Yes a Corvette is a status symbol
Clay Lovett
be or not, a Corvette is a status symbol PERIOD
Lets examine the facts
People will look at your car if it's clean with wishful eyes. This is the
majority of people not the minority.
People are always shocked that you can afford insurance for it. In fact
it's cheaper than a Z28
A lot of people wish they were single for whatever reason. And single
Americans picture themselves in a classic car cruising down the road. There
is only one classic American sports car, the Corvette. Yes a viper has more
raw power but it isn't "classic". So single people almost always notice
Corvettes.
Corvettes look better. There are a lot of Corvettes on the road. Corvette
owners seem to take really good care of their cars so Corvettes of all years
seem to always be in remarkable shape.
People seem to think I have money because I drive a nice Vette. Gee it
couldn't be because it's a status symbol could it? The example would be a
new Vette and one 10 years old. Drive either one and people think you have
made it in life. Get a new rice burner and maybe they will think you are
doing ok also. But buy a 10 year old rice burner and see what they think.
You might not have bought it as a Status Symbol but it is, most of us just
don't view it that way. Putting up the soap box.
mrvette
GENE
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It IS the corner........
It doesn't matter what either of us does..win or lose,
'The cosmos knows'.....(Blue Shark)
You are jealous, because the voices talk only to me...
Darth Vetter
personal value = priceless) and a late model used Honda Civic will run
twice that price, (I've seen them up to $20k) I don't know how anyone
would consider this a status symbol.
I just love Vettes because they are a heckuva lotta fun! And I'm bias
for american cars, for whatever reason, foreign cars just don't do
anything for me.(OK, I like Ferrari's...but that's it) High pitched
motorcycle sounding cars just don't measure up to a rumbling american
V8.
I'll be pushing my Vette before I would even consider a japanese sports
car. (with 160k miles that just might happen too. :) )
Well that's my 2 cents anyhow,
Darth
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costs. I recently picked up an excellent 73 big block. First place I
stoped for gas, the attendent comments about the car. Tell him that I
just got it and he asks "What did you have to pay for it, about
$60,000?" It only they really knew.
tom...
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Darth Vetter <86vette...@engineer.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> Well....considering my Vette is only worth $8-9k (market value,
> personal value = priceless) and a late model used Honda Civic will run
> twice that price, (I've seen them up to $20k) I don't know how anyone
> would consider this a status symbol.
>
> I just love Vettes because they are a heckuva lotta fun! And I'm bias
> for american cars, for whatever reason, foreign cars just don't do
> anything for me.(OK, I like Ferrari's...but that's it) High pitched
> motorcycle sounding cars just don't measure up to a rumbling american
> V8.
>
> I'll be pushing my Vette before I would even consider a japanese sports
> car. (with 160k miles that just might happen too. :) )
>
> Well that's my 2 cents anyhow,
>
> Darth
>
> 86 4+3 Z51
>
>
TMarku6359
status symbol PERIOD >>
It may be a status symbol to some, but to my yuppie friends the vette is a
guido/hairy chest/gold chain/pinkie ring/longIsland loser kinda car. (No
offense to anyone mentioned above.)
But I don't really give a shit. For the money it is the best looking/performing
vehicle in the world. And the irony is, if the vette were made in Italy and
cost $100K, my yuppie friends would probably like it!
WingNut
'90 C4
ZombyWoof
Now there is the bingo. A status car has to say "more money then
sense" About the only people a Vette maybe a status symbol to is the
pimply faced high school boys. However, most of them think
performance is a poor little 4-banger screaming it's lungs out at 8500
RPM.
Zw
>
>WingNut
>'90 C4
>
>
Impavette
purchased as a toy. Other cars are necessities and means of transportation,
Vettes are generally looked at as impractable toys!!! It's a pretty expensive
toy. I'm sure alot of people on this NG use them daily, but not too many people
would look at it and think.....hey nice commuting car. Just a thought,
Chris
Orion49600
>would look at it and think.....hey nice commuting car
Yep, and I keep admiring all the mini-vans I see... Now that's a REAL status
symbol. ;-)
Rich
Kimberly Lazarski
Impavette <impa...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> I think it's partially considered a status symbol because it is usually
> purchased as a toy. Other cars are necessities and means of
transportation,
> Vettes are generally looked at as impractable toys!!! It's a pretty
expensive
people
> would look at it and think.....hey nice commuting car. Just a thought,
Why not? I consider it to be the ultimate commuting car. :-)
Decent mileage, comfortable, not boring to drive (far from it!), and
tolerable in nasty Boston rush-hour traffic in 20-mile traffic jams on Route
128 when some rubberneckers feel compelled to stop and stare at folks
changing a spare tire in the emergency pulloff.
