01Pontiac

I was hoping somebody could give me some advice. I found this 98 Camaro SS with 14,000 miles, auto, leather t-tops. The whole deal. It's at a dealer and they want 16.9k for it. Does that seem too high? kbb says it's worth around 10k, but for a car like this it's probably not too accurate. Here is the link.

http://adrenalin-autohaus.ebizautos....s-2273252.html

I'll probably end up waiting for a nice 6-speed either way, lol

letsrun97z

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its nice but its over 2k on bb and plus u have to add finance charges if your gonna finance so i'd say pass

6THZ28

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Call them up and tell them how much you will pay for it. Leave your contact info and tell them to call you when they decide to sell it for that price. They will probably take you up on a reasonable offer as they don't benefit any from having a car sit on the lot unsold. If they don't call, like you said, wait for the 6-speed.

00SS!

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Yep sometimes they'll take you up on your offer.

slow1999blackz28

If you want to wait for a 6-speed DO IT, if you get the auto just because it's the first you found your going to wish you got the manual once the new car appeal has worn off. Plus stick is just more fun. I think 17k is a little bit expensive for a 98 though. Keep lookin

98camZ

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OK OK as a car salesman i can advise u to make the offer but make it some wut reasonable dont hit them with at rediclous offer cuz they are just gonna laugh at u when u leave. i bought an auto from my dealership as soon as it was traded, i had my roommate look at it (head tech in my shop) and got the ok from him and said ill take it, now sometimes i wish i would have waited but other times im glad.

HowdyZ_28

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Not only should you know what the car is worth, but you should know what YOU are worth. Check your credit score, then apply for credit else where.
Go to the dealership with "check in hand" and say I want it for this price (show check to sale's man). And if it's reasonable, you'll get it


Scott

RedRocketZ28

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If it is exactly what you are looking for I say buy it. If you want a M6 car then hold out. I paid quite a bit for my SS but it has real low miles and it was exactly what I wanted. Good luck on whatever you decide.

stevez2885

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14k miles is very low so i could see how the dealer wants more i gues... but i know when i bought my 99 z28 like 3 months ago the bank gave me 10k for the car but i only paid 8 for it and mine had 97k miles...

98Z28MASS

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Id say make him and offer and bring in the KBB value for the car. As someone else said make the offer and leave your contact info. Thats how I got my 98 z28 in 2002. It was a 6-speed, all options, t-tops, chrome wheels, bone stock. 25K miles on it and in mint conditions (plus was NBM). They wanted 15K, I offered them 12.5K and left my info, they called back a week later and said they could do the $12.5K. No reason not to bargain but that sounds like a sweet SS so do what feels right.

1998Z20what?

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who knows throw a price at them, with gas prices they might drop it pretty good, becuase the demand on gas guzzlers right at the moment isnt high at all.

98camZ

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the kbb thing might work but like a i said i am a salesman at a dealership, and i dont know where ur from and it the snow is about to fly there but if so try it and see wut they do because they really dont want a car like that if its gonna snow, as much as they say they do they are liein there *** off. what dealer ship is it "name and location" ill see if i can look it up and ill see wut they own it for and i can maybe let u know.

01Pontiac

Adrenalin Autohaus. www.adrenalinautohaus.com

I drove it the other day. It's mint and drives amazing but no t-tops no 6-speed. It's hard to pass up but i'll prob wait for what I really want.

'02 WS6

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beatonsautosales.net here in amarillo, tx

they have some 10+ fbodies and about 6-7 of 'em are 6 speeds. Both of the SOM TA's are m6's too.

98camZ

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Alright i called them and told them that i was a dealer and that i wanted the car for a customer and they told me that they had a sale pending so i couldnt get any info out of them

ricethis

they want 15.9 for it, and when all is said and done, will give it to you for 14.9

Bad Habit Bird

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I get such a kick out of people / dealerships thinking these cars are worth so much more than what KBB has them listed at.

ricethis

yea you are right, but, KBB isnt the bible either, its a great guide for ballpark numbers, but shouldnt be set in stone

RPM WS6

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I get a kick out of people thinking that they're going to pick up a mint condition, super low mileage SS car for the low price listed in KBB. KBB means very little when it comes to special interest/hobby friendly cars like V8 F-bodies. They almost always sell for more than KBB price.

The car isn't worth $30k, but I don't know anyone that'll let a mint, 14k mile '98 SS go for $10k. At least not in my area. Unless they are super-hurting for cash.

If I owned that car privately, I'd list it for $14-15k and wouldn't sell it for less than $12-13. And I'm not even a dealer. I'm very confident it would bring at least $12k on a private sale in my region.

Bad Habit Bird

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12k is a reasonable number and a long way off from 17k.