- Feb 27, 2015
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So i've had my Trailblazer for a little over 4 years now and my Firebird (99 v6) for like 7 years, the Firebird is past its prime and time to sell it off as a parts car as I can never recoup the repair costs, so i've been thinking about getting my "mid-life crisis car" a few years early, LOL. But seriously the numbers are shocking to look at, with the same exact coverage and same deductable as the V6 Firebird I can insure a C5 VETTE for $7 more every 6 months (thats a $1.17 a month more). The C5 vette (provided your foot isn't to heavy) gets better fuel mileage then the Trailblazer and better then I was getting from the Firebird (which was barely edging out the Trailblazer in the mid to high teens per gallon) and I'm self employed so pending a discussion with my tax lady i'm thinking it should also allow for a decently sized tax write-off that might actually make for a larger deduction then the standard deduction was raised to, if i'm understanding the Section 179 Deduction (and it applies to me or makes sense over the Mileage deduction) and I can also deduct my Mortgage interest on top of that, Either way this is months away at best, i've gotten through tax season and know just how much money I have in the bank now and working on saving up the rest to get a decent mileage (I could walk out and buy one of those 10k dollar ones with 100k+ miles right now, but I want lower mileage) one.
what are your thoughts on Daily Driving a C5 Vette? Have any of you done it? I really like the idea of something in the 30-50k mile range, not these 200k+ cars I have now, the other option is maybe leasing a New Civic or buying the first year model of the current gen, this would be similar purchase price (if buying a 2-3 year old model civic and would be slightly higher 6 month insurance, like $29 more every 6 months then the Vette), If I lease the Civic the insurance goes much more expensive due to the added coverage needed. I've driven the Civic as my Brothers Wife has one and let me drive it for a few minutes the week she got it, I just like rear wheel drive more, I think they are funner to drive, the C5 is my top pick (and i'll find one in the same color as the Trailblazer, the same way my Trailblazer is the same color as my Firebird) and a Civic EX-T is my backup, the Civic would be better mileage but I only drive 30 miles a day on average (baring the rare trips to the Northside of Atlanta, of which there might be 3-5 a year) so ultimately the Civic would only save a few hundred dollars a year in fuel costs and I just think the Vette would be fun.
what are your thoughts on Daily Driving a C5 Vette? Have any of you done it? I really like the idea of something in the 30-50k mile range, not these 200k+ cars I have now, the other option is maybe leasing a New Civic or buying the first year model of the current gen, this would be similar purchase price (if buying a 2-3 year old model civic and would be slightly higher 6 month insurance, like $29 more every 6 months then the Vette), If I lease the Civic the insurance goes much more expensive due to the added coverage needed. I've driven the Civic as my Brothers Wife has one and let me drive it for a few minutes the week she got it, I just like rear wheel drive more, I think they are funner to drive, the C5 is my top pick (and i'll find one in the same color as the Trailblazer, the same way my Trailblazer is the same color as my Firebird) and a Civic EX-T is my backup, the Civic would be better mileage but I only drive 30 miles a day on average (baring the rare trips to the Northside of Atlanta, of which there might be 3-5 a year) so ultimately the Civic would only save a few hundred dollars a year in fuel costs and I just think the Vette would be fun.