Wrapping up the Corvette

I had a great a fun week with the Corvette Convertible.
Who wouldn’t…

The car turned out to be much easier to drive than I thought.
It is a very comfortable every day car. And pretty quiet too. Except at idle, when the booming exhaust can be a bit too much.

The car was very well put together, always felt very solid, and was well finished inside.
It is very roomy for two, and the trunk is larger than I thought.
Again, a great every day car.

I averaged about 18mpg in mostly city driving. But could hardly reach 15mpg in strictly city. Any bit of freeway help the average a lot.
Still not bad for a 430hp car.

As a convertible, it’s actually not so great. First the soft top cost about $10 000 more than the coupe. About twice the usual difference. And it’s not fully automatic.
Plus, there is no wind blocker behind the seats. Some cars don’t really need it. But this one does. Big time.

Driving at any speed over 35mph feels like having 20 hair dryers pointed around your face.
It actually can get pretty unpleasant. I wonder if a net is available at all.
But it should come standard, especially at that price.

So I think the regular coupe might be better. You can still take the top off anyway.

I also wonder why the center armrest storage isn’t lockable. A must in a convertible.

The Corvette is hard to compare to other cars. Most of them are either much more expensive and luxurious, or cost way less. And are much less powerful.
The convertible starts at around $55 000. Mine was closer to $60 000. Quite a lot of money for something that, no matter how good it is, comes with a very cheezy image.
Most people I met warmed up to the car and actually liked it after a while. But they all had negative comments at first.

I guess this is a car you get for yourself. One of these dreams you can finally turn into reality later in life.
And that’s the very image you have to deal with when driving it…

But hey, it’s a Corvette. And there’s nothing like it.
A (very) civilized brute…