Z06 or WS6 dilemma

[ArcticZ06]

AFORDABLE USED CARS is the name of the dealer??????

I would never buy from a used car dealer....

reason why:
-used car dealers buy the left over crap that officials OEM dealers dont want.
-used car dealers buy cars from auctions and wholesalers
-used car dealers buy and sell used/abused cars
-poor mechanics that can not certify or look over the car
-deal with poor / 2nd tier finance companies.


in this situation more then likely the used car dealer bought the vette for $10-$15 from a OEM dealer or wholesaler. The car was beat to piss and the OEM dealer didnt want it.
98% that is fact
2% are lucky and find a gem

Those are odds you dont play.

then again your in alaska so the story might be different

I actually found out from some Alaska forums that the vette belonged to a guy that did housing construction and that he sold it because of the lack of work in the housing market right now. I have the carfax and for it only being driven about 2k miles a year I figure he didn't rape it too much. I'm going to tell them to give me $13k (I'll settle for $12k) for my car or offer them $26.5k for the vette. If they don't accept then I'm out the door and still happy driving a WS6. I think thats the only way to even out the deal so we're both happy. What do you guys think?

[Speedy_Gonzales]

I actually found out from some Alaska forums that the vette belonged to a guy that did housing construction and that he sold it because of the lack of work in the housing market right now. I have the carfax and for it only being driven about 2k miles a year I figure he didn't rape it too much. I'm going to tell them to give me $13k (I'll settle for $12k) for my car or offer them $26.5k for the vette. If they don't accept then I'm out the door and still happy driving a WS6. I think thats the only way to even out the deal so we're both happy. What do you guys think?

if you can sell that deal that would be nice

[blackSS01]

Good luck. Look at it this way, if you don't get the vette, just mod the shit out of your car to rape one. Win, Win situation.

[ibanez7]

I actually found out from some Alaska forums that the vette belonged to a guy that did housing construction and that he sold it because of the lack of work in the housing market right now. I have the carfax and for it only being driven about 2k miles a year I figure he didn't rape it too much. I'm going to tell them to give me $13k (I'll settle for $12k) for my car or offer them $26.5k for the vette. If they don't accept then I'm out the door and still happy driving a WS6. I think thats the only way to even out the deal so we're both happy. What do you guys think?

if that is the case your the 2% that found a gem...


in the chicagoland IL area. you would be so screwed buying froma used car dealer

[issues]

i bought both of my z06's from used car dealers and they both were in damn near perfect condition inside and out

[ArcticZ06]

if that is the case your the 2% that found a gem...


in the chicagoland IL area. you would be so screwed buying froma used car dealer

I hope you're right. I went ahead and picked it up today. I'll get some pics soon. I can't believe how different driving this thing is compared to my WS6.

[cujo]

Congrats man. Did you buy it outright or did you do the trade?

[ArcticZ06]

Congrats man. Did you buy it outright or did you do the trade?

trade. Finally got them to a deal I was happy with.

[spordee1]

your Black WS6 is very rare and not easily found, Corvettes get old fast and only the latest models are really recognized highly. if speed is your need get a bigger cam, stage 2 heads, new intake and better exhaust.

[nhraformula]

your Black WS6 is very rare and not easily found, Corvettes get old fast and only the latest models are really recognized highly. if speed is your need get a bigger cam, stage 2 heads, new intake and better exhaust.

the Z06 is even more rare than a WS6.
a Z06 is going to be much more fun to mod than a f-body.

[00 formula]

the Z06 is even more rare than a WS6.
a Z06 is going to be much more expensive to mod than a f-body.

Fixed


Although I do really like the Z06

[cujo]

the Z06 is even more rare than a WS6.
a Z06 is going to be much more fun to mod than a f-body.

Definately the Z06 is more rare, but most people cant tell the difference between a Z and a base model. But really who cares.There are alot of rare cars (Shelby GLHS Omni, GMC Typhoon,Firebird Formula WS6, Lotus', etc. but it definately doesn't make them better to own.

[ibanez7]

the rarity of the car is not going to matter when you start modding the car and raking up miles.

rarity is only worth $$$$$ if you can find a buyer. let alone a buyer that will pay alot for a non numbers / non points car.

if you are a car enthusiasts buy a car to drive it and mod it anyway you want.
if you are a car collector buy it and park it. just keep wiping the dust off


btw congrats on your purchase...
cam/heads and a f1 or d1 procharger would be very nice addition

[00 formula]

the rarity of the car is not going to matter when you start modding the car and raking up miles.

rarity is only worth $$$$$ if you can find a buyer. let alone a buyer that will pay alot for a non numbers / non points car.

if you are a car enthusiasts buy a car to drive it and mod it anyway you want.
if you are a car collector buy it and park it. just keep wiping the dust off


btw congrats on your purchase...
cam/heads and a f1 or d1 procharger would be very nice addition

Yea but rarity also counts if you want it to stand out, for example, how special would you feel driving a mustang as you pass 20 + cars a day that look just like yours? (No this isn't the only reason I wouldn't own a mustang, just one of them).

[ibanez7]

Yea but rarity also counts if you want it to stand out, for example, how special would you feel driving a mustang as you pass 20 + cars a day that look just like yours? (No this isn't the only reason I wouldn't own a mustang, just one of them).

so very true too...

[nhraformula]

Yea but rarity also counts if you want it to stand out, for example, how special would you feel driving a mustang as you pass 20 + cars a day that look just like yours? (No this isn't the only reason I wouldn't own a mustang, just one of them).

f-bodys are by no means considered rare cars.

[00 formula]

f-bodys are by no means considered rare cars.

Didn't say they were, just saying that rarity does have something to do with it even for a car enthusiast.

Thankfully, there are a lot less of them around my parts then there are fox bodys

[nhraformula]

Didn't say they were, just saying that rarity does have something to do with it even for a car enthusiast.

Thankfully, there are a lot less of them around my parts then there are fox bodys

i wasnt singling your post out.
ive hear alot of people say that our cars are really rare and so on, but when you look at the sales numbers, they are not.
i see a ton of f-bodies here in chicago and the surrounding burbs.

[ArcticZ06]

Any RWD muscle car up here is rare. I think I've only seen a total of 3 Z06s up here. Im sure there are more but they're most like garage cars.