> Chris
Douglas + Sharon Lemke
symbol" or what other's think.
For me however, if my friends described what I drove as you say, they either
aren't real friends, or they wouldn't be for long.
TMarku6359 <tmark...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> << No matter what is said, whether you want it to be or not, a Corvette is
a
> status symbol PERIOD >>
>
> It may be a status symbol to some, but to my yuppie friends the vette is a
> guido/hairy chest/gold chain/pinkie ring/longIsland loser kinda car. (No
> offense to anyone mentioned above.)
>
> But I don't really give a shit. For the money it is the best
looking/performing
> vehicle in the world. And the irony is, if the vette were made in Italy
and
> cost $100K, my yuppie friends would probably like it!
>
> WingNut
> '90 C4
>
>
>
Thud
If only they knew that I paid less for my vette than they paid for their
"practical" Saturns and Accords. Ha!
--
Thud
1993 40th anniv ruby 6spd
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Clay Lovett <clo...@mciworld.com> wrote in message
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> You gotta face facts here. No matter what is said, whether you want it to
> be or not, a Corvette is a status symbol PERIOD
>
Bob
Who could ever be depressed taking a long sweeper flat out, or slamming
second gear with your foot to the floor...
What other people think is there business... I could give a good @#$@!
Bob
62 Yellow C 10
68 SS 396 Chevelle Primed
72 Red Roadster
79 White L-82
76 Blue 4 sp L-48
And shopping for a 92-95 6 sp convertable
My daily driver...(g) a Volvo Wagon with all rear seats removed...
cool car... cops don't look at it doing 80 and who the hell would
ever want to steal it...!
HK
agree that most people look at it as a status symbol, let them look, doesn't
bother me. There are very few cars in the world that get as much attention as a
Vette, how many times a day do people check you out or come up and talk to you at
gast stations, etc? Everyone loves the Corvette.
mrvette wrote:
> Clay, your post is right on.....
>
> GENE
>
> Clay Lovett wrote:
> >
> > You gotta face facts here. No matter what is said, whether you want it to
> > be or not, a Corvette is a status symbol PERIOD
> >
> > Lets examine the facts
> >
> > People will look at your car if it's clean with wishful eyes. This is the
> > majority of people not the minority.
> >
> > People are always shocked that you can afford insurance for it. In fact
> > it's cheaper than a Z28
> >
> > A lot of people wish they were single for whatever reason. And single
> > Americans picture themselves in a classic car cruising down the road. There
> > is only one classic American sports car, the Corvette. Yes a viper has more
> > raw power but it isn't "classic". So single people almost always notice
> > Corvettes.
> >
> > Corvettes look better. There are a lot of Corvettes on the road. Corvette
> > owners seem to take really good care of their cars so Corvettes of all years
> > seem to always be in remarkable shape.
> >
> > People seem to think I have money because I drive a nice Vette. Gee it
> > couldn't be because it's a status symbol could it? The example would be a
> > new Vette and one 10 years old. Drive either one and people think you have
> > made it in life. Get a new rice burner and maybe they will think you are
> > doing ok also. But buy a 10 year old rice burner and see what they think.
> >
> > You might not have bought it as a Status Symbol but it is, most of us just
> > don't view it that way. Putting up the soap box.
>
Waterdog
<dsl...@crosslink.net> wrote:
>I bought my car because it's my favorite car, not because it's a "status
>symbol" or what other's think.
>
>For me however, if my friends described what I drove as you say, they either
>aren't real friends, or they wouldn't be for long.
Not to throw this thread off on a tangent but it seems a lot of people
are pre-occupied with what other people think. I've noticed a lot us
here are concerned with what the next buyer will think of our cars.
