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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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http://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/2564734372.html

geez fbodys are getting cheaper everyday
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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i feel like thats what it should be, or what he will get for it.. 4-5k is for like pristine lt1 cars is what i see. sad but true. everyone and their mothers buy LSx cars so... leaves lt1s prime to pick up
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 06:54 PM
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Yea Im sure there is a missing history with that car. I've yet to see anything worth there weight around by me on Craigslist lol

Wow just looked at cars in fresno, damn there cheap over there!!!!!! The frigging Animals here in Jersey are down right criminals when it comes to selling cars. They give a new meaning to Stealerships
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 09:52 PM
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Transmission that needs a new solenoid
Translation I f$$ked it up and it's your problem now. If it makes any power at all it needs a good trans behind it so tack on 1600 to the 3995 asking price and it's a mod car in working condition for 5595. Right where it should be. The bad noid is more then likley a fractured sun sell or something else the extra torque from the 383 and heads broke in what was more then likley a stock trans with a big stall.
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 06:34 AM
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not to mention its black, lt1, and an auto trans.

Those three things seem to command low prices.

That being said, my car has 2/3 I just listed. lol
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by pancho toco loco
Wow just looked at cars in fresno, damn there cheap over there!!!!!! The frigging Animals here in Jersey are down right criminals when it comes to selling cars. They give a new meaning to Stealerships
Considering your location and how Guidos everywhere there loved the Iroc...
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by pancho toco loco
Wow just looked at cars in fresno, damn there cheap over there!!!!!! The frigging Animals here in Jersey are down right criminals when it comes to selling cars. They give a new meaning to Stealerships
I know what you mean... But keep in mind, that car that the OP posted, is in Cali, and it doesn't snow, so the roads aren't salted, so good, solid cars, even ones in need of a little work, are a dime a dozen.

Here in the NE, the only solid '96 Z-28s you're going to find are ones like I have, that never saw a winter. In years gone by, I had a '77 TransAm, and like the Z, it never saw a winter. I had that car until '01, whereas the guys that had to drive them year round, saw them rust out by the mid 80s. I paid $6200, brand new, for that '77, and sold it in '01 for $8000.


In fact, while I was out running errands yesterday, I saw a gorgeous, '78 Gold edition TransAm cruising around. First late 70s Firebird I'd seen in YEARS!
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 09:49 AM
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In the northland here you cant touch an ls1 f-body for less than ~$5,000. Fresno showed an 01, and an 02 ws6 for less than $7,000!!?? People are getting robbed blind around here.... I'm gonna start buying down south/out west and start reselling to the msp area..... : /
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Originally Posted by jaycenk
it's your problem now
The listing is pretty vague and there's no mention of mileage, inspection, title, etc.

I bet the car has plenty of fun surprises waiting for the new owner.
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I got a guy down here with a late 97 early 98 ls1 t/a with a newly rebuilt ls1 and trans .. all he wants is 3800!! I'm like breaking myself try'n to come up with the money... I mean the motor has 80miles on it! The body has 110,000 he knows hardly nothing about it cause he likes his mugstain better..
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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Yeah they are but parts are holding there value.
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All body prices are dropping here. Especially within thd last year. There's a nice 6 speed ls1 formula on craigslist near me with 120xxx miles for $4700.
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Yeah I was trying to sell my lt1 but I cant even get $2500 for it. It needs head gaskets but the t-56 was just rebuilt along with the rest of the car. Sucks when ls1 cars are cheaper than what the lt1 cars are going for around here. Guess I am living with the money pit bird for a long time. I need some cash to get rid of my CRX as its eating more money than a new car payment every month. Last month was double that actually.
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Originally Posted by jaycenk
Transmission that needs a new solenoid
Translation I f$$ked it up and it's your problem now. If it makes any power at all it needs a good trans behind it so tack on 1600 to the 3995 asking price and it's a mod car in working condition for 5595. Right where it should be. The bad noid is more then likley a fractured sun sell or something else the extra torque from the 383 and heads broke in what was more then likley a stock trans with a big stall.
+1 on this
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 03:34 PM
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cars need to be solid runners to get value. anything with issues will always reduce the price no matter what anyone has in it.
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