Hi all, I have never posted in this group before. But I thought now
would be the time to.

I have been looking for a nice sports car to have fun in for about a
year. Over that period of time, I never considered the corvette. My
mindset was that it was more than I could afford. I also wanted to
keep my Honda Accord.

I decided a few months ago that since my wife and I will have kids in
about 2 or 3 years (or trying to have kids by then) that my Accord
will be sold anyway to pay for a (gasp) mini van!

So I figured I might as well have as much fun as I can in this 2 or 3
year span, and am willing to part with my much beloved and much
dependable Honda. My price range for a corvette is $9,000 to $10,000.

A good friend of mine is big into vettes and owns a 97. He told me it
would not be crazy to think I wcould get an early 90s model for that
price. He warned me of the 1984 and suggested I look for anything
above 1987 since I am probably not going to work on the car myself. So
I assume I am looking for a vette between 87 and 93-ish for $10,000 or
less.

What I would like to know is this; what are some standard, typical,
walk-around, tire-kicks I should perform while looking for a vette?
Another friend of mine is into Miatas, and has shown me tons of
websites that offer a "checklist" when shopping for a miata. I assume
there are such beasts on the net for the covette as well...?

Thanks in advance. Any tips and info you can provide me would be
wonderful!
thanks
Jazz Mann