Im looking at a 1990 t-top camaro rs in great condition. It is 100% original with 28,000 miles on the engine and 5 speed transmission. The paint looks great no noticible rust on the paint or body. What do you think would be around the right price for this car.

 

if it looks really good, and runs great, probly around $5K

 

id go with nothing more than $4k. i got a car that looked like it was in great shape with only 25,000 orginial documented miles and a new tranny for $1200. however, it need an entire suspension and brake redo

 

Yeah, I paid $1200 for my '91 RS with a 305. Body is perfect, interior is in great shape, t-tops don't leak, runs well, and it's had a few light mods.

Depending upon which engine, I'd say around $3000, tops. You said that it has "28,000 miles on the engine and 5 speed transmission" . . . does that mean that it's a new drivetrain that's been swapped in? Or is that original mileage? If it's been swapped, I'd say $2000. If that is the original mileage, I might go as high as $3000. There are just too many great deals on old F-bodies to pay more than that.

 

High BB would maybe be around 4k. Check out cars.com and use the free Kelly Blue Book to check out what the price they are going for in your area.

 

KBB can help, but I wouldn't depend upon it. The biggest factor that I see is whether or not the 28,000 miles is on an engine swap or the total mileage of the car. If it's a car with 150,000 miles but only 28,000 on a new drivetrain . . . you'll still be looking at spending a lot of money on brakes, suspension, etcetera.

 

Well being its a 90 it has the 6 digit odometer so if it says 28,000 on it chances are its 28,000.
And KBB will help in lowballing. Specialy if you get the $10.00 book. It does not adjust for area. It list value and not by demographics. I have an old edition (05) and for a high book V8 would be $3515. Then you check the shcedule and add or deduct. Like a manual trans you deduct $175. For T-Tops you add $200. Acceptable milage 2 years ago was 99,000-104,000.
If you had a book in your hand surely it would be lower than what you find online and may help you to get it cheap.

 

I paid 1200 for my 92 rs with150,000 milesbut a lot of brand new parts including $1000 in tires. NEVER go by what kelley blue book says, ever. KBB values on what a bunchof guys sitting around think cars should be worth. I use edmunds.com, which works with autotrader and cars.com and they take the average price of what people are paying foryour vehicle and then give you that value. Whatever you do, if its an original clean good running camaro with only 28000 miles on it you'de be looking at paying 2500 - 3500 i think. Good luck

 

I paid 1000 for my 90 camaro RS t-top,but t-tops leak ran like **** but replaced plugs with bosch platinum 4 and put royal purple new gas runs like new car other than electrical voodoo that goes on but i wanna change stock 170HP to about 300 and dont know the easiest way