Beginners Guide to buying a Caprice PPV

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CrashTestDummy
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Re: Beginners Guide to buying a Caprice PPV

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IIRC, our '12 shows total hours, and hours at idle. It's been a while since I've looked, but it's just a few presses of the DIC button on the steering wheel to check.

The maintenance records will include any work GM did on the vehicle. Most agencies will take their vehicles to the dealer for major work/warranty work, etc. Heck, some take them to the dealer for ALL work, depending on the agreement the agency makes with the dealer. But you'll find out things like cam/lifter replacement, transmission service, suspension parts replacement, and any collision repairs and recalls done on the vehicle. The records on our '12 showed that the cam and lifters were replaced at about 60K miles.
Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas
2012 Caprice 9C1
1992 B4C 1LE Camaro
2018 Tahoe PPV (her car)
1995 DGGM Impala SS
1985 Firebird - 310 LS1 C Prepared autocross car.
1980 Bluebird Wanderlodge
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hdcjmartin
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Re: Beginners Guide to buying a Caprice PPV

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Have any of you guys bought a PPV from chicago motors or any of the dealers in chicago that are on the for sale section? They're vehicles seem pretty over priced. My bank uses values from NADA and most of they're vehicles are above NADA's values. thanks.
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No Moa
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Location: Maine

Re: Beginners Guide to buying a Caprice PPV

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I have found, if your going to finance and buy one, have some $ also to use, cause the the NADA sucks. And yes Chicago motors is most than the rest, but a lot of guys had good luck with them.
2014 Caprice PPV silver
2017 Ram 3500
2002 CETA trans am
1996 Impala ss (soon to be t56)
1995 9c1
1977 Trans am SE 4spd.
1978 trans am 400 4 spd.
CrashTestDummy
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Re: Beginners Guide to buying a Caprice PPV

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Our Credit Union financed both our Tahoe PPV and 9C1 we purchased from Cop Cars Online 100%. Not sure who they used for coming up with the numbers, but we had zero issues. We DID have to ship them both, which ran about $600 each, but that was cheaper than going to get them ourselves.
Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas
2012 Caprice 9C1
1992 B4C 1LE Camaro
2018 Tahoe PPV (her car)
1995 DGGM Impala SS
1985 Firebird - 310 LS1 C Prepared autocross car.
1980 Bluebird Wanderlodge
And some others
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No Moa
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Location: Maine

Re: Beginners Guide to buying a Caprice PPV

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I tried to get 2 used ones prior to my 14, and they wouldn't give full pricing. I just refi'd my 14, with the 11,000 miles for mileage, only books for 17k Paid 24 less than a year ago.
2014 Caprice PPV silver
2017 Ram 3500
2002 CETA trans am
1996 Impala ss (soon to be t56)
1995 9c1
1977 Trans am SE 4spd.
1978 trans am 400 4 spd.
xcidmigs
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Location: SE PA

Re: Beginners Guide to buying a Caprice PPV

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That's typical GM depreciation for you, which is why they sell cars 20% off MSRP right on the lot also...
hdcjmartin
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Re: Beginners Guide to buying a Caprice PPV

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Well guys, I think I found the one. I found a 2012 black Caprice 9C1 with 57,000 miles on it. It has a magnaflow axle back from a G8, X-pipe, and 2010 Camaro SS 20” wherels but other than that it’s stock. Hours are 6111 total and 3494.5 idling. The car is *extremely* clean, it’s about 3 hours away from me and a fairly good price. Might pull the trigger on this one..
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No Moa
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Re: Beginners Guide to buying a Caprice PPV

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Nice, sounds like a sweet car. Good luck
2014 Caprice PPV silver
2017 Ram 3500
2002 CETA trans am
1996 Impala ss (soon to be t56)
1995 9c1
1977 Trans am SE 4spd.
1978 trans am 400 4 spd.
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