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I don't think insurance companies "hate" the srt-4...It's simple numbers and stats they look at...It's rare that anyone sees a corvette pulled over or in a wreck...I see or here about srt-4s almost every weekend.

 

i agree that that is probably the reasoning behind their quotes. And to top it off, they have one of the worst crash test ratings ever. there were only 24,489 srt's produced, im sure close to 1000 are totalled now and their still rolling onto dealer lots.

 

Told you a Vette is cheaper. My insurance dropped nicely when I went from a Stang to the GTO even with the magic "400" hp number that raises insurance.

 

yeah, but until i actually saw it, there was no way i was going to believe a vette's insurance was cheaper than a neon with an oversized wing. i've been researching vettes online now and i think that that's what im going with.....i just have to learn more about their reliability,cost to maintain,costs of parts, ease to work on, etc.

 

the C5 are pretty reliable on the vette forum there are a few guys with 200k+ and one guy with 300k+ easily go over 100k.. cost to maintain is expensive tires arnt cheap, oil is sythetic mobile 1, 7quarts at a clip. most parts arnt to bad, because they work on other LS1's but the corvette specific parts can be costly.

 

it's true, there are to many of these cars in the wrong people hands. how many parents would buy there kid a v8 sports car for there first car. then you put a spring on your waste gate 2.00$ at home depot and cap the red line, get it to hold 17psi to redline. 250-260 whp now you have the power to weight, of most v8's. or 2000 for a big turbo kit and your looking at 400 to 700 whp depending on the trim of the turbo. insurance company's surf forum's they know what the hell they are doing

 

Get a Vette. I guarantee you will like it. I was going to try pick up a used ZO6 01 Model for about $30k. The insurance on it is cheaper than the GTO, but I was able to get a better APR on the GTO due to the fact it was a GM Certified Used Car, so I got the 6.75 they were offering as specials on the new ones, on mine. Plus I financed about $3k less going with the GTO.

The Vette is a fucking awesome ass car. My only gripe with it, is me being as big as I am, it would be a bitch to get in and out of for a daily driver. For you it would work fine

As far as performance goes, it is a LS1, so the possibilities are endless for it. Reliablitity like said before is like any car, is in how you take care of it. Too bad Chandler still doens't have his near here, we could have a little C5 on C5 action.

I know that Holiday Chevrolet on 2nd Street has a 00 Vette for sale, I'm not sure on what price/options are though.

 

I can vouch for that

 

Chris, a Vette is a good choice. Get an 01 or 02 if you can afford. They have nicer wheels.

 

yes unfortunatly though, i cannot afford it. i can only afford a 97-99. i would be getting chrome z06 wheels shortly after anyways. im not sure what to do still but i have a few days to decide.