buy a preowned 5.0. I'm selling my low mileage brembo package car for 24k. Lots of solid deals, and you don't have to be stuck with the ugly new body style.

For me, the loss of the Performance Pack option on the base model Mustang. I had been eyeing the base V6 (talk all you want, I've had this conversation with many people) with the performance package and a 6MT as a vehicle to consider. Now it isn't even available as a package until you get to the EcoBoost Turbo 4.…

Not a big GM guy but these things are great if you want to go fast in a straight line. And remarkably little maintenance for a car this fast.

C'mon man, after all the documented times posted in this thread not only do you start with "Ummmm" but then you actually underrate the car in an attempt to prove it was overrated.

Agreed. I'm all over this one. I love it.

Just wow. I have had one of these 2002 Electron Blue C5's since new in 2001 and never been in the shop except for mods. Easily gets 28 mpg on cruise at 80mph with mods. You seriously have no idea what you are talking about. Not many electronics either relative to today. Bulletproof engine, mine with a…

Finally, one car in this series you got right.

These cars are stupid reliable. The LS engine is extremely robust and simple. The parts are also easy to get and cheap as well. You can savagely beat these cars and they not only keep going, they ask for more. It's probably the onlu thing GM has ever gotten right.

I would still prefer to buy an LS1 model that's been kept up well and modify it to 400+ whp. Cheaper that way.

I don't see how. the LS6 is a pushrod OHV. You can buy/build one for less than $4,000. What is more likely is that you'll spend $1000+ on a clutch job due to the torque tube / rear mounted transmission.

I always heard Corvettes were cheap to maintain

Out of aaaalllllllll your ridiculous "buy this formerly expensive car for the price of a Dodge Colt" articles this is the first one that I agree with. At a cursory glance at least.

Lets see, the original Civic 1200 had:

By the underside of the Honda crashing into it due to low ground clearance. I doubt that Honda is currently violating the 8 year rule about spares, like water pumps, due to the wide use of the internet.

And I saw a s2000 almost get totaled on a driveway that a prius could manage. Best advice, if you want to keep it, find a good salvage yard that does mail order for parts. Otherwise you will find out that if only Honda makes the spares, they cost a fortune. I've paid $300 a ball joint in the late 1980's. I also had a…

Shit yeah, 9000 RPM is great. You know what's better than 9, though?

Nine grand for a car that is difficult and very expensive to buy parts for is not a good buy unless you can find a parts car, or can get the hard to find parts from a good salvage yard. I've serviced enough Honda's when I was a wrench to say: they are difficult to service, parts cost a fortune, not very durable, and…

This is pretty much the right answer. An SBC is *always* the right answer.

Ive spent a decent amount of time behind the wheel of the Miata(meh), the RX8(more meh) and the S2000. I actually enjoyed driving the S2000. Just wished it had more power. Dont care about watching a tach climb, Id rather watch the speedo climb. Or rather display change faster hehe.