[pdoherty972]

I used to think the targa roof was a benefit to the Vette, but after reading the comments on corvetteforum.com, there are tons of people saying the buffeting makes it super unpleasant at any speed above 40 or so.

[Mister Will]

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Originally Posted by ender2664

I have the opportunity to get out of my 2016 2SS and into a 1LT vette for an extra $ 50 a month. Here is my thought process, I'd appreciate in put and I'd if u think I'm missing anything...

If there was ever an expert on 2015-16 performance cars (non-supercar) - it would be me. Why? Ive had 8 cars in the span of 2 years - 2016 Stingray and 2013 Grand Sport corvette, 2015 mustang V6 and 2016 GT, 2016 Nissan 370Z, 2016 Dodge Challenger Hemi and now 2016 Camaro SS. All of the above were new model years at the time. Lets just say I have some serious commitment issues

Hands down the best of the bunch has been the Camaro SS.

Heres why...

1. Camaro is the top rated sports car for 2016
2. Its 20K less than the Corvette for the EXACT SAME engine and performance - same 0-60
3. It clears curbs (a constant Corvette annoyance), has a back seat and you dont have to do a push-up to get out of it
4. Cost of ownership. Ill be honest here - Chevy just rapes the customer for corvette parts - factory and aftermarket. EVERYTHING is double with Corvette, its ridiculous. I had a broken headlight assembly from a rock hitting my 2016 stingray - $1800 to replace from the dealership - no thats not a typo and NO you cant do it yourself without breaking tabs, nor find it on Ebay cheap..
5. The Corvette is just not made to be daily driver for anyone but a single guy with no kids. Im not about to spend 60K on a garaged piece of fiberglass and plastic. Whats the point? Its a weird Corvette owner thing - buy it and never drive it.
6. The Camaro handles better (its very noticeable) because for 2016 it pipes over Caddy CTS handling parts. Its more refined without any loss of performance.
7. Hell for 20K more I can get EVERY SS option available, an extended warantee and a vacation to Hawaii.

The Corvette is the coolest looking car on the planet for less than 100K, no doubt - but the everyday grind of owning one gets really old fast. Cant count how many times I had to haul 2 people, but couldnt, had to back out sideways every morning like a grandma, stop at every dip in the road and parking ANYWHERE just sucked. That and just hope to hell you never need a part.

Corvette guys, I think, feel like they are part of some exclusive club (I felt that way), but in reality other more refined performance cars are just better IMO. This is from first hand experience and not some useless out your ass opinion that dominates forums.

Hope that helps!

It does, thanks.