Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Past owner of c6 z06 vette. Can’t beat the rumble of the old school v8. Crazy fast. Plenty comfortable inside - I’m 6-3. Dirt cheap to maintain vs euro cars such as Porsche, etc. My ONLY issue was the low clearance particularly within the front end when traversing driveways so scraped it a few tines. However, I believe the new one OP is considering has an optional “front end list” feature. Go for it and enjoy it while you can.

This is the biggest thing the Vette has going for it.

It’s has the same maintenance needs as any other performance car, but at a 1/4 the price or less.

Dealer oil and lube service on my 996 was almost $500. On my C7 it was $100. Front brake pads and rotors: $2,700 on my Porsche, $645 on the Vette.

Same performance, same degree of reliability, but a fraction of the cost to own.

Why would you take a 996 to a dealer? An independent mechanic would have saved you some money... interesting that you paid much more for the pads and rotors than I did for my turbo, but I'm sure you could have gotten cheaper breaks from an indy too... you can't compare a C7 to a 996 - not even a bit

Anonymous wrote:Husband turns 50 this summer and kids no longer need to be carted around, so he wants to order the car below. I don't really know cars but I just don't think this car is all that visually impressive. I think he'll quickly regret it or be sort of embarrassed that it screams mid-life crisis. Thoughts?

Much better…
https://www.exoticcartrader.com/listing/1967-chevrolet-corvette-250942792?utm_campaign=buy_pmax_v2.5-high_line&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=&utm_term=&utm_id=23440777419&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23445803183&gbraid=0AAAAACu6Y68clE7uuejxbBVv8cRwXWQyt

Anonymous wrote:Is he fat and bald? Do you live in Florida? Does he wear t shirts that say Sloppy Joe's bar Key West? Does he also have a Harley? No, this car is a cheese fest. Do not let him embarrass himself.

I know plenty of Dr’s, I mean top level Dr’s, that ride a Harley. Don’t lump Harley riders in with cheeseballs. Signed Cardiac Surgeon

Anonymous wrote:Past owner of c6 z06 vette. Can’t beat the rumble of the old school v8. Crazy fast. Plenty comfortable inside - I’m 6-3. Dirt cheap to maintain vs euro cars such as Porsche, etc. My ONLY issue was the low clearance particularly within the front end when traversing driveways so scraped it a few tines. However, I believe the new one OP is considering has an optional “front end list” feature. Go for it and enjoy it while you can.

This is the biggest thing the Vette has going for it.

It’s has the same maintenance needs as any other performance car, but at a 1/4 the price or less.

Dealer oil and lube service on my 996 was almost $500. On my C7 it was $100. Front brake pads and rotors: $2,700 on my Porsche, $645 on the Vette.

Same performance, same degree of reliability, but a fraction of the cost to own.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mercedes Benz CLE 53 AMG is in the same price range, without the boomer stigma. And I assume far more comfortable day to day.

That car is exclusively for the wives/mistresses of tennis or golf pros, or gay men.


The fact that you would even put it in a comparison with a C8 proves you don’t know the first thing about cars.


Sit down.

I don't really care for Corvettes (I mean, they are cool in a retro way to me) so I have no dog in this fight, but that Benz is just embarrassing and it's weird that PP thinks it doesn't scream "Boomer." It absolutely screams Boomer BigLaw partner/Boomer rich grandma who wants to be seen as young and hip

Anything Benz screams "old" to me. Except a G wagon, which just reads LA trashy-rich.

Well put.

Anonymous wrote:The current Corvette is a fantastic vehicle. All these criticisms are completely absurd. But I get them from the boring losers who inhabit the DC area.

+1

“Midlife crisis” is such a petty, dismissive term, too.


So someone who has helped raise a family, put the kids through school and college, got them established in their lives and out on their own, paid off the house….and after 2-3 decades of taking care of everyone else, if they decide to treat themselves with a fun toy after all that work - we label it a “midlife crisis” and shame them for it.


That’s so mean and so petty. Some women are just awful creatures.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mercedes Benz CLE 53 AMG is in the same price range, without the boomer stigma. And I assume far more comfortable day to day.

That car is exclusively for the wives/mistresses of tennis or golf pros, or gay men.


The fact that you would even put it in a comparison with a C8 proves you don’t know the first thing about cars.


Sit down.

I don't really care for Corvettes (I mean, they are cool in a retro way to me) so I have no dog in this fight, but that Benz is just embarrassing and it's weird that PP thinks it doesn't scream "Boomer." It absolutely screams Boomer BigLaw partner/Boomer rich grandma who wants to be seen as young and hip

Anything Benz screams "old" to me. Except a G wagon, which just reads LA trashy-rich.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The current Corvette is a fantastic vehicle. All these criticisms are completely absurd. But I get them from the boring losers who inhabit the DC area.

They luv their civics and rav

I think it’s mostly that they just hate anything American.

DCUM hates America. That’s not a secret.

Anonymous wrote:Mercedes Benz CLE 53 AMG is in the same price range, without the boomer stigma. And I assume far more comfortable day to day.

That car is exclusively for the wives/mistresses of tennis or golf pros, or gay men.


The fact that you would even put it in a comparison with a C8 proves you don’t know the first thing about cars.


Sit down.

Way over the top, in a trashy (vs classy) way.

Anonymous wrote:Oh god, that's so embarrassing. Tell him people will be laughing at him.

Not his 22 yo girlfriend

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The current Corvette is a fantastic vehicle. All these criticisms are completely absurd. But I get them from the boring losers who inhabit the DC area.

They luv their civics and rav

Guy across the street has a two Rav4s and an MP-5. His neighbor has two CRVs. How many of these do people need?

The premise of the post is that H's decision should be driven by whether random people on the Internet are prepared to agree that it is "pretty", or not a "mid-life crisis" purchase. Why that premise is afforded an iota of validity is beyond me. The opinions expressed by random, uninformed, strangers are worth what OP is paying for them, and that is the value OP's H should give them.

He likes it, he wants it, he presumably can afford it, end of story. People who thesmelves drive who knows what, can only afford who knows what, and value who knows what, should not get a vote.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The current Corvette is a fantastic vehicle. All these criticisms are completely absurd. But I get them from the boring losers who inhabit the DC area.

They luv their civics and rav

I think it’s mostly that they just hate anything American.

Anonymous wrote:The current Corvette is a fantastic vehicle. All these criticisms are completely absurd. But I get them from the boring losers who inhabit the DC area.

They luv their civics and rav