Are Corvettes Overrated?

Do You Get More For Your Money When You Purchase a European Sports Car?

In a word, NO!

We’ve all dreamed of owning a souped-up sports car.  For most of us, that dream starts with a car that has two doors, two seats, a bright red exterior, a manual transmission and more horsepower than should be legally allowed.  Most of these dreams take hold of our imaginations when we are children.  We recount fond memories of the matchbox-sized versions of our exotic car collections as we rolled them across our parents’ kitchen linoleum or outside on the concrete driveway.

Kids with Corvette and Ferrari
Dreams of owning fast cars begins long before anyone is awarded their driver’s license.

As we grow older, the dream of owning an impossibly fast sports car begins to take on a more distinct form, transforming from that abstract blur of sidepipes and “burning rubber” to something more real.  For some, its a classic hot rod, for others its an oversized four-door sedan with lots of chrome.  For the majority of us (at least those of us that frequent this website), it’s a two-door, two-seat sports car that has a six-speed manual transmission and more horsepower than should be legally allowed!

The challenge we face is this – finding an affordable sports car that has the power and performance to deliver spine-tingling thrills without breaking the bank in the process.

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