I would go with the Vette.....I would climb as high up the year/model ladder as budget allowed....probably ending up with a several year old Z06!
Had a street BMW once....never again....BEAUTIFUL CAR......EXCELLENT FIT AND FINISH......HANDLED GREAT......little underpowered.....was in the shop 30% of the time I owned it......people will tell you I had a lemon....but when the BMW service manager.....tired of dealing with me said:
"Have you ever owned a BMW before?"
Me: "No"
BMW: "These are highly sophisticated, high performance machines....this kind of maintenance/problems is normal."
Me: " Get the P.O.S. fixed, I gotta trade it in on something else...."
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