Selling my 96

[Wathen1955]

Well the time has come to part ways. I have a late model 96 (built in June 96) that I'm selling. Reason? My daughter started college this past fall and it's costing me $1500/month, and since it's just my wife and I, at this point and time in my life we don't need 4 cars for 2 people. I'm still driving the car once a week, usually on Monday's, until I can sell it.

I have it posted in Craig's List for the Inland Empire and in the Corvette Forum.

Never had so much fun driving this car, but I know I can always pick up another vette in the near future once my last kid is on her own. I'd like to thank Pete (PRLX) and Dan (Fritz) for all the help they have given me in the past. Without them, the enjoyment would not be as great. For Pete, loved those bomber runs with other C4's.

I will still be around here at this site. Almost forgot - thanks also to Bryan (RedLS1GTO) for his expertise also on some PM's I sent him.

[nutz4c4]

An of the wall question but do you fix computers also?

[WW7]

Originally Posted by nutz4c4

An off the wall question but do you fix computers also?

Took me a minite to figure what the frik you were asking , I fixed it for you.........WW

[Wathen1955]

Yes I do fix pc's on the side - it's more of a hobby for me. My regular salt mine job: Calibration Engineer for a medical device company. I actually was in management for 10 years, but with reductions the last 7 years, last year they removed me from management and moved me back to a hands on job which I prefer. The management experience was...well...an experience.

[mike100]

have you had any broke-ass tire kickers yet?

[DukeAllen]

Originally Posted by mike100

have you had any broke-ass tire kickers yet?

I already have a C4. Besides he's on an opposite coast.

[Wathen1955]

Originally Posted by mike100

have you had any broke-ass tire kickers yet?

Hi Mike. Nope. Only had one call. I'm sure he looked at the info on Craig's list and noticed it was an auto - never called back.

This is probably a bad time to sell. Oh well.

[SQUIRMIN VERMIN 84]

Hope you get your price(or at least close to it!), and it all works out for your family!

[Wathen1955]

Originally Posted by SQUIRMIN VERMIN 84

Hope you get your price(or at least close to it!), and it all works out for your family!

Thanks. I actually lowered the price, but still nothing. Weird because other times when I was driving it, people wanted to buy it. I even had a highway patrol from Nevada wanted to buy it. He even gave me his business card, but when I contacted him a year later, life changes - had to pay for his kid to go to college LOL.

[SQUIRMIN VERMIN 84]

Murphy's Law.... If you decided to keep it, they'd be crawling all over your place...

[Wathen1955]

I think it's sold. I have a guy coming from Las Vegas tomorrow. It's a 4 hour drive so I'm sure he's going to drive it home. I sold it for $7k even with 106k+ miles on the odometer.

During this time of sale, I could not believe all the scammers out there wanting to buy it. I had one guy call me wanting a description of the car, even though it was clearly posted on Craig's List with lots of detail. As soon as he wanted to know mileage, he said he can sell it in 2 weeks if I send him $200. Yeah right. Piss up a rope you crack head.

I know one thing...I will miss it. It was a blast to drive.

[mike100]

Mine took 90 days to sell for $6500 and 89k miles (it was a purple 95 6-spd). 4 people actually came to look at it, but the number of people who called wanting to trade for abused trucks or who talked my ear off to only offer $1500 less than it was worth was amazing.

My buyer came 500 miles to get it because it was a really fair deal. Nobody in SoCal has ca$h money and your experience just proves my point even more.

[Wathen1955]

This is funny. Guy shows up with this wife. He loves the car but she does not like the color - white. She wanted green. WTF? I spoke to the guy on the phone 5 different times about the car, and even sent him some high resolution pictures of the car. I would have thought that she new the color was white. His only comment on leaving was he was going to discuss it further with the war department (wife), but I doubt she will let him buy it. Anyway, the spent about 10 minutes checking the car out then left.

[SQUIRMIN VERMIN 84]

Too bad. At least the guy knows that she's the one who kaboshed the deal and it only cost him 8 hours of driving time!! Hope it's a noisey ride home!!

[DukeAllen]

Next time talk to their wife/gf/bf/goat

[Frizlefrak]

Pussywhipped. He should have told her to shut up, make him a sammich, and bend over.

[WW7]

Originally Posted by Frizlefrak

Pussywhipped. He should have told her to shut up, make him a sammich, and bend over.

He should have just left her funky azz home....When I bought my Vette, I bought it, then came home and showed my wife... As long as Im spending my money and not our savings or her money, she could care less what I get....Well, unless it's a 25 year old blond, then she may say something ..

........WW

[Frizlefrak]

Mz Friz barely even notices when another car shows up in the garage.....

[WW7]

Originally Posted by Frizlefrak

Mz Friz barely even notices when another car shows up in the garage.....

It sounds like you have a good wife Friz....These younger guys need to check out there prospective mates a little better before tying the knot..They need to run them through a few scenarios so they know how they're going to react to a given circumstance ( like buying a Corvette)...Pretty and built like a brick shethouse is great, but if they're going to nag you to death all the time after you marry them, then it's time to look for another girl....Just my opinion.......WW

[Black95]

Originally Posted by WW7

He should have just left her funky azz home....When I bought my Vette, I bought it, then came home and showed my wife... As long as Im spending my money and not our savings or her money, she could care less what I get....Well, unless it's a 25 year old blond, then she may say something ..

What has your wife got against really old yellow labs?