[Ben Mugged]

feel no need to explain that to anyone. It's legal to own a Corvette (as I probably will pretty soon. Been looking at a 96 C4) and that's good enough for anyone else.

I would avoid the C4 corvette and move on to a good C5. You will be happier with the performance. Avoid the 1997 (first year C5) because of fuel pump problems.

I've owned at different times a 1957, 1963, another 1963, and a 1998. My second 1963 was a stroker 383 with 600+ HP.

If I had a teenager and a Corvette, I simply wouldn't let him drive it, unless not until he REALLY demonstrated some maturity to make me think he could be trusted with it.

There is a oxymoron somewhere in there. Wrapped up in the terms teenager, Corvette and responsible.

BTW, my commuter car (a 1997 Nissan Sentra 1.6 liter) is capable of 120 mph. Why would I need a car that could go so fast?

I agree.

[JamesP81]

I would avoid the C4 corvette and move on to a good C5.

Don't got the money. C4 is far more affordable.

I agree.

Are you seriously going to tell me that I don't need a 1.6 L, 115 hp car because it's too powerful? You're not seriously suggesting that, right? You know you can't even buy a car that isn't capable of at least 100 mph. Even a damned Kia will do that. Perhaps you'd prefer it if my commuter car was a bicycle. I don't think it could exceed the speed limit...and I reckon it would take 5 hours to get to work since I live 34.7 miles from my office.

There is a oxymoron somewhere in there. Wrapped up in the terms teenager, Corvette and responsible.

I was responsible enough at the age for that sort of thing. Of course, I'm strange in other ways too...