Corvette Novice - C6 vs C7

[Fats25]

Aside from what I have seen on old model corvettes on Gas Monkeys, I know nothing about them! In fact all my model knowledge has come from here:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette#S...

I live in UAE, and really fancy adding another car to the garage - and I fancy a 2 seater convertible.

Have been looking at Porsche, Mercedes, Maserati and even BMW, but I think with a F150 Raptor and a Camaro SS in the garage already, I should stick with the American theme for now. I am thinking it will be a 6-12 month ownership experience, and then I will look to move on and try some other marques whilst I am here in the desert. The Raptor is just too good to replace with something else, and letting the Camaro (Which is my wife's) will be difficult for her to swallow.

So budget is max AED200k (approx £38k), and as above looking to not lose too much from the experience. This money is really a rainy day slush fund that I am going to enjoy for a bit of pleasure.

Have seen these two to compare:-

http://tnydu.biz/DOtJ2P
http://tnydu.biz/DOtGlz

The difference in asking price is around AED45k (£8.5k) - and is anyone's guess as to which one I will lose more on over here. The dealer sold one (C6) is actually being sold by my next door neighbours dealership - so may be a deal there - and certainly any issues will be looked at. The C7 is private and under warranty.

So can anyone educate me which one to go for and why, and what to look our for in particular?

Thanks in advance.

[Fats25]

Thanks for the feedback. Just trying to do the man maths now!

With regards to mileage remember these are KM. 17k per year on average for both, which I would say is average. I do around the same in the F150, and my wife does slightly more in the Camaro.

[Fats25]

z06tim said:

17000km a year is pretty high when you look at this:

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/Chevrolet/...

I see what you mean - but they seem to be in US, and I guess used as second cars? In Dubai they are just every day workhorse cars, so the mileage is as I would expect.