71406

There is only one solution that will make you happy.

If you want something with better handling, more comfortable and quicker, but think you'll miss your c3, trade them both in for a new Vette.

76mike

76mike

In a GTO when you drive down the freeway or around town, people don't notice you. My '76 has terrible paint but I still get lots of stares; you'll miss that. But of course if you really do want to sell it... It could have a nice happy home in my driveway here in Cali

sxr6

It's more than the power, speed or handling
Pull into a burger joint or anywhere, with both of them.

In the vette, your chest puffs up & you smile because people notice & admire your car

The new GTO has all the pizzaz of a Nissan Sentra
As far as I'm concerned Pontiac really flopped with that car
The new Mustang GT has remanisent personality & image, & looks it

gator79

cruisin down the road, tops off, big v 8 screaming, versus nice quiet but fast GTO, no comparison two totally different feelings, how many people stop and ask about the GTO? anybody can go buy a GTO. keep it, or you will regret it

fcoppola

I had a paid off 86 pace car convertible in showroom shape that I was just tired of. Of course this happened after buying a new toy at the time. the vette sat there taking up space while I was out playing with the new toy. Then I wrecked the toy a year later and in a knee jerk reaction sold the vette for a new truck so I didnt have to wait for the toy to be fixed.

I regretted it within a week, and I hadnt driven the car in about a year. To this day I still wish I had that car back. Since then I have bought my 74 and will never sell it no matter how bad she is to me or how long she sits on jackstands. I will say I am getting a c5 or c6 in a few years for a dd after I move back to tx. Hell they're better on gas than my new truck not to mention better to look at!

Glass Act

We have,
1971 Vette 454ci (bought 2 weeks ago working on it)
1979 Vette L-82
2001 Prowler
2001 GT Mustang
2003 Ford PU

Now of all these great toys, I'll pick the Vette first everytime. The Prowler and Mustang my wife uses (I might have driven them 5 times) I get a hoot watching the face's as I pull up beside someone and they twist their neck to look at the Vette, these no better feeling.

WhichVette?

The new GTO is like the new Mustang. Nice car, but you see at least one on every corner.

vette68

I think you got it all wrong. I love the fact that the GTO isn't gaudy. It's low key, certainly not ugly, but doesn't really look like it has 400 HP. It's a sleeper. I'll blow the doors off your reminiscent Mustang any day of the week, I don't care how retro it looks. And a solid rear axle? Come on... Ford hasn't changed that since 1964 (or whenever they came out). If I want a car for looks, I'll keep the Vette, because that'll turn more heads than any Mustang, regardless of it's personality. And for price / performance, you're not going to do much better than the GTO (not to sound like a commercial). And to me, driving is more about performance than about 14 year olds checking out my ride at a burger joint. I'll take performance over looks any day (fortunately the Vette has both). Because looks won't get you from zero to 60 in 4.7 seconds. I was at a light last week in the GTO with a guy in a new Lincoln LS (with the V8). He wanted to get in front of me to make a turn in my lane. I'm pretty sure he was surprised when all he saw was my tail lights, since he practically tried to run me off the road just to get in front of me. Sore loser. I mean, most of the people have it right. For head turning, there's no beating the Vette. People that don't even like cars look just to see what it is. And I would miss that...

I'm definitely holding onto the car for at least the winter, so we'll see how I feel next spring. Maybe by then I'll have my head on straight and won't be thinking crazy thoughts about selling the Vette!

AGVI

How is this technical?

bobs77vet

i lived in Bay Village when i worked in Cleveland....we were almost neignbors.... I would hope a new car would capture your fancy and would be disappointed if it didn't.....just sit out the fall and winter and then make up your mind....if your lose interest inthe vette in spring time then sell it.....

fl_rider

Carl Granquist

This doesn't fit, plus it smacks of whining.

pcfred

Been there, done that, you don't know what you had until it's gone!!!

Jay M

I have been considering geting a C5 as a daily driver, but if it handles better, has AC, is almost as fast as my C3, and is ten times more comfortable then I'm affriad I'll never want to drive the C3 again.

So my conclusion is that IF I get a C5, it will have to be a hard top, not a vert.... that'll keep my '68 special, I also decided that a bone stock 2002 Z06 would be ideal because it is super fast, looks great, isn't a convertable, and may have some resale value. Plus they get great gas mileage! Keeing the C5 stock will keep it inexpensive... upgrade are costly.

If I had a 700hp blown C5 vert in the driveway, I'd hardly ever take the C3 out.

So if you sell your C3, may you could replace it with a Convertible C3.

vette68

Yeah, I'll smack your whine...

Sorry. Meant to put it in general forum, but didn't realize until it popped up here that I put it in the wrong place. If I could move it I would. Figured a moderator would have moved it by now...

jimmygmartin

This happened to me a decade back. I owned my Vette since 1976 (second '68). Bought a n "86 and started to hot rod it. The only way my wife puts up with my crazyness is to insist that one bay is hers in our garage. The '68 stayed in the garage and the '86 was my driver. I wanted to sell the '68 but never got around to it. Well I got rid of the '86 long ago and still have the '68. It will never be a driver again but I also don't have to worry about modifications because with QQ plates I don't have to inspect it and with the classic car shows my once outlaw hobbie/obsession is now legitament.

Corey_68

I did the opposite my C4 while it rode nice/smooth had great creature comforts was too tame. I sold it and turned my forcus towards my '68.

71redskin

SELL THE VETTE?!!!! OMG man, perish the thought...park it, cover it and forget about it.....but just don't sell it... the itch will return, i garantee it

CoolShark

A sad but true tale:
Many years ago and in a far distant galaxy, I had a 70 Hemi Roadrunner. I also had a Chevy P/U and 73 Trans Am, so I sold it for $2000. Recently I saw one that went for . . . .
I bought a 67 Jag XKE roadster. I also had my above listed vehicles, so I sold it for $2800. Recently I saw one that sold for . . .

But I did learn (or at least my wife did). In 86 I bought a 63 fuelie coupe that needed to be restored. I fixed it up and was planning to sell it. My wife said, "You've been kicking yourself for selling the Jag for years. Why don't you keep it?" I still have it and now a 72 LT1 air coupe as well.

The moral:
They print more money every year, but they don't make classic cars, including Vettes, anymore.