Thank you having me in the group. I am 58 years old and just bought my first Corvette. It's a 1996 Coupe no real options on the car, I have wanted one for years but the family always came first. I really didn't consider weather or not my car would ever be a collector sought after car. My point is I have always loved the C4 in fact in 86 I was selling them at a dealership in south Fl. The point I am trying to make here is if you love your car who cares what anyone else has to say. My car is not perfect but I love it just the same. Thanks again for having me, Dan

I will join in with the last post.  I've had 2 C4's, an '89 then bought a '95, both convertibles.  I traded the '89 on an '02 convertible and then I traded the  '95 on a '14.  Sometimes wish I had kept the '95 and traded the '02, trouble is I liked the '95 and miss it.  I am seeing my C7 go down in value and wondering what will happen when the C8's come out.  I have talked to the person who bought my '95 and told him I would like first chance if he decides to sell it.  I guess since the C4 was my first model, still holds for me.  I love all Vettes and love to drive them - that is why I have them.

One of the best rebuttals to the idea of a C4 being worthless was posted yesterday on Corvette Online by Dave Cruikshank.

Rock on! I bought mine at 72 and love it. You're only old once!!

LOL, I just tried to do just that. I did escape with my life and spare change.

I love conversations about the value of C4 corvettes.  I think folks don't really understand the value until they drive one...and then they realize what an incredible value a C4 really is.

I was not looking to buy a Corvette, I had never driven one or ridden in one. Then one day my children came in telling me their step grandmother wanted me to buy her a 94 C-4 for $6000. I could not get over there fast enough to pay her. It had 69,000 miles on it. Of course I had to put tires and a few things on it needed fixing, but it is worth every penny I paid for it to me. I do not care if everybody else is happy with my purchase but I am tickled to death. I have had it for three years and just turned 60 years old. I am not worried what other people care about it as long as it makes me happy. Just keep enjoying your ride and travel safely.

They are not worth anything and that is a good thing. I got mine cheap 🤣🤣

I've had 3 vettes before my first C4. I remember when they came out in 84 a friend of mine back then bought one and man that was a lot of a car for that time. Nothing compared to it in american cars. For me it was now more similar to exotics. All aluminum A arms, complete front clip opening up 😯 . What a car !

Then over the years they faded and I don't know why. I use to hate these cars as they look ugly to me.

I owned a 2007 convertible with a supercharger and loved it and also had 2 C3 before.

For some reason a few years ago I started to look at them differently. And now I really like the first serie of C4 with the turbine wheels, and don't ask me why but only those. It has to be turbine wheels, and the more square front and rear. I never realised how cheap they were before I started to look at the market as an interrested buyer.   I found a 85 coupe with auto trans in what I considered fair shape and bought it. I had never driven one before. At first it was OK but not more. After some time it grew up on me and I just loved it. A much better car than the C3. I was amazed at the attention it gets. Thumbs up, and a kid walked up to me once and said "sir your car is just gorgeous". 😯 Wow ! Every time I drove it I felt proud and love the ride it gave me. I had too many cars and advertised a few of them and the vette sold first an with a few thousands profit.

As soon as it was gone I regretted it. I decided I would buy another one but something I'd prefer, a convertible and manual shift. I KNEW I would have to wait to find the proper car because there is not so many of those and I wanted it cheap if possible but in decent shape like my 85.  The car showed up faster than I thought.

I just bought it this week for $6000cdn ($4400US)

I can't believe you can buy such a car for that kind of money. This WAY WAY underrated.

This is A LOT OF A CAR even for today.

I AM TOTALLY HAPPY THEY ARE WORTH NOTHING 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

And I have a feeling it is going to be a keeper for a while and I don't care what it's worth. I even know I will spend more than it's value and I don't care I LIKE IT !

 

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