We seem afraid to "change" anything for fear that we will lose money
when it comes time to sell the car. Who did you buy your Vette for,
you or the next guy/girl?
I realize a lot of people collect these cars and a fair amount of them
purchased their Vettes as an investment. There is absolutely nothing
wrong with this. My car is a non-numbers matching car and it takes an
incredible amount of pressure off keeping it stock. I'm going to do
things to the car that *I* like. If I have my way, there won't be a
future buyer for this car. If there is, and I lose a bit of money
because it's not stock then so be it. The amount of money I lose
should easily be offset by the amount of enjoyment I plan to get out
of it over the next several years. THAT is very hard to put a price
tag on.
Folks, if you bought your cars to drive, then drive them and drive
them hard. Life is not a dress rehearsal. You only get one shot at
living out your dream (at least for me it was a dream).
Throw aside what others think. I don't think there's any one of us
that ever feels "guilty" about driving a Vette. Most of us consider
it an honor to drive one of the most unique cars ever made. Status
has absolutely nothing to do with it.
My .02 cents only. Soapbox available for the next........
Waterdog
'73 Convertible
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PismoParty
I drive my $35K suburban (500+ / mo payments) and hardly anyone looks....
I drive my '88 (Bright Red) Convertible Corvette (paid cash ...not telling how
much cause everyone in this NG knows :) .... and POW!!! guess witch one people
come running out of shoe stores to check out and ask a million questions
about>>>
I just laugh and laugh....it makes me so happy...!
Thats my opinion and i might change if for a buck or two
Dennis Fandrick
jackda...@my-deja.com
"Clay Lovett" <clo...@mciworld.com> wrote:
> You gotta face facts here. No matter what is said, whether you want
it to
> be or not, a Corvette is a status symbol PERIOD
>
Let us not be discouraged or distracted by those who think a
CLINTON/GORE bumper sticker is also a status symbol.
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Before you buy.
PsychoMyko
>guido/hairy chest/gold chain/pinkie ring/longIsland loser kinda car. (No
>offense to anyone mentioned above.)
>
Are you sure they dont have it confused with A Cadilac EldorAdo?
Myko
Earl 590
out,i pop open the hood to install the fuse.since i had my car park to the edge
of the parking lot near traffic,WOW you see all the "rubber necks" .all the
stare i got especially with that "Clam shell" hood open.Even little kids on
bikes stop to ask me question,people walking there dogs,shoppers etc..all over
the opening of a "Vette Hood" YESSS!=:-D
a
M. Hague
because people think that our C5 cost us a fortune, yet they drive around in
their new Expeditions, etc. which cost as much (or more) and nobody blinks
an eye.
Marcie
PismoParty <pismo...@aol.comremooov> wrote in message
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Clay Lovett
I drive mine about 3 days out of the week cause I want it to last. I plan
on some road trips next year and if all goes well will keep the car for many
years to come. Hell I still drive my, please don't throw rice at me, Celica
as my daily driver after 12 years of punishment!
When I said it's a status thing I didn't mean you shouldn't make the car
your own. It's your car! (Still don't get the idea of making a lowrider
out of a Corvette though) Status doesn't have squat to do with the purchase
price of a car!
Clay Lovett
--
Clay
88 Metallic Red Z51 4+3 coup
STofanel
with the least amount of $$$$.
Sergiu T
Larry
course) days I too didn't think highly of Corvettes. My subdued 99 Pewter
convertible 6 spd changed all of that. I think all of us yuppies and former
yuppies are coming to learn that Corvette is a world class marque. And some
of us are learning (slowly) that it doesn't take a Rolex and a C5 to be
cool. (much less a Porsche or a Ferrari). I have a fireman friend who's
deciding between a '67 and a 2000. He'll be the same super guy either way.
TMarku6359 wrote in message
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><< No matter what is said, whether you want it to be or not, a Corvette is
a
>status symbol PERIOD >>
>
>It may be a status symbol to some, but to my yuppie friends the vette is a
>guido/hairy chest/gold chain/pinkie ring/longIsland loser kinda car. (No
>offense to anyone mentioned above.)
