9 Reasons the C4 Corvette is Smartest Corvette Purchase You Can Make in 2021!

Want a fast, fun, good-looking, iconic, and affordable American sports car? Allow us to reacquaint you with the C4 Corvette.

The Corvette has been around for over sixty years. There have been over one and half million of them produced. So, if you are looking for a Corvette, there are plenty of them out there. There is a Corvette for every budget and every style. Within the Corvette family there have been some truly iconic members. The 1963 split window, the L88 Corvettes of the late sixties, the Z06 and ZR-1 models are just a few of the highlights. However, those special cars are out of reach for most. And if you want a Corvette that you can just drive without worrying about it, you likely want something a bit more common. Luckily even a common Corvette, is still a Corvette. What we are looking at today is the C4 Corvette. The C4 might be the best Corvette you can buy today.

The C4 was produced from 1984 until 1996. And during that time the ZR-1 was available. A fantastic car, but not what we are looking at today. The early C4 cars marked a new era in Corvette design, and they could handle much better than the C3 generation cars. However, they were a bit underpowered and therefore also not our focus. What we are zeroing in on are the LT1-equipped C4 models produced from 1992 until 1996. The regular, base model Corvette of those years represents the sweet spot for those looking for an affordable Corvette today. There are many reasons why and we will get into each one of them.

9. Cost and Availability

Browse your favorite car classifieds site and you will find that you can get a very nice 1992 – 1996 base C4 Corvette for around $15,000. That is Chevy Spark money, and which would you rather drive? Higher mileage cars can be had for less than ten grand and stretching the budget to twenty thousand will get you some of the best examples in the world. These cars are screaming deals right now. Hell, you could buy two of them for less than the average cost of a new car today. Buy one as an investment or show car, and one as a daily driver to beat on a little bit. When they are this affordable, why not?

Plus, you can still find plenty of good examples of these cars. If you start going to the older generations, the cars get tougher to find and more expensive. And if you go much newer, the prices begin to climb dramatically. The C5 generation is about as close to these C4 cars as you will get in the cost and availability category. And the C5 is also a great choice, but the C4 has a bit more classic feel to it. And while the C4 prices remain low right now, they will not remain these bargains forever as the prices begin to rise. Enthusiasts are taking notice of how fun these C4 generation cars can be and are snatching up the good ones.