DJphoto wrote:
Very nice, but you have only driven it about 250 miles a year? That's not even a good day's drive. If you like it so much, why not drive it? Maybe you have something else that you have fun driving. I'm almost as old as you are and I love driving and driving quickly. My current primary driver is a 2006 Mazda 3 Grand Touring with a 5 speed manual, Koni adjustable shocks and ultra high performance Bridgestone summer tires. It's got 175,000 miles on it (I bought it new) and it's fun to drive and as you can see, I drive it a lot. We did a 4,000 mile plus road trip in 11 days in it. Get it in the twisties, keep the revs up and have fun. A quick rev-matched double-clutched heel and toe downshift is good for the soul. It's not as fast as a Corvette, but I've had and continue to have fun with it. It is fast enough to get speeding tickets though. When it gets worn out, I'll probably replace it with another Mazda 3, or maybe a 2 series BMW. Unfortunately, I don't fit in a Miata (or a Lotus 7). BTW, I've got '67 Barracuda Formula S (small block V-8, 4 speed manual) that I got new that has been sitting in my garage for about 35 years awaiting restoration. Oh, it has 169,000 miles on it, with something like 6,000 of those at over 100 MPH when there were no speed limits in Nevada. My bottom line is that high performance cars are meant to be driven and enjoyed, otherwise, you might as well be driving a Prius or a Camry.
As a sidelight, back when we needed a new minivan for our family of 7 and to tow our camping trailer, the deciding factor between a Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey was that the Honda handled better, so we bought it.
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well thank you for your interesting email, as for me, I"m recovering from cancer, and I do love my Vette, it truly is a show car, as its pristine, and i do own 2 other cars, but I only drive my vette in nice weather, I do own a 1961 chevy Impala SS Convertable 409 . ( the car the beach boys mad famous)with factory A/C..with 54,000 original miles....as well as my every day driver a Cadillac XT5...and I do enjoy driving all my vehicles, but health and family issues have prevented that