phantasms

Just decided to search Autotrader today.

Amazingly I came across my Old Z06. This car was bought back my GM and lemon lawed. This car was also in an ~$25k accident. (not my fault )

VIN 1G1YY25E865116420

With nearly 20k miles this stealership is asking $55k for it.

Feel free to call them and offer $30k for it.

Medeiros-Williams Chevrolet
Wilbraham, MA 01095

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...e=&cardist=112

GaryZ06

What are you driving now?

haccpguy

Unreal.
Autocheck shows both the accident and the lemon law buyback. Hopefully the buyer will do their homework.

BIGGGIE

a scooter

Cobra4B

What'd the car get lemoned for? Amazing what you really don't know about a used car

hokieZ

55K ... quite a deal What was it lemoned for?

BeaZt

Thanks for the heads up

phantasms

The last thing you would expect coming from a Z06.

So I left my job at UBS to start at a friend's internet startup company. Secondly I got engaged to the hottest girl I could find that would put up with me.

This new job let me enter the International Motor Press Association. The only reason people join IMPA is for the test days. There are two days. On day one there's a parking lot of a huge hotel that has every single new car and soon to be new car on the road. On day two all these cars are brought to the Poconos raceway and lined up in pit road. Now both days you and other members of the "media" can walk up to any car and just drive it away. Don't need to talk to anyone or even sign anything. Just get in and drive.

Out of all the cars I drove there from the R8 to the Sprinter there were only a few that I really liked. The G37, Mini Cooper S, and new R32. Of course the 600hp Viper was fun as was the CLK Black Series but they were a little over my new recently engaged pricepoint of under $40k.

Within a week I ordered a loaded Mini Cooper S and couldn't be happier.

Do I miss my Z06..oh hell yeah. Do I look at C5Z06's which I said I'd never drive again and stare at them and drewl...hell yeah. But the Mini is fun. The Mini is an incredible amount of fun. In my crowded tiny road area of Long Island the Z06 was almost a waste. I had to drive the car at 20% or I'd be killed or in jail. Taking highway on-ramps at 90mph seems like fun in theory but it's not when more often than not you almost hit someone in the rear. With the Mini I can push the car at 110% at all times till the tires are on fire. Taking that same on-ramp at 70 in the Mini is a lot more challenging and entertaining. With the Mini there's a smile on my face 100% of the time. But with the Z06 when I had a smile that 10% of the time it was a much much bigger grin.

So I leased my Mini for 3 years to force me into saving money and not biting the bullet on a faster bigger dollar car.

I miss my Z06 a lot.....but DO NOT BUY IT!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-mFyR3ery78 <--mods remove if inappropriate.

Of course I had to go matte black.

CodyC6

I had a 2004 MINI S. You are right, that car is a lot of fun. I stopped by Northamericanmotoring forum just the other day to see the new stuff. Loved my supercharger, wondering how the new turbos are working out. Try not to buy too much Alta stuff. Happy Motoring.

JPRORACING

thanks for the heads up and who's 430 is that

phantasms

For being in the service department almost 30% of the time I owned.

Headlights
Roof
Tranny twice. (shouldn't have taught her stick on it)
Throttle body three times.
Computer twice.

You get the picture. I'm sure there's more I'm leaving out.

I will have another vette though. This doesn't ruin their image for me. I got a bad one...it happens. I drove my C5Z twice as hard and it was rock solid for three years. ZR1, C7, C7Z06, Civic, McLaren F1? Well we'll see how the soon to be wife and startup company go.

valdeztke

You tried to sale it with all the issues last march for $63,000 with 15,000 miles on it.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1657080

BUSMAN C6

KOJACK!

camaross305

OMG!!!! i almost bought it...when they told me about the buyback though i was suspicous

HIRISC

Your mini is looking mean - Nice choice Gene.

GL on your startup - lot's of work and lot's of fun.

Cobra4B

Goodluck... smart move in getting on w/ life and worrying about the fancy cars later.

phantasms

And at the time I had explained everything that happened with the car including the accident. I withheld no information at all. More things happened since I tried to sell it. I assure you I would have been better off selling it but ask anyone that was interested in the car what happened? I just stop responding to people asking to buy the car.

dvandentop

pics of the girl you are engaged to

gilly6993

they are right around the corner from me....

valdeztke

I sent them an offer of $35,000 along with the information in this thread. I'm sure they are going to be quick to smash the delete button on that.


Busman - My investigation is ongoing on your car .....in hopes I trip over 20$K in the next few days.