04-29-2009, 12:06 PM | #1 |
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Interim solution?
The plan (please don't tell me that FC is rubbing off on me) has been to sell the Armada for a while now. I have a buyer and I'm just waiting for him to get the money together. I was going to "buy" my brother's 1991 Miata and have that shipped out here to drive until I decide on and find the car I want (G8 GXP, Charger SRT-8, 370Z, Camaro, Mustang, etc). While the cost of shipping the Miata is probably a couple hundred bucks more than what it's worth, my brother is the original owner and with 110k on it, it's never had any issues.
Then I got a call from my dad last night. A friend of his is selling a 6M 1999 Corvette. Skipping the details of why I believe it to be so, the car is probably as perfect as a Corvette can be. It has about 40kish miles on it and I can probably buy it for under $14k. I'm waiting to get a list of the RPO codes (all I know is that it's a six speed), but I know that it's not *the* car I want. But I think it could be a more enjoyable temporary solution than the Miata (which I'd probably still buy even if I buy this vette, too). My dad tells me that if I want to sell the vette within 18 months of buying it, he'll buy it for whatever I wind up paying for it...if the current seller and the original owner pass on buying it back (the three of them all used to work together which feeds into knowing the car's history). Does anyone see a downside to this that I'm not seeing?
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04-29-2009, 12:14 PM | #2 |
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If it were me, I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't like the idea of spending the money to ship a car, when the shipping costs are more than the car's worth. Particularity when it's just a temporary thing. If you were going to keep it for a few years, then maybe. knee-jerk reaction >> Is a '99 Corvette still worth 14K? That much? |
04-29-2009, 12:16 PM | #3 |
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04-29-2009, 12:31 PM | #5 |
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04-29-2009, 12:31 PM | #6 |
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Does this idea seamlessly mesh with your projected car ownership plan for 2016?
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Not in the forseeable future. If/when that changes, I'd buy something better for towing (3/4 ton, higher payload, etc)
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The Vette would probably run about the same to ship. I'd only pay the shipping one way (if one of them buys it back, they'd pay to ship it back to San Diego). Quote:
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04-29-2009, 12:33 PM | #8 |
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Let me check with FC...
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04-29-2009, 01:17 PM | #9 |
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I see no downside to buying the Vette.
I don't think you want to lump me in with Rob when it comes to cosmetics. Maintenance, probably... but have you seen the Altima? Heck, Rob would sh!t the bed if he saw the cosmetic condition of the Z06. And I want the Miata. But I'd fly out and drive it back |
04-29-2009, 01:34 PM | #10 |
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Sounds like a good plan to me, especially with your Dad's offer to buy.
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