[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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[trackbird]

Well, I have a daily driver, but at 12 mpg and premium fuel, the truck is not cheap to operate (and I drive a lot). So, I'm considering dumping my truck and the mazdaspeed 6 or, keeping the mazdaspeed 6 as a driver (though I want it gone). If I sell both, I might buy a base Cobalt to wander around in. GM has $500 off, $2000 cash back and I get the employee discount. The thing lists for $14,800 and I'd probably get about $3,200 off. And, at 36 mpg, who cares? I wonder how uninspiring it is to drive... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

If I can sell it all, I might. If not, I can hang onto the Camaro, it can sit until I can find something to do with it when the racing budget gets back to full strength. I hate to sell it, I'll lose my butt on it, but I'd love to just have a Corvette to drive to work and such and enjoy. If nothing sells, it's not going to matter much in the end.

I did post the car (as many saw), and I posted it at a price it's probably worth, but not what anyone will actually pay for it. If someone does, great. If not, no big loss. I'm not giving it away since I don't "have" to sell it. I just can't decide if I'll miss it or not. But if someone shows up with a stack of cash, I'll probably take it.