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Thought about returning in a c5
On Oct 21, 10:26 pm, rebco10 > wrote:
> I had a 93 vette vert and a 96. Loved the 96. Sold it to get a newer > one. Found a newer one buy the money was spent already on stuff > like.... mortgage > > Anyway, ready to jump back in. I drove a 07 vert in Florida. Great > ride fantastic performance and comfort. BTW, dont like the paddle > shift, it is not real or even close to ferrari like shifters. Anyway, > I would get a stick. > > Today I took a test drive in a 00 vert with 6 spd 29K miles. Real > fast car. I have to say, it felt kind of sloppy. My 93 car had a > lot of flex is it was a convertible. The 96 was much better and real > fun to drive. > This 00 just made me feel like I was on a ride rather then part of the > car. I was .... kind of scared and did not think it would be fun to > really drive. You know what I mean drive drive, not go for a lunch > date with the mrs. but take some turns and really drive. Dont get me > wrong, it had raw power and if not for traction control, I would have > had to pay for tires. Top down was great, stereo was fine and I love > heads up display. Plenty to like. > > The owner pulls up in a red m3 bmw. I have never driven one. Always > thought they looked great. He said I could test drive it. Both cars > were around $25K. > The engine in this thing was smooth as silk. Seating position was > sedan like and easy to get in and out. Seats top notch. Back seat, > well forget that, but is was 2x better then a 911 seating. Precise > stearing and very comfortable ride. Con: Shifter was numb. > > I am really leaning towards the BMW. Sure maintenance is scary but I > hardly use these cars. > > If you have any opinions, please let me know. BTW, I did not plan to > look at the BMW. My plan for today was to pick between a early c5 > corvette and a 87-89 911 carerra 2. If anyone has experience with the > 911, I would really like to hear it. We had an lt4 and have driven the M3. Both are great. The m3 is much more refined like a precision machine. If it is quality, composure, go with BMW and of course 4 real seats. The Vette is brute force. The Vette feels like a chevy. It is plastic and rough and well that is part of the beauty. |
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