Stick with 'Vette or back to Trans Am?
06-29-2011, 06:37 PM
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Stick with 'Vette or back to Trans Am? 2.5 years ago I was unfortunately forced to sell my Twin Turbo Trans Am .... 1.5 years ago I was fortunate enough to purchase my current C5 Corvette... However, I may have the opportunity to buy back my TA... but i can't have both.....
What do you guys think?
The TA was brutally powerful and the most fun in a straight line i've ever had.... but, the 'Vette is plenty fast in its own right, and an overall awesome car... not to mention, saying its a headturner is a major understatement....
My current plans are to have the 'Vette repainted in the next month... and i really have no complaints about it... so i'm leaning toward keeping the 'Vette... i just can't resist the opportunity to at least CONSIDER the trade...
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What do you guys think?
The TA was brutally powerful and the most fun in a straight line i've ever had.... but, the 'Vette is plenty fast in its own right, and an overall awesome car... not to mention, saying its a headturner is a major understatement....
My current plans are to have the 'Vette repainted in the next month... and i really have no complaints about it... so i'm leaning toward keeping the 'Vette... i just can't resist the opportunity to at least CONSIDER the trade...
Any thoughts?
06-29-2011, 06:49 PM
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lol ya...looking at your sig, the vette is definitely no slouch but the trans up looks wicked fast too. tough choice, but i would consider if you actually need the extra 2 seats or not...if not i would keep the vette. I haven't been shopping for vette's lately, but I would assume they have higher values than the fbodys. Besides, if you keep your vette....you can always twin turbo that as well! good luck
06-29-2011, 06:58 PM
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sometimes life just gives us the lose-lose situations.
to choose between a 700RWHP T/A or a Nitrous fed C5, its just criminal.
Haha, i think youll be happy either way. Personally I'd just stay with the vette. Youve done the F-body and obviously done it well, just see where you end up with the c5.
to choose between a 700RWHP T/A or a Nitrous fed C5, its just criminal.
Haha, i think youll be happy either way. Personally I'd just stay with the vette. Youve done the F-body and obviously done it well, just see where you end up with the c5.
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Ditch your C5.
06-29-2011, 10:14 PM
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I love my 'Bird, but I'd love to be able to replace it with a Vette.
And I have a friend who went from 4th gen T/A's to a '99 C5, he says it's night and day compared to the T/A's.
Vette all the way.
06-30-2011, 04:48 AM
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There's no doubt, there's a big downgrade as far as interior, class, etc when going from a C5 to a T/A... i just miss my T/A, b/c i feel like i never got to enjoy it... 6 months after completing it, i had to sell it (i was building a new home)...
And i really miss the BEAST that was the T/A... and nice to have something with that much power, and it be legal... Kinda sucks driving aroudn with nitrous bottles and getting all puckered up everytime you see a police officer...
It looks like i'll probably keep the 'Vette - i just can't resist teh temptation to go back to the monster...
Like i told my wife last night... there's tons of "Pro's" to each car... but i can't find a single downside to keeping the 'Vette... the T/A has a few downsides (all ones i could live with), but i can't find a single downside to keeping a badass, gorgeous car... except that its not a 700+ rwhp car....
Thanks again guys... i'll update with my decision
06-30-2011, 05:42 AM
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I can kinda make a case to go both directions....
one thing about the 'Vette is, i could see myself getting rid of it some day to get another one.. or just because its getting older... The Trans Am on the other hand, i couldnt' see myself getting rid of again... that is, unless i miss the corvette so much that i can't take it! But i really think the only thing i'd miss about the 'Vette is the name, and the looks... gotta admit, nothing looks like a 'vette... they're just gorgeous cars
one thing about the 'Vette is, i could see myself getting rid of it some day to get another one.. or just because its getting older... The Trans Am on the other hand, i couldnt' see myself getting rid of again... that is, unless i miss the corvette so much that i can't take it! But i really think the only thing i'd miss about the 'Vette is the name, and the looks... gotta admit, nothing looks like a 'vette... they're just gorgeous cars
06-30-2011, 05:46 AM
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Probably what i miss the most is the 6-speed.... the auto tranny in my car is wicked fun, but there's still nothing like a manual
its easy to say "mod the vette" but its already well modded... and even if i could afford it, i'm not going through a big build again - too much of a PITA...
06-30-2011, 08:37 AM
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yes, the TA was driveable... i built it to be a street car, not a track car...
Probably what i miss the most is the 6-speed.... the auto tranny in my car is wicked fun, but there's still nothing like a manual
its easy to say "mod the vette" but its already well modded... and even if i could afford it, i'm not going through a big build again - too much of a PITA...
Probably what i miss the most is the 6-speed.... the auto tranny in my car is wicked fun, but there's still nothing like a manual
its easy to say "mod the vette" but its already well modded... and even if i could afford it, i'm not going through a big build again - too much of a PITA...
06-30-2011, 08:53 AM
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This makes it more like you should get the T/A. If you miss manual, you won't be happy with your vette. I don't drive the Z anymore because I can't stand autos anymore and would hate for you to go through the same thing - a car you used to love (C5) and grow to hate.
06-30-2011, 08:55 AM
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One good point noted above, and noted on the local Mustang forum that i'm a member of.....
The Trans Am is one of a kind... not only the mods, but the car will not be made any more... it'll forever be dead... even if they woudl bring it back liek they did the camaro and GTO, the new TA won't be a f-body, and wont' resemble the orignal bloodline at all.....
in 10 or 15 years, it might just start to gain value... but as the GM flagship, Corvettes will always be made... i will alwasy be able to buy a new Corvette... there will always be one that's 5 or 6 years old for a great price... T/A's are only getting older, with no new ones to replenish the ranks...
The Trans Am is one of a kind... not only the mods, but the car will not be made any more... it'll forever be dead... even if they woudl bring it back liek they did the camaro and GTO, the new TA won't be a f-body, and wont' resemble the orignal bloodline at all.....
in 10 or 15 years, it might just start to gain value... but as the GM flagship, Corvettes will always be made... i will alwasy be able to buy a new Corvette... there will always be one that's 5 or 6 years old for a great price... T/A's are only getting older, with no new ones to replenish the ranks...