[Jamo]

As the folks above have said, there is no reason not enjoy a Vette on a daily basis. I had a beautiful green/tan 92 C4 that I drove in my work until 99...extreme heat/high speeds on monthly summer runs from Fresno to El Centro, Blythe and Yuma, kept me safe during the winter...only stopped when they'd close the road, and great to travel with for 1 or 2 folks. Won 4 championships in SCCA autocrossing, losing finally to the onslought of RX-7s in SS. Had 125+k on the OD when I sold it...not one freeking problem. One thing I dearly loved about it (same for C5s) is being able to show up at the autocross and adjust the toe to the scribed index marks, make my runs, and turn it back to normal...all without getting under the car with the clamshell up front.

After a few other vehicles, got an early black/black 06 C6 and drove the living hell out that thing during a three-year lease...still making the desert runs, took it down more than a few dirt farm roads during strikes, did some autocrossing and open tracking...wash it off and it's ready to go. Put 100k on it in three years...replacing only the front rubber air dam due to the dirt roads.

Thing I loved about both of them was finding myself in Salinas or Napa or Oxnard at the end of the workday, taking the top off and driving on the best roads in the country (PCH, Hwy 33 north from Ventura, all kinds of roads in the wine country) with no roof...immediate vacation.

Drove several C5s over the years, and most especially a couple of ZO6s at Spring Mtn.

Vettes are damn good tough American cars with heavy duty systems for air conditioning, cooling, etc. Might be doing it again depending on what the C7 ends up being.

Buy the best one you can condition-wise...don't go by mileage. Check the Delco electronic shocks (if equipped)...not cheap. That's about it.