Do you consider F-bodies a "kid's car??"
#22
Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
"kid's" car? no.
i consider the f-body the car for an adult that doesn't want to grow up. that would be me. i choose to be immature because frankly, it's a lot more fun. i'll be 21 next month and i love revving at random people walking down the street. i love the attention - because i just don't want to grow up.
i live by a single quote: "growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional." the day i "grow up" is the day i get old and lose that youthful spark. i don't want that to ever happen, and i plan on keeping my f-body until the day i die if it's possible. i'll never freely sell this car.
i call my f-body "my drunken corvette." that's exactly what f-bodys are. they're the corvette's younger, punkass little brother full of rattles, creeks, vibrations - and i love every damn minute of it.
besides, we have something the corvette crowd will never have: an awesome community. so many corvettes are bought by old men having a midlife crisis, cocky businessmen and people that just think they're the hot ****. when i meet up with a guy at a light in an f-body, we can immediately spark a conversation (i had a great one yesterday with a cool guy in a H/C LT1 - badass car). we have an awesome community and we all seem to share a lot in common. not many car communities are like the f-body community.
i consider the f-body the car for an adult that doesn't want to grow up. that would be me. i choose to be immature because frankly, it's a lot more fun. i'll be 21 next month and i love revving at random people walking down the street. i love the attention - because i just don't want to grow up.
i live by a single quote: "growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional." the day i "grow up" is the day i get old and lose that youthful spark. i don't want that to ever happen, and i plan on keeping my f-body until the day i die if it's possible. i'll never freely sell this car.
i call my f-body "my drunken corvette." that's exactly what f-bodys are. they're the corvette's younger, punkass little brother full of rattles, creeks, vibrations - and i love every damn minute of it.
besides, we have something the corvette crowd will never have: an awesome community. so many corvettes are bought by old men having a midlife crisis, cocky businessmen and people that just think they're the hot ****. when i meet up with a guy at a light in an f-body, we can immediately spark a conversation (i had a great one yesterday with a cool guy in a H/C LT1 - badass car). we have an awesome community and we all seem to share a lot in common. not many car communities are like the f-body community.
#23
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From: Schiller Park, IL Member: #317
Originally Posted by 01bird58
most of my friends have been buying used vettes of late. They keep making fun of me for holding onto my "teenager sports car".
#24
Originally Posted by RPM WS6
One thing that bugs me are some young Vette owners (early 20s). They get their first decent job, and can manage to finance a C5 or C5 ZO6, and suddenly they think F-body owners are inferior to them, as if the only reason why someone would own a Camaro/Firebird is because they can’t afford the Vette. Never does it occur to them that maybe some of us actually still like our F-bodies, and don’t always feel the need to compete by spending more money. If I really wanted a Vette right now, I could have one tomorrow, without question.
Vettes are great, but lets face it – the world would be a VERY boring place if we all had the same car. A car can still be cool even if it didn’t cost $40-50k when new, IMO.
BTW I am 30 yrs old. bought my car at 28. I sold the STI 6 months after I bought it new for the sole reason I felt like I was driving a kids car. Since when are muscle cars for kids. I could always say Corvettes are for guys with 3 inch ***** trying to attract younger women or women in general with a car trying to make up for something they lack. I also bought the GSX new for 28k at 21 yrs old. Affording a vette is not an issue but taking on a huge car payment to impress others is retarded to me. As I said in another post, I had a $545 car payment and $300 insurance payment on the STI at 26. Im pretty sure 4 yrs later I can afford a 45k car as the STI was 33k when I bought it new. To me its all about dollars and "sense". (pun intended)
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#25
Well Im 35 and not only that....Im a doctor. Im an Adult Neurology Specialist. As you know the common doc stereotype is driving a BMW, Mercedes Benz,Exotics etc....
I love the look in their face when my "kids car" starts to become a tiny spot in their 100,000 luxury pig car windshield!! LOL!! I dont care for a social status or Im suppose to be driving...**** that. Give me a real men car, loud, rough and damn fast....bitch!! LOL!
I love the look in their face when my "kids car" starts to become a tiny spot in their 100,000 luxury pig car windshield!! LOL!! I dont care for a social status or Im suppose to be driving...**** that. Give me a real men car, loud, rough and damn fast....bitch!! LOL!
