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Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Naperville Illinois
It's easy to forget that these cars can get expensive. You get in a Z or a GS with 3LT or 4LT options packages, you are getting up there 70k+ in price. That's a lot of scratch for the working man with a family. Don't know that I'd ever buy one brand new. In a couple years I'm thinking my 2000 gets retired for a 2010-ish Grand Sport (LOVE the wide body) or something along those lines. Let someone else pay for the depreciation first!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Destin Florida
It's easy to forget that these cars can get expensive. You get in a Z or a GS with 3LT or 4LT options packages, you are getting up there 70k+ in price. That's a lot of scratch for the working man with a family. Don't know that I'd ever buy one brand new. In a couple years I'm thinking my 2000 gets retired for a 2010-ish Grand Sport (LOVE the wide body) or something along those lines. Let someone else pay for the depreciation first!
In my younger days I always bought only new but it is so easy to find low milage garage queens for every make and model i said no mas lol
Team Owner
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From: San Diego
And you do it all without a warranty. More likely, most ZR1 owners don't care as they'll still kick your *** around a race track.
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From: Huntington tx
The C5 is still a killer platform.
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I agree that the 427 vert looks fantastic, but no way in heck will I ever pay that kind of money for a car.
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Bad *** car but the color just doesn't do much for me. I liked the Nassau blue early C5's but mainly because they are rare...
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