The 1989 is considered to be the most desirable year of early C4s. Some people like myself weren't fans of the 90 and up interior - although I do like bodywork on the 91 to 96 C4s.
@@YungEagle3k Actually the 96's offered a 330 hp LT4 on all manual equipped C4s for that year. Thirty horsepower isn't a whole lot of power over the garden variety LT1's (in fact you could match or exceed it with mild upgrades), but if we're comparing stock C4s to stock C4s, the LT4 has just enough to give it an edge over the previous C4s, excluding the LT5 ZR1s. Other than the aforementioned LT4s for manual equipped C4s for 96, the only other appreciable difference between a 95 and a 96 is the federally mandated OBD-II engine management system. As for your reliability claim, I'm calling BS on that. By the early to mid 90s, Chevrolet had the C4 Corvette pretty well sorted out. No appreciable difference in reliability with these final C4s.
I guessed $1500. Remember, Carmax is only buying a car in order to resell it at a profit, so they'll always come in pretty low. I have almost the same car ( 89 C4 with a stick, black but with a red interior) so I feel the pain.
I'm getting a 1988 Chevrolet Corvette C4 with all sorts of modifications (a minimum of 350+ hp), might do a walk around video of it eventually. I plan on doing a complete restoration including a new paint job but i want to upgrade things (led lights, updated exterior body kit and interior dash panels, perforated leather seats, etc...).
I bought a 1990 ZR-1 last May for 5k, needs some interior work and paint. You vette is very nice, 2k, no way, drive the wheels of her. It's kinda nice our C4s are cheap, a lot of performance per dollar is hard to beat. You can do a little tweaking on her and get respectable power. I'm enjoying mine it has 74k miles on her and it's on its way up, no way I'm letting her just sit, these cars were made to drive. 👍👍🏁🏁
Carmax doesn’t want to buy your car. They want you to donate it to them. I’m sure they would love to get your car for $2000. I understand they have to make money but come on.
This was my car in the 80's, and it still is which is why I decided to buy the c4 1984.It doe's my heart well to know your keeping your Corvette! The cars God's would be pleased! Keep driving, and picking up those hot chicks.
Being British we hardly ever see Corvettes and to think of driving one..a C3, 4 ,or 5...all gorgeous cars..for 2 grand I'd bite your arm off. Its obviously worth more. That being said C4 and C5 are pretty cheap considering what you get..its a great value sports car..the best for the money.
Yep hard to find them in UK there's a 7500 GBP one for sale a clean black c4 with minor modifications on AutoTrader Targa top, it's nice but honestly could probably just get a 370z for that much over here
Was going to say $4k because they want to make a deal. C4's are worth less than a similar year Z28 or TransAM and 3rd Gen F bodies get no respect either. I sold my '94, every option but two tops because it was black, even working ride control with 60k miles for $9k even. The local Mazda dealer offered me $4k on a new C9.
On a car that old they would not sell it at CarMax. They would send it directly to auction and it would be wholesaled out. I am thinking 5k is what the offer will be. Sorry to hear you are stressed. I have been struggling with depression since this whole Quarantine Lockdown thing started. Best thing to do to mitigate it is to try and build even closer connections with friends than maybe you had in the past. At least that is how I have approached it.
I with you on the gain weight. My clothes have definitely become tighter. I have to visit the Dr here in a few weeks, and I can only imagine the lecture I am going to get from here. It's September now, and you posted this in Jun, so hopefully you have gotten back into your previous habits. But if not, don't sweat it. If losing weight is one of our main problems, then there are those far worse off than us.
WOW!!!!! I wish to buy a Corvette for that price!! Last year I bought in Norway my C4 89 for a something around 18 000 dollars!!! Car is in a similar condition as Yours...but these are the prices what we need to pay in Europe for a good American classics
At 2:36 the speedo is at 78 nearly at its top. Will it change its scale then? As my speedo with the metric scale goes to 260 kmh or so (which is ~160mph).
