TAPyvehc93

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Hey all! I was just browsing Autotrade and had this crazy idea of trading in my Silverado for a G8 and i wanted ya'lls opinion on what you would do. First off i have a 2012 WT Silverado with LS package, single cab, 4.8, 4x4, tow package, 4XXX miles, In immaculate shape. KBB value is around 18,000. I had plans on swaping out the 4.8 with a LY6 6.0 in the future. But, i also could just trade it in for a G8 GT. One downside that comes to mind is that if i trade in my truck for a car, i would now have two cars, which kind of makes no sense too me. Also, do you think the G8's would ever be collectors? So would it make sense to trade in a brand new truck for a car with probably +40,XXX miles? You tell me!
Thanks
(I'm hyped up on caffeine right now, and kind of posted this on impulse lol)

BigEd_72455

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I dont think they will become collectors. Fun cars, yeah with some mods, but I doubt collectors. As for the trade, why not trade the car for the G8? The truck is as you say, BRAND NEW, so why take a murdering on the value and then not be able to haul anything besides ***?

TAPyvehc93

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The other car is only a 98 z28 (with 6.0) that i bought a few months ago and its only worth maybe 9000....

BigEd_72455

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You could sell it outright and then take the cash and put it towards the G8, then either pay the difference or finance it... being less than 10 years old should allow you to get the cash from the bank.

Blue Bandit

Another thought is that parts for the G8 will get hard to come by in the near future being a limited run car. The GTO crowd seems to be in that boat with many items. As much as I think both the G8 and GTO are great I wouldn't keep one for any length of time. Just a thought..

TAPyvehc93

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As nice as it would be to have a G8, i don't think financially it would be smart to take the hit on trading in my truck. I would be loosing like 5-6k just trading it in. I think my best bet would be to just turbo the truck or swap in a 6.0.

RedHotG8

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The Commodore (which the G8 & Chevy SS is produced from) is still being produced in Australia in large quantities, and the most of the chassis/suspension/drivetrain parts are interchangeable with the new Camaro. (Both use the Zeta platform) And since they are producing the SS based on the same car as the G8, they have to supply parts for at least 10 years. The G8 didn't just die off like the GTO did so parts will be available for many years.

The G8 is the best car I ever owned, plus it's retained it's value in the 6 years I've had it since I bought it for $20K in 2008.

BigEd_72455

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I was referring to selling the Camaro. Not the truck. If it were me, I would just leave the truck alone. Then go find a project car for something like the G8 platform, 4 door mustang basher. Then do the LS swap if it doesn't have one already and call it good.

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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G8s are nice cars. ive always wanted one.


if you want it id sell your truck privately. do you owe anything on it?

KingJacobo

As awesome as a G8 is (I would get one if I needed a modern sedan) you hit the nail on the head. It just really doesn't make sense financially for you. If you just won the lottery or made enough money that it wouldn't make any difference is one thing...but if you're like most of us that would be a big hit for a basically brand new truck.

Keep the truck, save $$. Save for a 6.0 swap and call it a day. You could probably do it for pretty cheap once all is said and done if you sold the < 50k mi 4.8

fengstang

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i love my g8. im keeping it till the wheels fall off

BigEd_72455

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Or, instead of swapping out the 4.8 in your new truck, you could just upgrade the cam, valve springs, and injectors, get it tuned, then go have some fun with it.

No sense it jumping from the 4.8 to the 6.0 unless you are wanting an absolute boatload of horsepower that you could never get planted..

RedHotG8

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I definitely feel the same way.

TAPyvehc93

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Ya. I am keeping it. Even if i got $20xxx (which won't happen lol) thats still a 5000 loss in just a year and a few months and its payed off. Really not worth it to me after thinking about it. Plus i still need to buy a new rear end for my Z28. What i would really like to do is by a trick turbo kit for the 4.8. I just need money.