Car Guy Speaks

You can dispense with the pleasantries, I'm here to get you back to reality.   This is clearly beyond our price range, it's not the car your looking for. So we are all very excited about the new C7 Stingray Corvette, aren't we?   But,  let's keep in mind that cars are poor investments.  Let's also keep in mind that for some of us money must go to Amazon.com for diapers for a long, long time - then for soccer shoes and lastly college.  So, let's all let the emotions settle down and think this new obsession through, shall we?   You can go about your business. Move along If you still want a Corvette after taking your heart medicine, then you've got to make some important decisions.  Your decision must pay some dividends, or you'll never sell it to yourself or others who might hold the checkbook.  I'm here to help, because I don't blog about super cars, and "rationalization" is my middle name.  ...

Okay,  I wrote this blog after my very first impression.  Since then I've come around and warmed to every goddam inch of this car.  Mostly because the things I though were retarded, turn out to be functional components.  Example: the side vents and tail lights actually are ugly for a reason.  Well, more accurately, the form follows function anyway, so I've given Chevy a pass. It's hard to imagine "needing" more than a C7 ever!   Perhaps I'll commemorate my son's birth with a new payment book. Looks like it could be public school for you Cameron. I thought I knew everything knowable about Corvettes in high school.  In College my speech class got the pleasure of hearing all about Corvettes for every single speech I gave.  I didn't need any research on the subject, which freed up more time for chasing girls in my Camaro.  Strangely,  although there have been several in the family, Ive never personally ...

Desperate times call for desperate measures.   The forthcoming Cameron "Camshaft" Crabtree, due in March has me looking for a daily commuter.   This need is not exciting and the funds I plan to spend even less exciting.  Figuring most of my cash will be going toward diapers, formula and Legos,  I suspect older cars with higher miles should fit the bill. A car with about 100,000 miles should be adequately broken in. 2012 Volkswagon Golf-R.  4 doors, 4WD and diesel "economy" The AWD Golf R is as cool as any Subaru, but a bit less prepubescent Perfect in every way except one small thing,  the R runs about $40K. So this Volkswagon serves primarily as inspiration only: Inspiration #1    GTI's, the older the better, sadly I've yet to find a 4-door. Inspiration #2   4-Door TDI Golfs.  Somehow diesels are esoterically cool I'm not suggest anything cliche' like selling my Porsche for a Chevy Volt.  Selling the Carrera i...

I'm moving back into my most favorite garage tomorrow.  I can confess, I did envy the cool garages belonging to everyone other than me had.  Yes, I hated you.  Now that I am "home" with an enviable garage all my own, your lives will all be spared. All pictures are compliments of the Rennlist Dicussion Forums.  Thanks guys. Just think of me as like a deposed dictator who's just regained his position through the use of an elite fighting force backed by the CIA. I'm back jack!  With nary a buck to spend on car wax, but I'm here damnit, and it's all mine.  Except for the half that now will belong to my wife.  A small price to pay. Cowhorn's RS pretty much is the definition of envy.   You have got to have a decent garage or the other guys in the neighborhood won't envy you properly.  When a car guy's garage door is open, nearby "domesticated" husbands need to look yearningly as they pass.  They should walk past with ba...