1991 ZR-1 42k miles

[Mystic ZR-1]

Ah! "Bring a Trailer" website!
I'm addicted to it!
It works! I've got a buddy who bought
a vintage race car there. Some pretty
"serious" stuff turns up there.

[mike100]

Originally Posted by Vette73

Since the car is now over 25 years old isn't smog testing out the window? In NY it's only a safety inspection.....No more smog testing.....All the performance cars I have owned in the past never passed inspection.....Allthough my mechanic always got me a sticker, no questions asked....

The cutoff year in CA is 1975. The idea was to have a rolling 30 year exemption, which would mean we would be up to 1987 this year---I would wait 4 more years staying in compliance if that was the case, but the law got changed two years after it took effect. As it is this state is kind of like Cuba, where everybody is keeping 40 year old cars on the road just as a big FU, no matter how unpopular they were back in the day.

[mike100]

Originally Posted by S52MC

Clean car and one I considered, but the timing isn't right. Have you considered putting this on Bring a Trailer? Should provide a much broader audience.

I'll look into it. I may also wait until spring as I'm sure I will be able to generate a lot of contact. I should probably spend a little time to make a couple of videos.

[32valvesftw]

Before you go with Bring a Trailer read the comments section for some of the listings. A friend recently listed a very nice but not perfect classic, with a reasonable reserve. The comments were harsh to say the least, and it costs $250.00 and they heavily edit your listing.
That said I love to look there too, they have some amazing stuff, so there is a high expectation on behalf of the buyers.

[mike100]

Originally Posted by 32valvesftw

Before you go with Bring a Trailer read the comments section for some of the listings. A friend recently listed a very nice but not perfect classic, with a reasonable reserve. The comments were harsh to say the least, and it costs $250.00 and they heavily edit your listing.
That said I love to look there too, they have some amazing stuff, so there is a high expectation on behalf of the buyers.

I saw that it was an auction site as I had no idea. I'm not trying to share the proceeds and also- if I don't sell it is that such a bad thing? I think I may buy a pair of 315's and raise the price. It wouldn't be right to send somebody off into the world with the dry tires on it..especially with no seat time in a C4.

My observation so far is that about half the interest in the car is people cross-shopping cool cars in its price range, not so much people looking for an LT5 car specifically. The other half are people that wanted a ZR-1 back in the day. I had contact with a dealer/car flipper too. Normally I would send a car off to any cash buyer, but it seems you should be worthy to get a ZR-1. They aren't air cooled Porsches, but I feel there is a minimum cover charge for this model.

[Vette73]

Originally Posted by mike100

The cutoff year in CA is 1975. The idea was to have a rolling 30 year exemption, which would mean we would be up to 1987 this year---I would wait 4 more years staying in compliance if that was the case, but the law got changed two years after it took effect. As it is this state is kind of like Cuba, where everybody is keeping 40 year old cars on the road just as a big FU, no matter how unpopular they were back in the day.

I spent ten days in CA back in 09....Unbelievable weather and unbelievable traffic......I nick named it "the land of one hundred thousand dollar cars stuck in six lanes of traffic.....Must be great to drive after 11 pm I would say...

[gen2rt]

Not if you ride a motorcycle....

[mike100]

Originally Posted by Vette73

I spent ten days in CA back in 09....Unbelievable weather and unbelievable traffic......I nick named it "the land of one hundred thousand dollar cars stuck in six lanes of traffic.....Must be great to drive after 11 pm I would say...

Luckily I don't live in 'socal'. San Diego is not considered 'socal' because it needs its own designation to separate it from LA,OC,and the IE. The traffic is bad on the 5, but the rest of it is no where near LA traffic levels. It is trying to get there though. Maybe one day San Diego will be big enough to attract an NFL franchise

[mike100]

I bought tires for it... so at this point I'm going to raise the price or keep it.

[mike100]

Sold!