[gtfoxy]

Absolutely enjoy everything about my car, but the used car market has me seriously considering buying a new one.

Found a dealer with a Wild Cherry ZL1 arriving in a couple weeks & they are giving me a pretty good trade in, more than what I paid for it 1yr ago.

It’s lacking the CF dash, red seat belts & sunroof, other than that the same.

The wife already gave her approval, so there is that.

[infinitereality]

No sunroof isn't really a bad thing, unless you use yours alot. I do not have one and love the bodylines the roof gives the car vs just a smooth roof

[Chutzpah]

Originally Posted by gtfoxy

Absolutely enjoy everything about my car, but the used car market has me seriously considering buying a new one.

Found a dealer with a Wild Cherry ZL1 arriving in a couple weeks & they are giving me a pretty good trade in, more than what I paid for it 1yr ago.

It’s lacking the CF dash, red seat belts & sunroof, other than that the same.

The wife already gave her approval, so there is that.

If I were in the same spot, I’d do it.

[ZX-10R]

If you love that color maybe I can see it, but you're still paying more + taxes for the exact same car and no additional collector value. Might want to wait until the "final" year - 2024-2025?

[Staves]

Originally Posted by ZX-10R

If you love that color maybe I can see it, but you're still paying more + taxes for the exact same car and no additional collector value. Might want to wait until the "final" year - 2024-2025?

Exactly. Shelling out more money for the same car when yours is only 2yrs old b/c it's a diff shade of red.

[gtfoxy]

Originally Posted by Staves

Exactly. Shelling out more money for the same car when yours is only 2yrs old b/c it's a diff shade of red.

You must like being wrong today, because it’s not about that at all. I’d actually prefer it to be Red Hot with the options I have now.

It’s about it being the very first new car I’ve ever bought for myself & having a new one that will have the full 3/36 warranty vs one that only has until April, probably slightly lower interest rate, & I’m not losing any money on my current Z that I got to enjoy for a year now. To trade up for all that for less than $5K difference I’d be stupid not to do it, as my wife said.

[ZX-10R]

ok the warranty - I have 6 year powertrain (CPO) so that's not a reason for me - plus I have a catch can and a few other goodies installed

I would probably let mine go for $65k, and at that point I might think about a GT3, not another Camaro

[Snowwolfe]

U can always make more money. Enjoy life and buy what you want as long as your family and retirement is taken care of

[Chutzpah]

Originally Posted by ZX-10R

ok the warranty - I have 6 year powertrain (CPO) so that's not a reason for me - plus I have a catch can and a few other goodies installed

I would probably let mine go for $65k, and at that point I might think about a GT3, not another Camaro

Seriously, a GT3? A new one? And your talking about a piddly couple extra grand on a Camaro trade in? If you can afford a GT3, a couple $’s shouldn’t make a difference.

[gtfoxy]

Originally Posted by ZX-10R

ok the warranty - I have 6 year powertrain (CPO) so that's not a reason for me - plus I have a catch can and a few other goodies installed

I would probably let mine go for $65k, and at that point I might think about a GT3, not another Camaro

Well, if you started this thread it could be about you, but you didn’t. At the same time I respect your opinion as your own, which you are entitled to, but it’s not mine.

The Porsche will be for the wife when the kids are gone as she’s wanted one for decades, but is much too practical to buy one now even though we could afford it along with my car.

Originally Posted by Snowwolfe

U can always make more money. Enjoy life and buy what you want as long as your family and retirement is taken care of

That’s my wife’s motto. Our retirement is our self-made business & property. I’m a man, however, that believes in working until the day you die. I can’t not work. (Yes I know that’s a double negative & it should be read that way) I’ve worked in one capacity or another since I was 10yrs old & will continue to do so. Retirement is what you do before you find out what you really want to do.

[gblaue]

Originally Posted by Snowwolfe

U can always make more money. Enjoy life and buy what you want as long as your family and retirement is taken care of

exactly!

[KingLT1]

The 19's seem to be pretty reliable. So I don't think I would move into a new one that isn't the color you prefer and doesn't have the options you desire in trade for longer warranty. I wouldn't want a dealership working on my Camaro anyway.

[gtfoxy]

Originally Posted by KingLT1

The 19's seem to be pretty reliable. So I don't think I would move into a new one that isn't the color you prefer and doesn't have the options you desire in trade for longer warranty. I wouldn't want a dealership working on my Camaro anyway.

OK. Valid point. So let’s expound on that as I thoroughly respect your input.

What would be the negatives here, or potential positives I may not have considered?

Add: almost everything I’m seeing is Wild Cherry or Black. Do not want Jet Black. So my choices are quite limited at this juncture in time.

Originally Posted by ZZorro

I think you need to cause the wife said so - since when does that happen take advantage

You are a wise man.

She was actually the one that pushed me into my 1SS, & while she was reluctant on my current car at first, once she saw the numbers & its meaning to me said go for it. Plus since her credit score seems to always be a few ticks higher than mine, & we buy every major purchase together, she’s on the loans first. , so her input is, as a union, always paramount in my decisions in such things.

When I presented it to her this morning it took all of a 5min convo, discussing the facts, for her to say I should move forward with her backing me. To me that is worth more than words can state.

[LT4Greg]

Go for it gtfoxy!