Hey Scotty, just found a 1984 Chevrolet Corvette (C4) 4 speed automatic with 68,000 miles almost to 70,000 miles in very decent condition for its age in Hallendale Beach , Florida which is a city in Broward County. The owner is selling it on Facebook market place and thinking about registering it as a antique in my state which is Florida when a car is over 30 years old. According to the person selling it the AC is blowing ice cold and it is in immaculate condition. I am currently 23 years old and you know how it is buying a brand new sports car will jack up the price. Since this is a older car that is 41 years old it will be cheaper as longest I can buy parts. By the way he is selling it for $7,500 but how much should I give him before buying once my mechanic says its okay? This is a private seller as you know much cheaper to get a good deal and I can negotiate a price which is what you can't do sometimes in the dealer.
Thoughts? Sorry if its long.
Hey Scotty, just found a 1984 Chevrolet Corvette (C4) 4 speed automatic with 68,000 miles almost to 70,000 miles in very decent condition for its age in Hallendale Beach , Florida which is a city in Broward County.
No way on Earth if that's going to be your daily driver.
The owner is selling it on Facebook market place and thinking about registering it as a antique in my state which is Florida when a car is over 30 years old.
Almost every plated "antique" car has very strict rules regarding your ability to willy-nilly drive it. Classic cars are registered once, with a historical plate. You can only go to car shows and expositions on that plate. If you're intending on driving that as a daily driver, there's no way on Earth that they will let you with that plate. You need to register it every year.
I am currently 23 years old and you know how it is buying a brand new sports car will jack up the price. Since this is a older car that is 41 years old it will be cheaper as longest I can buy parts.
Your rates will skyrocket, even with an ancient sports car, let alone something that old. The traction control is very limited, if there's traction control at all in that old thing. Most mechanics are about as old as that car. Any kind of troubleshooting may be a nightmare because of how primitive that technology is. You'd need an old timer like Scotty to really analyze that thing when it breaks, not a mechanic that's down the street.
I have an old '79 Pontiac Catalina and the rear main seal blew out. I took the car to a shop we've used for many years and the mechanic had minimal clue how to work on the car. It took him a month to get my car back to me, even after I tried showing him a few YouTube videos specifically for the rear main.
Since this is a older car that is 41 years old it will be cheaper as longest I can buy parts.
My 2017 Mustang is a V6 and it has more horsepower than those old V8 Corvettes. That Corvette has a 0-60 time of 6.4 seconds for a manual; my Mustang can do that in 5.5 seconds and it has an automatic transmission. It also has excellent traction control, unlike that ancient Corvette.
By the way he is selling it for $7,500 but how much should I give him before buying once my mechanic says its okay? This is a private seller as you know much cheaper to get a good deal and I can negotiate a price which is what you can't do sometimes in the dealer.
Pass. Get a reliable daily driver before you think about buying a classic car.
@justin-shepherd or worse case scenario I'll be on my parents policy if possible.
@justin-shepherd I'll reply to you and double check my state which is Florida if I want to daily drive the car as a antique registration.
No, you shouldn't buy an older Corvette for your transportation needs. (Bad idea)Should I buy this 1984 Corvette?
@hixster Well as longest I can get parts for it and it runs good I it will be fine.
@gabriel_del Driving and maintaining that old C4 as a primary is nonsense. It's not reliable, it's not comfortable.
No. Not for a first car.
Worst case scenario if it to a point that is not fixable I'll just take to the junk yard and get either the civic si or brz.
Or, let someone else who has multiple cars and likes Corvettes (like a collector) have it instead? Old Corvettes were midlife crisis cars then just as much as they are now. They're toys for wealthy people. A compact car back in 1984 cost around $7200; the Corvette cost over $24,000.
Well as longest I can get parts for it and it runs good I it will be fine.
Why are you asking us, if you're not going to heed our collective advice? An old friend of mine had a 1984 C4 Corvette just like that 21 years ago and he had nothing but problems with it at that time. I was 13 at the time. That car has doubled in age, since, and it's guaranteed to have even more problems. It's not reliable. At all.
I researched it last night, the Corvette C4 didn't have traction control until 1992, a full 8 years after your prospective car.
Have you ever driven a rear-wheel-drive car in the rain with no traction control? I have. I've driven several RWD cars with no traction control over years. If you touch the gas a little hard, the tires start spinning, even in my old Pontiac. Skidding tires don't turn or accelerate. It can be scary if I'm not expecting it.
or worse case scenario I'll be on my parents policy if possible.
If your parents let you. That's a pretty big if. Your parents most likely aren't made of money and driving that car at your age will be a rolling liability. I know I wouldn't allow a new driver to purchase an old V8 with no traction control and RWD. Not counting that it's an ancient Corvette.
Don't forget, Corvettes are built with fiberglass bodies. While great for reducing weight, not so good protecting it's driver and passenger in an accident. Any wonder the insurance rate is higher for a car that can go over 120mph with fiberglass that can decentigrate at that speed? I vote no if you're still keeping score.
Well i live in Florida so I have to see what the rules are for that and see. I might use it for weekend driving and taking it to car shows while I can daily drive a can am ryker.
Worst case scenario if it to a point that is not fixable I'll just take to the junk yard and get either the civic si or brz.
@gabriel_del save yourself the trouble and just skip to the civic. We already warned you about the Subaru.