Should You Buy a Corvette in 2023?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- Today we will explore if its a good idea to buy a C6 Corvette. I will be giving some advice on whether it is smart or not to buy one based on my experiences.
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I daily mine in Maryland. In rain and in snow with Michelin AS3+ tires. It’s still just a car. It’s not expensive and it’s so easy to work on yourself that even I can change my water pump in 20 minutes. Parts aren’t as cheap as a civic but they won’t break the bank either. As long as you aren’t making minimum wage you can afford to own this car. I’ve owned mine about 11 months now. We love it so much my fiancé is planning on trading in her FRS for one. Inexpensive, most fun for the value, easy to maintain. I recommend this car to anyone.
Only time you can’t afford one is clutch/drivetrain and bottom end time. $4500 on my new drivetrain rebuild.
I’m 17 and will get a c6 base or gs at 18 I’ll have a huge down payment and make 21 an hour do you think I should get one?
It all depends on what your bills look like, as long as you can keep some spare money incase something breaks.
@@ojames do it, im 18 and just bought my base c6 for 26k on a 48 month term, my monthly payment is 560.
@@matthewbaca8201 Yess! Bet no one will stop me from my dreams but the insurance isn't it really expensive is it not?
HI PUSHING, I'm a 72 year old boomer. You are right about corvette clubs. They suck as much as Mensa meetings. I bought a 1967 427/435 in 1969. That one didn't kill me. I have had 14 more vettes since then. Never put a scratch in one of them. My current ride is a 2011 stick , in Supersonic Blue Metallic. Have fun . i still am.
Corvettes are Americas favorite sports car! Owning one is an honor that no everyone get to experience, props to you for building your own engine. You going to be the next boomer of your generation.
As a boomer Corvette owner, I complement your video. Loved the humor. Corvettes always cost more than their purchase price. Well worth the wait too.
I bought mine and did so knowing it could have expensive repairs. Bought it with a leaking oil pan gasket, doing that and the HB at the same time. 12-1500 not too bad. Trans seems solid, engine too. Just want something "nice" to me. Always a fan of the c6.
12/14/2023 update. Did all seals and timing chain/tensioner. Little over 4k. In love or hate stage but still more love than hate at the moment lol
Did you do the repairs yourself?
I changed the crankshaft seal on my C6 and drove it to Vegas where I recently moved from SC. It was a pleasure to drive cross country and it has been and will be my daily driver.
I definitely liked your video today. I would love to have a C6 Corvette and yours looks exceptionally nice, but I definitely appreciate the truth that comes out of your mouth about the hardships and expenses of an older Corvette because some people just can’t do it
I was considering a C6 until this video. Now I’m going with my 2nd option, an 04 Mach 1
A Vette is a Vette, a Mustang will always end up just a used car.
Wild, and 03-04 Mach 1 is my next
Choice also, or a 5th gen Camaro SS
Absolutely buy a C6 Z06. In fact, you can buy my Black 2007 Z06 w only 13,365 miles. Outstanding condition. My window sticker is $77,425.00 Buy mine for 50K CASH and avoid over 4K in stealership fees. Boom!
Just the piece of mind of having a low mileage c6, I feel would be the best so I can service and maintain the car properly without having any major problems.
I bought my z06 cash cause i didn’t feel like paying a monthly fee. 😂😂
I've recently been watching your videos and hats off to you,I have a c6 and several other project cars man can I relate,why do these mechanical assholes hate us so much when we love them unconditionally,good on you man don't ever let them beat you
I treated myself to a Corvette last year. I purchased a restored 1967 L79 Coupe, and I absolutely LOVE it!!! I get lots of 👍👍 And most of all its a 3-time NCRS top flight car. The 67 is my FIRST Corvette.
You are living the dream
One of the coolest.
Congrats!!
You make some valid points, but as a “boomer”…my advice is don’t get old!
I hear you and I'm Gen X lol
Tires and brakes are expensive...as are a lot of aftermarket performance parts. But if you can turn a wrench its actually a pretty serviceable car for most maintenance items.
