2000 Trans Am 130K $8000?
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There are much better deals to be had out there. That price range will buy you a car with sub 100k miles, such as the 98 Formula with 86k for $6900 that I just looked at and all the other similar cars that I see on a regular basis.
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A large retail car outlet in my area (A Better Way Wholesale Auto, Naugatuck, CT) had a red 2002 Trans AM with 13K miles for sale for part of last year and into early 2014. They started around $12K and kept coming down in price. Last I saw it the price was $9500 and it sold a few weeks thereafter. That was a good deal, esp. vs. a 130,000 mile car for "only" $1500 less. Real world sale. Car is gone from inventory.
Here's a 15K mile one owner 2000 T/A on Ebay that didn't reach reserve (bid to $10,600). I think it was up once before and went higher ($11K to $12K?)....the 1st buyer must have backed out. In any case if this is worth $11K or less, how much do you then subtract for an extra 115,000 miles of wear and tear? I'd say subtract at least $5K and possibly up to $7K for those miles. It's not a WS6 or SS. 130,000 mile Z28's and Trans AMs with standard options are not really collectible. Fwiw I sold my 1998 2 owner "mint" Z28 with 115K miles for $3,000 to a dealer back in Nov 2009. That car's drive train performed exactly as it did when I first bought it in 2001 with 22,000 miles (paid $14K). Other than one small dent in the lower rocker and the AC system had a leak, it was mint, looking and performing much like a 50K mile car. There was very little wear and tear on the seats (no rips or wear spots) as I was very careful getting in and out of the car. Ironically, that car is worth more today than it was when I sold it....lol. Talk about selling at the bottom of the market and getting bottom dollar.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-TRANS-AM-COUPE-14772-MILES-5-7-AUTOMATIC-T-TOPS-LOADED-NICE-MAYNARD-MASS-/141274992198?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&forcerrptr=true&hash=item20e4a54e46&item=141274992198&nma=true&si=hHodw%252Bel3AJKMVJvzTyVCAf0PMI%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Here's a 15K mile one owner 2000 T/A on Ebay that didn't reach reserve (bid to $10,600). I think it was up once before and went higher ($11K to $12K?)....the 1st buyer must have backed out. In any case if this is worth $11K or less, how much do you then subtract for an extra 115,000 miles of wear and tear? I'd say subtract at least $5K and possibly up to $7K for those miles. It's not a WS6 or SS. 130,000 mile Z28's and Trans AMs with standard options are not really collectible. Fwiw I sold my 1998 2 owner "mint" Z28 with 115K miles for $3,000 to a dealer back in Nov 2009. That car's drive train performed exactly as it did when I first bought it in 2001 with 22,000 miles (paid $14K). Other than one small dent in the lower rocker and the AC system had a leak, it was mint, looking and performing much like a 50K mile car. There was very little wear and tear on the seats (no rips or wear spots) as I was very careful getting in and out of the car. Ironically, that car is worth more today than it was when I sold it....lol. Talk about selling at the bottom of the market and getting bottom dollar.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-TRANS-AM-COUPE-14772-MILES-5-7-AUTOMATIC-T-TOPS-LOADED-NICE-MAYNARD-MASS-/141274992198?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&forcerrptr=true&hash=item20e4a54e46&item=141274992198&nma=true&si=hHodw%252Bel3AJKMVJvzTyVCAf0PMI%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Last edited by Firebrian; 05-16-2014 at 09:15 PM.
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Ebay is a rather poor barometer for real world car sales. Sure, it can be used as a tool like any other, but just far too many discrepancies overall. You can't properly evaluate sales prices based on this one example any more than you can evaluate a Barrett- Jackson auction price as the standard for all.
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Ebay is a rather poor barometer for real world car sales. Sure, it can be used as a tool like any other, but just far too many discrepancies overall. You can't properly evaluate sales prices based on this one example any more than you can evaluate a Barrett- Jackson auction price as the standard for all.
Last edited by Firebrian; 05-16-2014 at 09:17 PM.
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I went to look at it earlier this week he says his lowest atm is $7500 so I passed. It seems like everywhere I look people are asking way too much for a car that's cool and all but at the same time ain't **** really. I think like FireBrian says there's a whole lot of price jacking/brainwashing going on. I appreciate everyone posting here it's been helpful, thanks.
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I went to look at it earlier this week he says his lowest atm is $7500 so I passed. It seems like everywhere I look people are asking way too much for a car that's cool and all but at the same time ain't **** really. I think like FireBrian says there's a whole lot of price jacking/brainwashing going on. I appreciate everyone posting here it's been helpful, thanks.