Geezer pleasers…

I love Chevys and I especially love Corvettes.   I bought one 12 years ago brand new, a Z06, because it was the deal of the century.   I was eligible for the GM employee discount back then and I just couldn’t walk away from a deal like that…

I’ve been driving my Z06 since then, and it has been great.  Fast, reliable, good fuel economy, and it always makes me feel good.  I know they’re old guy cars and all that.  I just think they are the ultimate in cool transportation.

Well, last night, I felt my Z06 brakes shudder and the car flashed a warning message to service the active handling system.  No big deal, I thought.  I’m due.  So I stopped at the local Chevy dealer and they are taking care of it for me, along with all of the other routine maintenance I never had done.  It will be a hefty maintenance bill, but amortized over 12 years it’s actually pretty cheap.

I couldn’t let that opportunity (being at the Chevy dealer) go to waste.  I asked where the new Corvettes were and they showed me.  The dealer had a brand new 2016 Z06 in stock.  I sat in it.  It was awesome. It was the right color for a Z06, too…

Before adding any of the dealer fees, taxes, documentation fees, etc., that new Z06 cost almost exactly 2.5 times what I paid for mine 12 years ago.   That was an eye opener.   The other thing I noticed is that the new Corvette seems to be substantially larger than mine.  But it was nice.   Not two and a half times as nice, but still nice.  In fact, I don’t think it was even as nice as my Z06.  I like mine.

I think I just saved $109,363.00.