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Traded a 99 BMW 5 Series on a 2001 Vette
in month wise was only a year, 7000 mile.
Pre ordered the 2001 in 2000, and worked
off MSRP. BMW lost $15,000. Chevy told
me should try to sell because they didn't
want the car since people coming into a
chevy dealership weren't looking for that
class of car. I looked at as no hassle
expense - over and done with.
I'm looking for advice on the gear ratio choices and whether the tow package is a must (for the trans cooler). If this has been debated in the past (and I'm sure I'm not the first to wonder out loud) please point me into the abyss of archived discussions.
whats another $285 for the tow pkg. Get it save you headaches down the road from having one put on.
Michgndr - regarding selling it privately, I gave that up years ago. After 31 vehicles, it gets pretty old if you know what I mean. I expect to lose some money on each exchange, I just don't like losing a LOT of money on each.
smart99 - Corvette has been my dream car since I was 10 years old. I can finally afford to have a new one now. Why do you call it "queer"? You don't have to be a drug dealin pimp to enjoy them. If you ever get a chance to drive a new C5, you'll know what I mean. Since the stock market is going in the tank, I decided to put my equity to something real, and enjoy it as it drops, rather than worrying about the rise and fall of a piece of paper.
I'll be getting another truck in fall (since we have real winters here), I'm just not sure what that is going to be yet. (2500 CC? Avalanche? C3?...) Something I'll have to think about while I'm driving my Vette this summer.
Look at it another way - adding a tranny cooler is much easier (and cheaper) that changing out the rear end. Have the dealer do it before you take delivery. Should add about $200.
I have a 98 Tahoe with the 3.42 rear end - put 31 10.5 tires on the 1st day - stock tire was 235 75 15's. I wish I would have gotten the 3.73. When empty it performs good, but when I tow it could use a little bit more punch.
My 99 Silverado 4x4 has the 3.73 rear end. It feels much faster (although that could be because of the 270 hp 5.3L Vs 255 hp 5.7L)
Go for it!
although now is the time to hold shares or buy more...but to each his own.
When it makes sense...and I don't have other things to do...I plan on buying a Convertable Vette as well. We have real winters...so I'd need something else as well. The dealer always has a nice one or two in the showroom. Had an awesome Red metallic (don't know the color) in the showroom. Salesman always says "when you gonna buy one?"...I always tell him.."if you sell cars long enough here...you will sell me one someday"
He had some 19 year old kid come in...and want to test drive it...he said we don't do test drives on Vettes..(figuring kid was a dreamer...plus they really don't do test drives on vettes!)..kid said well what if I put 20 grand down on one?...he ended up selling him that car..
Good Choice....enjoy the only True American sportscar.
- Tim
I just bought a 2001 LS Ex Cab 4.8L Silverado. The paint is Victory Red. I intend to Zaino it, but don't know if I have clear coat paint. I looked through the owner's manual and the Chevrolet web site and there is no mention of the type of paint. Forgive me if this was covered in previous threads, but I couldn't find any posts on the subject.
Thanks
Personally i would not get a v-6 in a full size truck. My moms blazer with the 4.3 seems underpowered. Going from the 5.3 to a 4.3 and back is a huge difference.
Drive em both and see what you like.
Vettes Rock....only true American sports car made....and what a statement they make....and compete with European sports cars to boot!
- Tim
What color are you ordering. The color
mgdvhman is talking about is called
"Magnetic Red" its under special allocation
number right now due to demand.
smart99...well I kinda agree....Wife has a yellow Stang...which is OK for girls...but guys..uhhh...well...errr...
something about dudes in those yellow Rams too that just don't look right...
- Tim
was told it has gold type base has to be
run through the paint process twice. I
was going to order but Torch Red leather
was top on my list and the 2 don't mix.
Most go with oak and grey.
Get black or blue a real mans color
#1972....BWHHAAHHAHHAHAAAA
- Tim
4.3L is NOT enough for any kind of towing in a full sized pickup.
