I dont doubt that you ran the RX7. I know mine was fast. But I definately want a manual car. More fun when you can rev it up then dump the clutch into first. I dont recommend doin this often but it is fun every so often.

Yes the early year cars tend to be more problematic. The old style techno digital gauges had problems and are very expensive to repair if you can find somebody to fix them. You usually have to buy a rebuild but there is no guarantee on life of a rebuild.

If I remember right one of the Corvette part co.'s like Mid America was advertising a rebuilt dash for $350.00 with the core of your old dash but this is going back about 4 or 5 years....Matt

Also, '86 would be a better car as it had the wheels with no black centers, a fatter steering wheel, the third brakelight, and some (all?) had aluminum heads and made something like 5 more horse over the 85's....Matt

Not for sure what I am gonna do,,, might wait and see if the price drops a few $K and then buy to let my wife drive to work. She only has a 10 minute drive to work,,

The very most that you should pay for this car is $10,000 and that's if you really, really like it. It is not going to appreciate in price, it will only go down from here depending on how fast you put the miles on it.

Below are actual auction prices. These are not estimates or book prices. They are as I stated, actual sales across the country.


Auction Transaction Report With Exact Matches
National DATE: 09/15/2003
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
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Make: CHEVROLET
Year: 1985
Model: CORVETTE
Type: 2D COUPE

REPORTED WHOLESALE AUCTION SALES

2D COUPE 27,820 $9,200 09/02/2003 STATESVL X M GOLD
2D COUPE 85,258 $5,500 08/19/2003 ST LOUIS X A SIL
2D COUPE 66,319 $5,500 09/10/2003 ALOHA A BLUE
2D COUPE 80,649 $5,450 09/10/2003 BUTLER X 4 YELLOW
2D COUPE 104,325 $5,450 09/12/2003 LAUD/MIA X A WHITE
2D COUPE 73,777 $5,300 08/20/2003 LAKELAND X A GOLD
2D COUPE 110,653 $5,000 08/29/2003 LAUD/MIA X A BLACK
2D COUPE 118,892 $4,950 08/28/2003 166 X A MAROON
2D COUPE 113,442 $4,900 09/10/2003 LAKELAND X A BLACK
2D COUPE 87,659 $4,300 09/04/2003 BUTLER X A RED
2D COUPE 122,594 $3,650 09/09/2003 PORTLND A BROWN
2D COUPE 71,261 $3,000 09/11/2003 LAS VEGA A GOLD
2D COUPE 82,400 $2,950 08/27/2003 NADE RED



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R E C A P
Make: CHEVROLET
Year: 1985
Model: CORVETTE
Type: 2D COUPE
Prices High: $9,200
Low: $2,950
Average: $5,011


Average Miles: 88,080
# of Vehicles: 13