#27
Originally Posted by infinitebird
choco I think this might be the most insightful post you have ever made on here.
i tell myself all the time i'm in love with 3500 lbs of twisted steel and sex appeal
#28
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From: Schiller Park, IL Member: #317
Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
it's a rare thing to never hate driving, especially in today's world of stop-and-go and rush-rush-rush. there's very few "open roads" anymore where you can take a sunday drive and just relax. whether i'm on one of the few open roads left or whether i'm jammed at rush hour, time spent with my car is time well spent.
Myself and the previous owner have worked too hard to keep my Camaro in show quality condition over the last 9 years to throw all that away now. But I could see myself getting a higher mileage one to drive all the time. 70 miles a day round trip on the highway sure does take a toll on the paint & glass.
#30
IMHO there are a fair number of younger F-body owners. Quite a few young 3rd gen owners. However, I don't think they're kid's cars by any means. Especially the 4th gens. Although the younger prospective owner(s) may be able to afford them, doesn't mean they should have them. The F-bod as with any high performance car capable of significant acceleration, triple digit terminal velocities and the ability to drive down the road sideways takes an adult mentality to enjoy it responsibly. I don't say that as a way to start the old, "a young kid will automatically wrap an F-car around a tree" argument. I'm just saying that the majority of the owners I've met know that there's a time and place for everything. To put it in perspective I know ricers and 4th gen owners that are about 19-20 years of age. The F-bod owner typically seems more mature and responsible. The ricer will zip down the highway in heavy traffic at 100mph driving on the shoulder, whipping in and out of traffic, racing through housing areas, etc. Most of the F-bod guys I know personally and from what I've read on here take it to the track or are at least a little selective as to when/where they'll screw around in public. I.E. a back road with no homes/cars on it, an empty parking lot etc.
#31
While most of these cars are owned by younger guys, myself included (23), what I can say is who cares. Get the car you want and drive it. Don't get something because it fits into an age group thing or run from it because of said classification. As for me I hope to be driving my Trans Am for quite sometime. Heck, my dad still has his 70 AMX he bought new at age 21 and he never regrets it.
#32
I B Fiddy. That's 50 years old for those who need a translation. There are very few really fine F-bodies in my area. But lots of Corvettes driven by people who don't seem to care that much about cars. Vettes are really nice cars, but when I buy my next car I think it will be anther WS6. Just to preserve the line. I will not ever sell the one I've got. Wish I could put it in storage and get a Corvette for the daily driver.
#33
yeah sure, there are a lot of kids running around with f-bodies, usually LT1s. but just because high school kids find them to be an easy "go-fast" car doesnt mean it belongs to them. the only reason vettes are thought of as an older person car is because those are the only ones that can cough up the candy to get in the driver's seat.
im 19 and i have a 95 z28. i have headers, no cat, and SLP LM2. so i has a real oldschool type sound to it. every time i take it out to go cruising at least one older guy gives me the thumbs up or compliments me at the red light. hell, the other day i had my cutout open and some 55+ year old guy was hanging out the back window of an escalade shaking his thumb in the air at me. i swear to god he looked like a big kid. big *** smile on his face and everything.
so, like everyone has been saying. these cars are for the young at heart. these cars are for the ones that understand true heritage. f-bodys are made to do work. they're made to go fast and take a beating. the corvette, to me, is like the spoiled little sister. always in the spotlight, always getting the attention, and always worried about "breaking a nail" too prissy for me. i think ill stick with my "kid" car.
besides...i kinda like running around with my shoes laces tied together. (solid rear)
im 19 and i have a 95 z28. i have headers, no cat, and SLP LM2. so i has a real oldschool type sound to it. every time i take it out to go cruising at least one older guy gives me the thumbs up or compliments me at the red light. hell, the other day i had my cutout open and some 55+ year old guy was hanging out the back window of an escalade shaking his thumb in the air at me. i swear to god he looked like a big kid. big *** smile on his face and everything.
so, like everyone has been saying. these cars are for the young at heart. these cars are for the ones that understand true heritage. f-bodys are made to do work. they're made to go fast and take a beating. the corvette, to me, is like the spoiled little sister. always in the spotlight, always getting the attention, and always worried about "breaking a nail" too prissy for me. i think ill stick with my "kid" car.
besides...i kinda like running around with my shoes laces tied together. (solid rear)
#34
Originally Posted by RPM WS6
Truth is I often think about getting another LS1 car to daily drive just for this very reason.
Myself and the previous owner have worked too hard to keep my Camaro in show quality condition over the last 9 years to throw all that away now. But I could see myself getting a higher mileage one to drive all the time. 70 miles a day round trip on the highway sure does take a toll on the paint & glass.
