Remember the good ol’ days when a ’63 split window Sting Ray was just another used car?
Maybe that’s the best explanation for why this 2019 Corvette ZR1 was left outside – EGADS, in the rain, no less – after it was traded in at a Georgia Honda dealership.
Readers of this blog don’t have to be reminded that the one-year-only seventh-generation ZR1 is as good as it gets in the front-engine Corvette world. Indeed, its supercharged LT5 V8 engine offered the most horsepower ever for a GM passenger car at a whopping 755 (though we know that sounds like chicken feed compared to the 1,064 of the current ZR1).
Of course, to a South Georgia Honda dealership, this rare Corvette (one of just 2,953) is apparently just another trade-in, not even worthy of being stored indoors out of the weather.
But now comes another question: who would trade such a powerful and exotic car for an ordinary Honda (though we must admit we had exceptional service from an Accord and three Pilots over the years – courtesy of my wife’s employer)?
Other than the “rain damage,” there’s not much to fault with this example, besides the “dirty” Carfax that shows it suffered “minor” damage on Oct. 20, 2020 – just a year and three days after it was first purchased from Mike Reichenbach Chevrolet in Okatie, South Carolina.
This one is coated in a nice shade of Shadow Gray Metallic paint over Jet Black interior and includes the top-of-the-line 3ZR package that added a cool $10,000 to the original base price of $119,995 – not to mention the ZTK Track Performance Package that cost $2,995 and included (FEB) Performance Ride and Handling Suspension, (XFM) front P285/30ZR19 and rear P335/25ZR20 Michelin Pilot Super Sport Cup 2 summer-only, run-flat tires, adjustable high-wing and specific front splitter end caps.
We know you are going to ask, and unfortunately there is no manual transmission as the car comes equipped with the 8-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifts.
Since being introduced to the world, this one-year wonder has definitely more than held its own in the marketplace – with pristine examples sometimes fetching more than $200,000.
This one doesn’t have the price listed on the internet ad. So how much would you pay for this slightly waterlogged example with “minor” damage?
Source:
graingerhonda.com
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The question I have is what was it traded in for , & what was it allowed for on the trade ?
I bet he got crap for it as a trade in compared to what it’s actually worth. That’s not the kind of car you want to trade but want to sell outright. I wouldn’t want it with an automatic and I’m a convertible guy anyway, so I’ll stick with my Grand Sport.
The cost of the car is $160k.
The car should be considered totaled and sold with a salvage title. Shame someone didn’t have the foresight to park it out of the rain.
Hate to say it, but a possible theory as to why it ended up at the dealership-
1. The dealership got it via a broker hoping to make a quick dollar or,
2. The previous owner passed, and the next of kin the car was left with simply wanted to get rid of it. This is precisely how a 2020 Z51 3LT with less than 1,000 miles on it ended up at our local Chevy dealership recently.
Trading a ZR1 or any Vette for that matter at a Honda dealer? It’s what happens when you’re off your meds.
It will definitely take a hit for a dirty CarFax, and likely will not even be seen by ~ 50% of those shopping for one if that is a check box to disqualify on their search. It would be for me on that kind of car.
Reminds me of when in 1990 I pulled up to a Mazda dealership in my 84 Corvette just to look at the Miatas (I wasn’t going to buy one, just looking at the new cars). The dealer saw me pull up, came out, and said I’d hate the Miata after driving my Corvette. A rare honest dealer.
Probably the only time you will ever see a C7 ZR1 sitting out in the rain.
Depending on miles I buy it at 50k
Probably had the crap run out of it!
Looks like it was maintained,but the 2nd. owner that traded it in only put 362 miles on it. Mostly all at a 1/4 mile at a time nightly?
I don’t foresee this selling for $160K being it’s an automatic and a hit on Carfax too.
Definitely not worth the $160,000 price tag. That’s a $48000-$50000 car. It’s at grainger honda on chatham parkway in savannah, ga.
I’ll buy it if it’s priced right. You never know. I missed a 2019 ZR1 by minutes for 92k a few years back.
I don’t understand all of the crap about it getting rained on. Do you not wash your corvettes? My 2017 Grand Sport is my 5th Corvette. I have never asked the question Did it ever get ruined on? My local Corvette dealer has way more Corvettes (new and used) than he could possibly store inside, so most of them sir outside until they are sold. They appear to sell quick enough.
As an aside, all my Corvettes have been manuals and my current baby sits outside as I don’t have an available garage.
Probably one of the Honda dealers trying to get 10k over sticker on a CTR.
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