I started out with Corvettes, first car actually at 17. Then 4 more. I even worked at a place called Corvette Auto Parts.
Then I got a Porsche. Never looked back. Later years were very different and I'm sure quite a bit better. But at least until the C5 they were trucks. The C4 might get a pass, but certainly not the '84 although they were headed in the right direction... finally.
To prove my point the front suspension ass'y on the C1 was found under a lot of Chevy's including the 1/2 T truck up to '54, IIRC. The C2 was and still is a looker. Not one C3 moved me at all. '68 to '83 was a far too long run. (I know the stats say that the run was from '67 to '82 and there is officially no 1983 Corvette.)