Thread: Why was my GTP so cheap?

Being in NJ, he's seeing about the same prices as I do in CT. $5K for a 97 is very high. The mileage is the only factor that brings price back up and yet.. $5K still seems quite high for any 97. However if the mileage were to stay low the car would be a collector quality car in no time. It's already almost an antique.

FWIW my neighbor got into her 2002 Dark Blue GT with 97K on the clock for ~$1200. Condition was bad, and that 1200 was after a new nose, fresh paint etc.

Problem with a car that old and mileage that low is you'll be doing all kinds of dry rot, flat spotted wheel bearings etc kinda stuff soon.

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

Being in NJ, he's seeing about the same prices as I do in CT. $5K for a 97 is very high. The mileage is the only factor that brings price back up and yet.. $5K still seems quite high for any 97. However if the mileage were to stay low the car would be a collector quality car in no time. It's already almost an antique.

FWIW my neighbor got into her 2002 Dark Blue GT with 97K on the clock for ~$1200. Condition was bad, and that 1200 was after a new nose, fresh paint etc.

Problem with a car that old and mileage that low is you'll be doing all kinds of dry rot, flat spotted wheel bearings etc kinda stuff soon.

Well Im hoping all the problems are gonna stay away for a while. It was garage kept and regularly maintained.

Originally Posted by txslow6

Actually he's correct. GTP wasn't a trim in 97 it was a package:
It was a $1,233 upgrade.



Not a bad price OP. What are your plans for the car?

Thank YOUU!!!
I'm probably just going to be doing some basic mods for now, or when ever I get money. 3.4 pully, ubend delete, new plugs, new wires, 3" dp, CAI. Then after that I figure ill have some more exhaust work done. Headers, mufflers, tips, and maybe some electric cut outs. I want it to be pretty quiet but loud when I want it.


Prices for cars must be pretty bad around here. About a year or 2 ago I bought my 99 SE for 2500 from a dealer with 128k. Now I look back on how big of a mistake it was.

Question in title:

Why was my GTP so cheap?

Answer in title:

GTP

It's sad, but these cars don't hold their value for crap...

Well I just bought my 97 GTP for $1200 with 143k on the clock and I believe I came off good. And when I totalled my 2000 GTP Geico gave me $5000 for it

Ya, ST. Farm quoted me 5500 a year ago if it were ever to be totaled.

Originally Posted by Jomamma

Well Im hoping all the problems are gonna stay away for a while. It was garage kept and regularly maintained.



Thank YOUU!!!
I'm probably just going to be doing some basic mods for now, or when ever I get money. 3.4 pully, ubend delete, new plugs, new wires, 3" dp, CAI. Then after that I figure ill have some more exhaust work done. Headers, mufflers, tips, and maybe some electric cut outs. I want it to be pretty quiet but loud when I want it.


Prices for cars must be pretty bad around here. About a year or 2 ago I bought my 99 SE for 2500 from a dealer with 128k. Now I look back on how big of a mistake it was.

Try a 3.4 after headers. get a good tune for it. forget the catback if that is as far as you'll take it.

Originally Posted by ctracer

i understand about half of your post...but i dont understand the part where youre calling people greedy when people are just trying to get the best deal they can?? sorry money doesnt grow on trees. but it might for you! becauase you drive a car with an ls and paid about 6k for a winter beater! so congratulations.

I paid more in an effort to get a reliable vehicle for the winter. I did not want to mess around in mn winter with replacing expensive parts such as an engine or transmission or have it break down in the middle of the road as you normally would with buying a used vehicle for ~$1000. Yes I consider these cars beaters; while others consider camaros, c5 and c6 corvettes beaters. It just irritates me when people shop around for a car and expect top of the line options, low miles, super clean with no rust/dents/scratches, but refuse to pay the price for it. When they finally find someone who doesn't have the time to put up with their bs and just gives in, they go around and brag about the steal they just got on the car, wait a year and sell it for twice the value they "stole" it for. All so they can blow the money on strippers, speeding tickets and beer. Makes sense if you don't think about it. People just always have to find a way to make money on everything in one way or another. I guess I will never understand it. Corporate America at its finest.

Originally Posted by Nixon

There's a difference here.

I'm not selling my W-bodies.

Hell yes i want to pay as little as possible for the best car i can find. You don't make money by wasting it like a sucker.

And modding your dd isn't wasting it it like a "sucker" ?

Originally Posted by Bjorn20

I paid more in an effort to get a reliable vehicle for the winter. I did not want to mess around with replacing expensive parts such as an engine or transmission or have it break down in the middle of road as you normally would with buying a used vehicle for ~$1000. Yes I consider these cars beaters; while others consider camaros, c5 and c6 corvettes beaters. It just irritates me when people shop around for a car and expect top of the line options, low miles, super clean with no rust/dents/scratches, but refuse to pay the price for it. When they finally find someone who doesn't have the time to put up with their bs and just gives in, they go around and brag about the steal they just got on the car, wait a year and sell it for twice the value they "stole" it for. All so they can blow the money on strippers, speeding tickets and beer. Makes sense if you don't think about it. People just always have to find a way to make money on everything in one way or another. I guess I will never understand it. Corporate America at its finest.



And modding your dd isn't wasting it it like a "sucker" ?

If you buy it cheap, there's more money for mods.

FYI My '04 GTP is stock but retuned for 89oct
And my '00 Regal GS is modded and tuned for 87oct.

Again, Only a sucker pays KBB or asking price for that matter.
Say what you will to make yourself feel better though, guy.

To lazy toread but the gtp package was changed to a trim level in 99

Insurance is better too concidering I drive a gt to anyone who looks the car up

Android Fire

dont want to burst your bubble but i paid 600 bucks for my 97 gtp

I paid 3200 for mine, but it had a lot of stuff finished already; had a great list of mods on it. I didn't have to do a whole lot to bring it to a point I was comfy with. Were it not for the mods I wouldn't have paid more than 1500 for it, and that'd be stretching it.

Originally Posted by z3r0

To lazy toread but the gtp package was changed to a trim level in 99

Insurance is better too concidering I drive a gt to anyone who looks the car up

Android Fire

My GTP was only about $10 more per yeah than my SE

I think that damn car was work every penny of $4800, it was garage kept which means no rust possibly and low damn mileage. Your not going to find it for lower at least not around here, some dumb ass was $8,000 at a deal with 150K miles on it

97's are nothing but headaches............ low mileage or not, if he plans on doing any modding, he'll regret the 97 choice.

But to each is his own.....if you don't feel like you were taken, well good for you! Good luck with the car.

I don't care I love it.
Worth every penny.