Originally Posted by Tommy079

I took it out for a drive. It's got alot of power and is pretty fun to drive. I haven't looked for rust yet because I was in a rush to get the car back (I had to pick the kids up from school). The interior is in rough shape. And it wouldn't hurt to have some paint fixed.

I mean...I'm just on the fence. It's worth about what they're asking. Now I found one for the heck of it in Indiana for $7,999 in Indiana that is essentially the same car except it's an automatic, and it only has 80,000 miles.

With new seats, a console, and some interior upgrades it could look nice inside. Less than $1,000.

I know a guy who does paint and am gonna get a feel for his work by having him do some custom work on my mustang. I think he may do a full spray and clear coat cheap. I'm hoping around $1,000 something.

What do you guys think? It's way cheap. $170 something a month and $26 for liabiltiy or $105 for full coverage. And that's it. And I just found out today that I got a teaching job (which I've been going to school 6 years for now)

I have a feeling if I hold out I can get exactly what I want in much nicer condition. And I think with the way the drivers seat is set up and so tight that I'd rather have an automatic.

Originally Posted by black2010

Check out corvetteforum.com to learn more about the car and possibly get someone local to come check it out with you. I had an 81 vette and currently have an 85 to go along with my mustangs. They are fun cars to drive but you can get into it deep if you buy the wrong car as their is, what I like to call, a "Corvette" tax.

$7K is not bad if it's in realitvely good condition but keep in mind the odomiter only goes to 99,999.99 on those cars so it could easily be 230K. Check it very carefully for rust as that body style has a lot of issues with it. Check the body mounts, frame under the side or the cars and the birdcage (framing around the windshield). These are the main areas of bad rust. Next check the weather stripping on the whole car and pay extra attention to the t-tops as they are notorious for leaking which is why the birdcage rust so much on them ;-)Check it for previous body damage as those cars are very hard to put back together right once wrecked since the whole front end and rear are one piece. Cheap body work will look cheap and cause more problems for you. Take it for a long test drive and check it for the same things as a mustang.

Keep in mind that the 4-speed cars and ones with the L-82 are more valuable even though the L-45's produce basically the same power (both are pretty slow stock).

Here are a few I found for you to give you an idea on what can be had for close to that. take not their isn't much difference in price to get a lot nicer car in these 3. The first link is what you want if you can afford it.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3s-...-corvette.html

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3s-...82-7500-a.html

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3s-...s-10000-a.html

All in all they are no different than mustangs but just have differnt things to look for. Best of luck with the car and I hope it's one of the good ones.

Originally Posted by aaquib1992

Where in indy just out of curiosity? If it's close to where I live, I could go check it out for you and get you pics of the trouble areas or something if you want... Just let me know.

Originally Posted by tdcalhoun89

Good call on holding out for the real "dream car." Now that you know what you want, and how close you were to getting one, start setting some money aside so taking out a car loan doesn't hurt as bad.