Umm thanks, but ummm where can I post as a new member so i can get the info I need???

PS-if anyon ewants to you can message me w/ msn messenger....my handle is tvalenziano@yahoo

Joel was just getting on me for not saying Welcome to this wonderful site. Tony, your OK here in posting help.  I'll defend you from Joel.....  Iron8238605.8921759259

Welcome to the shark pond.  As many have said or will say, you'll get what you pay for.  twin chromer bumpers will cost you more than a newer C3, (the greatest body sytle) C4 are the worst IMHO, they are really less expensive.

All I know is that I looked for over a year.  Make a list of ehat you want it to have, what is has to have, what it needs working and what it does not have to have working, really spend some time looking, thinking, and planning, price parts, repairs, paint, interiors, the whole big picture all in one bundle, then break it down in to time lines and cost, sounds intense but it will be worth it.

I wanted a vette in # 2 condition, not so good that I would be afraid to drive it and not a peice of crap that I could never drive.  I knew what year i wanted, manual tranny, convertible, engine, and went out at found it, I also listened to my heart and my gut alot.  I did find my vette on ebay, close enough, 3 hour drive, to go to it, knew it was the one, enough said.

For what it is worth, you might consider spending more for a vette then what you plan, get a nice driver, and drive it, enjoy it, and work on it while you can drive it, cuz if you get bite by the vette bug it will just eat you up having one you can't drive, besides if you figure out or labor or others, parts and repairs. you just might find it cheaper to spend more up front, and that my friends is the rest of the story, preacher man Larry signing off. good night john boy...................

 

On the years your looking for.  What are your priorities in a vette?  Horse Power, chrome bumpers, fiberglass bumpers?

 

DO NOT buy any car on Ebay from a seller called USCorvettes! This guy is a crook and I have heard more than one horror story about the garbage he sells. From what I've read he misrepresents the cars in a HUGE way. When you bid he asks to be contacted outside of Ebay to finalize the deal as a way to avoid getting in trouble with them.Daytona6938605.8981365741

Great advice...

And sorry about the confusion guys...I thought I was being asked to stop posting about this....  Has anyone thought that maybe these bids are too low and the sellers just wont part w/ their cars??  One of them is a 1979 L82, super clean (awesome pics) w/ 97k miles onit...the highest bid is only 4k w/ only a day left to go in the auction....you guys think that if it doesnt hit much higher numbers the guy just wont part w/ it???  In that case wouldnt it make more sense to put the starting bid alot higher???  The start was only $2500....I'm confused and frustrated...

I'm not really as much as a Vette enthusiast as all of you are I guess,  I'm not extremely picky....I like the style they have during those yrs, and I know they all had pretty good power...I want a decent all around...not perfect anwhere except maybe the frame...something I can buy and drive right now and something I can work on quite a bit, but dont HAVE to do work on it to get it to run/look semi-decent...  Basically looking for a car that I can put either ALOT or a little work into and be happy with...Hope this inst too vague....

I suspect you will find that the $$$ you are seeing on
ebay are just the "starting" bids, and that there may
actually be "reserves" which are somewhat higher.
Welcome to the site ! ...Chris from down under.

If I was looking for a good fixer but also daily to 3 days driveable.  I would look between '73 to '82.   Uless you love LT-1's or big blocks. 

They all should be in the budget from $25K's to $8K's.  Again depends on how they look, drive and mechanicly mantained.

 

 

Wow, just some great info...thanks so much guys....and thanks for the welcome as well....