Brian74
Goblin Guru
Having a hell of a time finding a donor here in AZ. Before I knew what these cars normally sell for I passed up a 2008 turbo with 82k miles and very slight rear damage; it went for 3k (plus fees) at the auction. A 2009 (no damage dealer only) with 45k miles sold at same auction the week after for $4250 (plus fees). I haven't seen a single SS auction in AZ since.
I've ultimately settled for a S/C model. All of the SS S/C Cobalts for sale private owner within 500 miles of me are all over 100k miles on rebuilt titles, yet these kids expect $5000 to $6000 for most of them. I guess NADA and KBB are out the window these days.
I was hoping to find something trashed and cheap enough that I could just put a short block in and rebuild the heads. I've got no problem spending $4-5k on my donor to have a solid one.
I am thinking I will need to bite the bullet and spend around $3500 initially for a decent enough 06-07 S/C car that I could later part out to make my money back. I am also picky in the fact that it must be a G85.
Last week I almost bought a running, non licensed 2007 S/C for $2500, only to find out the kid had a title from 3 owners ago and no legit proof that he actually owned it.
I search facebook, craigslist, copart and iaai every day. Any other suggestions?
I've ultimately settled for a S/C model. All of the SS S/C Cobalts for sale private owner within 500 miles of me are all over 100k miles on rebuilt titles, yet these kids expect $5000 to $6000 for most of them. I guess NADA and KBB are out the window these days.
I was hoping to find something trashed and cheap enough that I could just put a short block in and rebuild the heads. I've got no problem spending $4-5k on my donor to have a solid one.
I am thinking I will need to bite the bullet and spend around $3500 initially for a decent enough 06-07 S/C car that I could later part out to make my money back. I am also picky in the fact that it must be a G85.
Last week I almost bought a running, non licensed 2007 S/C for $2500, only to find out the kid had a title from 3 owners ago and no legit proof that he actually owned it.
I search facebook, craigslist, copart and iaai every day. Any other suggestions?