[trackbird]

This is going to be a bit strange (and probably too long). I sold my 2002 Z28 street/autocross car last year and bought a truck and a track car (2007 C3500 and 1992 Z28). At the time, I joked that if I bought that car, I'd wind up divorced. Well, I'm now divorced, but I have a car and a truck (and some other cars).

My local SCCA registration people pretty well irritated me at the last event to the point that I don't think I'm likely to run with them too much this year (if at all). And my current budget (and collective pile of cars) is not looking like much HPDE or wheel to wheel time is in my future. All of this means that I have a pretty fast, fairly sorted Camaro that I drive less than 100 miles a year (and now maybe not at all since it's not insured for street use right now) and I'm starting to miss driving a car that I enjoy. And, if I'm not autocrossing it, and not tracking it, I don't guess I really need to own it.

So, I'm starting to consider cleaning out my stable and finding a street car to drive again. Racerdad916 and I recently completed the work on the 2002 Taurus I have so it can be sold. That should let me buy my way out of the Mazdaspeed 6. I could sell the Camaro, use a bit of that cash to sell off my truck, pay off a few bills with some of the rest and go buy "something" fun to drive on a more regular basis (Corvette maybe? another 4th gen F-body?).

So, if I were to go car shopping, what should I go look at? I really want a 1991 C4 (updated body, 6 speed, non-lt1 car). I have had thoughts of a C5 Z06 (though I'm not a fan of what it takes to change a clutch in one of those). Or, I keep reading about Patreds f-body for sale (and others). Or, maybe I'll change directions, find a used truck and a kart? Or, I'm just off my rocker....

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[KeithO]

Maybe some mumbles from me could provide a way to look at this with a different thought process.

I haven't mentioned to this to many outside CMC circles but I sold my CMC car due to some work assignments. The buyer picks it up on Sunday. I didn't want to sell it but it was the only thing that made sense since I couldn't drive it for the foreseeable future.

Anyway, I am down to the tow vehicle (Tahoe - wife loves it so it isn't going anywhere) and my street legal, but track prepared 97 WS6. With the pending empty garage bay, I've had all kinds of thoughts about a C5 Z06, 3rd gen toy and on and on. I concluded that the WS6 is a great balance between streetability, autox-ability and track day fun. By accident, I think I settled on the best compromise for me.

The unintended side-effect is that when my mind wanders, I am not constantly mentally planning the next set of work on the race car. That has been an unexpected positive side effect.

If cost is an issue, dump everything you have, get a largely stock car, and fiddle with it as you decide you want to. I personally think that at some point I will get a GTO because they are relatively inexpensive, versatile (unless you fiddle it too much) and finding examples of decent f-bodies will get harder. ...until they become collectors cars...

Just mumbling, I guess. ...sounds like you need a "hard reboot" with the cars and the only thing you need to decide is what to get.

This post has been edited by KeithO: May 2 2008, 09:56 AM