2k? LOL that's a donation.... Once I finish my restoration series I'll do a video like this on my 85, but here Europe they are value much and much more higher because they are rare.
Any ideas on where to get c4 seats reupholstered with real leather ? I've seen the faux leather online but know nothing about that product. Anyone out there know of any corvette coast to coast runs ? Even with this pandemic, with precautions, a run could be done. I.M.O.
I believe what Carmax was saying (you have to read between the lines) is that they did not want your Corvette unless they could make an indecent profit rapidly. That Porsche at 62000. will sit there for a while ! In Canada 1989's in good shape go for around 10000. CDN which is about 6500. USD. There are so many C4's around that the secret is to find a creampuff; you'll end up with a super fun car to drive and they are more reliable than Italian supercars and easier to fix.
I paid 6200 for my black on black 1990 convertible. Beautiful car with somewhat higher miles of 136k but still an excellent ride for the money. And I would never sell it for a kick in the crotch 2k .
About 5 years ago I took my 1997 Cobra convertible to CarMax. It was a 2 owner car, 49,000 miles, Pacific Green with tan top and interior. Perfect car, even had the SVT birth certificate. My offer was $5,800....I laughed and got up to leave. The salesman said, " we would just wholesale it.. It's an old car and that's what it's worth." A week later I had a $9,500 in cash in my hand from a private buyer. CarMax is a scam.
Your Corvette is worth 9000.00 of the top please don't ever sell it! Your Corvette is the right one, and everyone knows especially me! In ten years they'll be banging down your door's to buy it! Not to mention the got girls want you Thursday, Friday ,and Saturday, and you'll be a breakfast buddy! Your living the American dream bro!
It looks like a $4000 car so I would say 2K is about right. They would put it on their lot at 6K and probably sell for 5. C4 vettes unless they are in mint condition or certain models struggle to get over 10K in the market.
@@ReynoldsRides I keep a close eye on the Corvette market. I could point you to a near mint 95 6 speed that is going unsold for 5K . It needs a motor and that is all it needs. For some reason a rod let go.
I own a mint condition 2000 Cadillac Deville DHS. Watching this video kind of got me thinking about taking it in and getting an appraisal myself until I read a few comments saying how they’d never actually sell a car that old on their lot. Kinda takes alot of potential money off the offer..
Reynolds Rides I checked out some of your other vids.. The 1 about acquiring a copy of the original window sticker was really cool.. But got damn $110?! I love my car too but That’s too steep for me to pay for just 2 laminated sheets of paper.😂
Reynolds Rides I collect original Cadillac car brochures.. I have an insane collection dating back to 1904. I’ve spent some ridiculous coin on my collection, literally thousands of dollars.. I remember thinking about it once like “omfg I could’ve bought a really nice used Cadillac with the money I’ve spent so far”!🤦🏻♂️ Do you have a copy of the original car brochure for your car?
Not at all surprised by that, when I took my 95 to them, they only offered me 1700 (if I remember correctly). Also, nice style on the vid, loved the opening shot as I have done that a few times on my videos as well! Fun watch, keep up the good work! Be careful on the stress eating, I think this pandemic is far from over...might be a long time until things get back to normal...
_The price for this car was bottom end wholesale. As with any car dealer across the country, unless you're trading a car in(especially a Corvette), don't bother getting an appraisal, because they'll see you coming! And I've bought new cars and trucks over my 62 years(and yes, I've even traded in a Corvette or two)._
Yea they have to make a profit and you looked up retail prices. I'm shocked they said 2k I was thinking $1500 at best. They aren't going to sell your car because they can't warranty it. What they did was send out images and details to dealers who bid on cars that are traded. They really drove what offer you got.
