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tomtom72 · 12-12-2005

Hi Dave & welcome to the madness!

High Anxiety = large dollar purchase from great distances blind! I went thru that with mine & it wasn't fun & I dealt with a straight up person...but how do you know for sure? No answer I can give ya. There might be a Z owner in TX who knows the car, there are a lot of owners in TX, so ask here & at CF/ZR-1 section.

The price could reflect the $ needed to R & R stero plus some "incentive" to overlook the fact that it's not there. JMHO. The rest of the changes are great but if the OE parts were tossed then there is another reason for the reduced price, again JMHO. Most save the OE stuff for the next owner if possible, it sounds better to a larger group of possible buyers. The P & P is a steal!

Talk with the guy & get the scoop on what was done for regular issues for a car with that milage, like water pump, alt., starter, etc. The carfax will tell you if milage is spot on but the collision aspect is only good if it was reported to DMV &/or Ins. Co. but that does help...it's just not the last word. Some states, will for a fee, give you their DMV history on a car registered in that state...I did it with mine from VA. All it told me was what the owner said was true & it listed milage at the state inspection intervals.

Good luck, I wish I had more insight to offer.

Tom

12-12-2005	#17
tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,609	Re: Possible ZR-1 Purchase Hi Dave & welcome to the madness! High Anxiety = large dollar purchase from great distances blind! I went thru that with mine & it wasn't fun & I dealt with a straight up person...but how do you know for sure? No answer I can give ya. There might be a Z owner in TX who knows the car, there are a lot of owners in TX, so ask here & at CF/ZR-1 section. The price could reflect the $ needed to R & R stero plus some "incentive" to overlook the fact that it's not there. JMHO. The rest of the changes are great but if the OE parts were tossed then there is another reason for the reduced price, again JMHO. Most save the OE stuff for the next owner if possible, it sounds better to a larger group of possible buyers. The P & P is a steal! Talk with the guy & get the scoop on what was done for regular issues for a car with that milage, like water pump, alt., starter, etc. The carfax will tell you if milage is spot on but the collision aspect is only good if it was reported to DMV &/or Ins. Co. but that does help...it's just not the last word. Some states, will for a fee, give you their DMV history on a car registered in that state...I did it with mine from VA. All it told me was what the owner said was true & it listed milage at the state inspection intervals. Good luck, I wish I had more insight to offer. Tom __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member Last edited by tomtom72; 12-12-2005 at 08:13 AM.