>
Larry
don't like the high rpm sound. In fact, even in my motorcycles, I just
dumped a very fine, high revving in-line four Honda F4, and got a Ducati 2
cylinder. I just like the sound better on both. I look at the NSX and the
new incoming Toyota S2000, which are terrific vehicles, but I just don't
care for the high rev sound anymore. Might be a sign of old age. : - )
Darth Vetter <86vette...@engineer.com.invalid> wrote in message
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Larry
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Larry
based on how impractical they are. You can't take the kids to the soccer
field, your clients out to dinner with their husbands/wives, buy groceries
at Costco, bring home lumber, etc. etc. Consequently all two seat sport
cars are toys, particularly convertibles which have no reason for existence
except to drive fast in the sunshine. This has been true from my Datsun
1600, MGB, TR4A, Volkswagon Kharmanghia, on up to the Porsche 911 and the
Corvette. All of them are a status symbol in the class "toy".
Now there is an additional class "really expensive toy", and for most
people, a $50,000.00 C5 Convertible still is considered a "really expensive
toy". The fact that some Vettes on the road might only cost $10,000 to buy
today really doesn't change that perception. You can buy a $25,000 Ferrari
Mondial, or 308, and a $17,000 1980 911, but does that change your
impression that Ferraris and Porsches are expensive toys, and status
symbols?
Kimberly Lazarski wrote in message ...
Larry
3DfxCOOL wrote in message <7v6383$1s...@news2.newsguy.com>...
>Yeah, if I had 20 grand and I was going to buy a car with it I would look
>for a nice C4 over a new run-of-the-mill family box any day.
>
>--
>
>Bart A. Lane
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>
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>Darth Vetter <86vette...@engineer.com.invalid> wrote in message
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Larry
Waterdog wrote in message <38170b9e.6835643@news>...
>On Wed, 27 Oct 1999 07:02:00 -0400, "Douglas + Sharon Lemke"
><dsl...@crosslink.net> wrote:
>
>>I bought my car because it's my favorite car, not because it's a "status
>>symbol" or what other's think.
>>
>>For me however, if my friends described what I drove as you say, they
either
>>aren't real friends, or they wouldn't be for long.
>
>Not to throw this thread off on a tangent but it seems a lot of people
>are pre-occupied with what other people think. I've noticed a lot us
>here are concerned with what the next buyer will think of our cars.
>We seem afraid to "change" anything for fear that we will lose money
>when it comes time to sell the car. Who did you buy your Vette for,
>you or the next guy/girl?
>
>I realize a lot of people collect these cars and a fair amount of them
>purchased their Vettes as an investment. There is absolutely nothing
>wrong with this. My car is a non-numbers matching car and it takes an
>incredible amount of pressure off keeping it stock. I'm going to do
>things to the car that *I* like. If I have my way, there won't be a
>future buyer for this car. If there is, and I lose a bit of money
>because it's not stock then so be it. The amount of money I lose
>should easily be offset by the amount of enjoyment I plan to get out
>of it over the next several years. THAT is very hard to put a price
>tag on.
>
3DfxCOOL
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Larry <l...@will-contests.com> wrote in message
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Ron
Not if you were mechanical-inept, & had to pay Jim-Bob down at
Tune-a-Rod $500 every time the Big Wheel gets a little weird.
Still, you're ahead the typical import prestige owner, who is
mega-inept, has to pay Hans .1 K$ for an oil filter.
Was in a Wal-Mart type store a few weeks ago, getting some filters, oil,
etc., & this guy says "they never have the stuff for my BMW 7XX (wow). I
said "mine's a Chevy, no problem!"
No, his 4-door sedan wasn't parked next to my top-down roadster, so no
blatant victory here, but I went home with the flashy blonde (my wife of
27 years) in the flashy Red roadster. I suspect his night was less.
My life is good enough that I don't need to try to impress a stranger
in Walmart with how much I spent.
Ron
>
> << No matter what is said, whether you want it to be or not, a Corvette is a
> status symbol PERIOD >>
>
> It may be a status symbol to some, but to my yuppie friends the vette is a
> guido/hairy chest/gold chain/pinkie ring/longIsland loser kinda car. (No
> offense to anyone mentioned above.)
