/facepalm at a local dealer

[Frosty]

So I'm driving home from a car show last night with a friend....we pass Faulkner Buick/-Pontiac and what's outside? A red 88 GTA. I make a quick U-turn and check it out.

So we walk up to it....it's definitely a 20-footer at night :lol: Wing is all chewed up like a chipmunk decided it was dinner time. Doors are wavy. Interior looked decent, digital dash. There are advertisements saying it's a 350 all over the window sticker, on the tag etc...the f'in VIN shows a 305.

So it's an 305/auto/ttop/digital dash w/over 100K on it and a below average body..asking price? $5K :doh:

WTF are people thinking? I seriously hope someone doesn't overpay for a 305 they think is a 350(unless it was swapped in....) I bet that car sits for a long while.

OK, move along...just another mindless post by yours truly :rofl:

[madness410]

maybe its a transformer? the kid in the movie paid 4k for a 79 camaro

[Frosty]

Hmmmmm, good point! :D

[sweetbmxrider]

http://www.njfboa.org/forums/images/misc/im_aim.gif

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

OK, move along...just another mindless post by yours truly :rofl:

That's all I read :lol:

[Frosty]

LOL, screw you stalker :lol:

[deadtrend1]

seen that going to Jeffs earlier Tony. looked nice going by at 50mph

[Frosty]

Yeah, it's not :lol: I hope some poor schlep doesn't buy that thing for $5K.

What was going on at Jef's?

[BonzoHansen]

maybe its a transformer? the kid in the movie paid 4k for a 79 camaro
No he didn't.

[Tru2Chevy]

No he didn't.

Yea, his dad did.

- Justin

[BonzoHansen]

Yea, his dad did.

- Justin

..and?

[madness410]

did they go halfsies on the camaro? i forget

[Frosty]

aaaaaaaaaaaaand then?

[BonzoHansen]

Weaksauce! Get off the Camaro/Firebird site and go join a Honda site. :lol:

[madness410]

Weaksauce! Get off the Camaro/Firebird site and go join a Honda site. :lol:

no.

[V]

he gave his dad $2,000 and 3 "A"s...

[LTb1ow]

he gave his dad $2,000 and 3 "A"s...

Is that like a ZJ?

[BigAls87Z28]

Is that like a ZJ?

If you have to ask...you cant afford it.

[Untamed]

With the closing of Pontiac most of the leftover vehicles held their price and were sold, rather than got discounted to move the inventory. It's like a fire sale without the discounts.

Older Pontiacs are being marked up simply because the brand has been shut down. Regardless of what we would consider market price, dealers and even some owners, are jumping on the "Pontiac is no more" bandwagon and inflating their prices. It sucks, but thats the market now.

I may be one of three people on the planet that really likes 3rd gen 'birds, so seeing prices like that are upsetting looking at it from a buyers perspective. But if the sellers can get the money, more power to them. Inflate the market for a time to create value and demand. There are lots of places to get replacement parts, so easy to bring the 3rd gens back to showroom condition.

Kinda funny when you look at the selling prices of 69 TAs which have swung all over the place the last 3 years from the 60k's up past 130k. They can't stay stable.

[maroman88]

some will pay atleast 4k for it

[Frosty]

some will pay atleast 4k for it

As the saying goes there's a sucker born every day lol

[LTb1ow]

Third gens have value? :lol:

[Frosty]

Of course, anything without an opti-spark has value ;)

[LTb1ow]

Nice one :rofl:

[Frosty]

:D;)

[WildBillyT]

maybe its a transformer? the kid in the movie paid 4k for a 79 camaro

No he didn't.

Right. No, he didn't.

[NastyEllEssWon]

toss a blower on it and itll do wheelies on the highway in 3rd. i bet thats worth 5k :nod:

[Frosty]

toss a blower on it and itll do wheelies on the highway in 3rd. i bet thats worth 5k :nod:

Only if the tune is dead on :rofl:

[BonzoHansen]

toss a blower on it and itll do wheelies on the highway in 3rd. i bet thats worth 5k :nod:

it's more impressive on a dirt road/out in the desert.

[Frosty]

and while it's snowing

[NJ Torque]

Stock manifolds, too.

[Knipps]

and you've gotta have the diamond plate floorpans

[BigAls87Z28]

2JZ....no ****.

[Untamed]

Another example of inflated 3rd gen posts. This one on craigslist:

http://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/1820117387.html

Asking $8900
37k miles
Hood bird
1986 Trans Am with louvers.....

Prices are rising for 3rd gens simply because Pontiac is gone, whether the owners list that as the reason or not. Looking around, that seems to be the trend which makes other 3rd gen owners follow suit.

/facepalm

[BonzoHansen]

I keep telling you guys prices on nice 3rd gen are climbing for a few years now. They guys who grew up with them are old enough and make enough $$ to want one back.

[Frosty]

I keep telling you guys prices on nice 3rd gen are climbing for a few years now. They guys who grew up with them are old enough and make enough $$ to want one back.

I totally agree...granted mine is far from mint but it's decent/nice...I got that car for such a steal after seeing some of the thirdgen prices now without the blower lol