[Hanafuda]

Just bought my wife this CPO '07 c280 4Matic. 28k miles, but damn is it cherry inside and out. I know the Beemer has more clout as a driver's car, but who said my wife's a driver?

Seriously, I prefer her having the alltime 4WD over the 325's RWD, and this thing is loaded to the hilt.

Snagged the pics off the dealer's site before we went to buy it. Haven't taken any pics of my own yet .. too much snow.

 

[francisdemarte]

My 2002 Supercharged S2000 on my cross country Chicago to L.A on Route 66 roadtrip:

More Pictures of the trip (not many car ones): S2KI - S2000 Forums -> Route 66 and Then Some!

 

[arnesto]

I'm thinking about buying a new Corvette. Within my budget, I can get the base model with a hard top.

I am leaning towards an automatic, because is it will be easier to drive.
Also, I read that automatics have a hirer resale value.

I used to have a manual 4 cylinder truck. On a 4 cylinder truck you need a manual because you get more horse power.

But on the Corvette, the automatic and manual have the same horse power.
I don't know what it is like to actually have a manual on a car with a lot of horse power.

Can anyone chime in this that has owned a Corvette or similar sports car?
This has been my dream can ever since I was a little kid, so I don't want to make a mistake and buy it without a feature I don't like.

 

[mrarroyo]

arnesto, it will be your car so get whatever makes you happy.

I love ragtops but they are noisier and heavier. Personally Corvette's and Ferraris must be red and w/ stick shift (manual). Man I do miss my '04 Vette, the '09 370Z I replaced it with is not doing it.

 

[francisdemarte]

Your better off getting the Corvette with manual and in red or black if your looking for better resale value.

With the amount of low end torque it produces it should be much easier to drive than a small engine truck.

Quote:

Originally Posted by arnesto /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm thinking about buying a new Corvette. Within my budget, I can get the base model with a hard top. I am leaning towards an automatic, because is it will be easier to drive. Also, I read that automatics have a hirer resale value. I used to have a manual 4 cylinder truck. On a 4 cylinder truck you need a manual because you get more horse power. But on the Corvette, the automatic and manual have the same horse power. I don't know what it is like to actually have a manual on a car with a lot of horse power. Can anyone chime in this that has owned a Corvette or similar sports car? This has been my dream can ever since I was a little kid, so I don't want to make a mistake and buy it without a feature I don't like.

 

[nsx_23]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrarroyo /img/forum/go_quote.gif arnesto, it will be your car so get whatever makes you happy. I love ragtops but they are noisier and heavier. Personally Corvette's and Ferraris must be red and w/ stick shift (manual). Man I do miss my '04 Vette, the '09 370Z I replaced it with is not doing it.

Well, the corvettes are a very different breed of sports car compared to most Japanese coupes.

I wish I could afford a sports car right now. Sigh.

 

[jfindon]

There is no way I would ever even remotely consider an automatic for a sports car.

 

[krmathis]

Quote:

Originally Posted by francisdemarte /img/forum/go_quote.gif My 2002 Supercharged S2000 on my cross country Chicago to L.A on Route 66 roadtrip: http://lh4.ggpht.com/_n0uZ6A3H_RE/Sp...4/IMG_8500.jpg http://lh4.ggpht.com/_n0uZ6A3H_RE/Sp...6/IMG_8792.jpg http://lh4.ggpht.com/_n0uZ6A3H_RE/Sp...s/IMG_8914.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_n0uZ6A3H_RE/Sp...o/IMG_9273.jpg More Pictures of the trip (not many car ones): S2KI - S2000 Forums -> Route 66 and Then Some!

Nice ride, and what a great route.

 

[revolink24]

Quote:

Originally Posted by nsx_23 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, the corvettes are a very different breed of sports car compared to most Japanese coupes. I wish I could afford a sports car right now. Sigh.

The 370z is incredibly American though. It's more of a muscle car than the Evo/STi/Mazdaspeed crew.

 

[nsx_23]

It is. The 350 and the 370 are hairy-chested sports cars.

I hate how Americans have such low car prices though. One of my dream cars, a Merc C63 AMG, retails for $50K-ish in the US whereas its at least $120,000AUD over here.

The 350Z was about $60k over here when new.

 

[revolink24]

Sometimes. We also get much higher prices on certain models than some places in Europe or Japan. Transportation costs, taxes, and tariffs can have quite a toll.

 

[leftnose]

A lot of the price difference comes from the taxes. We really don't pay any excessive taxes on cars. Just whatever the local sales tax is at the point of purchase (7-8% around here). I think in many countries outside the US, there are so many taxes on the car that the price is just about doubled.

 

[leftnose]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrarroyo /img/forum/go_quote.gif the '09 370Z I replaced it with is not doing it.

What's wrong with the 370? I have read that they are more than a little loud.

 

[revolink24]

Quote:

Originally Posted by leftnose /img/forum/go_quote.gif A lot of the price difference comes from the taxes. We really don't pay any excessive taxes on cars. Just whatever the local sales tax is at the point of purchase (7-8% around here). I think in many countries outside the US, there are so many taxes on the car that the price is just about doubled.

There are, however, many advantages to purchasing in the country of origin sometimes.

 

[jfindon]

So close

Need to get it inspected.