He is BSing because there were no 83 Corvettes. Some were made, but none were publicly sold.

 

I know there weren't any publicly sold, only a few dozen were made, but they do still exist. I'm sure someone out there has them.

 

Now that I think about it, I think one may have been auctioned off by GM at Mecum. They were selling a bunch of special R&D Corvettes a few months back.

 

I'm really not trying to upset anyone, it's just what I've always known. On the other hand, I was raised in a blue-blooded (Ford) family so I have seen Corvettes under a different light than most.

 

Go get a Porsche Boxster or BoxsterS (or a Cayman)...I have one now, had Vettes too...by far the best handling, responsive roadster ever ..just check out Motor Trend's roadster report in the June issue (the one with the 2011 Mustang report). It has 2 trunks so it is also practical.

 

The Corvettes are nice but are also more common, at least around my area. A GT500 has a fiercely menacing look to it that's lacking in the Vette IMO.

 

Right. My buddy's is an '84 crossfire and he had told me the story.

Like I said, just seein' if you're paying attention.

 

Here in the Bay Area, base Corvettes are almost as common as GTs. I see more Z06s than GT500s. FWIW...

 

I hate fanboys. Honestly, anyone bashing a Corvette is not an automotive enthusiast at all, just a fanboy.

Drive a Z06 sometime. Put's a GT500 to shame. Can't even imagine driving a ZR1.

 

Do you ever have anything positive to say? Just wonderin'

I don't think anyone is saying the Corvette sucks - just that it is a lot more common then a Shelby

 

I say positive things all the time. I'm just blunt. No clue why that gets people's Internet panties so twisted. I am the same way in person, friends love me =)

 

Birds of the feather....

 

I get that. Very direct and black & white. Some people are like that.

Due to the nature of forums/email it can rub some people the wrong way. I make allowance for it and for the most part appreciate your comments. (30 yrs of sales I've learned to deal with all types.)

Even though I don't have those same feathers. (Although I prefer black & white. Doesn't leave much room for mis-interpretation like mealy mouths.)

 

One of my dad's good friends has owned all kinds of cars. He had an 01 S4, traded it for an 03 GT. Then he traded that for a C6 (auto, so his wife could drive it). She hated it. Hated the ride (had the Z51 pkg), hated getting in and out, etc. That was their last sport car. They traded the C6 for a new loaded Accord. Lol...gulp.

I didn't really have a point with that story, but the Corvette is such a different animal, it's hard to compare. I don't like the laying down position of the Vette. For my money, I think I'd get the GT500, but you cannot beat the Vette's performance/$ ratio...

 

Did anyone notice that the guy that started the thread has bailed? LOL

 

Hmmm...

He asked for advice and then didn't like the answers he got...

Maybe he should have said how he wanted us to answer so we could have told him what he wanted to hear.

 

Option 4....


Get a Raptor 6.2L and go wherever the f*** you want, whenever you want to.

 

This.

 

DRIVE THEM.

No one can tell you which car you like.

 

Both of 'em?

I, for one, don't have a problem with eci. All this namby pamby sugarcoating pansy a$$ crap society has taught us SUCK$. At least we know where he stands. (Alone, but hey...)

Now if the state department would just call me back about that diplomatic position in Belgium. . .