I used to have a C5 and a C6Z. Great cars and great engineering but I always found myself taking my 5th gen 1LE out much more often. Something about this heavy girl makes her more fun as a daily driver. After taking the 1LE on tail of the Dragon last year, I was convinced it was more fun than the Z. Sold both of the Vettes and now my only sports car is my old Camaro. I love the damn thing. The Z is the better track car, but the 1LE gives more smiles per mile. It has a stage 4 GPI cam, heavily modded LS3, BMR suspension mods, delrin offset diff bushings, subframe bushings, steering rack bushings and toe rods and trailing arms. Also front JPSS titanium rod inserts for the steering feel while braking/cornering. I will tell you, a regular Camaro 1LE is alright but this one here is a 10 second monster that can corner way too well. The center orlf gravity and lower weight is better on the Z but I really have enjoyed my 1LE much more. I believe the new C8's steering feel to finally be to a point where it's more enjoyable than C6 or C7z but too bad the fun stick is gone. If they reintroduce a new Corvette with a 7 speed manual, I will go purchase it.
26 automotive technician in Dallas Tx and I agree with every single point he said, but being mechanically inclined and the dream of always owning a c6 I’m going to buy a low mileage c6 base for close to 30k
I hate I'm having to get my harmonic balancer fixed, but I surely do love my '08 Z51 C6... Gotta love the LS3
How much?
@@Kauffman578 I was able to get an out the door price of $31,000… I had 16 to put down and between everything (payment/full coverage insurance) everything comes out to $320 a month
Bought my 08 z06 today with 27k miles. Afraid to buy with Democrats, but I live once.
Biden drives a Corvette
I have a 2008 C6 Base model with 76K miles I picked up for $19K in 2019. It' stock and it's been totally reliable and parts are cheap and everywhere. I drive the car in a spirited manner but I do not beat on it. It's usually when you start adding hot cams, manual transmissions and performance mods you start to incur more expenses and problems. Overall Corvettes are very reliable and affordable.
19k 😭 I wish, priced are starting to drop but guys with 95 on the dash want 23 it’s crazy
Im on the fence picking up a 05 with about 100k miles for 17k usd.
@@305dadecounty305 have a mechanic go over it and inspect it. Should cost you $40-75 bucks
@@sluggosloan I looked over it since I was a mechanic in the military for about 9 years. I was able to get him to come down to 16.5k but I’m on the fence about it. It needs some work such as the paint, has a slight bend on the rim, it needs a speed sensor as well and new front brakes.
@@305dadecounty305 honestly I think you can do better.
Is 46k miles a lot for a 2012 c6 automatic? Looking at buying one nearby, looks clean runs well. No accidents.
Im buying one now before they get even more expensive thanks to you man 😂
I appreciate this kind of video,people need to know.
I drive mine every day and have had it since the first oil change . The care has been great to me. If you beat the crap out of it, then you gonna pay. I raced mine, and yes, you got to pay to play it's that simple!
Exactly what you said, "If you can't afford it twice don't buy it"
If you wait until you can afford it you'll never have it. Having big bills will push you to do big things
yes but, If you wait till you are able to afford it I have the suspicion it will cost more. I don't see these dropping below 15k
Come on bro you don’t have an average C6 your tires are like what 325? That’s not normal to the average seat owner who wants to get one they’re only 285 width and those are more affordable you need to delineate between grand sport and 06 and just a regular 2005 Corvette also your brakes are crazy expensive too so make sure you mention that next time
I bought one last saturday….. My dream for the last 35 years!
Great video, totally agreed. Love those silver cup wheels, I need a set!!!
You said don’t get one if you don’t have a garage. I don’t have a garage but was wanting to get a car cover for it. What are thoughts on this?
Cover will be fine but can still lock moisture in it depending on the climate. Just make sure to be aware of this as it may start attacking your panels
what made your engine blow, and how many miles did it have
Watch our Playslist called The Vette Story
@@PushingGears I did watch it after I commented nice story, im about to trade in my mustang ecoboost hopefully for a 2012 c6 with 61k miles hopefully as is well with it
@TheSlowEcoboost I appreciate you for taking the time bro. Welcome to the Vette family
@@PushingGears not just yet gotta have warranty fix my stang then immediately trade it but probably 2-3 weeks tops then ill be in it 😎
I am looking into the possibility of selling my BMW F32 and getting a C6. My BMW is all looks and no heart.
