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Originally Posted by aigel
They are hard to find in unmolested and well maintained condition. I was looking at the 5th gen for their better driver visibility and NA engines and all I found was junk, months of searching. I started looking at vettes and lo and behold, for less than 10k more you can get a cherry low mileage garaged C6 driven by a geezer…
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For less than 10k more than what I'm looking at, I could buy a S550 ecoboost with less than 100k miles. Increasing the budget always helps. It's just hard to justify. Right now I'm working from home, and I will likely be retiring soon. Meaning I rarely drive my truck, right now my only vehicle, more than once or twice a week. It's Jan 4th today, the last time I drove the truck was Dec 30 and that was just to the town hall about 2 miles away. Before that, I think I drove it on Christmas eve, the wife was working and we needed a couple things from the store. I don't need two lumps of steel rusting and depreciating in the driveway. I've thought about selling the truck, buying a beater truck and a better car, but I don't know about that.
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Originally Posted by BK911
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That's all I'm looking for. Same deal, evening or weekend cruise, maybe an overnight somewhere. The granddaughter lives 3 1/2 hours away, I'd like whatever I find to be comfortable and reliable enough to make that trip.
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Originally Posted by jhynesrockmtn
Have you considered an older restomod? Something with updated mechanicals but a classic look?
Plenty of folks have spent big bucks updating cars with newer crate motors, better suspension and brakes, etc. only to sell for a fraction of the build cost.
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Yes, if I could find one for the right price. A late 60's, early 70's convertible with a modern drivetrain and a reliable AC would be perfect. Might not even have to be a convertible. But I think even heavily discounted it might be more than I want to spend for a car that gets so little use.