Old or New?

[andrewb70]

Almost anyone can buy a vette, but not everyone can build a cool looking, great handling pro-touring vehicle.

Ding...ding...ding... Personally I am a builder. I love planning project and solving various technical challenges. That is just what I enjoy. Other people enjoy driving and racing, and that is OK too. I like owning cars that are unique. I see Vettes daily. Then again, a new will beat 99.9% of all "pro-touring" old cars. I didn't make this easier, did I? LOL Andrew

[Bryce]

Ding...ding...ding... Personally I am a builder. I love planning project and solving various technical challenges. That is just what I enjoy. Other people enjoy driving and racing, and that is OK too. I like owning cars that are unique. I see Vettes daily. Then again, a new will beat 99.9% of all "pro-touring" old cars. I didn't make this easier, did I? LOL Andrew

Thanks Andrew, I agree with that! I like building.

[michael6372]

I wish I had the ability to build the car. I have always dreamed of being able to build a car like the great pro-touring cars here. I know once I had it tore apart I would be in over my head. I really appreciate everyone taking the time to give their opinions and I hope more will continue to give them in this thread! I need all the help I can get!!

Michael

[andrewb70]

I wish I had the ability to build the car. I have always dreamed of being able to build a car like the great pro-touring cars here. I know once I had it tore apart I would be in over my head. I really appreciate everyone taking the time to give their opinions and I hope more will continue to give them in this thread! I need all the help I can get!!

Michael

Sounds like you got your answer. Enjoy the car, no matter what direction you go in.

Andrew

[Todd in Vancouver]

if you're in the position to buy the vette, i say do it so you can have something to enjoy now! The nova should be your source of relaxation and creativity, something you can craft to your personal tastes and not be in a rush to get it done. In the end, you'll have two very cool cars.

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[ChassisPro]

Almost anyone can buy a vette, but not everyone can build a cool looking, great handling pro-touring vehicle.

I have to agree. Plus when you pull up at a cruise in or car show, the nova will get way more attention.

[Tomswheels]

Love the new Vette, but figured for the same $$ I could buy the new Mustang AND find my next old car project... At least that's how I got the wife to buy off on it.

[SRD art]

Almost sounds like the Vette is where you're heart is headed in the first place. I love Novas and own 2 of them right now. However, a Nova won't do 200 mph. A Nova won't drive down the road as smoothly and quietly as the Vette and won't quite handle like a Vette without painstaking care and lots of $. If you just want the feel of a Vette, why not buy one that is a few years older and has a much lower price tag, and then build the street machine Nova in time, as has been suggested. That's what I'd do.

PS if you did the Nova you could fit 4 people in it, I see that as a plus over the Vette.