Need the miles to estimate $$s. I see low mile cars for $10 - 15 k. I took a 911 to Carmax and got decent bid. Quick ez and efficient. 80 k miles. $6 or 7 k? Wow! I am way off. Thats depressing. Nova! Chevy II Shoebox👍👍 Dealers are crying for inventory. btw - We lost weight! lol. Walking, riding. bike. Its great! btw - its a Hoax! Scam damn a demic.😡
They are only trying to make money by low balling you. Carmax won't put that into their inventory they will try and sell it at auction. Carmax is what has singlehandedly killed used car value.
First in your vidio. Your parking must have destroyed your front air dam. when buying any C4- forget mileage, look at condition and any maintenance records.
Whether I was serious about selling/trading the car or not is irrelevant. They offer free car appraisals (with no conditions attached and basically no questions asked) so I got one. No game going on there.
Reynolds Rides That doesn’t mean they didn’t consider you a potential time waster.. I don’t mean that as an insult to you, just saying for all we know they might be used to this being a somewhat common thing by now and are able to tell when someone’’s serious about buying or not.
I get it. I can’t speak to their perception of the interaction. My comment was to clarify that, from my perspective, I wasn’t playing a game. Just utilizing a free offering.
Your beyond inane carmax escapade rates a big fat thumbs down! The only numbers you should be searching for are auction #'s and book and knowing how far behind book you should be.
I’m genuinely curious......if you think that “C4s suck” then why did you watch the video? Or, if you didn’t watch the video, why would you take the time to click into it and leave a comment?
I watched it to see what you got for a price. I knew it was going to be low! I liked the video I just think that the C4 is a terrible car. The best is the C6. Just my opinion!
How much do you think Carmax will offer for the C4?
i think $2000.00
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2000k wish it was more that makes my 1984c4worth not much
$2500, Car max is low low priced when buying then they will sell it for 3-4times that.
*$2000? Thats ridiculous! But thats CarMax for ya!
The 1989 is considered to be the most desirable year of early C4s. Some people like myself weren't fans of the 90 and up interior - although I do like bodywork on the 91 to 96 C4s.
The 95 is the absolute best year for the c4. Performance and reliability wise
@@YungEagle3k Actually the 96's offered a 330 hp LT4 on all manual equipped C4s for that year. Thirty horsepower isn't a whole lot of power over the garden variety LT1's (in fact you could match or exceed it with mild upgrades), but if we're comparing stock C4s to stock C4s, the LT4 has just enough to give it an edge over the previous C4s, excluding the LT5 ZR1s.
Other than the aforementioned LT4s for manual equipped C4s for 96, the only other appreciable difference between a 95 and a 96 is the federally mandated OBD-II engine management system.
As for your reliability claim, I'm calling BS on that. By the early to mid 90s, Chevrolet had the C4 Corvette pretty well sorted out. No appreciable difference in reliability with these final C4s.
For most it is just the opposite. 1990 was considered a huge interior up grade for the C4.
Tell em to go buy one for $2000 that is an insult to any respectable red blooded CORVETTE owner😁
I'll bet it's a real beauty
$2k for the tires...
I guessed $1500. Remember, Carmax is only buying a car in order to resell it at a profit, so they'll always come in pretty low. I have almost the same car (
89 C4 with a stick, black but with a red interior) so I feel the pain.
Should have offered them 10 grand for that 911.
It more hp than Magnum P.I.'s, and performs better with Corning than a 911. The car God's have spoken!
I'm getting a 1988 Chevrolet Corvette C4 with all sorts of modifications (a minimum of 350+ hp), might do a walk around video of it eventually. I plan on doing a complete restoration including a new paint job but i want to upgrade things (led lights, updated exterior body kit and interior dash panels, perforated leather seats, etc...).
That's like the opening scene from star wars 😂
That's why I buy cars that I never plan on selling
Thank You!!!!
I bought a 1990 ZR-1 last May for 5k, needs some interior work and paint. You vette is very nice, 2k, no way, drive the wheels of her. It's kinda nice our C4s are cheap, a lot of performance per dollar is hard to beat. You can do a little tweaking on her and get respectable power. I'm enjoying mine it has 74k miles on her and it's on its way up, no way I'm letting her just sit, these cars were made to drive. 👍👍🏁🏁
I just traded a Harley for a 84 C4. High Miles but over all in nice shape!..you can't even touch a Corvette for two grand they are nuts!
