First of all, IMHO, yours is worth far more than $8500. I would say that a well-maintained '96 coupe with 70K miles is more in the $10,500 to $13,500 range. Corvette Magazine lists the prices for a 1994 Coupe in their C4 price guide, (July 2005), as $7,100 for "Crummy", $9,500 for "Decent"...