sshu

I'm in my mid 30's now with 2 kids(1.5 yr and 4.5 yr old). I take at least one of my kids to school 4 times a week. If I got a vette it would be driven one weekday a week and on occasion during the weekends. In about 4 years my youngest will be in elementary and I won't need to take the kids to school anymore and I could drive the vette everyday to work.

I currently drive a E39 M5(bmw sedan) so I at least have a performance car to drive around but I really like the C7. I also have a Tundra truck so if I got the vette, my truck would be my daily.

Too soon for a vette because it won't be driven much? In 4 years, there are no restrictions on what I can get.

ButWhatDoIKnow

Well, just don't wait too long.

Life is short.

TLS_Addict

If you want the car now and it wont impact other parts of your life I say go for it. Life is short. Enjoy **** now.

If there are no restrictions on what you can get in 4 years spending 60-70k now wont stop you from having what you want then.

FAUEE

I'm 27 with mine, so I figure there's no minimum age. In winter if I get to drive my Vette once a week that's a good week. Many just store theirs for months on end.

The question isn't if you're too young for a Vette, it's if you're willing to spend money on a car you drive once a week.

weez58

There's no time like the present!

And what kid doesn't want to be dropped off in a vette? People talk about their teenage kids not wanting to be seen with their parents, my daughter loves when I pick her up from high school in the vette :>)

sean.b

no kids, but bought mine when i was 27 or 28. you should know if it's right or not, dont seek validation from us. car is so fun that im torn between missing my wife, dog, or driving more when im on the road

dvilin

Get it if that is what you want and drive it whenever you want. Why even ask this question to a Corvette Forum in the first place.

LMB-Z

vertigogo

Do a cost analysis. The main costs are depreciation, insurance, registration, and repairs. I didn't include gasoline because you spend for that no matter what you drive. Then divide your annual costs by how many times (or miles) you expect to drive the car. Then just decide whether it's worth it to you.

Another factor to consider is garage space. Will the Corvette kick another car out of your garage, or have to be parked on the street? Also factor is your overall debt (credit cards, mortgage, cars, etc.). If you have a lot of debt, you have to weigh buying a car against paying off debt.

As others have said, this is a personal decision, but if you can afford it, I say go for it!

texvette2

Don't wait too long. When see old men, you have to laugh
a little. Here's this hot sexy car and out get grandpa, struggling
to get his old bones back in shape. Beside be fun to have
one while the kids are young so can go places and do thing
with them in it. When say old, just go to a corvette club meet.
Will think your at a aarp signup.

1bdvet

Life is short, do it before you are to old have the fun you can have right now. The plus, is when you want to get away for hour or more, just sit back and take the car for ride, just you and the car, what joy.

BIG DOM

Do it now, sometimes tomorrow never comes.....

3GenVettes

In our families case we had a Corvette before we had children, and that did not change after our kids were born. In addition we had a family sedan, but that and the vette were our only two cars. So it was not uncommon for me to take one of the children someplace in the vette. Your youngest child could be a little more difficult to properly seat in the vette, but from pre-school age on I would drop off or pick up our kids with the vette from school or other activities. We have kept that particular vette and now that my children are young adults they tell me to never sell it.

So my points are:
1) It can be done and be workable,
2) You are not too young or too early in life to do it,
3) It can become part of your family history.

A few other posters made excellent points about the cost considerations, but if it is affordable then I think you will find that he logistics are not a big obstacle.

lordofwar

bought my first vette when I was 16.1962 for $200.

sshu

Thanks for the posts. I'll give a little more info. Cost of the car is not a factor and will not affect my lifestyle. It feels almost a little wasteful having a brand new full warranty car sitting in the garage collecting dust 90% of the time while I can pick up a 4 seater(CTS-V, M3, C63, etc) and drive it everyday. Getting a vette is not fulfilling a dream but I can appreciate the car for all that it is. I can get or keep my current 4 seater now and then enjoy the vette on a daily basis in 4 years. I never owned a coupe(2 or 4 seater) before because I was always thought too practically. In hindsight I wish I got a coupe before kids because that would have easily worked. Hindsight vision is always 20/20, haha.

hotrodln

I installed a third seat belt in my 86 so i could strap a car seat to it, then took my daughter grocery shopping! Just to show my wife the car was actually a family car!

Boomer111

If money is no object having your finances in order I agree that life is short, enjoy!

How about the CTS-V?

dvilin

English anyone.......

csf

Sorry, I may sound like the sensible guy, but I say when you have 2 little kids like you there's not much point to buying any two seater, unless as you say you are gonna be happy with it sitting in the garage. And" life isn't short". On the contrary, you've got years and years of great times ahead with your kids, more than you can imagine.

But as a father of two older kids I can tell you there were many times when I had to drive the kids and/or their friends to extra-curricular activities, birthday parties, sports events, etc. Usually its not just about driving to school. The older they got the busier we got. Sometimes you are called to drive even when you were not planning to . . . a bummer if you are out for the day in a Vette. Not to mention car seats and booster seats, which you are gonna be using for years.

I could of afforded a Corvette in my 30's as well, but bought a series of high end, fun sedans, coupes and SUV's. (Never had an M5 but did have an M3). I changed cars often, yes expensive cars, trying out all different brands and styles. But my nice car always had at least 4 seats, enough for my whole family. Once the kids got a bit older and out of car seats I went back to the coupes, then two seaters, and then got a Vette. I don't feel I missed a thing.

I know people keep a Vette as a family car, and some may say I'm crazy, but honestly a Vette is still just another nice car. There are plenty of really nice cars you can drive every day that can carry your entire family if needed. (I loved my Audi S6, as much as any 2 seater I've owned)

Ultimately, it really depends on your personal life, work, and obligations. Maybe if you really want a sports car now, get a 911 convertible. Not because its better than a C7 . . . but it does have two kid seats in the rear, its a hell of a ride, and kids love convertibles

Good luck and enjoy the family.

AORoads

take a look at this thread. there may be some germane info in it for you.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...70k-vette.html