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Old March 6th 05, 05:22 PM
Morgan
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Default 04 vs. 05 vette

I'm thinking in a year or 2 purchasing a used '05 or '04 vette and
wonder which is a better choice? I'm not considering at this time
mileage or cost but improvements, safety and reliability.

Also, just curious, anyone know what a new or used vette is estimated
to cost per mile nowadays? I've read most new cars today are in the
50 to 60 cent/mile range. Any good sites to find this info and keep
up to date on this stuff?
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Old March 6th 05, 05:53 PM
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If that cost question is for real, go back and reassess your wants and
needs. If you're writing a book, ask the folks at Rent-a-vette.

Look at 'grins per mile.' In this group, $$/mile would be a real
scatter plot. Usage is too variable (ranging from a few daily drivers
to guys that just go out to smash bugs on weekends). I'd guess mine
runs me somewhere between 5 and 10 bucks per mile --99.5% smiles --0.25%
'whoops' --0.25% 'oh ****'

Paul.


Morgan wrote:
> I'm thinking in a year or 2 purchasing a used '05 or '04 vette and
> wonder which is a better choice? I'm not considering at this time
> mileage or cost but improvements, safety and reliability.
>
> Also, just curious, anyone know what a new or used vette is estimated
> to cost per mile nowadays? I've read most new cars today are in the
> 50 to 60 cent/mile range. Any good sites to find this info and keep
> up to date on this stuff?

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Old March 7th 05, 12:20 AM
Bob G
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On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 08:53:40 -0800, Paul > wrote:

>If that cost question is for real, go back and reassess your wants and
>needs. If you're writing a book, ask the folks at Rent-a-vette.
>
>Look at 'grins per mile.' In this group, $$/mile would be a real
>scatter plot. Usage is too variable (ranging from a few daily drivers
>to guys that just go out to smash bugs on weekends). I'd guess mine
>runs me somewhere between 5 and 10 bucks per mile --99.5% smiles --0.25%
>'whoops' --0.25% 'oh ****'
>
>Paul.
>
>===========================

The majority of Corvettes do not get driven all that much per year..
which naturally wil drive up the cost per mile figure a hel of a lot.
Gheeze some of the guys I know freak out if they ven come close to
putting on 5,000 miles a year...

But back to the OP's question....lets drop back to 1997...which to buy
a 96 or a 97.... unless you went for a Grand Sport or got one hell
of a discount... financially you would be well ahead with a 97...

Personally I think the situation will remain the same even with the
fact that the C6 is not all that different from a C5 wheras the 97 was
a big jump from the 96...

I very much agree it is the "smiles per mile" that works for me...
and to be honest a BB 67 could end up having both very high smiles per
mile figures and a very low cost per mile ..darn things are going up
in value and insurance is dirt cheap...but oh the cost of gasoline
would be felt a lot more...

Bob Griffiths
Looking for a 2000 FRC myself...
64 72 76 79 & 95 "smile machines" in the garage

 




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