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Old 05-07-2008, 12:35 PM
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I have been thinking of selling the Camaro for a C5 and ran acrossed this ad. Any ideas why this car is so cheap?

http://www.vettehound.com/geo/classi...php?a=2&b=5882

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scam, no way
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you won't find a clean title C5 for <12

I have a 99FRC 137k for 15k
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That's a scam for sure.
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Something is not right for that price. There are no pics of the passenger side.. Maybe because the door no longer opens
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If you Google the phone number (7057935728), you'll find that (a) 705 is a Canadian area code {car is listed in Orlando}, and (b) there are other classified ads on the Internet that offer nice items for ridiculously low prices, from other areas of the country. "Free Shipping" really gives it away.

Scam.
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Well if this posting is legit then I would guess the $5500 is an innocent typo. If its not a typo, its definately a scam.
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Yeah I was thinking the same thing, if it looks to good to be true it probably is. I really would like to get an FRC car, but I need an automatic. If I am not mistaken they don't exist right?
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Originally Posted by JTHosler
Yeah I was thinking the same thing, if it looks to good to be true it probably is. I really would like to get an FRC car, but I need an automatic. If I am not mistaken they don't exist right?
Correct, all FRC's are 6 speeds, you could convert one though
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That's what I thought, I love the ZO6's and frc cars. Maybe one day I can look into converting one.
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I remember reading about a member that did a conversion with pretty good success. Try a search and you might find it.
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maybe 15,500
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Yeah, I was thinking it was 15,500 also because that seems about the right price with the chips on the front he's talking about!!!
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I ran across a scam like this on autotrader where a couple C5's similar to this price range were also for sale. The scam is they want you to pay a down payment and then they ship the car to you and if you like it then you keep it and pay the rest. I was interested at first until I called them on it and all the phone #'s went to fax machines. I also emailed and asked where the car was located and when they would give me a city name (like Denver for example) then I would say I had a friend that lived there that would like to check it out for me. Funny how their story would change and you couldn't come see the car for one reason or another. Bottom line is don't pay anything up front unless you know it's legit.
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Right down the street from me... I need to go pick that up!
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there was a guy that posted on the Corvette Forum about how he found this great deal at 16k for a 99 coupe online, pretty sure Ebay. he got it home and there was no wiring for ANY of the lights "Head lights, fog lights, and turn singals". The frame was bent, and passanger door didnt close right. Long Story short, there is a Vette Somewhere near you for a decent price. if its to good to be true then it is, and if you cant drive it before you give them a dime then dont and move on.
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Originally Posted by allngn_c5
Well if this posting is legit then I would guess the $5500 is an innocent typo. If its not a typo, its definately a scam.
I agree, it's gotta be a typo. It's probably supposed to be $21,500.00 or yeah maybe even $15,500.00 (though that seems a little low) or something.
Or yes, simply a scam LOL.



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