1997 Camaro SS Value
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1997 Camaro SS Value
Sorry, I'm not a Camaro guy; I've been been driving BMW M3's since Porsche priced their cars like jewelry in the early 1990's. I am an auto enthusiast though and Camaros offer a lot of performance bang for the buck. I enjoy reading your forum, but I am here specifically because a friend wants to sell his 1997 Camaro SS, but has no idea what to ask for it. I'm a test pilot, he's a flight test engineer and thus is poorly socialized at best and isn't conversant with social media.
His car has 300,000 miles on the odometer and has been equipped with what he describes as a "$6,000 option". He has maintained the vehicle as you know an engineer would. How much should he ask for it and where should he market it? Thanks in advance.
His car has 300,000 miles on the odometer and has been equipped with what he describes as a "$6,000 option". He has maintained the vehicle as you know an engineer would. How much should he ask for it and where should he market it? Thanks in advance.
With mileage, I don't see him getting much more than $5k and that depends on the area he sells it in. A low mileage (less than 50k), fully optioned, SS will net around $10k in most markets. An LT4 SS might get $15k with low mileage. I'd start at $8k and get talked down from there.
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What is the option for 6K? Is it a 6 speed LT4? Has the engine and trans been rebuilt?
With 300k on the clock it will never be a show car. Most people will not even go to look at it. The only people that will are people that work on their own cars and they are there to get a deal on a high miles car not pay full retail price.
IMO even with a LT4/6 speed that has been truly rebuilt with documentation its tuff to sell even under 10k. If it’s a LT1/automatic without rebuild docs it will be tuff to get 4K for it. If it was a Z28 (AKA non SS) it’s a $2000 car.
The problem with value is in 1998 Chevy started putting the LS1s in the Z28’s. On paper the LT4 has more HP then the LS1 but real world driving has shown the base LS1 is much stronger then the LT4. So even with the LT4 option the 1998 LS1 6 speed will draw more attention for sale then a 97 SS. As a show car the LT4 is worth more because it is rare but as I said before with 300k on it, it will not be a show car.
With 300k on the clock it will never be a show car. Most people will not even go to look at it. The only people that will are people that work on their own cars and they are there to get a deal on a high miles car not pay full retail price.
IMO even with a LT4/6 speed that has been truly rebuilt with documentation its tuff to sell even under 10k. If it’s a LT1/automatic without rebuild docs it will be tuff to get 4K for it. If it was a Z28 (AKA non SS) it’s a $2000 car.
The problem with value is in 1998 Chevy started putting the LS1s in the Z28’s. On paper the LT4 has more HP then the LS1 but real world driving has shown the base LS1 is much stronger then the LT4. So even with the LT4 option the 1998 LS1 6 speed will draw more attention for sale then a 97 SS. As a show car the LT4 is worth more because it is rare but as I said before with 300k on it, it will not be a show car.
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With mileage, I don't see him getting much more than $5k and that depends on the area he sells it in. A low mileage (less than 50k), fully optioned, SS will net around $10k in most markets. An LT4 SS might get $15k with low mileage. I'd start at $8k and get talked down from there.
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What is the option for 6K? Is it a 6 speed LT4? Has the engine and trans been rebuilt?
With 300k on the clock it will never be a show car. Most people will not even go to look at it. The only people that will are people that work on their own cars and they are there to get a deal on a high miles car not pay full retail price.
IMO even with a LT4/6 speed that has been truly rebuilt with documentation its tuff to sell even under 10k. If it’s a LT1/automatic without rebuild docs it will be tuff to get 4K for it. If it was a Z28 (AKA non SS) it’s a $2000 car.
The problem with value is in 1998 Chevy started putting the LS1s in the Z28’s. On paper the LT4 has more HP then the LS1 but real world driving has shown the base LS1 is much stronger then the LT4. So even with the LT4 option the 1998 LS1 6 speed will draw more attention for sale then a 97 SS. As a show car the LT4 is worth more because it is rare but as I said before with 300k on it, it will not be a show car.
With 300k on the clock it will never be a show car. Most people will not even go to look at it. The only people that will are people that work on their own cars and they are there to get a deal on a high miles car not pay full retail price.
IMO even with a LT4/6 speed that has been truly rebuilt with documentation its tuff to sell even under 10k. If it’s a LT1/automatic without rebuild docs it will be tuff to get 4K for it. If it was a Z28 (AKA non SS) it’s a $2000 car.
The problem with value is in 1998 Chevy started putting the LS1s in the Z28’s. On paper the LT4 has more HP then the LS1 but real world driving has shown the base LS1 is much stronger then the LT4. So even with the LT4 option the 1998 LS1 6 speed will draw more attention for sale then a 97 SS. As a show car the LT4 is worth more because it is rare but as I said before with 300k on it, it will not be a show car.
I sold my '93 Z28 LT1 automatic a couple years back for $2200 and was lucky to get that with 222,000 miles on the clock despite being in really nice shape.
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What is the option for 6K? Is it a 6 speed LT4? Has the engine and trans been rebuilt?
With 300k on the clock it will never be a show car. Most people will not even go to look at it. The only people that will are people that work on their own cars and they are there to get a deal on a high miles car not pay full retail price.
IMO even with a LT4/6 speed that has been truly rebuilt with documentation its tuff to sell even under 10k. If it’s a LT1/automatic without rebuild docs it will be tuff to get 4K for it. If it was a Z28 (AKA non SS) it’s a $2000 car.
The problem with value is in 1998 Chevy started putting the LS1s in the Z28’s. On paper the LT4 has more HP then the LS1 but real world driving has shown the base LS1 is much stronger then the LT4. So even with the LT4 option the 1998 LS1 6 speed will draw more attention for sale then a 97 SS. As a show car the LT4 is worth more because it is rare but as I said before with 300k on it, it will not be a show car.
With 300k on the clock it will never be a show car. Most people will not even go to look at it. The only people that will are people that work on their own cars and they are there to get a deal on a high miles car not pay full retail price.
IMO even with a LT4/6 speed that has been truly rebuilt with documentation its tuff to sell even under 10k. If it’s a LT1/automatic without rebuild docs it will be tuff to get 4K for it. If it was a Z28 (AKA non SS) it’s a $2000 car.
The problem with value is in 1998 Chevy started putting the LS1s in the Z28’s. On paper the LT4 has more HP then the LS1 but real world driving has shown the base LS1 is much stronger then the LT4. So even with the LT4 option the 1998 LS1 6 speed will draw more attention for sale then a 97 SS. As a show car the LT4 is worth more because it is rare but as I said before with 300k on it, it will not be a show car.
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Roger that. Thanks.
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