>
> But I don't really give a shit. For the money it is the best looking/performing
> vehicle in the world. And the irony is, if the vette were made in Italy and
> cost $100K, my yuppie friends would probably like it!
>
> WingNut
> '9
Oh hell yes, it's a status symbol. People who don't know Jack about
cars, think they know 'vettes! And a 'vette in good condition, looks
like a new one to most people.
Parked my "NEW" (to me) '87 in the parking lot of a 'burger joint coming
back from a ski area this Fall, 1 week after I bought it, it was a
Sunday PM. Lots of traffic down the mountain. I sat inside where I could
watch the car (not out of paranoia, I just wanted to look at it).
Noticed that about half the people walking thru the lot turned around to
eyeball "Big Wheel" as they passed. Where will you get this reaction to
a 12 year old car, unless you spend mega-bucks? Most of my wife's
friends think it is "brand new"
Love it!
sandoz
etc.) plus the vette, in which case they would be right about your wealth. but
some people dont have families, so a vette as a single car isnt particularly
special.
"M. Hague" wrote:
> I totally agree with you. I have experienced envy/jealousy from people
> because people think that our C5 cost us a fortune, yet they drive around in
> their new Expeditions, etc. which cost as much (or more) and nobody blinks
> an eye.
>
> Marcie
>
> PismoParty <pismo...@aol.comremooov> wrote in message
> news:19991027121558...@ng-cl1.aol.com...
> > Yes its a funny thing....
> > I drive my $35K suburban (500+ / mo payments) and hardly anyone looks....
> > I drive my '88 (Bright Red) Convertible Corvette (paid cash ...not telling
> how
> > much cause everyone in this NG knows :) .... and POW!!! guess witch one
> people
> > come running out of shoe stores to check out and ask a million questions
> > about>>>
> > I just laugh and laugh....it makes me so happy...!
> >
> > Thats my opinion and i might change if for a buck or two
> > Dennis Fandrick
--
well i realize
that i've been hypnotized
i love your gypsy eyes
--Jimi Hendrix
Rope stretcher
practical. One day it hit me that I have worked long enough to own a car
that was fun to drive without being practical. I began my quest for my
Vette.
I bought a convertible. Now I can transport lumber:-)
How's that for practical?
I never considered it a status symbol but I can tell from the looks and
comments I get that others consider it as such. So be it.
Larry wrote in message <3818d7d0$0$2...@nntp1.ba.best.com>...
M. Norman
We don't really ever have a "carpool issue", which we rather enjoy.
Lots of people seemed very disappointed that I could have children and still
have a Vette.
It works for me.
<jackda...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:7v80ji$neq$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> In article <h5rR3.2771$dz1.130932@pm02news>,
> "Clay Lovett" <clo...@mciworld.com> wrote:
> > You gotta face facts here. No matter what is said, whether you want
> it to
> > be or not, a Corvette is a status symbol PERIOD
> >
Jim Willis
Thanks for the post. I love irony and this is a great example. Hard
to imagine a BMW 7XXer changing his own oil and filters! LOL!!
-- jdw
Ron <sh...@aracnet.com> wrote:
<snip>
>
>Was in a Wal-Mart type store a few weeks ago, getting some filters, oil,
>etc., & this guy says "they never have the stuff for my BMW 7XX (wow). I
>said "mine's a Chevy, no problem!"
>
<snip>
Jim Willis
If you have a Corvette, you don't need to haul lumber in it. Just
call one of your buds who has a pick-up and ask him if he wants to
swap vehicles for the day. That's what I did last time I needed to
haul some stuff and my friend said: "No problem! You sure you don't
need the truck for two days!?!?"
-- jdw
"Rope stretcher" <N...@spam.com> wrote:
<snip>
>I have always loved Corvettes but never had one because they were not
>practical. One day it hit me that I have worked long enough to own a car
>that was fun to drive without being practical. I began my quest for my
>Vette.
>
>I bought a convertible. Now I can transport lumber:-)
> How's that for practical?
>
>I never considered it a status symbol but I can tell from the looks and
>comments I get that others consider it as such. So be it.
