Bue, Bye 355?

Every and any pre mid engne Corvette just became worthless figuratively. As nice as it is and it's nice, I thought about waiting before I bought my 348, I don't want to be a vette guy. Be curious to see if there is a shift in vette guys or is different buyers like you enter the Vette market. You owned a Ferrari so you van check that item. Maybe it's a good time to take the plunge, why not! I bet your not the first to think that and I bet it does pull Ferrari driver's or future buyers.

Don't forget to wear your sun glasses upside down on the back of your head is all.

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As with any new Corvette, they are really nice and state of the art. But just be prepared to take a substantial monetary loss if you should decide to get out of it. At least you can be reasonably assured that your 355 should retain its current value. I know that may not be important to some, and I'm not sure I could ever get bored with my 355 but if you make the move its a decision only you can make. This C8 seems to of considerable value with almost 500 hp and mid engine for 60k, but as is typical the first year or two always has recalls/issues and the depreciation. I think that if I was going to get back into the vette game, I would trade up every year or two and just consider the costs to upgrade to be similar to keeping my 355 healthy. Although I believe it would be more dollars to keep doing that, at least I would always have a new car.

 

Btw Coovette forums are interesting check them out. Funny video poking fun.


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That McLaren looks sick

 

Keep your 355 and add the C8, it's variety that makes life interesting.

 

Sure yes keep 345 and add a classic lambo and a new one, 2 Bentleys, 1 rolls, 1 McLaren and 2 Bugattis and maybe an R8 and the new Vette.

The 355 is great but it is also the also the overstated Ferrari. I wIil bet the C8 will cap 355 values. We'll see.


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Looks, sound, etc are purely subjective. But if this is your preference then you should get out of your 355. I had a 308 for 20 years, even with a Tubi I wouldn't call the exhaust note a "rumble", I always through it had just a slightly deeper sound than that fart box sound all the Nissan drivers have; certainly nothing special or exotic about the 308 sound and was always one of the primary disappoints I had with the car. But again, this is all subjective from person to person.

 

That kid is hilarious. His Dodge video had me crying!

 

You won't lose a lot of money on a new Corvette (especially compared to other new cars) unless you are holding it for 10+ years. You'd have to try pretty hard to lose $30k within 5 years which happens the second you drive off a lot in a new F-car. Comparing any new car to a 25 year old Ferrari isn't really a fair comparison. Especially if you calculate in maintenance costs.
I'm not a Corvette fanboy, but it's hard to argue that they are the best "Bang for your buck" in the sportscar world.

 

Bring back Dave!

 

If you're bored by the F355 and annoyed by the sound I'm afraid we have nothing in common in regards to taste in sports cars.

Therefore my opinion is likely not relevant but sounds like you should dump the 355 no matter what you decide to get.

 

Definitely best bang for the buck that's absolutly true. Amazing performance.

As far as resale... You have not looked at 2015 stingray Vette process lately. I just did after reading your post, 20k drop. And after 10 years they are in the teens and go back 20 and they are $2500.

Saw some vettes sell at barrett few weeks back, they hold no meaningful value even few years on unless it's some special one.

All that aside get it, I doubt you will regret it even when the C9 comes out. It's a whole new ball game now mark my words.

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Please sell your 355, get the vette and take your bashing to the Vette forums. But I suspect you'd just be busting down the 355 over there too. The opinions you expressed are extremely atypical, but you express them each and every chance you get.

 

It's amazing for sure but not everyone has to love it. Every 355 has been bought and sold many times, does not seem THAT uncommon a sentment. Clearly it was not the end all be all for tens of thousands of previous 355 owners?


I actually did not read him basing it btw. Not quite sure where you got that from, well from this post at least. Maybe more to it...

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It doesn't sound like John is bashing it at all. We always want what we don't have.

He'll be back anyways.

 

Are we reading the same post?

"...interiors styling always sucked, the front end is a mess, and take away the door scoops and the car would be pretty ordinary looking. The F1 sound that many crave, I just find annoying."

 

They had a few here at a studio here taking pictures. They look more japanese then euro or american in person. Lots like an NSX

 

Definitely read the same post. I hear you no one likes to be told thier baby is ugly. But still let's be objective here with this post.

"The car sucks and is an unreliable piece of ****e" that's bashing it's an opinion but it's also an inditement so it's therefore bashing passively aggressively at least.

What he said was his opinion, it's not an inditement of the car in any way therefore is not bashing as I read it at least.

The 355 interior... His opinion on that aspect is not way off base or anything btw it basicly was in the 328 so it was a bit dated design wise when it showed up in the 355. It's not some secret or anything like that, perhaps it's not tasteful to mention as it may offend other 355 owners though.

Clearly he has hit nerves, but it's still not bashing. In this post at least. Image Unavailable, Please Login

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Sell the 308. Pretty car, but no power. Not that the 355 is fast compared with some of the new stuff out there, but it is still respectable.

 

This is my last post on this thread. You clearly are the judge and jury here. His posts have BASHED the 355 for years.

Then people wonder why the 355 has a bad reputation. The vocal minority.

 

I think you've proven my point. In the world of Ferrari a $20k drop is a drop in the bucket. Even if you calculate depreciation by percentage the number is significantly in favor of Chevrolet (not including proper maintenance).

I agree the C8 will shift values away from C7 and older models solely because a new car will "only" be a $20-30k jump away from a lightly used C7 in the next five years, but I'm willing to make a gentlemen's wager that the C7 won't be in the teens in a decade.

 

Your on! The base model regular ole non special C7 absolutely will be in teens in 10 years if not teens real close.

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