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That's my current dilemma... Searching nationwide I can't find anything even remotely close to one in that kind of shape. Love the pics you have of your '92! Such an underappreciated car in my opinion.

Thanks for your insight! I'm just at the early stages of looking, I've finally got the garage space and cash to entertain the idea of getting GTP as just a fun weekend car. I'm not well versed in the minor differences between the 94-96 model years so the bit about ODB-II and intakes is very appreciated. I think I'll pass on this deal, they seem pretty firm with that price unfortunately. Definitely will continue searching! Thanks

For the average buyer, $6500 is a lot of money for any first gen W that isn't a Cutlass Convertible or a really nice Turbo Grand Prix/Turbo STE. That being said, we're far beyond the point where blue book (or bank black book) values really line up for these cars. They're too obscure to have collector prices, so it really does come down to what the buyer is willing to pay. Nostalgia factor is a big thing, and I can understand. There's entirely too much money bolted to and under the hood of my '01 Regal. Is an '01 Regal worth dumping thousands of dollars into? No. But one of my earliest cars was a '98 Regal, and I had the high school nostalgia hit and I wanted to build the car I aspired to have as a teenager. That being said - For me personally, if I wanted a 94-96 GTP and was entertaining that price, it would have to be SO incredibly mint. Like nearly showroom fresh. And also personally, I'd much rather have a '96 so it has OBD-II and the slightly improved engine (better intakes on the 96-97 LQ1).

I've had really good luck with my local junk yards. I also check Row52.com to search for anything that might be 3 hrs or less for me to travel and get stuff I need. Craigslist is also a really good source for complete parts cars. I found this 89 CS International coupe 3 hrs from me and it's currently proving to be extremely valuable for all the things I need to fix up my 91 CS International coupe. If you can find a parts # book for the Z34, those are great too. I have one for each of my cars and you can use them to find the part #'s you need. I then call up my local GM dealer and they can use the part # to find NOS parts throughout the U.S. and Canada. I've found a lot of rare NOS stuff that way. Getting back to the parts car, I only paid $300 bucks for it if I remember and I can't tell you how much time and money it has saved me trying to track stuff down. Try to find one that's damaged or really rusty like mine is which makes them cheaper to buy and easier emotionally to part out. Depending on where you live, you might have to travel a ways to find a parts car that wasn't subjected to interior Sun damage. I'm in the Midwest so our car interiors don't suffer from that sort of thing. Interior components that cannot be swapped over from a parts car can be restored depending on what you need done thru upholstery shops and such. Some things like carpet and headliner material can still be found on the Internet. Hope this helps and please post some pics! We love the Z cars!

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