SWVetteGirl

I need an opinion as to what this car is worth... It belongs to a friend who needs cash quickly and I am thinking about buying it... Its a 2009 Corvette Convertible 4LT 6 speed manual, black on black leather, navigation, magnetic ride control, polished alloy wheels, dual mode exhaust, and ultimate exterior package. It has 23k miles on it now, he is the original owner, and it just had brand new Toyo Proxess tires installed 800 miles ago... Any thoughts?

KneeDragr

35k.

geo2000

About $39K private party (per Edmunds)

Random84

I'd guess closer to $35K if your friend actually wants to sell it.

Go look through AutoTrader - there is no shortage of Corvettes listed at "book" value, and they continue to sit. List it at $39K and you're pretty much into Z06 pricing. Even on this forum, the list-price cars continue to be bumped to the top with no takers. The cold, hard truth is that it's a bad time to sell a Corvette so your price has to be even more competitive (and/or negotiable) to actually sell the car.

Random84

I wanted to add: I've been checking AutoTrader for atomic orange coupes (optional paint scheme), and I've seen 2009 coupes with 27K mileage priced at $32K from a dealer. Granted, it was a 2LT coupe without F55, but I have not seen the additional options (convertible being the exception) command much of a premium if only because there are so many vettes out there right now.

Personally, black is a much more commonplace color and thus would command a slightly lower premium than the optional paint colors - with AO seeming to be the premium as it's much more rare in a given year.

Thus, being a convertible, I think the $35K asking price is likely realistic for a clean, fully-optioned car like you describe.

JoesC5

Or, "did your friend make bail?"