Which would you buy?
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,008
Likes: 1
From: Grove city Ohio
Which would you buy?
2 identical cars. Both loaded. Both extremely nice. Yellow coupes.
First car... 2001 With 42k miles for 18,500
Second car... 2003 with 13k miles for 23,500
Which car would you buy?
First car... 2001 With 42k miles for 18,500
Second car... 2003 with 13k miles for 23,500
Which car would you buy?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 6,369
Likes: 73
From: The line waiting to see Santa Claus stretched all the way back to Terre Haute, and I was at the end, Indiana
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18
Offer $20K for the '03, and settle for anything in between.
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,369
Likes: 79
From: West Coast
Made some good improvements in 01 that carried on through the years, not much difference in 03, except it makes it 50th Anniversary which is nice, I would drive both cars and see which is better cared for and tighter and drives better!
Either one if all equal will be nice, got an 01 and love it!
Either one if all equal will be nice, got an 01 and love it!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 826
Likes: 12
From: Phoenix, AZ
This is good advise. If you have the extra money go with the newer car. If you decide to sell you will get the money back with loew miles and a newer car. If you don't have the extra money they both sound good.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 3,479
Likes: 92
From: Between Tally and Gatorville ,Florida
Made some good improvements in 01 that carried on through the years, not much difference in 03, except it makes it 50th Anniversary which is nice, I would drive both cars and see which is better cared for and tighter and drives better!
Either one if all equal will be nice, got an 01 and love it!
Either one if all equal will be nice, got an 01 and love it!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,000
Likes: 2
Made some good improvements in 01 that carried on through the years, not much difference in 03, except it makes it 50th Anniversary which is nice, I would drive both cars and see which is better cared for and tighter and drives better!
Either one if all equal will be nice, got an 01 and love it!
Either one if all equal will be nice, got an 01 and love it!
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Administrator
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 368,384
Likes: 24,790
From: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran
I'd go with the '03, especially if you can get them to come down on the price a bit.
Racer
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 387
Likes: 2
From: Grafton Wisconsin
Go for the '01
If you could park both cars side by side, would you see $5,000 worth of difference? I would say not. The '01 with approx 3,800 miles per year sounds like a well taken of car. And 42K miles is nothing. You will not be sorry. Put the $5K savings away for your next car purchase!
Vetterway
Vetterway