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<blockquote data-quote="Riley P" data-source="post: 8604" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>I figured I would add a new thread about talking about old cars vs new as Mr. Howie was asking about the Chevelle and how the Chevelle is a better investment than the Corvette. This is sort of a response to this thread as it was getting nicely off topic.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.canadiancorvetteforums.com/forums/vehicles-sale-wanted/1038-good-laugh-sorry-i-couldnt-resist.html#post8594" target="_blank">http://www.canadiancorvetteforums.com/forums/vehicles-sale-wanted/1038-good-laugh-sorry-i-couldnt-resist.html#post8594</a></p><p></p><p>(Howie's last post)</p><p></p><p>"This is what happens when you invest way more than a car is worth. Your stuck with it or you just bend over and take ir dry! Riley that 66 is prolly a better investment than your Vette,is it a matching #s car? You really have to be smart about what car and how much to invest,comes a time when you are just throwing $$ away. Dont get me wrong I have spent a pile of cash on cars and never really got to enjoy it or ever re gain the investment. Ohhh our foolish love of the automobile, I am hooked,anybody know a good bank manager I want to borrow 10Gs to S/C my 15 thousand dollar car I payed 20K for.LOL "</p><p></p><p>And my reply to start this thread:</p><p></p><p>I bought my Corvette for my own enjoyment and not as an investment. I pretty much saw the prices hit the floor of C5's and who knew there was a basement under that! The Chevelle will maintain it's value which is nice but it doesn't have air conditioning, cruise control, sound deadening (not like I would want that), shoulder belts, air bags, abs, etc, etc not to mention you can't take a corner over 10km/h. </p><p></p><p>I could not build the Chevelle to give me all the stuff and capabilities the Corvette has from the safety aspect to reliability plus giving me three times the fuel economy on the highway! I know it will fire right up and I can have it on cruise all day with the a/c on while STILL being able to out accelerate the old car.</p><p></p><p>From what I saw, when I bought the Corvette, it was an absolute bargain. Hopefully I can keep it for a long time and not have to sell it as I bought it to drive and not make money off of. </p><p></p><p>I'll always be a 60's guy at heart but there are some things that old cars can't do without basically turning them into a new car.</p><p></p><p>PS, the Chevelle is not numbers matching. If I have my way, I will never buy another numbers matching collector car again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Riley P, post: 8604, member: 2"] I figured I would add a new thread about talking about old cars vs new as Mr. Howie was asking about the Chevelle and how the Chevelle is a better investment than the Corvette. This is sort of a response to this thread as it was getting nicely off topic. [url]http://www.canadiancorvetteforums.com/forums/vehicles-sale-wanted/1038-good-laugh-sorry-i-couldnt-resist.html#post8594[/url] (Howie's last post) "This is what happens when you invest way more than a car is worth. Your stuck with it or you just bend over and take ir dry! Riley that 66 is prolly a better investment than your Vette,is it a matching #s car? You really have to be smart about what car and how much to invest,comes a time when you are just throwing $$ away. Dont get me wrong I have spent a pile of cash on cars and never really got to enjoy it or ever re gain the investment. Ohhh our foolish love of the automobile, I am hooked,anybody know a good bank manager I want to borrow 10Gs to S/C my 15 thousand dollar car I payed 20K for.LOL " And my reply to start this thread: I bought my Corvette for my own enjoyment and not as an investment. I pretty much saw the prices hit the floor of C5's and who knew there was a basement under that! The Chevelle will maintain it's value which is nice but it doesn't have air conditioning, cruise control, sound deadening (not like I would want that), shoulder belts, air bags, abs, etc, etc not to mention you can't take a corner over 10km/h. I could not build the Chevelle to give me all the stuff and capabilities the Corvette has from the safety aspect to reliability plus giving me three times the fuel economy on the highway! I know it will fire right up and I can have it on cruise all day with the a/c on while STILL being able to out accelerate the old car. From what I saw, when I bought the Corvette, it was an absolute bargain. Hopefully I can keep it for a long time and not have to sell it as I bought it to drive and not make money off of. I'll always be a 60's guy at heart but there are some things that old cars can't do without basically turning them into a new car. PS, the Chevelle is not numbers matching. If I have my way, I will never buy another numbers matching collector car again. [/QUOTE]
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