[Cole]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

I just did some looking at consumable costs for the Camaro. The Z/28 uses size 305/30/19 tires, for a set of RS-4's that's >$1.3k not including mount and balance. An 86 uses tires that are half that cost even if you step up to 245's, and will use them at a same or even lesser rate. Given OP wants to run ~20 events, at 4 events per set of tires that's ~$3k in tire savings.

Brake pads are cheaper too, a set of G-loc R10's is >$600 for the Camaro but for an 86 they'll be ~$400. The carbon ceramic rotors are >$3.6k to replace, they last longer than steel ones sure, but not 20x longer than the 86's <$200 set.

It's no GTR, but the Camaro is handily more expensive to track than an 86, on the order of a few hundred dollars per day more. Yeah at the end of the day, buying an 86, tracking it, then selling it, is likely more expensive than continuing to track the Z28, at best it'd be break-even after depreciation, which is probably your point. But there are other benefits OP is looking for outside of consumable cost.

I really wish you wouldn't post stuff like that. Every time I think about a big boy car, in you come with your logic and price comparisons. I think you have me fairly convinced that something such as a used Lexus LS/GS for a DD and a cheap chassis (old S10 shitbox done up pro-touring style with gigantic fender flares?!?!) for some fun times/weekend shenaynays is the real winner.