biggreen54

I've found an '01 vert I'm interested in. It's in excellent condition & very clean with 29K miles. New tires at 25K miles, HUD, 12-disk, auto, and the right color. Asking price is $24K. My hesitation is a branded "lemon" title. The story is the original owner turned it in under the lemon law for thin paint. The dealership repainted it and sold to the current (second) owner about 4-1/2 years ago. He's had no problem with the redone paint job. Any advise?

cartop2

Can you get confirmation of the "lemon" reason? Personally, I would be uneasy if I couldn't confirm the reason. Been stung a couple of times on car deals, so I tend to want documented facts. Just an opinion. Good luck.

speedy1

Wouldn't touch it for more than $15,000 tops. I'ts labeled a lemon for a reason. There are to many clean title vettes for sale, to pick one with a lemon title. Also, it's gonna be that much harder trying to sell it if you do get it. If you want a little more clarity go to a car lot and talk to the used car manager that appraises vehicle and ask him what's it's worth. Or how much they would buy it for then you will know.

buzz12

Speedy1 makes an excellent point. Too many good C5's out there without baggage. If the story (and price) is too good to be true
then you know it's probably going to come back to bite you in the butt.
If there is some way to prove it was only the paint...nah it's too good to be true.