Am I bad, oppo?

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
08/11/2016 at 17:46 • Filed to: sky

Is it wrong if I want this more than a C5 Corvette? 58k miles, 2009, turbo, manual, RED AS ALL HELL. Gibe. This look has aged wonderfully as well.

Am I insane for wanting this more than the V8 grunt of a C5 ‘Vette?

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DISCUSSION (34)

just-a-scratch > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 17:48

Nope, not insane. It's a good looking car.

LongbowMkII > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 17:49

Why not both? Put the ls1 in the sky. Problems solved.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 17:49

No, you are immensely right. Just make sure your feet fit in the footwell easily, the clutch pedal was a bit tight for me.

Where have all the lightweights gone? > LongbowMkII
08/11/2016 at 17:53

Mallett has a conversion available .

lone_liberal > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 17:54

You’re only insane if you want this car and also want to be able to pack more than a small duffel. A friend of my wife had one, but had to sell it due to the lack of space.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 17:54

Only asking what I owe.

The seller owes $12k on a seven year old car that stickered around $30k new? Did they get their financing through the mafia?

Your boy, BJR > Honeybunchesofgoats
08/11/2016 at 17:56

Ben Rolland’s Jersey Loans.

Steve in Manhattan > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 17:58

Just you not, lest me be judged ... or something like that. Do what you want.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > lone_liberal
08/11/2016 at 18:00

My mom somehow has one as her *only car*. I don’t get it.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
08/11/2016 at 18:00

My mom has a base model automatic. Before she got that she and I went and test drove a base model manual (which was $4k more expensive for some reason). My 5'6" self easily fits in a Sky.

Steve in Manhattan > Honeybunchesofgoats
08/11/2016 at 18:00

That could also be a load of crap.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > LongbowMkII
08/11/2016 at 18:01

There are conversion kits.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 18:03

My 6' self fit well enough, but I might need driving shoes.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Steve in Manhattan
08/11/2016 at 18:03

Probably, but I prefer to think that in Saturn’s twilight, they were looking for any institution that would offer financing.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
08/11/2016 at 18:04

I need more money.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 18:04

Don’t we all.

lone_liberal > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 18:05

I don’t get it either. That car is the very definition of “second car”.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
08/11/2016 at 18:06

Everyone needs driving shoes.

CaptDale - is secretly British > LongbowMkII
08/11/2016 at 18:13

LS3 in Sky

camaroboy68ss > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 18:18

I’d take a thrashed C5 before a cherry sky/solstice. Friend of my moms bought one new and had to have the complete top replaced I know for sure twice maybe a third due to leaking. Also has issues with the top going up and down and had the top replaced as well under warranty. I drove a redline model and was unimpressed with it,

Batman the Horse > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 18:27

The C5 has a more balanced weight distribution, has more horsepower (and hp per pound even) and corners better. But equally important is just doing your freaky weird thing.

Chasaboo > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 18:27

Have you driven one of these crap cans? I have. It’s not fun.

Steve in Manhattan > Honeybunchesofgoats
08/11/2016 at 18:28

I believe GMAC offered decent loans until near the end, but I might be wrong. And why did Pontiac die and Buick survive? Because the Chinese LOVE them some Buicks. Very popular nameplate over there. For me, they remind me of my great Uncle Aaron - a pipe-smoking Buick man since the end of WWII.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Chasaboo
08/11/2016 at 18:34

Yes. My mom has an auto base model as her only car, and it’s a reasonably competent car. The auto held it back at autocross, though. We test drove a mid-range non-redline manual model before she got it and it was honestly a riot.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Batman the Horse
08/11/2016 at 18:35

I do wonder how cost of ownership/repairs compares between the two, considering the Sky is a parts bin special.

Racin'Jason001 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 18:45

Naw, I like it more!

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 18:56

It’s an open gt underneath which just means GM parts bin special. My dad has a non red line in black on black and has had no issues with parts availability. It’s fun to drive but yeah visibility with the top up is meh but not terrible and without the turbo it’s just a nice cruiser.

The Lurktastic Opponaught > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 19:20

I didn't need to know that...

Anthony Miller > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 19:32

Do it, and then GMPP tune it. Factory reflash to 290hp/tq.

Amoore100 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 19:45

I would. In my eyes it always looked better than the dated fifth gen and also better than the Solstice for whatever reason. It might be no Miata but it’s certainly a better ‘sports car’ than, say, a Toyota Solara so, as always, it's good to keep perspective. Buy what you can afford and what makes you happy.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/11/2016 at 20:08

This seems like one your better ideas. I’d go for the C5, but turbo sky is weirdly appealing as a toy. Experience (and maybe old age) has left me with no desire to ever again use a convertible as a daily driver.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
08/11/2016 at 20:30

Convertibles blow massive chunks, but the Sky at least has a sailcloth top instead of horrid vinyl. I’m trying to decide between a turbo Sky, a C5, or a Boxster as an attainable goal car for a year from now.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Amoore100
08/11/2016 at 20:36

The Solstice is just a bit too rounded off and bulgy. So says the guy with a Miata and 8th-gen Riviera.

shop-teacher > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/12/2016 at 07:12

Not crazy.

Not for that reason anyways.