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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 04:32 PM
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I found a 98 corvette with 50k miles but it looks pretty beaten up, many light are up including the check engine on the cluster the traction control doesn't turn off and the body they change the color so the front bumper is not aligned right.
The back carpet was removed because suposably they had a speaker box and their is many cables for speakers their, its missing the door speakers, the hatch doesn't up they broke the cable, they attended to steal the car so the key **** for the passanger side door its missing or inside the door panel

I brought him down to $7000 but what do you think worth it?
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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 05:52 PM
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That poor Corvette has had a tough life with just 50,000 miles. The only way to know if the car is worth $7,000 is to find out how much it would cost to fix everything to your satisfaction. That means taking it to a dealer or reputable shop. If the estimate is reasonable (say under $4,000 to fix everything) then perhaps you could give it a go. You certainly have some price leeway as a 'fair' condition '98 Corvette with those miles is still worth about $14,000 in a 'private party' sale. If you could get that Corvette back into decent shape for $11,000 total or so, you may have yourself a decent deal. Just make sure the title is OK and there no Carfax issues, otherwise forget about it at that price. I am only talking about a clean title, no accident car. Good luck!
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Old Nov 15, 2012 | 01:21 AM
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Were could i find parts for a c5 to see if its worth it ? None in my area :/
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