just came back from a visit with the pops in sunny Western NY. he was saying that the gen IV's have been in higher demand than usual these days and it's a 'sellers' market. anyone else notice this in their neck of the woods?

 

F bodies around me have all the resale value of an 83 ford escort.

 

They seem to want mad dollars for them here..

 

I bought mine new for about $24k...... 4 and a half years ago.

I could sell it now for $18k+ easily.

That's great resale if you ask me.

 

I bought mine for 28.8K, not even 3.5 years ago, sank another 10 - 15K into the car, and if I even could sell the thing, id be lucky to get 8 grand for it.

 

Sounds like the next time I want to buy another f-body I should go to Long Island, NY.

 

the market sucks for buyers now, it pisses me off. I just sold my Z28 for what I thought was a killer deal (didn't even advertise) but really struggled to find a replacement. In fact, I am paying 25% above KBB value for the car I am picking up.

 

Well down here they resale pretty good, some times it does not matter how much you put in the car it matter how you take care of it. If anyone is going to pay high dollar for any car they expect it to be clean and takin care of. I think a very clean and well kept LS1 with minor bolt ons, will get you more than an ok kept LS! with head cam pkg. Just my .02

 

WS6 and Firehawks go for mad dinero here but the Z28 and SS are worth about as much as a 2g DSM.

 

I'm from utah and had a guy offer me 25,500.00 for mine yesterday but seen an 01 m6 on m-day for 12,900 just depends on the car, ws6 or not

 

In my area (Northern Indiana) F-body prices are crazy.. People asking low to mid 20's on 00 - 02' SS's and W6's.

 

Value of object is placed soley by the buyer and seller. Also how rare the item is in said location or how hot it is. Supras here cant be had for less than 25k no matter how many miles it has or how bad the paint is faded. Although a friend of mine from OH got his for 12k and said RX7s are 20k + here they're generally in the 12-16k range.

 

Ive seen people asking for 40K for a mint conditioned blue SS with only 2K miles a couple of years ago. I dont remember the year but it was an LS1 car.

 

mine was listed for 20k, paid 16 two weeks ago.had 53k on the odometer.
seen a WS6 for 24k on a dealer lot the same time i was buying mine. less miles i believe. milwaukee area

 

In the indy area, prices are rediculous for them. They average from $17,000-$35,000. I got my 2000 for $11,500 though

 

i think the time of year and the place you look has alot to do with the price.you will get better deals in the winter than in summer.and you'll get a better deal on a sight like this compared to ,say, autotrader.
i bought my firehawk brand new in feb.02 then put about $10,000 into it.tried to sell it here and on others sites for $24,000 with no luck.ended up putting it on ebay in march this year and barely got my reserve of $22,000.the car only had 12,3xx miles on it.still smelled brand new and the car was in better than new condition.

 

It seems like in general, WS6's bring the best money, TransAm's and SS's do well, while Z28's and Formula's have a tougher go of it. And the old rule is that mods = zero value and may actually detract.

 

Trans Ams around me are crazy expensive.

 

here in michigan i searched for almost a year and finally found one for under blue book witht he ls1 and in great shape...
1998 z28 79000 miles
came with a few bolt-ons and a programmer
paid 6400.00

 

So what are the area codes for long island, new york? I'd like to try searching from there for a change.