C4 Sales Values in the Toilet..confirmed

[RwarrenR]

Hi Everyone

got a down payment on a 1990 bright red with 30,000 miles on it for 10,750 i am excited wanted one since i was a kid. What do you all mean when you say c4 c5? Thanks

 

[gmjunkie]

got a down payment on a 1990 bright red with 30,000 miles on it for 10,750 i am excited wanted one since i was a kid. What do you all mean when you say c4 c5? Thanks

C1 1953-1962, C2 1963-1967, C3 1968- 1982, C4 1984-1996,C5 !997-2004, C6 2005- Present!!

 

[simbadb]

C1 - C6 are the different designs. C4 was 1984 -1996.
Sounds like a nice low milage Vette and interestingly 1990 was a mid-production redesign. You probably were not aware of that per your previous question.

 

[JohnGrawcock]

got a down payment on a 1990 bright red with 30,000 miles on it for 10,750 i am excited wanted one since i was a kid. What do you all mean when you say c4 c5? Thanks

Congratulations. The C4's are great fun to drive. Hope your enjoying it.

 

[6 Shooter]

C4 was 1984 -1996.

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[XLR8]

got a down payment on a 1990 bright red with 30,000 miles on it for 10,750 i am excited wanted one since i was a kid. What do you all mean when you say c4 c5? Thanks

RwarrenR... welcome to the Corvette Action Center and congrats on the '90 Vette!! When you have time post a thread in the New Member Introductory Forum and give your fellow CAC-ers a chance to stop by and say hello.

As others have stated before me, the C1- C6 designates which generation the Vette belongs to. The '90 sounds like a nice low mileage C4. If you'd like to read up on the model, check out the 1990 Model Page from the Tech Center here.

Jane Ann

 

[RwarrenR]

Thanks everyone

Thanks for all Your help will be putting pictures on next week. have a nice weekend

 

[simbadb]

<<Today we conclude our annual Corvette pricing series by taking a look at the Corvette generational pricing highlights of 2006. The years have been good to Corvette and their owners. Every model from 1953-1982 shows yearly appreciation. The newest models are those depreciating, as they should. Yet performance models like the Z06 or special editions like the 1996 Collector Editions and Grand Sports are either holding their own or showing modest appreciation. How many other cars can you point to that offer the same type of investment quality for a fair amount depending on the model and year?>>

1984-1996:
<<This series showed good appreciation results with most of the models moving toward the appreciation classification. The appreciation factor ranged from -4% to +8% for this series. None of the Corvettes reflected double digit appreciation, however 23 of the 38 models showed positive results, seven had no change and eight showed depreciation results. One a comparative basis going back two years, 26 of the 38 Corvettes in this series showed depreciation results; one year ago the number had dropped to 20. The trend is definitely going in the right direction. The high price leader in average price was the 1996 Grand Sport Roadster at $43,400. It is considered rare with the production of only 190 units built. It also showed an 8% appreciation factor this year. It partner, the Coupe, also did well at $33,600 for a +6% appreciation. The ZR-1s in the group showed modest appreciation in the +1 to +3% range with the exception being the 1995 model showing -4% at $41,200. The 1990 ZR-1 continues to sell in the mid-twenties at $26,300. On average the Roadster continues to command $4,000 more than the Coupe. The entry level prices are below the $10,000 with average prices starting at $8,200 for the 1984 Coupe escalating slightly each year to the 1987 Coupe at $9,900.>>

I Bought my low milage, excellent condition, 1996 CE LT4 this year and already received an attractive unsolicited offer. Only 1500 CE LT4 Coupes Manufactured.

Quality C4 Values Now Stable and Rising. C5 Values Getting CRUSHED with a few low milage 2004's going for 25K recently. At this writing there are 293; 97-04 C5's for sale on eBay vs. 139; 89-96 C4's. Again; the production numbers tell the story. Way TOO MANY C5's were manufactured. Expect to be able to find a low milage C5 (2002-2004) for under 20K in 18-24 months.

 

[simbadb]

C5 owners: Bending and Grabbing Ankles ... Oh My ...a Z06?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...STRK:MEDW:IT&viewitem=&item=330180638043&rd=1

 

[lawrence]

The C5 will be the forgotten generation. IMO

I think the C5 is the best looking of all, but that's just my opinion.

-L

 

[MusclecarJohn]

I think the biggest bottom line here, is that nothing turns into an antique overnight...I think c4's and 5's both will see a long period of time as an affordable used car, I think with both you'll have some of the "get what you pay for" where you'll be able to find cars that are cherry if you want to pay for it, selling one of such cars will be possible, but take patience and time to find the buyer who understands and appreciates a car in such condition....and is willing to pay for it. I also believe that whether driven, or garage queens, ones kept up will some day pay off for those who hang onto them, and those who don't will often fall into the "I wish I used to have a...xxxxx...wish I hadn't sold that car...".

The pricelessness to me isn't what the blue book or monetary value is, it's the joy in driving it and the friendships that come into place because of it. Drive on!

WOW!! rascal rascal, that's just what I was thinking

 

[MusclecarJohn]

No Corvette has turned out to be "forgotten" and certainly not an entire generation of them. Have to agree to disagree with you on that point Sinbadb.

They produced 214,651 of them because somebody wanted them. And we still do!

Jane Ann

Jane Ann You are AWESOME

 

[douglas foster]

father & son

Just finished Car Craft natl's. I saw the looks, all the Vetts were getting from someC3s to the C6s.Believe me there are a lot of wishfull new customers,young and old. We have to keep getting the message out,TRY IT, YOU WILL LOVE IT!!

 

[vett boy]

Very ,very nice.

 

[douglas foster]

father & son

thank you

 

[nelson84]

thank you

Oh here we go, the guy with the niceset vette rubbing it in. After looking at your engine bay I tried spiffing up mine but gave up, MAACO got a little overspray on my suspension, the parts that stick out into the wheel wells, they must remove the wheels and then paint.