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      11-16-2008, 03:00 PM   #149
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Originally Posted by M3MIKE View Post
dr, Have you ever owned a corvette? If so please tell us your experience


I have not owned one but a good friend of mine did, and I have driven it and other models of Corvette numerous times.
Yes, IMO, it does have the looks, powerful and noisy engine. However, to get to the competitive power output, they use engines with 30-40% higher volume, hence horrible mpg. The interior lags years behind the european and japanese. THe design becomes old quickly. The car becomes loose, rattling (although my e90 is a rattle box) and squeeking too quickly. The resale value is a joke.
The true value of the vehicle is about 70% of what they are asking, IMO...