I'm an young man (59)..........and I own a Corvette....any questions ??

my dad sold his last Vette a few years back, he was 78 at the time.

that she is waiting till you die in hopes of getting money or just having sex with you so you buy her crap?

A lot of the "Old Man's Car" comes from a change in values from younger generations.

The older Corvette owner grew up in the 60s and 70s when cars were a big part of our life. We got our driver's license on the day we turned 16, we started out with an old car that we seemed to work on all the time (and they were fairly easy to work on), we learned how to a drive stick shift, we tried to make the cars go as fast as we could, and we loved performance cars. Cars were in our blood. We are also old enough to understand that a Corvette provides one of the best values for the money for a good looking performance/sports car.

From what I have seen, many of the younger kids (not all) today are in no hurry to get a driver's license, they spend much of their time with electronic gadgets, they are convinced that foreign cars are better and their mechanical knowledge is limited to checking the oil. Cars are not a big deal with them. Some of them do like performance cars, but they will still buy a foreign car because that is what is cool within their group of friends. Their ideas will probably change with age.

In the mean time, I will still drive a vette so I can enjoy driving.

Very well said...and true. The longest wait of my life was waiting to turn 16 to get my license and I was there on my birthday to get my permit. The 1960's was a time of performance cars and most every red blooded American male wanted one!
My son who is 30 could care less about cars. He didn't get his license till 18 and drives the same Jeep that he has had since 19.

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I'm 52...not OLD...:toetap: lol

MT

That's why I don't associate with corvette guys at cruises, they look at me like an alien when I told them I was at the drag strip the night before.

I hang out with friends I met through having the GTO still, most are in different cars these days but we still hit the drag strip and the "street" a lot.

It's easy to blame the generation of kids, but what about the car manufactures? With technology the way it is now you Can't do 80 percent of the things you used to be able to do back in the 60's-80s. Also look at laws now against speeding and street racing. Maybe the reason the youth is not as hands on as they used to is because of other factors besides laziness and other things people might say about them. You would change your oil do your breaks and then throw some bolt ons and it was great. Almost comparative to Lego. Now you need specialty tools, computer scanners and most the time it's a little electronic device you can barely get to that may be the issue. I do agree that my generation isn't as hands on but I know within my group of friends we still very much love our Cars and do what we can

Got my 1st one at 19 years old, I wasn't very old then...

Still a Corvette owner 30 years later, damn time fly's!!! I guess I'm "older" now. :D

Don't really know what people think about me or my Vette, but I do know I'm pretty freakin' happy!!! :cheers:

then you'd only be a half-millionaire..........

Just as easy to throw boltons on and get it tuned somewhere or tune it yourself. Lots of kids modify their cars, imports or domestics.

Let's see......

Corvette is an old man's car........ok.....in my experience usually said out of jealousy.
I have owned a Corvette in my 20's and 40's and still do.

Buick is an old man's car.............ok.....in my experience usually said to make fun of you
I have owned a Buick in my 30's and 40's and still do.

People just say these things because others say them and they are shallow.

Now, let's focus on what they drive :D

I might have already chimed in on this but..

Up until August 2012 I had a crammed/stalled 09 G8 GT that did 440/430 at the wheels. I have always wanted a corvette..but just never found one locally that was within my budget and had what I wanted.

I remember when I was like 11-12 years old when the C5 was unveiled and my dad took me to all the dealerships to look at them and I have loved them since. One day in march we were watching the Barrett Jackson auction or medium..I forget.. And my dad said to me "when are you going to get rid of that piece of junk G8 and buy a vette" ..keep in mind I had a lot of issues with my G8.

About 15 minutes later, my father suffered a massive heart attack and that was the last thing he ever said to me. I found my 2008 C6 for 35k with with 3500 miles on it. As soon as I saw the listing I decided I want it. Without even ever driving a c6! We went down in my daily..because I had to part out my G8..and they gave me 22500 on a trade and the vette for 32500. I demodded most of the visual stuff on the g8 and had the vette for the weekend.

I am 27 by the way- and I love the wtf look I get from fellow vette owners, younger car guys, and just people in general..expecting me to be. 40-50something with salt and pepper hair!

Just thought I would share

Nothing to an average person? What?

Okay, besides the inaccuracy of that statement, I believe the fact that most people my age (30) need more seats and room.

Go look up the prices on all those Toyotas, Hondas, Sedan Chevys and Fords that you see everyone driving on the road then come back to me. 18-20k is nothing to an average working person.

05dsom: or ... you could just get married...

I'm 28 now, I've had various vettes for a few years now and in general I only see older generation driving them. I think this STIGMATA of the corvette being an old person car hurts its sales and resale value quite a bit. I agree that pretty much anyone can afford a corvette especially a c5 nowadays, I've had many cars that cost more than my c6 including most SUV's and even a neon. They may not be practical for everyone, but they are affordable as compared to most other vehicles nowadays.

How old is old? I guess I'll know when I get there. :cheers:

I chimed in before, but reading some posts I think it's still surprising when people see a "younger" person driving a corvette. It's simple, majority of corvette owners are elderly men and most happen to have gray hair. (This is not a shot)

So over the years of visually seeing and hearing it from others, it has grown to an old man car OR rich mans car. Eventually, corvettes will take the place of the camaros for teens once they realize how cheap these cars are. But in the mean time, enjoy the surprise looks!! :rolf:

When I took my interior apart for carbon work, I found a sealed Cialis. Whichever previous owner needed that is not doing the stereotype any favors :rofl:

It's not hurting NEW Corvette sales. Most young people cannot afford a new Corvette. I know I couldn't when I was young.

What Neon cost more than a Corvette?