What year is your C6? What was the mileage when you bought it? Does it have a body kit on it? and what are these rear lights? I love these lights. They are a significant improvement from the stock lights.
Thank you for your contribution here on TH-cam. It's helpful and inspiring.
The c6 will hold its value more than the bmw i believe. It had 94k when i bought it, right now the engine is rebuilt at 100k with 3k miles on it. The grand sport has the same body as the z06 and zr1. The tail lights are Marimoto leds.
Same I also had a 435i and now I want a c6 manual.
why did you have to rebuild your engine? were there a lot of miles on it when you bought the car?
You are hilarious. Keep up the great Corvette video's.
Tony Australia
Sounds like you’ve had a lot of problems.. how many miles are on your vette?
Lol I'm literally the biggest Corvette fan out there, but I laughed my ass off at your last video
I've been debating between a C6 and a Q50. I wanted to drive either one of th from Tallahassee to Orlando once a month which is like 250 miles. Are the C6 seats really that bad and get that hot?
Seats are actually very confortable but dont recline that much, and the floor does get really hot, so youll have to have the AC on, and you might still feel your shoes getting hot
Should I buy a 2005 C6 base model 103k miles for $16.5k?
No
If the cabin gets hot can't you just blast the AC?
I have a few problems with things that you said like if you find too hot chicks you’ll only be able to take one home you do know how much trunk space is in this car right are used to have a 300ZX TwinTurbo 2+0 and I would make chicks ride in the back of that thing all the time its called riding trunk it isn’t that bad
I've seen some guys make two women sit in one seat.
Sounds like when i bought my first motorcycle. Chicks would look maybe take a pic. But more times than not dudes always approached it and wanted to ask about it
I brought my 2011 C6 gs convertible with 17000 miles 3 Years ago from CarMax with warranty I keep it in garage somethings you are right about but 99.9 percent owner have other vehicles and this just a weekend toy. Corvette are dead reliable and you can find parts anywhere.
very nice video about a car, its clear you like it and know what are you talking about
Thank you so much for this video of it wasn’t for you I would’ve bought one because I love the car but can’t afford to buy it twice the ones I found are in the 30 40 50 some are in the 70,000 range of miles on them I thought with low miles I wouldn’t have to worry I was comparing to Lexus not for reliability but for fun everyday driving I’m a car enthusiast are they reliable with low mileage or am I right about avoiding the vette
70k miles in a vette is definitely not comparable to 70k miles on a lexus. Vetted are sports cars that get driven hard while lexuses are mostly highway miles. You can get a vette maybe in the 30k range and keep some money aside for the repairs that surface. They are reliable compare to other sports cars, but not Toyota reliable.
Daily mines every day no regrets
I completely agree with everything you just said
what shifter you running in the car?
seems really short
well said bro! great valid points
Best performance car for $15-25k other than a c63
I thought when the C8 came out all other corvettes would drop in price but unfortunately the C8 that was supposed to sell for $60K were selling for $120K and all other corvettes doubled in price selling for way more than their original MSRP so I’ll pass you saying corvettes are affordable is bull crap 🤦🏻♂️
It may be your area, see my video of all the reasonably priced corvettes i found for sale
If buy a cheap Corvette, plan to pay how much a decent one of a similar trim / year would cost.
Also, if corvette parts are expensive to you... Then you shouldn't buy a car.
Also, it's a corvette and nobody is sitting on them taking pictures.
Where did you get the spoiler
completely disagree about price lol you’re over exaggerating how expensive it is. I have a z06 c6 and a 06 duramax truck that costs wayyyyyyy more to fix. Ls series is so strong, basic costs of ownership obviously goes up when you’re car has 345s on in the back duh and you have a 6.2 or 7.0l v8 no wonder gas is expensive
anyone know how the part situation is in europe or more preferably germany
Midget struggles are real - I could only imagine how hard it must be to push in the stage 2 clutch, whilst trying to hang on to the steering wheel for dear life, it's no wonder you can't drive in the rain or for long periods of time with them baby t rex arms you sport ....🤣🤣
No don’t ! C6 parts are not manufactured. Part gm 19417903 which is the gas pedal is not to be found anywhere💣💣💣. In addition the gear lever is in a bad position for quick changes. C2,3,4 have better position. Pedals do not allow you to do heel / toe downshifts you could do in C2,3,4😢Mine is sitting waiting for a new gas pedal with no time given by Chevrolet 💣
What wheels bro?
