2003 50th goes for $49k
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Lots of money for a 21-year-old car but where would you find another one? This should be kept as part of a car collection or a museum to keep its value because the minute you drive it, the value plummets
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Crazy, but yes, to retain the value, this can never be driven...what's the point?
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We see this on 1988 Fiero’s. Many put them away thinking they would get rich and they sell them niw with no miles and break even. Not counting storage and financing.
Everyone wants to collect the next Shelby. But many forget no one wanted a Cobra in the 70’s as it was just a beat up race car. Same for a 250 GTO. Nick Mason paid something like $15K for his and today it’s closing in on $100 million. Yet he drives his to the store and races it.
Everyone wants to collect the next Shelby. But many forget no one wanted a Cobra in the 70’s as it was just a beat up race car. Same for a 250 GTO. Nick Mason paid something like $15K for his and today it’s closing in on $100 million. Yet he drives his to the store and races it.
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Sorry, as much as I really like the 50th AE cars and this one as basically new, no way I would pay that much for the car. Someone has way too much money to spend.
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Curious as to the cost of this car when purchased. $49k minus seller's fee, transportation, storage, NOT DRIVING IT, equals a pretty good loss of money, time, and enjoyment. Now the new owner must update all the various components that deteriorated over 21 years... 
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Yes loss but I would wager that the owner passed and the family sent it auction.
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Ahhh. Perfect timing for some down to earth thinking... That's the monetary value we C5 folks wanta see...and experience!... Goodness.. Look what has happened to the value of the split window... Ridiculous! The C5 gonna run circles around that thing!.. and for a measly 25 thousand bucks!... The C5 is definitely the better Corvette and should warrant the "big bucks" not a sight inhibited heavy fuel guzzling old timer that can't dance!! 🤨
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Ahhh. Perfect timing for some down to earth thinking... That's the monetary value we C5 folks wanta see...and experience!... Goodness.. Look what has happened to the value of the split window... Ridiculous! The C5 gonna run circles around that thing!.. and for a measly 25 thousand bucks!... The C5 is definitely the better Corvette and should warrant the "big bucks" not a sight inhibited heavy fuel guzzling old timer that can't dance!! 🤨
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I get the C5 handles better, more powerful and comfortable with today technology , but what happens in 50 years when the electronics for the C5 cannot be sourced? You can drop a 700CI engine in the split window and go down to the local station and get it inspected. The C5 is going to require emissions,etc and you have no computer, ABS, active handling etc. running the spit window.
Maybe I should be looking for a mid '70's vette that needs some attention as my long term Vette!
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I get the C5 handles better, more powerful and comfortable with today technology , but what happens in 50 years when the electronics for the C5 cannot be sourced? You can drop a 700CI engine in the split window and go down to the local station and get it inspected. The C5 is going to require emissions,etc and you have no computer, ABS, active handling etc. running the spit window.
Things like the ESC and other needs will be met in time. As demand for repairs to these common issues they will be addresses as there will be money to be made. The Corvette market is driven by the number of cars still on the road and the number made. I expect the C5 to be addressed in the coming years. 25 Years is not old. Half the cars on the road today are 12-15 years old today. Once the demand goes higher more products will be made.
As for the Emissions, who knows. That is a state by state thing subject to change any time.
The aftermarket is good at fixing things. Look back there were many parts we could not get and today there are enough parts to build a complete car from reproduction parts.