Help...Good Deal or Not -1990 ZR1 - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

HITEMPGUY · 03-29-2008

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

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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

03-29-2008

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 · 03-29-2008

local guy, cool

. 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

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Z Factor · 03-30-2008

Hello and welcome to the forum.

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.

PhillipsLT5 · 03-30-2008

Get a clean title

ZZZZZR1 · 03-30-2008

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Originally Posted by PhillipsLT5

Get a clean title

I agree.... Get a clean title.

tomtom72 · 03-31-2008

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

djpatrick35 · 03-30-2008

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 · 03-30-2008

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.

Tom

Aurora40 · 03-30-2008

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.

03-29-2008	#1
HITEMPGUY Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Red Deer, AB, CA Posts: 2	Help...Good Deal or Not -1990 ZR1 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 ) 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

03-29-2008	#2
Jeffvette Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Help...Good Deal or Not -1990 ZR1 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

03-29-2008	#3
flyin ryan Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta or Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 2,741	Re: Help...Good Deal or Not -1990 ZR1 local guy, cool . 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 . __________________ There are no limit's mans ingenuity, just as mans ingenuity will never conquer the forces & behavior of this planet...Smokey Y.

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Z Factor Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: S. Florida Posts: 2,667	Re: Help...Good Deal or Not -1990 ZR1 Hello and welcome to the forum. 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.

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PhillipsLT5 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 2,452	Re: Help...Good Deal or Not -1990 ZR1 Get a clean title

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tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,645	Re: Help...Good Deal or Not -1990 ZR1 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 __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member

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djpatrick35 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vernon Hills, IL Posts: 262	Re: Help...Good Deal or Not -1990 ZR1 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. __________________ [B]1990 Black ZR-1 #2212[/B] Totaled... :( [B]2007 Z51 'vert :mrgreen:[/B] [B]1988 35th Ann. Edition #962[/B] (Sold...) :cry:

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Aurora40 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 2,713	Re: Help...Good Deal or Not -1990 ZR1 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. __________________ Bob Saveland Former owner of #2517 [IMG]http://a.random-image.net/aurora40/vette.jpg[/img]