I pulled the trigger and finally did it.

[lovbyts]

I've been wanting to get a new car for a few years now. I've been driving my 91 Dodge Stealth RT TT for 30 years now and although its a fun car it is 30+ year old technology. I have done quite a bit to it and it is pushing a little over 400 HP at the wheels.I've been going back and forth with the idea between a C7 & C8 Corvette. I REALLY wanted the C8 when it first came out and belong to a few different groups so I know what to watch out for but I didnt want to spend the $$$. The C7 are also nice and I'm sure I would be OK with it but its still doesn't have quite the same draw when I look at it. The wife kept telling me to just get the one I REALLY want and I kept looking at C8 but they were just to much $$$$. Well last week I found one that I just really liked. Metallic dark blue. Lots of carbon fiber add on and to top it off, its a hardtop convertible. it was the right price and so I bought it with only 12,000 miles, 2022 and still under warranty. I also got a 5 year extended GM warranty bumper to bumper.I'm flying from Seattle to Arizona this week to pick it up and drive 2000 miles home. Making a 10+ day trip out of it with the wife. Should be fun.

[Cuz]

Congrats man hope its lots of fun. The new zr1 seems unreal sad they have become so unaffordable now

[almostgone]

Congrats man hope its lots of fun. The new zr1 seems unreal sad they have become so unaffordable now

New vehicle prices are out of hand. That's why I drive a truck with over 260k miles on it. I hope to get at least another 100k-150k miles out of it. Still not using any oil between changes ( full synthetic 5w-30).

Edit: Enjoy that new ride, though. Hope y'all have a good trip!

[Mooseman33]

love to hear it buddy. Congrats and safe travels.

[wango]

I've been wanting to get a new car for a few years now. I've been driving my 91 Dodge Stealth RT TT for 30 years now and although its a fun car it is 30+ year old technology. I have done quite a bit to it and it is pushing a little over 400 HP at the wheels.I've been going back and forth with the idea between a C7 & C8 Corvette. I REALLY wanted the C8 when it first came out and belong to a few different groups so I know what to watch out for but I didnt want to spend the $$$. The C7 are also nice and I'm sure I would be OK with it but its still doesn't have quite the same draw when I look at it. The wife kept telling me to just get the one I REALLY want and I kept looking at C8 but they were just to much $$$$. Well last week I found one that I just really liked. Metallic dark blue. Lots of carbon fiber add on and to top it off, its a hardtop convertible. it was the right price and so I bought it with only 12,000 miles, 2022 and still under warranty. I also got a 5 year extended GM warranty bumper to bumper.I'm flying from Seattle to Arizona this week to pick it up and drive 2000 miles home. Making a 10+ day trip out of it with the wife. Should be fun.

Congrats on the ride! Man, ain’t it great when the wife says that; I had a similar experience with mine. And it sounds like a sweet deal: low mileage and under warranty! Again, congrats!

[wango]

New vehicle prices are out of hand. That's why I drive a truck with over 260k miles on it. I hope to get at least another 100k-150k miles out of it. Still not using any oil between changes ( full synthetic 5w-30).

Edit: Enjoy that new ride, though. Hope y'all have a good trip!

I’m lucky, although my beast is over 11 years old, it still has only 53,000 on it. I sure as hell ain’t going to pay new car prices (well maybe when the mortgage is paid off and I start collecting social security lol). Hey how’s the shoulder/arm & was the carpal tunnel surgery a nice success?

[almostgone]

I’m lucky, although my beast is over 11 years old, it still has only 53,000 on it. I sure as hell ain’t going to pay new car prices (well maybe when the mortgage is paid off and I start collecting social security lol). Hey how’s the shoulder/arm & was the carpal tunnel surgery a nice success?

Hey, man. The carpal tunnel surgery has helped! Now if I can only find something to eliminate arthritic nodules; that should generate enough income that I could go ahead and retire. Then maybe I could justify the cost a brand new vehicle!

The left shoulder and arm improve in very small increments, but the ridiculous blasts of pain are only an unpleasant memory.

In hindsight, I wish I had the carpal tunnel surgery about a decade ago and the neck surgery around the same time.

Hope y'all are well on that side of the country.