Pssssst,,,Hey Wes...Shhhhh ....get the C5. Drive it a couple o years and then build yerself a C3 to yer liking; then ya got two Vettes,,,one ya just love to drive and the other ya just love to drive.

I own 64 72 76 & 79 Corvettes ...in addition to a C5 ....

The older cars I honestly just plain LOVE... I have a great deal of emotional attachment to al of them ...  My C5 on the other hand is just a "Corvette".. well I really like it BUT I really am not emotionally attached to it.. Great car
but it is not a car that I would never sell... (I sold a 95 6 sp to buy it)..

BUT..My brother passed away after a long illness a few weeks ago and his 2000 was willed to me so in a few weeks/months or so I"ll have it in my garage in addition to my 5 I already have... BUT I DO have an emotional
feelings for this car as my brother and I were extremely close more like best friends then brothers and we traveled or should I say "Vetted" together a heck of a lot.. .. I got a funny feeling the 200o will be in my garage until the day after I die  together  with my 64 72 76 & 79 .. the 98
as much as I like it most likely will be sold for a C6 or C7 or C8 ...

Costs, Insurance, appreciation, depreciation, do not even enter my mind
its all about emotions and feelings toward a car...

Bob G

I just got a '98, and boy is it a blast to drive, just a totally awesome ride; nothing like my '71 LT-1. But.........my C3 gets the looks, and I have a greater sense of accomplishment in ownership because I can work on it myself. The C3 has a very visceral feel when I drive it, compared to the advanced technology of the C5. I thoroughly enjoy driving them both, but for completely different reasons. The bottom line is, if I had to give one up, it would be the C5.

[QUOTE=Sportivo]I just got a '98, and boy is it a blast to drive, just a totally awesome ride; nothing like my '71 LT-1. But.........my C3 gets the looks, and I have a greater sense of accomplishment in ownership because I can work on it myself. The C3 has a very visceral feel when I drive it, compared to the advanced technology of the C5. I thoroughly enjoy driving them both, but for completely different reasons. The bottom line is, if I had to give one up, it would be the C5.[/QUOTE] You my friend hit the nail on the head. The C3 is something you have a blast to drive the other is something you just drive.

wesley, I have to agree with 79 the problems with your C-3 are not that bad and can be worked out. Expensive some of them but unless you are just need in the C-3 for transportation and have something else to drive you can take the repairs in small bits until you get the car the way you want. 50ths are great cars and don't get me wrong I love all vetts. Its just that the C-3s are very special. I just get goose bumps when I look down the side of mine the way the lines flow. I love my other car to its a 50th but it just doesn't have the character as the C-3. Choise is up to you. Take care.

westley, got cut off on my posting yesterday so this is a conti,. Just wanted to say that if I had to chose between my 75 or 03 on which one had to go. Eventhough I will miss it the 03 would be the one. Just my .02 worth. take care.