How do you like the gauges on the early C4'S vs. the 90's threw 1996 C4'S????
I definitely prefer the 84-89 gauges to the 90-96.
@@ReynoldsRides wow , me too they look a lot cooler to any car in that generation.
Carmax doesn’t want to buy your car. They want you to donate it to them. I’m sure they would love to get your car for $2000. I understand they have to make money but come on.
This was my car in the 80's, and it still is which is why I decided to buy the c4 1984.It doe's my heart well to know your keeping your Corvette! The cars God's would be pleased! Keep driving, and picking up those hot chicks.
Seems about right. I just bought a mint 94 6 speed for 5k. Ultra low miles. Beautiful C4 though! Got to just drive and enjoy.
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Good pick up. Where did you end up buying?
Being British we hardly ever see Corvettes and to think of driving one..a C3, 4 ,or 5...all gorgeous cars..for 2 grand I'd bite your arm off. Its obviously worth more. That being said C4 and C5 are pretty cheap considering what you get..its a great value sports car..the best for the money.
Yep hard to find them in UK there's a 7500 GBP one for sale a clean black c4 with minor modifications on AutoTrader Targa top, it's nice but honestly could probably just get a 370z for that much over here
I think you have to look on forums and owners clubs to find a c5 or c4 for a good price
Was going to say $4k because they want to make a deal. C4's are worth less than a similar year Z28 or TransAM and 3rd Gen F bodies get no respect either. I sold my '94, every option but two tops because it was black, even working ride control with 60k miles for $9k even. The local Mazda dealer offered me $4k on a new C9.
I said 2000.. and THEY Will turn around and put 6500 -7000 grand on the window ! I have a 85 and it not for sale or to be given away !
albert l have an 84 with a 4+3 standard bin waiting for a dash for it a month
On a car that old they would not sell it at CarMax. They would send it directly to auction and it would be wholesaled out. I am thinking 5k is what the offer will be. Sorry to hear you are stressed. I have been struggling with depression since this whole Quarantine Lockdown thing started. Best thing to do to mitigate it is to try and build even closer connections with friends than maybe you had in the past. At least that is how I have approached it.
I with you on the gain weight. My clothes have definitely become tighter. I have to visit the Dr here in a few weeks, and I can only imagine the lecture I am going to get from here. It's September now, and you posted this in Jun, so hopefully you have gotten back into your previous habits. But if not, don't sweat it. If losing weight is one of our main problems, then there are those far worse off than us.
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WOW!!!!! I wish to buy a Corvette for that price!! Last year I bought in Norway my C4 89 for a something around 18 000 dollars!!! Car is in a similar condition as Yours...but these are the prices what we need to pay in Europe for a good American classics
Did you scrape on that curb?
What curb?
I have a 1990 C4, but I love the 89 digital gauges.
At 2:36 the speedo is at 78 nearly at its top. Will it change its scale then? As my speedo with the metric scale goes to 260 kmh or so (which is ~160mph).
2k? LOL that's a donation....
Once I finish my restoration series I'll do a video like this on my 85, but here Europe they are value much and much more higher because they are rare.
Hey, I have a question for you.. I have an 89 also and Im trying to find out what your shift points are under normal acceleration. Rpm and mph
I've got am 89 c4 convertible and I'm located in Chile
Carmax always lowballs on appraisals. $2,000 is a slap in the face.
Any ideas on where to get c4 seats reupholstered with real leather ? I've seen the faux leather online but know nothing about that product. Anyone out there know of any corvette coast to coast runs ? Even with this pandemic, with precautions, a run could be done. I.M.O.