Hard truths. Lol I'm 28 y/o and you got em on the nose
Yes, you should buy a C7 Corvette
Being a person who has owned Corvettes if you think you got a deal on one you didn’t. Let me explain if the owner is willing to discount their Vette in order to get you to buy it then they’re unloading a problem on you. When you buy a super clean low mileage Vette the sellers won’t budge on price & you’ll probably pay high retail. Now the good news is if you spend more money up front on a super clean Vette than the only thing you’ll have to do is simple fluid changes. If this guy had to rebuild the engine than he bought a problem from the start trying to get a “deal” brah 🤔
Live and learn, give a ghetto kid money, and he'll buy the first nice thing he sees. With engine rebuilt plus car, im sitting at about 33k for a freshly built c6 so at the end of the day not too bad of a deal.
@@PushingGears wait till you try to sell it & you tell someone that story. They will low ball you below market unless you find some other dreamer like you were to fool brah 🤷
PS $33K would have bought you a pretty clean one in the first place that you would be able to sell a little easier & for more coin in the future brah
Who said anything about reselling? Stage 2 build makes the car so much mor enjoyable for ME to drive. Not the next owner. Any car that you modify loses value, with that being said there are more mods to come for this one.
@@PushingGears you will sell it one day. Some chick down the road will most likely make you sell it or you will just get bored with it. You won’t keep it forever & you will find out what I’m talking bout one day brah
I'll absolutely sell it when i get bored of it. When it gave me enough enjoyment owning it. Who cares at the end of the day its just a material. Im not worried about resale value either way cause it was worth my enjoyment. Everything depreciates at the end of the day. Dont be the dude that avoids sleeping with his girl to keep her tight for the next guy.
I’m buying a C6 Vette and I’m a mechanic
Get em while the price be droppin!
Where do you get thoses rims
Bashes boomers……..then complains about how expensive the car is. Something that’s basically a given. (Aka boomers don’t need to be told a performance car is expensive to fix)
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😂😂😂😂 no mames quey,,I get you..
Stop crushing my dreams
Everything your saying not to do is exactly what I want to do
Imma still do it tho.
“Exotic” accent 💀
nice video haha, i agree with most of your points... and it looks real classy until you try to open the door and the electronic door latch stops working and you have to go in by opening the trunk and pulling the tab lol
Just the facts that he needs 200 takes just to make a 5 minute video let's you know he doesn't know anything about what he's saying
Actually those c6 vett is cheap. Even the parts are very cheap.
They stop making Corvettes after 1967
Ok boomer
lol 😂
boomers rule
im 20
I can build semi trailers but never built a motor
Will save up to buy one, So cant afford it 2x
Fuck it, Everyone makes a bad financial decision one in their 20's, Here i come
Perk of living cheap with parents while having a nice job, it will be a garage car
hopefully will pick one up in 3-4 months after tax season
Best age to do it, I made the decision to get a 2011 c6 at 30, not the best financial decision in my life, but I'll live 😂😂
@@nvshooty3854 cash or financed and what were the numbers?
@Aninebula financed with 10 down, it was at 25k, got it dropped to 22.5, but with the interest (4.6 here in CO) and the fee they added for the "security system" brought it up to around 30k total, it was definitely more on impulse, but it wasn't a hard decision driven I had test driven a 23 miata and a 2015 Genesis coupe right before, once I hopped in the vette, I knew I was leaving with it hahaha and the odometer reads 53k so it wasn't too bad of an offer
I’m 19 and kind of thinking about getting one. Can’t afford 2 of them but
I live with my parents and I rather it be paid off sooner than later🤷🏾♂️
@@MilesMadness I got mine
But bro honestly I’d wait a few years if you can
Atleast in Florida the insurance like $400 a month
If you can afford the car then I’d save and because having the income you could surely become an investor or somethin and make more money
Cash is king rn
Cause now it’s like well I got headers coming and shit so if I sold the car it will be for break even or a loss
He has no idea what he's talking about
Ez worst car vid on yt
Sad part is ill take 2005 E5( AMG and blow the door of most corvette's
That audio is crispy 🔥