Frustrated with superformance

[Bartruff1]

I believe a Corvette is the only car 100% built in America with 100% American parts and you can buy a very nice one for 50k.....

I'll be...not any more....the BMW, Toyota, Honda among others lead on the Index American Made at cars.com

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by Bartruff1

I believe a Corvette is the only car 100% built in America with 100% American parts and you can buy a very nice one for 50k.....

I'll be...not any more....the BMW, Toyota, Honda among others lead on the Index American Made at cars.com

Not even close - the Corvette has 75% North American (not specific to USA - could have Mexican and Canadian parts in that 75%) content. The story is 7 years old, but no reason to believe it has changed materially in the intervening years.
https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...merica-feature

Motor Trend article listing the vehicles with most North American parts ( 15 Cars With the Most North American-Made Parts - Motor Trend ). This is from 2015 and also shows the Corvette at 75% NA content.
America’s original sports car boasts 75 percent of North American content — the highest (tied) percentage of any vehicle available for sale in the U.S. Like previous generations, the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette is built on U.S. soil in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with its 6.2-liter V-8s (455-460-hp LT1, 650-hp LT4) sourced from the U.S. Transmission choices include a seven-speed manual or an eight-speed auto, which come from either the U.S. or Mexico

As noted above, there was NO vehicle from as recently as 3 years ago that is 100% NA content. Not even Tesla.

[PeteM]

I know this thread is getting a little, ahem, "long in the tooth", but thought I'd chime in with a little that I know. This OP sent me requests for info on a BDR that I listed here a while back. I sent pics and info along with, what I think, are good credentials on the car. I'm asking $42K for this car that has over
80K invested in it and is effectively brand new. The OP, informed me recently that some guy told him that being an older BDR, 2008 build, the car was only worth 30K. I realized that this is, was, whipping the proverbial Dead Horse when someone makes an arbitrary statement such as this.
There's nothing like shopping yourself into total confusion.

Pete

[hauss]

Originally Posted by PeteM

I know this thread is getting a little, ahem, "long in the tooth", but thought I'd chime in with a little that I know. This OP sent me requests for info on a BDR that I listed here a while back. I sent pics and info along with, what I think, are good credentials on the car. I'm asking $42K for this car that has over
80K invested in it and is effectively brand new. The OP, informed me recently that some guy told him that being an older BDR, 2008 build, the car was only worth 30K. I realized that this is, was, whipping the proverbial Dead Horse when someone makes an arbitrary statement such as this.
There's nothing like shopping yourself into total confusion.

Pete

I see you still have the backdraft maybe my friend was right? One thing I want to say to all on this forum don"t go saying what I think! Ask me and I will tell you what I think!

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by hauss

I see you still have the backdraft maybe my friend was right? One thing I want to say to all on this forum don"t go saying what I think! Ask me and I will tell you what I think!

I still haven't seen a clear, concise, and cogent list of what exactly it is you want in your Cobra. You can spend $25k or $125k+. But if you don't tell us what it is you want, then we tend to think that you really don't know what you want other than the old nebulous "a fun car, for nice day driving, sometimes spirited, and maybe a show or two...." If that's really the case, then you're setting yourself up for a huge disappointment as well as taking a financial hit.

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by patrickt

I still haven't seen a clear, concise, and cogent list of what exactly it is you want in your Cobra. You can spend $25k or $125k+. But if you don't tell us what it is you want, then we tend to think that you really don't know what you want other than the old nebulous "a fun car, for nice day driving, sometimes spirited, and maybe a show or two...." If that's really the case, then you're setting yourself up for a huge disappointment as well as taking a financial hit.

After 22+ years in the IT services industry I learned the lesson about throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks, usually when someone is unable or unwilling to define what it is they're looking for.

Just my $0.02...

[hauss]

Originally Posted by patrickt

I still haven't seen a clear, concise, and cogent list of what exactly it is you want in your Cobra. You can spend $25k or $125k+. But if you don't tell us what it is you want, then we tend to think that you really don't know what you want other than the old nebulous "a fun car, for nice day driving, sometimes spirited, and maybe a show or two...." If that's really the case, then you're setting yourself up for a huge disappointment as well as taking a financial hit.

Dear patrickt; This one really hurts sort of a kick in the balls! I have a stomach ache right now. That is exactly what I want ! Are you a dream killer? What is wrong with my list?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by hauss

Dear patrickt; Are you a dream killer?

Naah, more of a "nightmare avoider." Lay out your list for us and we'll all try and help you.