Whats up boy and girls,
ok... so ive been craving a c5 coupe for a long time now, im about to turn 20 and just got a promising job and can afford to by one now (once i save my down payment!) i really want a m6 but test drove an auto today (Im HOOKED) Will i have issues with spinning tires? (i can drive stick, but i have a bit of a lead foot!) "i spun the tires in the auto.... by accident of course! :-)
also: my budget is around 23,000... should i continue to save a bigger DP and raise my budget? or can i get one in my 23,000 budget?

Welcome to CF! :)
I'm sure that if you shop around, you'll be surprised at what you can get for 23g's or less.

Take a look here for some options....

www.corvettetrader.com (http://www.corvettetrader.com)

Thanks Starship, ill check it out.

ORIGINAL: youngvette408

Whats up boy and girls,
ok... so ive been craving a c5 coupe for a long time now, im about to turn 20 and just got a promising job and can afford to by one now (once i save my down payment!) i really want a m6 but test drove an auto today (Im HOOKED) Will i have issues with spinning tires? (i can drive stick, but i have a bit of a lead foot!) "i spun the tires in the auto.... by accident of course! :-)
also: my budget is around 23,000... should i continue to save a bigger DP and raise my budget? or can i get one in my 23,000 budget?


The down payment only lowers your monthly payments. Some dealers will want a down payment but not all. I didn't putany moneydown, I was going to put 5k down but it wasnt going to lower my monthly payments by much so I decided to keep my money in the bank. Also get a stick, my buddy got a c5 before me and kind of rushed into it and ended up getting an auto. After I got my car which is a stick he was questioning everyday why he didn't get a stick. As far as spinning tires go you can get fatter tires to kind of cut down on the spinning issues. I also think you could get a 98 - 2000 C5 with around 50k miles for $23,000 or less so that seems reasonable. Good luck with everything.:)

Good luck on your hunt! Keep us posted as you go along here, and let us know if we can offer any help... some of the greatest Corvette enthusiasts on the planet are here! :D Welcome to the forums!!

:)Goodluck. And welcome.

I purchased my car for under $23K and it only had 22,225 miles when I purchased her.