Erikl said:I dont think that was a great buy but an OK deal based on what I have been seeing on the market.
I did not know that the 2004 commemorative had a CF hood, perhaps that has a large impact on value - How much weight does it save?
I am very excited to see this project, I am curious how you handle oil control with the suspension dialed in and R comp tires on the track. I think the corvettes have terrible problems with oil slosh in long high g turns - hence the C6Z06 and C6 GS with the dry sump.
I always thought that the accusump systems were the answer but lately I have been reading they are not fast enough to help with oil starve in high G corners.
You're market is different than what we've been seeing, then.
We've been shopping for about a year. From what we saw the top of the market (under 50k mile car at a dealer) is a $24-25k proposition. Knock off $1-1.5k for non-commemorative and $1-1.5k for private seller. Middle of the market was higher mileage cars for $19-21k. Anything below that usually had a LOT of stories or clearly needed a lot of TLC.
I don't necessarily think ours was a "once in a lifetime" deal, but I think we got in for fair money without paying unnecessary premiums to a dealer or an overly aggressive seller. What we liked the most was that the car was represented fairly and honestly. The only surprises when we showed up were pleasent ones.
