Thinking about moving on

[Shadow]

Sort of...

Went out for dinner with the wife last night and we discussed the new work car purchase.

I started thinking (*I hate it when I do that!) ...I'm just getting tired

Adding another car to the stable just doesn't make sense!
There's already too many cars around the house as it is.

We discussed (I brought it up) selling the Vette and the truck and me going back to one car for a short while (she has her Volvo as a DD).

Regardless of the amounts I sell them for (not real concerned at this point) it will minimize the outlay for the new ride or at least be able to help me pay it off sooner.

Since I don't really have any other payments than my normal monthly business expenses and our house payment, once it's paid off, I'd start looking for a C5 or maybe even a used C6?

I see that you can get the C5's pretty cheap right now and I don't expect them to go 'UP" in price anytime soon. The C6 is still pretty high, but with no other car payments should be fine as well.

My dilema is that the vette is paid for and I really had some plans to upgrade and personalize it over the next year or so.

Part of me say's keep it and go forward with it (it'd be so cool when it's done), yet another part says to move on up to a smoother, higer HP ride, easier to get in and out of and with a stick this time!

The $$ I"d put into upgrades would by a couple of C5's or a good portion of a new Z.

Decisions, decisions, decisions,......

Already have the Landcruiser being prepped for sale.

Like I said, I'm just tired of juggling for a while...I want, no I need, to simplify my life for a little while....

Thanks for listening....

Gordon

BTW, If I sell it before the Venice show, I'll still be there....either sporting the new work ride (I'll park in the back lot) or the wifes Volvo...but I'll still be there!

[85vette]

Gordon, I've sold a few cars in my life that I wish I had back. Mostly ones that I had modified to suit ME, but a few original ones as well. My 1978 454 Z28 stands out as my favorite, but I won't go into the others. The bottom line is, it's your decision to make. Can you replace it? Can you live without it? Just make sure there are no regrets.

[THOR]

I think a C5 makes more sense in the long run. It's much easier to enter and exit the car if you get my drift. Also the C4 may become a constant work in progress from a maintenance and wear and tear point of view. You'll also like the improved performance and comfort. Dollar for dollar, the C5 is hard to beat. Just MHO my friend.

[LEJ ZO6]

I went theough the same thought process last year.

I retired so I no longer wanted the expense of racing with the SCCA so I sold the race car. I sold a 1974 L-48 coupe that I had owned for 32 years. We also sold a 1960 Bugeye Sprite that my wife had owned for 25 years.

I bought a new ZO6 and used the money from the sale of the older cars for the down payment. Looking back, this was a good decision. The race car and the older cars took a lot of maintenance especially when they weren't being used consistantly. The new ZO6 is such a good car that we really don't miss the old stuff like we thought we might.

Now I don't spend my weekends maintaining stuff, I spend them driving the Z. It is 9 months old and I have already put 10,000 miles on it and am loving it!

[Mark Dalton]

Tough choice to make. So many times in the past, I've seen folks hang on to older cars and spend more money than they should either modding them or just keeping them running. A guy I know had an '02 Z and spent tens of thousands modding it into a beast with well over 700 rwhp. Then he sold it and bought a pick-up. I thought, why? Anyway, you have several options open to you. And a new car does have one distinct advantage, a warranty. Take your time and I'm sure you'll make the choice that's right for you. Good luck.

[Rich Z]

I guess it really boils down to a couple of issues to consider:

(1) Are the vehicles you are considering selling irreplaceable?

(2) What will you gain from their sale?

(3) What will you lose from their sale?

I've owned my share of vehicles over the years, and sold them normally when it was time for them to go. I do miss my Jeep Wrangler sometimes, but it's nothing I couldn't buy again if I really wanted to have another one. Their are plenty of them out there.

Sometimes you have to take a look at the number of vehicles you have and consider whether it is worth the expense of insurance for them all, and the maintenance costs that potentially each can cost you.

But I guess the biggest question in everyone's mind reading your dilemma is if you are going to be leaving us if you sell your C4? We've already apparently lost Ray when he lost interest in his vette....

[THOR]

[ But I guess the biggest question in everyone's mind reading your dilemma is if you are going to be leaving us if you sell your C4? We've already apparently lost Ray when he lost interest in his vette....[/quote]

And the answer is.... (you better say NO I'm not leaving)

[Lou G]

Originally Posted by THOR

I think a C5 makes more sense in the long run. It's much easier to enter and exit the car if you get my drift. Also the C4 may become a constant work in progress from a maintenance and wear and tear point of view. You'll also like the improved performance and comfort. Dollar for dollar, the C5 is hard to beat. Just MHO my friend.

I agree with Thor. Maybe when you are ready for a Vette again, someone in the Forum might be ready to sell a good running C5 or C6 but "Only the Shadow Knows".

One thing though, you can't leave this site.

[vett boy]

Fight the feelin' don't sell.Reasons vetts new or used are not selling well unless they are really cheap (real cheap)A vett is a social vehicle.I'm vett-less (temp)and it's an empty feelin'.My 03 was for sale for a year ,thanks to GM Junkie I finally got my price but it took a lot of time-----keep it is my vote

[C5Rick]

You know ya don't have to be in a Vette to stop by the Hob Nob and visit with the Crew