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Team Owner
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From: altered state
St. Jude Donor '05
I know of a few that 'preserve their vettes, so they'll last forever. What a joke! You only live once. Drive what you want. Only a zillion of them were made. Unless its a super rare one, I wouldn't buy one worrying about resale. I'll take the depreciation if driving it gives me a chance not to think for awhile. Enjoy!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: West Palm Beach Florida
Originally Posted by mitymek
hmm,you could think of it like cost per mile.
say,for example, a 96 with 40k is worth 17,000.00 and
the same optioned car with 140k on it is worth 12,000.00.(which i agree is about todays prices on average)
so thats 100,000 miles of smiles for 5000.00 dollars,or,
20 cents per mile.
pretty darn cheap vette rental.
if you log 20k a yr for 5yrs it costs you 1000 bucks a year,or
about 83 bucks a month to drive a 96 c4 corvette.
how the heck can ya beat that?
say,for example, a 96 with 40k is worth 17,000.00 and
the same optioned car with 140k on it is worth 12,000.00.(which i agree is about todays prices on average)
so thats 100,000 miles of smiles for 5000.00 dollars,or,
20 cents per mile.
pretty darn cheap vette rental.
if you log 20k a yr for 5yrs it costs you 1000 bucks a year,or
about 83 bucks a month to drive a 96 c4 corvette.
how the heck can ya beat that?
DAMN, my head is spinning just reading this. 
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Ft. Lauderdale Fl
I purchased a 1996......
I have a 1996 A4. Got it over a year ago and it is my daily driver. I drive over 50 miles a day, every day and now have over 83000 miles on it. As far a resale, I couldn't care less. Corvettes are for driving and for appreciation theres the stock market and real estate.
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 1999
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From: Evans, GA
Originally Posted by Iron Chef
I'm starting to shop for a '96 LT-1 to be used mostly as a daily driver. I say mostly because it's about a 60 mile roundtrip from work to home, and I will have an "extra car".
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=867943
Call me or email if you have questions. I recently bought a 2004 C5 and see no point is letting this great C4 sit in the garage.
Safety Car
Joined: May 1999
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From: Mandeville, Louisiana
This is my 3rd Vette. My first was a '70 which I made money on despite the 135,000 miles.
My second was a '96CE...had 56,000 miles when I bought it, and 73,000 miles when I sold it.
I just bought a '93 coupe with 113,000 miles on it....I plan on driving the hell out of it....it will never be collectable and it's paid for...so I plan on having as much fun with it as I can over the next 4 years while I pay for my daughter's tuition....and when I have gotten my money's worth out of it, and family obligations easy up...I'll buy my first NEW Vette...probably in 4 years.
My second was a '96CE...had 56,000 miles when I bought it, and 73,000 miles when I sold it.
I just bought a '93 coupe with 113,000 miles on it....I plan on driving the hell out of it....it will never be collectable and it's paid for...so I plan on having as much fun with it as I can over the next 4 years while I pay for my daughter's tuition....and when I have gotten my money's worth out of it, and family obligations easy up...I'll buy my first NEW Vette...probably in 4 years.
Thread Starter
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From: In a pineapple under the sea.
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
CI 8-9-10 Veteran
Originally Posted by 1Patriot
Go to this location and look at this car;
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=867943
Call me or email if you have questions. I recently bought a 2004 C5 and see no point is letting this great C4 sit in the garage.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=867943
Call me or email if you have questions. I recently bought a 2004 C5 and see no point is letting this great C4 sit in the garage.
I'm sure I'll rack up a bunch of miles on my next one too. Can't stand to see it sit in the garage when there's so much fun to be had. I guess many people wutomatically associate "Corvette" with "collectible" which was the reason for my question.
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From: In a pineapple under the sea.
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
CI 8-9-10 Veteran
Originally Posted by 1Patriot
Go to this location and look at this car;
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=867943
Call me or email if you have questions. I recently bought a 2004 C5 and see no point is letting this great C4 sit in the garage.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=867943
Call me or email if you have questions. I recently bought a 2004 C5 and see no point is letting this great C4 sit in the garage.
I'm sure I'll rack up a bunch of miles on my next one too. Can't stand to see it sit in the garage when there's so much fun to be had. I guess many people automatically associate "Corvette" with "collectible" which was the reason for my question.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2004
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From: Lufkin Texas
St. Jude Donor '05-'06
A Vette just isn't the car to buy for an investment. Sure, you can maintain it, keep it clean, wax it and whatnot...but once you drive it you'll be hooked, and the miles will start rackin' up! 
Buy it, mod it, maintain it, play with it, but for Gods sake drive, drive, drive it then drive it some more! What a wonderful toy!
Buy it, mod it, maintain it, play with it, but for Gods sake drive, drive, drive it then drive it some more! What a wonderful toy!