Cars with mods
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Oct 2013
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From: houston texas
Cars with mods
I’ve been looking at different cars, as my youngest kid needs a car for college now, so I’ve been looking, granted I always thought a corvette for a first car was dumb, but lots of responsible kids are out there, granted they all screw around at some point driving, but to the point the price point on decent corvettes are lower than Camaros and mustangs with much more miles it seems..maybe covid has really done more damage than I thought, or corvettes are just harder to sell, being more of a niche category maybe ? Know it wasn’t ever that way before…anyone else notice this,? I’ve seen older Gt mustangs with over 100k miles selling for more than a nice C5 or right about the same..
Pro
Joined: Apr 2022
Posts: 699
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From: Phoenix
I am going to get blown up for this but I think the corvette has come such a long ways that when a guy goes to the next model, the desire to go back isnt there like maybe with a mustang. Also, for a long time, every camaro and for sure mustang was turned into a drag car so the number of unmolested examples is probably less than some of these corvettes.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Scottsdale AZ
Kid cars need to say Honda or Toyota. They are disposable tools. Not so in a few years. Cars are either tools or image cars. Are you providing a tool or an image?
kids can have whatever image they want when they can earn it. Plus if you pick it you always have to fix it.
kids can have whatever image they want when they can earn it. Plus if you pick it you always have to fix it.
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: out of nowhere
“The Brad” commercial, along with the words in a few songs (“All the guys with fast cars seem too old to drive them”) etc, etc. Sorry fellas, but Vette’s have a stigma these days. “Mid life crisis”, “Wants to be seen as rich, but can’t afford a Ferrari”, etc, etc. Yes, this coming from a Corvette guy. Most Vette’s actually are driven by old men. Old men that wear Vette shirts, Vette hat’s, have a Vette keychain and coffee mug. It says “hey, look at me! I own a Vette. I’m special cause I got a Vette”! I never bring up Vette’s unless someone else does. I would never wear or own anything with a Vette logo on it. I’ve told family members “please do not buy me a gift that has something to do with Vette’s, unless it is a part for the car”. Some get this, some do not. So, that is why certain Vette’s are depreciated, in my opinion. Nobody wants to be seen as “The Brad”, The “Hey I got a Vette” douche.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Port Charlotte Florida
I’ve been looking at different cars, as my youngest kid needs a car for college now, so I’ve been looking, granted I always thought a corvette for a first car was dumb, but lots of responsible kids are out there, granted they all screw around at some point driving, but to the point the price point on decent corvettes are lower than Camaros and mustangs with much more miles it seems..maybe covid has really done more damage than I thought, or corvettes are just harder to sell, being more of a niche category maybe ? Know it wasn’t ever that way before…anyone else notice this,? I’ve seen older Gt mustangs with over 100k miles selling for more than a nice C5 or right about the same..
Last edited by CorvetteBrent; Jan 9, 2025 at 03:10 AM.