What is it Worth? - What's my rare 96 LT1 Roadmaster worth?

This car is super rare with these options, and I know they are becoming collectable to some point. I love this car and it's been flawless. It's a black with black top (not sure what to call it, not cloth but more like a tough leather top), LOADED with grey leather seats, dual power, dual heated, power everything, super clean, 350 LT1 engine, FE2 suspension & tow package, and the rarest option ever - factory power sunroof.

The body is in excellent shape, minor dings and such here and there but no dents and nothing major. There are 2 minor rips near the seat heaters on both front seats, other than that the interior is clean and great.

Mods & new stuff.

I kept all the original parts including stock wheels, air intake parts ect, everything. Motor and trans has been rebuilt with 15k on both (have receipts to prove it, have receipts for EVERYTHING) -

52mm ported throttle body w/ custom buick top plate
custom made cold air intake w/ K&N conical filter
New 300$ remote start, full keyless entry and alarm w/ LCD remote
B&M electronic shift improver
tuned
larger impala SS swaybars w/ ENS poly bushings/endlinks
new KYB GR2 monotube shocks
nice pioneer head unit (system too but selling without most likely)
custom tinted tail lights (very subtle but cool.. need pics to show)
entire brake system new - master cylinder drilled rotors hawk pads new drums
20" chrome rims w/ NEW tires (very classy looking.. not ghetto.)
15% tinted windows, new
new 5000k true HID kit w/ lifetime warranty
brand new starter
everything on the motor is rebuilt or newer including alternator ect...


Bluebook with these options is around $3100 stock, what can I expect to get for it with the things I have done and the extras included? I was thinking of asking $4000 OBO and realistically looking to get about $3500 for it. It's a beautiful car inside and out and looks amazing. Runs and drives like brand new, and everything works, absolutely no problems.

You are right about the rarity and eventual collectibility but those mods are going to limit your sales success. Your price range sounds very fair so just be patient until you find that certain buyer. GLWS!

You do realize that modifying a car lowers the value, right?

Uhh yeah I realize that, the car isn't heavily modified at all lol... I have all the stock parts, the only things really that have been changed are the wheels which can be put right back on, and the air intake which can also be put right back on.

B&M can be pulled right out, window tint can be taken right off, HID's unplugged, and other than that it's all original. The tail lights are basically stock, no one would notice them unless I pointed it out. The remote start is desirable if anything and could be pulled right out.

Nothing's been changed that couldn't be returned to stock in 30 minutes...

Thanks for the opinions.. I just missed out on the trade of a lifetime man, I was about to trade it for a 98 Camaro Z28 LS1, 277k on the body but the motor was rebuilt w/ receipts and had about 60k on it. It needed some TLC inside and out, ripped seats, dents all over scratches ect but all stuff I could easily work on myself in the garage. The guy agreed to trade me, I drove home to get all the stock parts ect and he had a guy come and give him 3200 cash for it, bought it right out from under me 10 minutes after I left.

I WAS PISSED :(

A '98 LS1 with 277K miles on it? Only a rebuilt engine? You didn't miss any deal, and that other guy serious overpaid for it.

A '98 LS1 with 277K miles on it? Only a rebuilt engine? You didn't miss any deal, and that other guy serious overpaid for it.

Wow!! You aren't kidding.
93z383, you should be counting your lucky stars you missed out on this trade of a lifetime.

LOL I guess I'm lucky then :) I just really wanted to get into a LS1...

But I just put the car up on craigslist, I've gotten 4 trade offers within 20 minutes of posting it haha... a built 91 suburban, a 94 BMW 5 series, 95 5.0 mustang with some mods, and a 81 malibu.. the malibu was nice man but all stock aside from a paintjob.

Here's some pics of my Buick :)

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LOL I guess I'm lucky then :) I just really wanted to get into a LS1...

But I just put the car up on craigslist, I've gotten 4 trade offers within 20 minutes of posting it haha... a built 91 suburban, a 94 BMW 5 series, 95 5.0 mustang with some mods, and a 81 malibu.. the malibu was nice man but all stock aside from a paintjob.

Here's some pics of my Buick :)

I'll be surprised if you can't get what you want out of it. The interior is rough but for $3,000+ you should get some activity besides the loony trades. It's not like you are asking $10,000 for a 'collectible'.

I'd probably pay $3500 or so for it and I LOVE buicks. These are amongst one of the most comfortable cars I've ever driven. I looked really hard for clean, reasonably priced roadmaster before I bought my Regal GS, but most of them were too old and beat up, or if they were in great shape/low miles they were $6-8k and/or 1,000 miles away. Black is super hard to find too. Im not crazy about the rims, but that's really no harm.

Great looking car :thumb:

Thanks guys :D

Just sold it for $4200 within the first few hours of posting it, a guy came out at 1AM and bought it right there! The next morning I woke up and had like 8 voicemails about the car lol... I almost think i should have asked a little more, maybe 4500, but I'm very happy with what I got for it.

Now I just need to find a damn M6 Fbody! There are literally NONE in the area (WI and IL) in my price range, not many period. I really, really want a trans am, and would even go with a real nice LT1, M6, Ttop. Can't find a single one though.

BUT I did however find an absolute gem... a 87 SS Monte Carlo, black, tan "saddle" interior in real good shape. Brand new dual exhaust, 305 H.O. engine, 100k miles, all original. Talked him down to 1900 bucks... It's not exactly what I want but I love these car's and don't think I'll be able to pass that up. I'll have MOD MONEY left over :D

I will sell you my SS, it's M6.

I will sell you my SS, it's M6.

Yeah, how much lol? I've got 4500 tops to work with.

You could always do an LS swap on the monte like Merv :smokin2:

That being said, you should be able to find a nice LT1 fbody for $4500 if you keep looking. There are a lot of ragged out ones out there nowadays, but they are usually the same price as the clean ones for whatever reasons (really the same way on the LS1 cars too)...

Yeah, how much lol? I've got 4500 tops to work with.

Since it's in showroom car condition, I can't let it go for less than $7,500. Bone stock too.

Since it's in showroom car condition, I can't let it go for less than $7,500. Bone stock too.

I'd like to, I love WHITE fbodies but don't have that much cash to work with. looking to spend under 4k, 4500 if I find the perfect one. If the timing was right I'd have wayyy more cash to spend, but right now's not the greatest time.

I'm really loving this Monte though.. it's officially a classic, and parts are so cheap... LT Flowtech headers for 135 bucks? Done deal haha....

The Monte's SERIOUSLY lack power but I'll change that quickly...

Congratulations on the sale!!:cheers:

The Monte's SERIOUSLY lack power but I'll change that quickly...

DO NOT waste money on modding a 305...