re: Anyone considered buying a Corvette?

Look! Its Xman's quarterly try to sell a Corvette thread!

I want to try to answer objectively as possible and without venturing onto fan-boy territory. I've owned both Corvette and Porsche. If you want a Corvette and nothing else, I can't think of a single reason not to grab one. If you are open to other options, I would strongly recommend test driving the Corvette and all other other comparably priced sports coupes, then drive the Boxster S. Granted, the Porsche prices out a little higher but personally I'd take the Certified Pre-owned Porsche over a new Corvette for both "reliability" and "investment / resale" purposes. I drove my Porsche daily for nearly 3 years... ...my total out-of-pocket for ownership, w/depreciation and maintenance ended up being less than $200 per month for the Porsche. The Corvette cost me several times more to own, BUT, money is not everything when it comes to what you want.

Until several years ago, I didn't "get" all the hype you read about Porsche's dominance of super-cars with superior technology. I always saw them like someone said here before about Corvettes, they're something that "balding men in mid-life crisis" buy to get young chicks.... until I drove one. For me, no car could ever take the place of owning a Porsche. At the same time I'll also say I've owned many other cars simply because "that's one I've always wanted"... so I totally understand if it's Corvette or nothing... been there. Just try your best to take a Porsche out for a spin... and the salesmen are used to enthusiasts putting them to the test so drive it hard and see what I mean after comparing others. Not only do they rise to the test of just about anything you can try behind the wheel and do it effortlessly, they are the only automobile I know of that are in their natural environment/habitat when driven like a Formula1 1 in the heat of battle. They will perform at their most upper limits effortlessly, and can do it all....day.... long.., ...and when other cars will come home over-heated, steaming, with that "smell", and those popping and crackling noises of expanded and contracting parts, much like an abused car would, you'd think the Porsche had just putted down to the corner grocery and back. Just an amazing engineering feat and the closest thing to some type of alien technology you can find IMO. Either way, enjoy the piss out of your car...whatever you choose!

I once nearly bought a used early 2000’s vette when I was like 23, but quickly realized that it was simply too much fun. I’d probably have put it in a bayou by now if I’d bought it.

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It's also significantly slower.

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Driving experience > magazine numbers.


95% of sports car owners will never even approach the limit of performance of today's cars.

I think about buying an older model, 76-78, all the time.

Let me know when you get ready and I'll check around for a good one.
A guy in my neighborhood just sold his 76. It wasn't in all that great a shape and whoever bought it has some work to do on it.

Will do

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I want to try to answer objectively as possible and without venturing onto fan-boy territory. I've owned both Corvette and Porsche. If you want a Corvette and nothing else, I can't think of a single reason not to grab one. If you are open to other options, I would strongly recommend test driving the Corvette and all other other comparably priced sports coupes, then drive the Boxster S. Granted, the Porsche prices out a little higher but personally I'd take the Certified Pre-owned Porsche over a new Corvette for both "reliability" and "investment / resale" purposes. I drove my Porsche daily for nearly 3 years... ...my total out-of-pocket for ownership, w/depreciation and maintenance ended up being less than $200 per month for the Porsche. The Corvette cost me several times more to own, BUT, money is not everything when it comes to what you want.

Until several years ago, I didn't "get" all the hype you read about Porsche's dominance of super-cars with superior technology. I always saw them like someone said here before about Corvettes, they're something that "balding men in mid-life crisis" buy to get young chicks.... until I drove one. For me, no car could ever take the place of owning a Porsche. At the same time I'll also say I've owned many other cars simply because "that's one I've always wanted"... so I totally understand if it's Corvette or nothing... been there. Just try your best to take a Porsche out for a spin... and the salesmen are used to enthusiasts putting them to the test so drive it hard and see what I mean after comparing others. Not only do they rise to the test of just about anything you can try behind the wheel and do it effortlessly, they are the only automobile I know of that are in their natural environment/habitat when driven like a Formula1 1 in the heat of battle. They will perform at their most upper limits effortlessly, and can do it all....day.... long.., ...and when other cars will come home over-heated, steaming, with that "smell", and those popping and crackling noises of expanded and contracting parts, much like an abused car would, you'd think the Porsche had just putted down to the corner grocery and back. Just an amazing engineering feat and the closest thing to some type of alien technology you can find IMO. Either way, enjoy the piss out of your car...whatever you choose!

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My issue with Porsche is in order to get where you're even equal to other American muscle/pony/sports cars you need to spend six figures. Their entry level vehicles are just too slow imo.

No doubt there are pros for owning a Porsche, like you said resale and build quality are top notch, imo you eat too much performance in order to get that.

A C7 Stingray is ahead of the Boxster S in virtually every performance category, by a very wide margin.

Since this is a Corvette thread, this was a concept back in 09. Do you think it would have an appeal to the masses if it went to production?