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I'm in the market for my first Corvette and basically know the price, years and features I'm interested in at this point. I ran across a deal that seems like it should be a good deal, but I'm taken that it's been listed on cargurus.com for 80 days though it looks like it should be selling. It has fairly low miles, is in what visually appears to be great condition and has the feature set I'm mostly interested in (3LT). It's right at the top end of what I want to spend. I'd rather it be a 2008, but I've basically said I'd take a 2006 to 2008 and it's tough to get a 2008 3LT with this low of miles at this price point.
It seems that there's not a lot of Corvette's in this area, but I may be wrong... it may just not be a good market for rolling them out quickly. It also looked like the rotors maybe needed to be turned and that the tires *might* be nearing end of life.
Thoughts? Feedback on this car might give me a better idea of things I may be overlooking in a deal. I've seen lots of great deals on this forum (often a very long drive from me), but I don't want to completely bypass local sales in my searching. I did personally look at it and nothing jumped out at me as "wrong" with a quick 5-10 minute review.
I'm in the market for my first Corvette and basically know the price, years and features I'm interested in at this point. I ran across a deal that seems like it should be a good deal, but I'm taken that it's been listed on cargurus.com for 80 days though it looks like it should be selling. It has fairly low miles, is in what visually appears to be great condition and has the feature set I'm mostly interested in (3LT). It's right at the top end of what I want to spend. I'd rather it be a 2008, but I've basically said I'd take a 2006 to 2008 and it's tough to get a 2008 3LT with this low of miles at this price point.
It seems that there's not a lot of Corvette's in this area, but I may be wrong... it may just not be a good market for rolling them out quickly. It also looked like the rotors maybe needed to be turned and that the tires *might* be nearing end of life.
Thoughts? Feedback on this car might give me a better idea of things I may be overlooking in a deal. I've seen lots of great deals on this forum (often a very long drive from me), but I don't want to completely bypass local sales in my searching. I did personally look at it and nothing jumped out at me as "wrong" with a quick 5-10 minute review.
It looks pretty decent from the carfax, the interior and exterior look in good condition, etc.
Chances are if the tires are in need of a change, then work that into the deal, because that's minimum a 1000 dollar bill.
I changed out my pads at 50K miles, and they were only half worn, and the rotors were still within the allowable thickness.
It may not hurt to check those out as well and work it into the deal.
The price is a bit high, but not completely out of touch with rreality.
The battery issues that the car experienced was probably because it sat and the battery got run down. That is usually the death of a C6 battery when that happens and it's boosted to start the car up.
You may want to run the Vin # through a GMVIS report to see if it had electrical issues during it's warranty period.
Send me an e-mail and I'll get you info for a VIS report on it. Tell me what you want in your e-mail to me, as I won't know who you are based on your forum profile. Add the Vin # lv2tour@gmail.com
Good Luck
Thanks for the feedback. I think just knowing it's overpriced is good enough. I'd rather hold out for what I know I want--lower mileage 2008, 3LT / Z51 being perks if it has them. Thankfully I'm not in a rush and it may be a few (or several) months before something happens. I'd rather get the car I can live with for a long time as this is going to become my DD and I want something I have no regrets over.
I'm in the market for my first Corvette and basically know the price, years and features I'm interested in at this point. I ran across a deal that seems like it should be a good deal, but I'm taken that it's been listed on cargurus.com for 80 days though it looks like it should be selling. It has fairly low miles, is in what visually appears to be great condition and has the feature set I'm mostly interested in (3LT). It's right at the top end of what I want to spend. I'd rather it be a 2008, but I've basically said I'd take a 2006 to 2008 and it's tough to get a 2008 3LT with this low of miles at this price point.
It seems that there's not a lot of Corvette's in this area, but I may be wrong... it may just not be a good market for rolling them out quickly. It also looked like the rotors maybe needed to be turned and that the tires *might* be nearing end of life.
Thoughts? Feedback on this car might give me a better idea of things I may be overlooking in a deal. I've seen lots of great deals on this forum (often a very long drive from me), but I don't want to completely bypass local sales in my searching. I did personally look at it and nothing jumped out at me as "wrong" with a quick 5-10 minute review.
I actually went and looked at it personally. I may be wrong, they just showed some deeper grooves inside it seemed, but I'm also not the most knowledgeable on when it's time to take care of that.
Yes, seems a few grand too high. Personally I would hold out for the 2008 or higher year, as there were some improvements to the LS3 engine. I purchased my black 2008 Indy Car edition with 34K miles for $31K. Perfect shape, two tone interior, Hud, Navigation, etc. I probably paid a bit too high for it, but it was exactly what I was looking for. Good luck in your search.
09-02-2016, 11:35 PM
Thoughts on 2006 @ Dealer
priced to high..Look in this forums "for sale" section to compare..WW.
