ChadZ3522

Hey everyone im new to this fourm, i sold my 04 Silverado SS a few months back and looking into getting into something soon,I came across this car locally and want some fellow members input/opinions on the car, its a 02 z28/SS with the slp center mount exhaust, car has 16k on it and they are asking 14k,there are minor scuffs on both sides of doors where owner backed into his fence only down side to this car is its a hard top and automatic,ill try to upload some pictures..Thanks for looking

RPM WS6

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The engine bay is a bit dusty and not nicely detailed, and you mentioned there is some paint damage. So it's certainly not eligible for premium show car pricing with those sorts of issues. Having said that, it IS an '02 SS with some SLP options and very low mileage, so with the listed condition, depending on how bad the paint damage is (can it be buffed out, or would repainting be necessary?) I think that price would be reasonably fair in my area. Keep in mind that I live in a major city (Chicago) where everything is priced higher than most other areas, and where it's harder to find local cars that have been spared winter exposure.

It's an '02 so it will eventually have (if not already) the bubbling roof issue. This is a much harder thing to deal with on a hardtop model, since the entire roof needs to be replaced rather than just the sail panel. Here is a thread about the issue, if you are not aware:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/paint-bod...e-dummies.html

ChadZ3522

thanks for the heads up with the roof,ill def take that into consideration before i make the purchase,if i do purchase this car i am probably gonna do all bolt on's and see where it gets me lol

QuicksterZ

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+1 on looking at the roof those things are a pain in the *** luckily mines haven't done it I have a '98 though my paint is chipping just a bit. Good luck with buy

RPM WS6

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'98s are not affected by this problem, unless it was built in the last few months of '98 production.

QuicksterZ

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Not sure how i can find out what month it was made

SFox

There's always nabbing the VIN and contacting GM/look up a VIN decoder online.

TransAmWS.6

Looks real clean other than the scuffs. I would probably see if you could talk him down because of that damage. But even for $14k I would still probably do it, you will have a tough time finding an SS with those miles for that type of money, that alone makes the damage almost negligible IMO.

RPM WS6

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The build month will be present on one of the factory stickers on the driver's door jamb. It will be in MM/YY format.

If you want the exact build day, you can get this information from the GM VIS (any dealer can run that report for you) or you could try compnine.com (not sure if they show build dates for every VIN there).