Oh yea LMAO stress eating got me like🥴
I believe what Carmax was saying (you have to read between the lines) is that they did not want your Corvette unless they could make an indecent profit rapidly. That Porsche at 62000. will sit there for a while ! In Canada 1989's in good shape go for around 10000. CDN which is about 6500. USD. There are so many C4's around that the secret is to find a creampuff; you'll end up with a super fun car to drive and they are more reliable than Italian supercars and easier to fix.
I toke my 1984 Corvette to Carmax and they offered about $1200. Huh?
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I paid 6200 for my black on black 1990 convertible. Beautiful car with somewhat higher miles of 136k but still an excellent ride for the money. And I would never sell it for a kick in the crotch 2k .
About 5 years ago I took my 1997 Cobra convertible to CarMax. It was a 2 owner car, 49,000 miles, Pacific Green with tan top and interior. Perfect car, even had the SVT birth certificate. My offer was $5,800....I laughed and got up to leave. The salesman said, " we would just wholesale it.. It's an old car and that's what it's worth." A week later I had a $9,500 in cash in my hand from a private buyer. CarMax is a scam.
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Your Corvette is worth 9000.00 of the top please don't ever sell it! Your Corvette is the right one, and everyone knows especially me! In ten years they'll be banging down your door's to buy it! Not to mention the got girls want you Thursday, Friday ,and Saturday, and you'll be a breakfast buddy! Your living the American dream bro!
It looks like a $4000 car so I would say 2K is about right. They would put it on their lot at 6K and probably sell for 5. C4 vettes unless they are in mint condition or certain models struggle to get over 10K in the market.
It looks like a $4k car? That’s it? 😔😔😔😉
@@ReynoldsRides I keep a close eye on the Corvette market. I could point you to a near mint 95 6 speed that is going unsold for 5K . It needs a motor and that is all it needs. For some reason a rod let go.
You're not very smart if you think this car would sell for 5,000... Go ahead, find an 89 for 5 grand with less than 81,000 miles...
@@TheLaserFish you are not very smart. They are forsale everyday
I own a mint condition 2000 Cadillac Deville DHS. Watching this video kind of got me thinking about taking it in and getting an appraisal myself until I read a few comments saying how they’d never actually sell a car that old on their lot.
Kinda takes alot of potential money off the offer..
True, but you never know.😏
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I checked out some of your other vids.. The 1 about acquiring a copy of the original window sticker was really cool.. But got damn $110?!
I love my car too but That’s too steep for me to pay for just 2 laminated sheets of paper.😂
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I collect original Cadillac car brochures.. I have an insane collection dating back to 1904. I’ve spent some ridiculous coin on my collection, literally thousands of dollars.. I remember thinking about it once like “omfg I could’ve bought a really nice used Cadillac with the money I’ve spent so far”!🤦🏻♂️
Do you have a copy of the original car brochure for your car?
I don’t but that would be cool.
I just bought a 89 6 speed manual for 3700 needs a paint job & Sterio
I'm thinking yours will be 5000
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Opening scene from Spaceball
Not at all surprised by that, when I took my 95 to them, they only offered me 1700 (if I remember correctly). Also, nice style on the vid, loved the opening shot as I have done that a few times on my videos as well! Fun watch, keep up the good work!
Be careful on the stress eating, I think this pandemic is far from over...might be a long time until things get back to normal...
Really??:0
Hey bro it's a nice car I would say between 4 and 6😎
_The price for this car was bottom end wholesale. As with any car dealer across the country, unless you're trading a car in(especially a Corvette), don't bother getting an appraisal, because they'll see you coming! And I've bought new cars and trucks over my 62 years(and yes, I've even traded in a Corvette or two)._
I think that wad a 1964 nova chevy 2
5.000, pero me lo tenéis que enviar a España
I paid 5k for mine and its pretty mint.that's £s thou,from UK.
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Yea they have to make a profit and you looked up retail prices. I'm shocked they said 2k I was thinking $1500 at best. They aren't going to sell your car because they can't warranty it. What they did was send out images and details to dealers who bid on cars that are traded. They really drove what offer you got.
