All cars at Carmax are overpriced, and they don't haggle. Which is why they're permanently off my radar.

 

Thanks! I'm totally with you on a WS6! The market here is really strange with them. Seems like they either run <$10k for either high mileage, wrecked, or abused or $25k+ for ultra low mileage show quality one. Maybe I should poke around again to see what out now.

I would love a V2 or an SS, I just have a hard time justifying it for a daily beater with the amount of mileage I put on it. I also don't want something too nice with all of the bad drivers out here. I don't want to be too heartbroken if I lose another one.

 

I hear ya, I think it's the weight that makes them feel slower than they sound.

They do seem to run a bit faster than my old grand prix. My buddy had an 05 for years and it was solid mid-low 13s. Best I ever got in the grand prix was a 14 flat.

As long as it's in that general ballpark, that's plenty to me. Between the monte and the vette, I've got toys for the weekends, I just want something that's not absurdly slow as a daily. I want something that'll still be somewhat enjoyable.

 

Here is a Manual Trans G8 its kind of pricey but it has low miles too.


https://stjoseph.craigslist.org/cto/...272085302.html

 

I appreciate the input, but you're right, it's too pricey for me. As the mileage is almost exactly a wash with my GP, I have a hard time coughing up an extra $20k just to get roughly the same total remaining life out of it.

$30k for me in general is a tough price range for two reasons:
-Its right in the ballpark of a new (or very near new) v8 muscle car, especially if I got last year's model and used my GM card points on top of it. Given both are v8, rwd, manual and relatively equal fun to drive, id rather have a 16 or 17 with basically zero miles than an 09 with 60k on it.
-It's also well beyond my corvette 'yardstick'. Plenty of c6s out there for mid 20s with very reasonable mileage. I imagine it'll get even better the closer the c8 gets. I get I lose the back seats, but also gain performance due to the low relative weight. I also simplify maintenance having 2 nearly identical platforms.

Right now, I'm trying to target the $15-20k range and to come out with roughly a wash in mileage. There seem to be a lot of options for GTOs in that range and even a moderate number of Camaros. There are also a few G8s if I eliminate the manual requirement which I'm not completely opposed to.
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