well ive been lookin at this firebird trans am for a while, and im just not sure what to do about it... its an awfully nice car, and i really want it, but i just dont know, so im askin you guys for some help...
its a black on black 97 firebird trans am convertible with 51 thousand miles on the v8 motor... no ram air... you can definately tell this care has been well taken care off... everything from the interior, to the motor, to the top is flawless... leather cd and all that stuff too... its pretty sweet... hes askin 9 for it... does that seem like a fair price for a 10 year old car? only thing im a little bit concerned about is insurance on it but, id only be payin insurance on it for like 6 months out of the year cause id def. store it in the winter... any feedback would be appreciated... thanks guys

Sounds fair, but if he needs the money, he may go 8500, maybe alittle lower. Sounds like a nice ride from what your are saying.

Newer models ('00~) sell for around $10-11k in the performance packages w/ LS1. It might be well taken car of, but I think he should be asking more in the $7k range due to year.

Yeah the LT1's dont sell for near as much as the 98-99's (LS1) and the 00-02's (LS1 w/ LS6 upgrades)

9 is a good price for that particular car....no mods, well cared for and not abused. BUT, as was mentioned above, you can get a newer LS car for around the same. you will like the convertable aspect for about a month. LOTS of cowl shake, hard to get to hook without sfc's, bags and of course a cage, which you'd need at the track anyhow since it's a drop-top. (depending on how fast you want to go of course)

i would get a t-top LS car that's already been modded. once a car has been modded, value plummets. then the owner wants to sell it and has to either sell at a huge loss (loss on the mods that is) or remove all the mods and sell as stock. and nobody wants to do all that work for nothing, so most guys take the financial loss and call it a day. i've seen supercharged vettes that run 11's for $25k. considering the car sells new for $40, then they dump another $10 into it and sell it for half of what they have into it, that's a massive loss. or gain, depending on which side of the table you are on!!!

now, if you want to buy a pristine LT car and have something that MAY keep it's value, the car you're looking at might work out..but if you want to have a fast car, buy one already done. imho

I don't think LT cars are really considered as cars to keep for value. The LS1s have really overshadowed them and will still be legends, especially the M6 version, even after the release of the new Camaro. Honestly, unless your getting a really good deal, go LS1. Even the price of a LT1 distributor cap and rotor (along with what is involved in changing them) should help alter your decision.

i was talking to my dad, he knows i want a summer car... i want a camaro or a trans am... convertible preferably, but t-tops will work... i really like the ws6 trans ams, and my dad said dont just go buy the first trans am convertible you see... why not wait for the one you really want... kind of talked some sense into me... so we'll see what happens from here...