<snip>
Larry
Jim Willis wrote in message <3819c15c...@news.mindspring.com>...
lee
far far away i used to ride motorcycles and not the rice burners of
today real motorcycles. I would get up early in the morning and ride my
bike to the coast (west coast) just for the ride. It was the best
feeling I ever had. I get that same feeling when I get behind the wheel
of my vette. bikers say if I have to explain why I ride you would not
understand anyway, I think it is the same with corvette,s I drive it
because it gives me a feeling nothing else does. I just like it. Its
like sex it just feels gooooood!!!!!
lee
Peter
Ferraris, 427 Cobras ( REAL NOT KITS ) Vipers etc.
Corvettes are looked upon as the car you buy when you can't afford a really
good F-50 or an F-40..Toy Store won't even sell used ones...no market for
them..
So all you guys that think you have a status symbol are just living in the
wrong place.
Charles Ambrosecchia
time I would do it. (Just like I would change the oil in the C5...)
Charles
99 750iL
98 C5
Jim Willis wrote in message <3819c099...@news.mindspring.com>...
Daniel L. Lieberman
Perhaps they are living in the right place where people are less worried
about "status symbols". Ever since the lotteries and other similar become
rich possibilities, having a status symbol has been, at least in my eyes,
less important. I'm one of the great unwashed masses who just take the
Corvette as a car to be driven in the winter or mud etc. to enjoy without
worrying about what noise my mufflers make or if there are swirls in my wax.
Perhaps I am jaundiced by having had Corvettes for the last 35 years.
Daniel
Peter <hilan...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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Chris (A Vette Lover)
Chris
A Vette Lover
MtnBikn189
get me started on those) but my dad bought a 96 and he keeps it in a different
city and we went to visit and i took it out for an hour or so and didn't want
to get out of the car...it's an automatic but it was the coolest thing...even
going like 30-40mph you can feel the torque...it's so cool...i like cornering
fast in them...i am looking forward to seeing the 2003 (50th anniversary
models)
~adam
C5Charles
Let me tell you the difference:
Corvette: I drive it everywhere I want, I enjoy every mile of it (including
small prolems). Don't get all pissed off for a paint chip and I can play
with everything on it as I please.
Ferrari etc: Great piece of machinery. Looks much better sitting in the
garage and rarely makes it to my office. If I get a paint chip I start
crying $ (dollars). Always look around for the moron that talks on the cell
phone and barely misses the car. Forget about leaving it parked for 5
minutes while picking up a prescription or a gallon of milk.
A ferrari etc. is more than status symbol, for many it's the pride of owning
a unique piece of art.
Status is in people's head (those that buy Mercedes rather than BMW or Audi,
those that buy an NSX or 911 rather than a Corvette) these people need to
think that they are different... They think that their car does just that.
Don't tell me that if you can afford a Ferrari you can afford all the BS
reapirs because that is crap. NJo wealthy person likes to waste $$$.
Regards,
Charles
http://www.masternetinc.com/vette.htm
Peter wrote in message <7vdlg8$978$1...@nntp3.atl.mindspring.net>...
Ron
>
> Not in Boca Raton where I live. The Fort Lauderdale "TOY STORE" sells
> Ferraris, 427 Cobras ( REAL NOT KITS ) Vipers etc.
>
> Corvettes are looked upon as the car you buy when you can't afford a really
> good F-50 or an F-40..Toy Store won't even sell used ones...no market for
> them..
>
> So all you guys that think you have a status symbol are just living in the
> wrong place.
You apparently don't understand how life works. We're living in the
right place, you're living in the wrong place.
RobRJT
refer to as a "sports" car. I was considering an M3 covert, a boxter, and a
carrera. My cousin has a 88 testarossa for sale with 8000 miles on it.
Drove all the cars, and by far the vette was the most fun, practical, and
sporting (spell that TORQUE). The TR was so damn crude, uncomfortable, and the
interior was blah. Its a blast to drive. But it does not get driven.....
I bought a 2000 magnetic red HUD, Active handling SWEET american made
convertible. Now I know why this beast sells for more $$$ than a 996 in
Europe..
