I would be careful when buying a sports car that was (reletively) inexpensive when it was new. Younger owners buy them, tear the streets up with them, and sell them after putting them through a hard life. I would try to find a stock Z06 in red or black (they hold value the best) in a classified section of your local newspaper, or even a close-to-home listing in a publication such as "Autoweek". The best Corvette owner is an old man or woman that would not have abused it. Be wary of the 1997 pace cars, many are fakes. The plain targa version shimmies when the top is not in, so your best bet would probably be a 02-03 Z06, they had 405hp, but the 01 only had 385hp. For the price of a Z06, you could buy a used Viper GTS with 450hp and a V10.
"just my 2 cents"