Myself and the previous owner have worked too hard to keep my Camaro in show quality condition over the last 9 years to throw all that away now. But I could see myself getting a higher mileage one to drive all the time. 70 miles a day round trip on the highway sure does take a toll on the paint & glass.
i agree with LMz28 on a lot of things. i think the corvette is a car that is more suited to be stock. the vast majority of corvettes i see don't even have exhaust. i see many, many corvettes every time i hit the road and i almost NEVER hear them make a peep. an f-body has to be 100 times more likely to be modded. i'm serious. a corvette is a great quiet car, but it's a poor car to build a brotherhood around. an f-body is a car for a man with a boy's heart. plain and simple.
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#35
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From: Schiller Park, IL Member: #317
Originally Posted by LMz28
the only reason vettes are thought of as an older person car is because those are the only ones that can cough up the candy to get in the driver's seat.
Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
i'd like to get an M6 for weekend driving when i get out of college and get a real job/save up some money.
#36
Got mine at 22 years old. First car on my own. The got the second one at 25 (this part jan.). Love these damned cars!
If they honestly mean they are for kids, they have an inferiority complex of some sort. I say you race a few of them and do a survey after, hahaha!! Bet their tune will change. My pop's (44) loves my car too.
If they honestly mean they are for kids, they have an inferiority complex of some sort. I say you race a few of them and do a survey after, hahaha!! Bet their tune will change. My pop's (44) loves my car too.
#37
Well when I was a little kid my black TA was my dream car. After I have it I don't want to ever sell it. I could get a new Z06 but I would actually rather have my TA and enjoy some of the other things in life.
#38
Originally Posted by 2fstws6
Now a v tec honda with blue neon lights and a fart can is a kids car these days.
Agreed, went to a carshow last saturday, my friend and I were only guys under thirty with muscle cars (he has a '99 cobra). Everyone else had imports, or in one case a 2000 z24 with dragons all over the body/back window. Did meet an older fella with an '01 WS6 that does 10's @ the quarter mile, nice guy, really knows his ls1's.
#39
Originally Posted by RPM WS6
M6....., not for me. I'm all about the auto, for daily driving or weekend driving. The A4 is ok, but an A6 with 4.10s would be great.
on a side note, you're 28? lol i always thought you were like 40 - but in a good way. you've always seemed to clean and presentable. you just don't come off as a young kid like me. i think it's fairly obvious i'm a young guy
#40
Lots of good points made by all here. One thing I would echo is that many F-body owners could have afforded a Corvette if they really wanted to, but the F-body has a special appeal. Me, I couldn't afford an LS1 vette, but I certainly could have gotten a nice LT1 model. But the F-body i the car I really love. Not that I don't like Corvettes of course, or most performance cars for that matter. But I can remember wanting a Firebird when I was about 5 years old. And that little itch never really went away. The first time I actually drove one, I knew it was just a matter of time. I remember that test drive just as vividly as I do losing my virginity. No joke!
A lot of people mentioned the vette being an older guy's car. Obviously this is true to some extent just because of the price. But some of these owners might surprise you. I met a guy at cruise night the other night with a C6 ZO6. Turns out he also has a C5 ZO6, a C4, an '86 Monte Carlo SS, and maybe a few I'm forgetting, as well as other toys. Probably in his fifties or so I would guess. We talked about cars and other stuff for a good long while, and when I showed him my car he had nothing but compliments for it. He fit the stereotype people have for vette owners, and yet was a really cool, down to earth guy who just loved cars.
And as Choco mentioned, it is nice to be part of a community, a brotherhood of sorts. I'll always wave or otherwise acknowledge another F-body on the road, and usually get something back. One guy in an LT1 Z28 gave me a nice loud rev the other day. It's all part of the fun of owning this car.
A lot of people mentioned the vette being an older guy's car. Obviously this is true to some extent just because of the price. But some of these owners might surprise you. I met a guy at cruise night the other night with a C6 ZO6. Turns out he also has a C5 ZO6, a C4, an '86 Monte Carlo SS, and maybe a few I'm forgetting, as well as other toys. Probably in his fifties or so I would guess. We talked about cars and other stuff for a good long while, and when I showed him my car he had nothing but compliments for it. He fit the stereotype people have for vette owners, and yet was a really cool, down to earth guy who just loved cars.
And as Choco mentioned, it is nice to be part of a community, a brotherhood of sorts. I'll always wave or otherwise acknowledge another F-body on the road, and usually get something back. One guy in an LT1 Z28 gave me a nice loud rev the other day. It's all part of the fun of owning this car.