trade in?
 

hey guys im thinking of trading in my z28 for a gto but im not sure. would it be worth it to even trade it in with the few mods i have done to it?

some opinions would be nice

umm... i might buy it if its cheap.. gotta c it tho

youd be better off selling it and using that cash as a down payment

it wouldnt be cheap if i were to sell it. like close to 10

10k is insane for a 98 LS1...sorry :lol:

trade in youll get like 3-4k

As Matt said... you MAY get 4,000 for it traded in... private sale, $6,500 max.

its got the updated 00 or 01+ engine. brand new clutch, starter, what not with under 10k on it. i would think that would help out a little bit more

most, if not all dealers wont give you more money because of "mods" or upgrades, they have a book value and thats it. You would be better off selling it privately

thats what i figured i just posted it on craigslist for the hell of it

The car's probably worth about $8500 max. If i remember the pics of your engine it's an 00 engine wish isn't much better than the 98 ls1 besides having better heads. The fact that another engine was pit into the car might even steer people away from the car...

yeah you should demod then trade in. thats what everyone does. if the right person sees it, you will get some good money. car is clean from what i saw.

its a nice car but the dash brings down the price considerably...its cracked in like 10 spots when i saw it. cloth interior. 98 model. the thing that makes your car desirable is the transmission.


how many miles are on it?

ya de-mod or not dealer will give ya 3k, or 4k if they makin alot on the car they will sell u

Any time you trade in a cr you only get a fraction of the value, even less than a private sale. Best bet is to talk to a few dealerships, see what they will give you as a trade in and then sell it yourself. You will get a bit better money for it and you willbe able to make sure the car isn't going to some random auction house, scrap, or to some retard that won't take cre of it.

the dash has one crack on the air bag cover. once i find one im going to replace it. and i have leather seats(not cloth) with the common wear on them. which i also plan on getting redone

car has just under 108k engine and clutch have under 10k

How much is the GTO gonna cost you? Your car will be a tough sell to get much more than $6-7K if you're lucky. The M6 helps though.

Never trade to a dealer, they will always give you less than its worth. It would be even more of a hit because of the money you have into it. Try selling it yourself for a while.

Sites like kdd, nada and edmunds will give you ball park estimates regarding value, both private seller & trade-in. Remember to be honest in the assessment. With a cracked dash board the car is at best 'average' condition. And 'mods' rarely help resale and never help trade-in, often it hurts both cases.

just use edmunds... kbb is way off of what dealers use

kbb is no where close to the actual price. galves is the book/site most dealers use.

yup... u gotta pay for galves tho

Yea trade in value on z's stink...I remember i got raped on my old 97 w/ on 4x,xxx miles...I didnt have a choice though.

If you are dead set on trading, demod the hell out of it first, and send it to the dealer as close to stock as possible. Good luck, I was tossing around the idea of a GTO for a while after selling mine. If you search you can find a few deals.

-J

I test drove a GTO a year and a half ago when they still had 06s on the lot and 0% financing. They are very nice cars and have come down considerably since then. The only thing is that its not a huge upgrade from what you have. If you never got a 98 then a GTO would be a wise choice. Its all up to you and if you can handle getting raped by a dealer and/or handle a bigger payment then go for it. They are better cars overall after all.

honestly as for looks i like
1-ws6 formulas
2-ls1 camaros
3-trans ams
4-GTO

just my opinion... o ya and rustang at the top :rofl: