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Offline Hallsy

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1983 C4
« on: March 22, 2018, 10:07:27 PM »
Just found (via trovit) on eBay.
A genuine 🤣😂🤣 05/1983 C4 for $10,000! Sheet, I want it so much, I just went right ahead and sent all my bank details and passwords and pins.
It even has a photo of the door sticker with build date!
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Re: 1983 C4
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2018, 03:36:11 AM »
Quote from: Hallsy on March 22, 2018, 10:07:27 PM
Just found (via trovit) on eBay.
A genuine 🤣😂🤣 05/1983 C4 for $10,000! Sheet, I want it so much, I just went right ahead and sent all my bank details and passwords and pins.
It even has a photo of the door sticker with build date!

Personally, I'd never buy a car without eyeballing it in the flesh and driving it.

I hope that works out OK.  :thumb:
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Re: 1983 C4
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2018, 06:37:08 PM »
Are you pulling our legs GTC.

Read again - its a 1983 C4  !?!?!
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Re: 1983 C4
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2018, 07:13:21 PM »
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Read again - its a 1983 C4  !?!?!

I can read, and I can spell, too.
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Re: 1983 C4
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2018, 07:59:34 PM »
What he is getting at is there was no 1983  corvette
However there was corvettes manufactured in 1983 but they were regarded as 1984 models.
As the corvette production year runs theoretical July in one year to  June the following year its more
And here in Australia we work on date of production
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Re: 1983 C4
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2018, 08:27:49 PM »
It was a corvette built in 1983 not an 1983 model corvette. there is a big difference, that's why it is so cheap!!! If it was the rare corvette that you think it is The price would be through the roof, and belive me the Americans would not let that slip through their fingers.
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Re: 1983 C4
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2018, 08:38:59 PM »
The first c4 was available for sale in March of 1983 , March!
The California version was officially available in April of 1983.
The 1984 production was at bowling green,
There was 51k of them made 4200 a month , not what you would call rare,  the 84 model vette was the second highest production year for corvette,
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Re: 1983 C4
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2018, 10:00:09 PM »
My 2017 year model Mustang was built on or after 1st July 2016, imported Oct, took delivery Nov'16.

Ford US works so that cars made after 1st July are next years model.

Mainly because of orders from both customers and dealers, a vast volumn is required to kick off the new calendar year.

Anyway thats what a Ford dealer told me.
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Re: 1983 C4
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2018, 10:16:22 PM »
And Bfit is right, there were a heap of '84s built.

But they were a transitional one off type.

The base and Z51  cars had the greatest cornering of any production car up till that time.

In fact the complaints and queaks, rattles etc forced GM to downrate and modify susequent years suspension, ride and handling.

An 84 with special paint or something will be worth dollors in time, not sure I'll live that long.

Heaps have had the "throttle body injection" replaced with later TPI or a carby. Heads replaced to later 87 style roller rocker heads.
So original 84's  will be worth keeping.
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Re: 1983 C4
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2018, 10:24:29 PM »
Regardless of door sticker (and is that the original door?), it could be riddled with structural rust, the engine may run like a turd and the transmission may whine like an air raid siren, among other problems.

No way I'd toss $10K at a car without checking it out myself.

But I wish the buyer well.
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Re: 1983 C4
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2018, 09:50:05 AM »
I actually was being sarcastic if there was any doubt, lol.
Even so, the car looks noice in the photo’s.
The seller seems legit though. Maybe just doesn’t know. Although I doubt that from looking at all his other ebay stufff........’80 C3....Firebird....Hey Charger......motor parts...junk and more junk.
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Re: 1983 C4
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2018, 11:47:31 AM »
I purchased two corvettes from the US site unseen , no regrets
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Re: 1983 C4
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2018, 11:59:01 AM »
Hey Bob is that no regrets about the vettes or just life in general Lol
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Re: 1983 C4
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2018, 12:25:24 PM »
@Bfit me too. That gorgeous little redhead you see in my profile pic. Hopefully you’ll all get to see her one day.
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Re: 1983 C4
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2018, 12:50:41 PM »
Quote from: MY081 on March 24, 2018, 11:59:01 AM
Hey Bob is that no regrets about the vettes or just life in general Lol

Both mate
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Re: 1983 C4
« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2018, 04:47:09 PM »
At least Bfit doesnt have woosie manflue.
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