Where did the Corvette come from. There's no chance of getting a good one for a decent price, adn they're totally impractical for driving in the UK.
Which country do you think the Pistonheads website caters for? Thats a US import, available for around ?8k, in the UK. Besides, fuel consumption aside, what makes them impractical? LHD? Boo-hoo. Frankly, being LHD or RHD doesn't make it any more/less practical. The age old argument of ''well it's harder to overtake'' is bollocks. If you're driving close enough to the car in front that you can't see the road ahead, well then that's your own fault. Having driven a RHD car across Europe several times, I've never once found a problem with overtaking.
They're no bigger than a lot of cars over here, particularly the likes of modern saloons. Decent visiblity, tremendous, theatrical noise, and rare. I like my toys, and though I wouldn't buy a Vette of that shape (meh, it's just not my thing), I'd certainly consider it. For the same money you can have a decent C4 Corvette, and from experience these actually aren't bad cars at all.
I have to say, I've driven a Brabus Roadster and wasn't impressed. But if you're interested in one, try and arrange a test drive, it might be all the excuse you need to buy yourself something fun. Before you dump the cash though, test drive an S2000, Elise/Exige, and an MX5. This is a biased opinion, but you might just find an MX5 will do the same job as the others for less than 25% of the price. I tested a C4 'Vette, R32 Skyline GTR/GTS-T, S2000 (facelift and pre), a Pontiac Fiero, an S1 Exige and Elise, and an S2 Elise, then I test drove an MX5 as a joke and to cheer my partner up, who loves them. Guess which one I fell in love with?
I wouldn't swap it for any of the other cars now.