can be a POS at times. I nearly lost a sale on an 01 Prelude because carfax reported a total loss front collision. When I showed the guy the clear title, clear autocheck, and original paint on the shock towers, he agreed that they fucked up.

When I bought my C5 last summer there were tons of C5Z's for around 15k. So I say 10k to 13k sounds ok imo.

Corvettes have been in serious flux on the values here recently. I scored my 92 last summer for $3400, now you can't touch the damned things for less than 6K. I was seeing nice M6 C5's going for 8-10k, now they're up to $14K

[Rick Modena]

Corvettes have been in serious flux on the values here recently. I scored my 92 last summer for $3400, now you can't touch the damned things for less than 6K. I was seeing nice M6 C5's going for 8-10k, now they're up to $14K

The economy in this area is starting to turn and people don't need the money like they used too. You can still find deals, you just have to be Whiteboy committed at searching...

[akfodysvn]

When I bought my C5 last summer there were tons of C5Z's for around 15k. So I say 10k to 13k sounds ok imo.

I haven't found any Z's under 100k miles for 15k but would prob buy one of those over a branded title if I could find one.

Also considered buying a lightly modded FRC non Z but don't want to get killed on resale so sticking with the Z if I can find one.

Being a theft car makes me less concerned about the branding of the title. He had offered it to me a few months ago before I sold my blue car. It was before he knew the carfax was wrong... it was CHEAP knowing now the car doesn't have accident history.

[Mark Preus]

Corvettes have been in serious flux on the values here recently. I scored my 92 last summer for $3400, now you can't touch the damned things for less than 6K. I was seeing nice M6 C5's going for 8-10k, now they're up to $14K

Then maybe it's time to sell mine for a good profit.

[likeitfast55]

This is the type of mentality that gets you good deals!

He is a business man, in the car business. My guess he is unemotional about his product and only sees the $$. Smart. Whiteboy can tell you, money is made when you "buy" something, not when you sell it.

Its a different mindset when you want it.

[War Machine]

Ahh corvettes, hardest car to buy, hardest car to sell.

[slow99]

Ahh corvettes, hardest car to buy, hardest car to sell.

Ha, I got "that mileage is really high ..." from a few guys looking at my z06. Five years old with 38k miles. "Before you know it I'd hit 40k then the next one after that is 50k."

[Whiteboy]

The economy in this area is starting to turn and people don't need the money like they used too. You can still find deals, you just have to be Whiteboy committed at searching...

Man I look all the time .But most of the cars find me like the 93 saleen and R

[akfodysvn]

What are the other common problems besides oil consumption, steering column, and hvac controls?

[Tremor14]

window seals. my FRC would leak in the trunk area and in the passenger floor board

[slow99]

Gas gauge is incredibly inconsistent. Would kill it with 1/2 a tank, next startup with a 1/4 tank. Seemed to improve running Techron.

Not necessarily a "problem" but just know these cars run very hot form the factory. First thing I did was a tune and a cooler tstat.

[akfodysvn]

Thanks for tips. Do the gas tanks leak?

[slow99]

Thanks for tips. Do the gas tanks leak?

No just some problem with the sending unit. Techron seemed to make it more consistent.

[jammeejamm]

prices on vettes seem to fluctuate monthly. i have not been tracking c5s, but c6s are all over the place.

i am trying to get a c6 right now and private owners are hard to deal with. they never call back or just some other story on their car. dealerships just sit on the cars not willing to make a deal. i have seen the same cars show up at another lot after auction for even more than was asked at the previous lot.

[broke again]

No just some problem with the sending unit. Techron seemed to make it more consistent.

i believe it is a problem with the jet pump much more so than the sending unit. only getting fuel from one tank and the other was not filling. very common problem. leaking diffential and a few other glitches. they have their quirks but for the money hard to beat for the performance.