Help...Good Deal or Not -1990 ZR1

[HITEMPGUY]

Hi all, Newb here. I'm looking at buying a 1990 ZR1, black, manual, full load(whatever that means and the car has a special package on it:confused: )
Anyway, it has rebuilt status. The story was it was stolen and on a container for offshore when it was recovered. Since it had been more then 3 months, the ins. co. paid out. the story is once they pay out, the car has to be written off. it has 24000 miles and it does look mint in, out and under. I am looking to offer 23-25K. Good deal? No? Runaway?
Any feedback would be great.
Thx

[Jeffvette]

Welcome to the forum. Feel free to ask all the questions you want.

You can find a similar car with miles and condition with out the branded title for the same money. I would pass.

Check here for some other ZR-1's for sale. http://zr1netregistry.com/ZR1_sale.htm

[flyin ryan]

local guy, cool:cheers: . i would stay away from it as well. if the story starts out like that it usually gets more tangled & complex rather than the other way. there is lots of goods ones out there if you know where to look, as Jeff said, instead of jumping into the middle of a, maybe, headache. feel free to ask on here:hello: .

[Z Factor]

Hello and welcome to the forum. :handshak:

I would not pay that type of money for one with that title issue. You will find plenty of ZR-1's without title problems in great shape that will have greater resale. If you want to buy that one, lower your offer considerably based on the title. Good luck and let us know when you buy a KOTH.

:cheers:

[PhillipsLT5]

Get a clean title

[djpatrick35]

Like Jeffvette said, you can get a clean-titled ZR-1 for that same amount of money without any of those question marks. I'd offer a LOT less for that particular car.

[tomtom72]

JMHO......and I ain't one of the more knowledgable Z owners.....but for that $ you can find low milage 90's, 20k miles and under & one owner clean titles, all day long...ya just have to look for them.

Ofcourse if they want to donate the car to ya....well then go for it....otherwise do yourself a favor & keep looking. This is a very good time to be a buyer of ZR-1's.

:cheers:
Tom

[Aurora40]

2,400 is pretty low mileage though. You won't be finding those for that price. I'd think you'd want to make sure to do a LOT of homework on it before buying, and I'd think closer to the teens for price. If in fact you get it well checked out and everything looks ok, it would be a neat way to drive the hell out of an almost new Z for cheap.

[Jeffvette]

2,400 is pretty low mileage though. You won't be finding those for that price. I'd think you'd want to make sure to do a LOT of homework on it before buying, and I'd think closer to the teens for price. If in fact you get it well checked out and everything looks ok, it would be a neat way to drive the hell out of an almost new Z for cheap.

Car has 24,000 unless he made a typo.

[GOLDCYLON]

Get one with a clean title. Doesnt sound right

[tomtom72]

Yea, the OP'ster wrote 24000, instead of 24,000....harder to read for the old guys like me unless I have my bi-focals on....I had to read it twice this morning before posting up.

JMHO....speaking as the owner of a once less than 10,000 mile ZR-1, if I had to do it over I would not have bought such a cherry/virgin car. I do believe that a 20k to say 30k car that was owned by an "enthusiastiac" owner is the better used car buy. The garage queens, JMHO here, are no go show boats.

:cheers:

[Aurora40]

Hmm, I even double-checked the mileage. But yeah, it sure does say 24,000. Ignore my post then, seems way overpriced considering the title. But if the guy knocks it down to a steal, and the car checks out, it could be fun.

[HITEMPGUY]

......The story continues, I did a carfax. Seems to have an odometer turn back issue as well, not much about 8000 miles, like flyin ryan says "things don't seem to get better" . I watched it drive away from the auction today, it did'nt sell. Sounded very nice. In spite of all the crap, I still wanted it. It must be what an addiction is like.....:-({|= Oh well, I'll keep looking, Thx for all the input.

[flyin ryan]

it hurt's now:cry: but it could be a lot worse. watching it drive away was probably the best thing you could have done=D>

[ZZZZZR1]

Get a clean title

I agree.... Get a clean title.

[tomtom72]

FWIW, I think you will be better off in the long run....sometimes it pays to look gift horses in their mouths'...clean title = better night's sleep! JMHO:cheers:

[C1ANDZR1]

it hurt's now:cry: but it could be a lot worse. watching it drive away was probably the best thing you could have done=D>

That is the truth.