I had the same car back in the day. Sorry i can’t watch the whole video i’m afraid i will cry.
.55 why would any gas station sell 85 octane? It’s below the minimum of most cars
When I tell u the value will go up it will
In Sweden, a C4 goes for around 9000 dollars and up..
more like 10k to 20k now..
That’s insane
Yep!
2k? Why does anyone sell their cars to carmax. Wow.
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Stress eating. Bored eating also.
Aint no way in hell they would ever get a trade in for me.
In the year 2050 that's a C4 Corvette that's when they built real cars
I would offer them an even swap for the Porsche
No intent to insult but I think they will at max offer $1,000. I am thinking around $700.
The car is worth about 12,000.
2k is an insult!
Yuuuuup!
Need the miles to estimate $$s. I see low mile cars for $10 - 15 k. I took a 911 to Carmax and got decent bid. Quick ez and efficient. 80 k miles. $6 or 7 k? Wow! I am way off. Thats depressing. Nova! Chevy II Shoebox👍👍 Dealers are crying for inventory. btw - We lost weight! lol. Walking, riding. bike. Its great! btw - its a Hoax! Scam damn a demic.😡
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You would have to be desperate to sell it for that
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That's an ecoboost Mustang. It's a straight 4.
To start, please have your wheels and tires installed properly. They are directional and your slotted spokes are all backwards.
You are incorrect Ernest. They are installed correctly and are facing the right direction.
I would say $7,000
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Pause: $4000
Carmax offer $ 3,500.
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Screw them.
Carmax is a racket, they screw everyone on every car they sell....
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They are only trying to make money by low balling you. Carmax won't put that into their inventory they will try and sell it at auction. Carmax is what has singlehandedly killed used car value.
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7k-9k
Lol, C4 Corvettes are under rated and under valued.
4000.00
$4,600
Wow I actually thought my estimate was low
Crazy, huh?
@@ReynoldsRides I think they would call that Grand Theft Auto at $2,000 :-)
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First in your vidio. Your parking must have destroyed your front air dam. when buying any C4- forget mileage, look at condition and any maintenance records.
My front air dam is perfect.👌
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Less than 2k.
Good guess!
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That guy that works for carmax doesn't know corvettes at all your car is worth at least $5000.00 😉sorry but you wasted your money at carmax
That is low miles. But c4 are the lowest of value of all Corvettes
They're a scam!! I'll give you $2,000
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Heh, they're in business to make money....
Perhaps they knew you were playing a game....
Game? What game?
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Meaning you weren’t really serious about selling/trading the car and instead just filming a video.
Whether I was serious about selling/trading the car or not is irrelevant. They offer free car appraisals (with no conditions attached and basically no questions asked) so I got one. No game going on there.
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That doesn’t mean they didn’t consider you a potential time waster.. I don’t mean that as an insult to you, just saying for all we know they might be used to this being a somewhat common thing by now and are able to tell when someone’’s serious about buying or not.
I get it. I can’t speak to their perception of the interaction. My comment was to clarify that, from my perspective, I wasn’t playing a game. Just utilizing a free offering.
Your beyond inane carmax escapade rates a big fat thumbs down! The only numbers you should be searching for are auction #'s and book and knowing how far behind book you should be.
Too easy to sell
On own
You said you got fat, and that you hope you're not alone?!?!? That's quite rude, bro. Nice ride, though.
2700
Misery loves company? Lol
C4s suck! I used to own one the worst corvette.
I’m genuinely curious......if you think that “C4s suck” then why did you watch the video? Or, if you didn’t watch the video, why would you take the time to click into it and leave a comment?
I watched it to see what you got for a price. I knew it was going to be low! I liked the video I just think that the C4 is a terrible car. The best is the C6. Just my opinion!
Maybe they knew you were wasting their time and just making a worthless video
Thanks for watching and commenting on my “worthless” video William!
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