I made the right choice.
cogit...@gmail.com
On Tuesday, October 26, 1999 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Clay Lovett wrote:
> You gotta face facts here. No matter what is said, whether you want it to
> be or not, a Corvette is a status symbol PERIOD
>
>
> People will look at your car if it's clean with wishful eyes. This is the
> majority of people not the minority.
>
> People are always shocked that you can afford insurance for it. In fact
> it's cheaper than a Z28
>
> A lot of people wish they were single for whatever reason. And single
> Americans picture themselves in a classic car cruising down the road. There
> is only one classic American sports car, the Corvette. Yes a viper has more
> raw power but it isn't "classic". So single people almost always notice
> Corvettes.
>
> Corvettes look better. There are a lot of Corvettes on the road. Corvette
> owners seem to take really good care of their cars so Corvettes of all years
> seem to always be in remarkable shape.
>
> People seem to think I have money because I drive a nice Vette. Gee it
> couldn't be because it's a status symbol could it? The example would be a
> new Vette and one 10 years old. Drive either one and people think you have
> made it in life. Get a new rice burner and maybe they will think you are
> doing ok also. But buy a 10 year old rice burner and see what they think.
>
> You might not have bought it as a Status Symbol but it is, most of us just
> don't view it that way. Putting up the soap box.
cogit...@gmail.com
> I went to and auto parts store to buy a fuse for my car stereo.so when i came
> out,i pop open the hood to install the fuse.since i had my car park to the edge
> of the parking lot near traffic,WOW you see all the "rubber necks" .all the
> stare i got especially with that "Clam shell" hood open.Even little kids on
> bikes stop to ask me question,people walking there dogs,shoppers etc..all over
> the opening of a "Vette Hood" YESSS!=:-D
> a
Nothing like impressing grocery store shoppers on the first on the month.
cogit...@gmail.com
> Hey, Ron:
>
> Thanks for the post. I love irony and this is a great example. Hard
> to imagine a BMW 7XXer changing his own oil and filters! LOL!!
>
> -- jdw
>
>
>
> Ron <sh...@aracnet.com> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>
> >
> >Was in a Wal-Mart type store a few weeks ago, getting some filters, oil,
> >etc., & this guy says "they never have the stuff for my BMW 7XX (wow). I
> >said "mine's a Chevy, no problem!"
> >
> <snip>
unclevito
though the new ones are overpriced, depreciate like crazy and spend most of
their time in the shop.
Educated folks would not be caught dead in any car made my GM. GM only
cares about money and hides defects like ignition lock problems that cause
folks to be killed. How many killer 'features' are in the latest Corvette.
My guess is that Corvettes are more popular in fly over country than on the
coasts. Poor Corvette owners also have to deal with the moron mouth
breathers at Chevrolet dealerships. There also is a Corvette museum that
was stupid enough to be built over a sink hole where 8 Corvettes were lost.
Takes 'talent' to have that happen. Museum management was crying over the
Vettes that were lost when they were dang lucky no human was killed. Cars
can be replaced.
<cogit...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Dad
Blue C5
> You gotta face facts here. No matter what is said, whether you want it to
> be or not, a Corvette is a status symbol PERIOD
>
> Lets examine the facts
>
> People will look at your car if it's clean with wishful eyes. This is the
> majority of people not the minority.
>
> People are always shocked that you can afford insurance for it. In fact
> it's cheaper than a Z28
>
> A lot of people wish they were single for whatever reason. And single
> Americans picture themselves in a classic car cruising down the road. There
> is only one classic American sports car, the Corvette. Yes a viper has more
> raw power but it isn't "classic". So single people almost always notice
> Corvettes.
>
> Corvettes look better. There are a lot of Corvettes on the road. Corvette
> owners seem to take really good care of their cars so Corvettes of all years
> seem to always be in remarkable shape.
>
> People seem to think I have money because I drive a nice Vette. Gee it
> couldn't be because it's a status symbol could it? The example would be a
> new Vette and one 10 years old. Drive either one and people think you have
> made it in life. Get a new rice burner and maybe they will think you are
> doing ok also. But buy a 10 year old rice burner and see what they think.
>
> You might not have bought it as a Status Symbol but it is, most of us just
> don't view it that way. Putting up the soap box.
