What i Want

[Brendan713]

I am a little Hesitant in entering this discussion. I can no longer drive on the road for sometime due to medical reasons and thats why i sold my camaro. I had the black with gold stripes 95 Z28. I have come to enjoy cars very much and i was wondering your opinion on my idea of buying an f-body fixing it up a little and then selling it making a little profit or just breaking even. I am open to all ideas, comment, or suggestions. Thank you in advance

[91chevywt]

Its hard to make money on f-bodys in short periods of time unless you can get a real good deal. Theres just too many out there. For the most part its hard to increase the value of an f-body except for complete restoration, which even then could be a lot of work for nothing.

You could end up tying up $5000 for a year and see no return on it, while if you put it in a cd or even look into some type of investment you will see a much greater return.

Sometimes you can get a car missing a motor or with a bad transmission which is in otherwise great shape. These cars you may be able to make a couple bucks on, but still there is a lot of time you would need to invest.

[sweetbmxrider]

economy isn't much help. really gotta know what to look for and have access to any tools, knowledge, or parts you may need. insuring and registering a vehicle just to sell it isn't much help either

[deadtrend1]

It is very hard to sell a car for profit of what you put into it.

[Brendan713]

lol or i could do the exact opposite, beat the car up and sell it for more than i bought it lol. i broke three things that would cost $500 to repair and i sold the car for 4,400; 400 more that i bought it for

[deadtrend1]

yea, that seems like a much more logical way to make money ....

[V]

these cars are almost always worth more in parts...

[enRo]

Originally Posted by SmokingSS

these cars are almost always worth more in parts...

Very true.

You wont make the money back that you put into them. Especially an F-body. Now, if you were to do this with say, late 80's/early 90's imports and 4banger domestics I.E Civic, Accord, Integra, Cavalier.... you may make a few bucks. For instance, a buddy of mine used to look primarily for these types of vehicles that could be had for around $500. They needed a real good cleaning, inside and out, and maybe a couple cheap parts.. he would fix em up real nice, and sell them for up to $1k more. And he was doing at most 3 cars a month. Maybe because we live by Dover NJ, where low income immigrants dwell in masses, and they look for these types of reliable vehicles

[Squirrel]

buy a totaled car and part it out, best way to make money in these cars IMO.. guy who bought my roller probably made a pretty penny

[maroman88]

ive flipped a cavi and a third gen... made over a grand on the third gen and a lil less on the cavi... both needed a good cleaning and a little TLC

[NjbadSS]

I am disagreeing with people saying that you can't make much off an F Body. I had this conversation yesterday with a fellow car fan, how often do you see a car, younger owner, breaks something stupid, and decides to just say the hell with it and sell it dirt cheap just to get rid of it? I can tell you that I have done this with f bods and you can definitely make a little money, bring back to life a car you love, and have fun doing it. I have done both, brought them back to life, and parted them out. There is a buyer out there for any part you are willing to sell, you just need to be patient if you go that approach.

[V]

i just saw a local 89 RS for sale for 8500... people think these cars are worth way more than they really are. that was a $1800 car at best IMO

[Brendan713]

well the thing is that i am going to keep my eyes open not rush into anything because i don't have too and i dont need to get a car this is going to be more of a hobby thing for me i believe than anything else.