Long story but, I originally went in wanting Red (big surprise), but the closest they had on the lot to what I wanted in options, etc was a Millenium Yellow one, which they gave me for a test drive. (Yes, they actually let you drive them when they know you are serious and have the cash burning a hole in your pocket). This dealer had 17 brand new 01 Vettes on the lot last week, but most of them were Auto (ick!).
You know what, this Yellow 6 spd really grew on me quick. I have to admit that Yellow and Green were at the bottom of my list initially, but a Vette is one of the few cars that make yellow look good. It makes you take notice of every line the car has. Now, I love Black, and most things I drive are black, but real dark colors like the black does not do a corvette any justice because it hides too much of what a Vette is all about.
It costs $600 extra for the Yellow because they add a yellow tint to the clearcoat, and they have to reset the paint machines each time to go back to the original clearcoat for the rest of the colors (other than Magnetic Red, which also gets its own tint).
whitevette01 - yes, corvetteforum has a lot of great info, sometimes scary, when they talk about how the resale slide is starting to affect these as well. Oh well, who cares, I'm buying brand new because I want to know that nobody has had a chance to abuse the car that I'm going to keep for a very long time.
- Tim
"manly men mount there own step bars. Not mentioning any names here."
cyber-high-five!
babs...he nailed ya on that one! LOL!
bco
Tim - I agree. I was thinking 'what is it about yellow that make some cars or trucks (like mustangs or dakotas) look stupid?' I think yellow is a high performance sports color - classic or new cars. If its an ugly car, it makes it uglier, if its a classic car, it makes it stand out that much more.
I had a buddy a number of years back get his 86 Grand National painted in Canary Yellow after a major vandalism. It looked absolutely fantastic.
...Wife's Yellow Stang Convertable looks good....but stick a dude behind the seat....and well...it looks too pretty!......one reason I don't care to drive it.....and if a car is going to be a manual..and I am going to drive it....it's going to have mega balls under the hood....which almost no cars have today....
500 horses
and a Chevy Mill...
Makes me..
The King of the Hill
..Guns & Guitars
Bikinis & Fast Cars
Slide Behind the Wheel
....and GO!!
- Tim
SO WHAT I DIDNT INSTALL MY NERF BARS! I DIDNT HAVE TO WASTE A DAY PUTTING THEM ON> I PICKED MY TRUCK UP FROM THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ON ALREADY!
Ok sorry
Yes i would add black fender flares to an indigo vette (do they even make indigo vettes?)
Ryan
Well that was 2 hrs of fishing i did that weekend
I have never seen a manual case on the lot, and I just am wondering if this will delay my order as it is uncommon.
Thanks
Scott
I was going to order a floor lever on mine until I studied autotrac a little more. If you're concerned about the eventual resale at all...I'm betting the autotrac will work in your favor. $25-30k for a truck...what's another $400? Good luck.
Anybody got a picture of where that dumb Onstar antenna is? Blacksilver, there IS beauty among trucks. Look how ugly Fords are!
I like the positive gear selection with less to go wrong (no electrics involved in shifting).
Mike L
Silverados until been thinking about going
with a newer model if family member decides
if they want to take my truck or vette.
Anyway it appears that an LT takes over a
10,000 first year hit where as seen LS
near or just a couple of 1000 off new ads.
Really wanted leather but its not worth taking
that kind of price hit.
Mom has a new T-Bird (Yellow) on order but
has decided will not pay over MSRP. So if they
S**** on price, will turn her leased LS back,
take my truck and drive till T-bird mania
is over than trade or take my vette and forget
the bird.
Both my vehicles are showroom new (vettes never
seen a wet day yet), so makes since to take one
of them. Joelis - not worried if the C-5 take
a price slide due to the C-6, it won't be going
anyplace soon whether in my garage or hers.
If get a new Silverado will go with gold again
or the sunset orange. If a new vette is in store
will probably order another white since want the
red leather.
Orange Silverados. GM announced a new incentive program. Order one now and the castration is free!
pickups, they hang kinda low might get knocked
off.
One thing about Orange Silverados - you
won't see yourself at every stoplight
where do you live?
- Tim
Antenna has to be located their for the PU Campers overhead bed etc.
75V