[z28jeff]

I was doing an autotrader search for 3rd gen Camaros in the 89-92 year range and was surprised with the prices I was seeing. I only did a 200 mile search and got about a full page of Camaros in the 7k-10k price range. And a few of them were near 15k. Granted, they were the super low mileage garage queens. But come on, you can get a really nice low mileage LS1 car for that kind of coin. Most of the cars in the 7-10k range had between 25k and 50k miles on them. This is what struck me as odd. I bought my 94 Z28 6-speed hardtop last summer with only 28k in absolutely mint (and I mean M-I-N-T) condition for 7k. And as far as LT1 4th gens go, that seems to be the top of the pricerange.
Is this a sign of things to come? Is my car going to increase in value once the 5th gens come out? This doesn't make any sence to me.

This post has been edited by z28jeff: Dec 12 2006, 12:59 PM

[CrashTestDummy]

Yeah, I'm getting to the point I really think about driving our 92 B4C to work every day. About once a month I pass a wreck that looks like someone did something really stoopid that took out another car. Our B4C, in all it's un-restored glory would be totalled with just a bent fender. I'm sure it is now worth twice what we paid for it 4 years ago, at least.

I can't imagine how Costas gets in Miss B4C every day. That car is NICE!

I got to see my 72 T/A go from a $2700 muscle car to something I sold for a down payment for a home in 10 years. Kinda wished I still had it, though, it was a LOT of fun to drive, and I could buy a WHOLE house for what is worth now.

Our 71 T/A went from a (literally) basket case to something I gave away for $8K in 10 years. That, I purpose-built for CP, back in the days you could still drive a full-bodied car in CP. I can't imagine what that car would be like with a set of 12" slicks on it. :-)

[Shortcutsleeping]

I can't imagine how Costas gets in Miss B4C every day. That car is NICE!

Well, she isn't THAT nice, but she is in pretty good shape. The driver's seat finally began ripping pretty good so that will need to get repaired. A few other odds and ends to get done before the season starts up also. Too many cars, too many series', too little time!

Really, she just hates to sit. Honestly! If she sits for several days she gets cantankerous and runs funny (funny peculiar, not funny ha-ha) and such. But, drive her a lot and 'exercise' her once she is warmed and she just wants more. Feed her a few imports a month (there is an evo that lives around the corner and we come home about the same time for lunch frequently and even with his big bling brembo's he STILL won't go deep into the corner taking the exit off the highway for our neighborhood...and I'm on crappy streets!! No matter who is in front, I'll stay in the gas and pass him because I know he'll puss out...then stand on the middle pedal and say a prayer to 'Binders, God of All That Is RetroRockets' and haul it down and slip thru the corner with a gentle slide. The dude only understands the right pedal and then, only as long as the steering wheel is straight!).

Anyway, I do be as careful as possible because I know I'd get slaughtered by the insurance company if anything happened to her. Strife. Heavy traffic scares me, but I take back roads and try to avoid it as much as possible.

As to the original post, I have noticed the same thing. Looking for a clean 3rd gen is TOUGH and when you find one, the guy knows it and wants a good bit of money for it. <shrug>

Costas
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