My 996 C2 vs Z06 Experience
11-03-2007, 05:09 PM
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What I meant with god help the turbos is that on straight line or just a power push that vette is crazy, i have a c2 2001 stock and to see how he crushed me was less devasting that my cousin on a TT 2001 porsche. Gt3 on the track is different, driver , mods those are all variables that we cant compare.
Dont get me wrong, id rather drive the 911 most of the week, but to hammer 500 + horeses would be nice.
What I meant with god help the turbos is that on straight line or just a power push that vette is crazy, i have a c2 2001 stock and to see how he crushed me was less devasting that my cousin on a TT 2001 porsche. Gt3 on the track is different, driver , mods those are all variables that we cant compare.
Dont get me wrong, id rather drive the 911 most of the week, but to hammer 500 + horeses would be nice.
11-03-2007, 08:35 PM
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Lighten up. I was only kidding.
11-03-2007, 10:33 PM
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Errico...as the owner of a C6Z06, I can say that yes, they are absolutely monsters. They perform extremely well on the road course as well. Regardless of your experience, you will have the typical haters that will never admit that there is something out there that can outperform their cars and investment.
You will get the type of comments you are getting from jury_ca and deckman...comments pointed at stereotypes, and they don't realize that all it does, is emphasize the P owner stereotypical stuck up attitude towards anything that is not P.
My 911 is an absolutely great car but I also know it will not perform nearly as well on ANY aspect...but that is ok. That does not make me love my car any less...simply respect other cars more...something that some people need to learn around here...
And yes, the car will do extremely well around corners...MUCH better than a 996...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1sYinDXo3s
You will get the type of comments you are getting from jury_ca and deckman...comments pointed at stereotypes, and they don't realize that all it does, is emphasize the P owner stereotypical stuck up attitude towards anything that is not P.
My 911 is an absolutely great car but I also know it will not perform nearly as well on ANY aspect...but that is ok. That does not make me love my car any less...simply respect other cars more...something that some people need to learn around here...
And yes, the car will do extremely well around corners...MUCH better than a 996...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1sYinDXo3s
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11-03-2007, 11:54 PM
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11-04-2007, 12:36 AM
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I wouldn't even contemplate lining up against a C5 Z06 let alone a C6 Z06 in my C4. It would be way too humbling. Heck, I can't even outrun my mate's Exige S for crying out loud. Even at the track I know I'll be giving it the point bys all day long. They're amazing cars for the price.
11-04-2007, 01:10 AM
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How quickly we forget that Porsche interiors sucked ***** right up until MY05. Take a look at a C5/C6 interior as compared to my 996's, or for a real good laugh, compare it to a 993. The Vette interior looks like a Lexus as compared to a 993's.
11-04-2007, 09:23 AM
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Must just be the difference strokes for different folks, but I think the 993 interior is the best looking, and best feeling in the world. I would take that any day over my 996 interior.
11-04-2007, 10:03 AM
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i've owned 3 corvettes...my latest was an 02 non-z06...and let me tell you that the only one i would own would be an C6 Z-06. my best friend had an 03 with 405 hp, some mods, intake, exhaust, cam, ECU flash etc...rode like garbage. as a daily driver you needed a kidney belt, was horrible resonence inside the car but yes had awesome power. the vettes handle ok in stock config but arent has user friendly as a P car in my opinion. never having tracked either but aggressively street driven both the non turbo P car to me is twice what a non z-06 vette is. i would put my 99 996 non turbo stock up against a stock C-5 on the track any day...drag stip the vette should win by 2-3 tenths...BUT take it to the twisty's and its game on...was never a fan of drag racing...im an x 600cc supersport road racer (CBR 600 F-4) and am all about draggin a knee !! im new to the P car thing, but lemme tell ya for the last 3 weeks she's been a daily driver for me to the tune of 100 miles a day...dont see owning another vette in my future unless its a 1967 !!
11-04-2007, 10:09 AM
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Different strokes, I guess, but I think the 993 switchgear looks like it came out of a 1982 Freightliner.
11-04-2007, 10:35 AM
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i dont know how c5z06 or c6z06 ride and i dont care much about the cheap int. but i have a lot of respect for them. yes, i blew by many z06's on track both c5 and c6. but when i was playing with my buddies c5z06, shod with hoosiers (i am on RA1), brembo and coil overs. hell, i have to work hard on straights and corners just not to get dropped. it is fast even in turns, you just got to find a good corvette driver.
11-04-2007, 10:57 AM
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It would be nice to own both the Vette and the Porsche but if you had to only choose one, which would it be?
For me, it has been Porsche. I've thought about Vettes off and on but the one thing that I coudn't get past would be having to go to a Chevy dealer for service while it's still on warranty. Having owned a few Chevys in my younger days, including a Z28, I could never go back.
Still, I think the Vette is a nice car.
For me, it has been Porsche. I've thought about Vettes off and on but the one thing that I coudn't get past would be having to go to a Chevy dealer for service while it's still on warranty. Having owned a few Chevys in my younger days, including a Z28, I could never go back.
Still, I think the Vette is a nice car.
11-04-2007, 11:07 AM
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11-04-2007, 11:11 AM
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It would be nice to own both the Vette and the Porsche but if you had to only choose one, which would it be?
For me, it has been Porsche. I've thought about Vettes off and on but the one thing that I coudn't get past would be having to go to a Chevy dealer for service while it's still on warranty. Having owned a few Chevys in my younger days, including a Z28, I could never go back.
Still, I think the Vette is a nice car.
For me, it has been Porsche. I've thought about Vettes off and on but the one thing that I coudn't get past would be having to go to a Chevy dealer for service while it's still on warranty. Having owned a few Chevys in my younger days, including a Z28, I could never go back.
Still, I think the Vette is a nice car.
11-04-2007, 11:16 AM
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...And yes, the car will do extremely well around corners...MUCH better than a 996...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1sYinDXo3s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1sYinDXo3s