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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Guelph Ontario
Congrats on the sale.
I own a C6 Z06 and it's a great car. Talk about great sounds!! Hubby just started it to go for a ride (couldn't help but smile as I sat in the office and felt a slight vibration in the seat of my pants that is coming from the garage!)
It's a great performance value, bulletproof, and economical to maintain and drive (highway driving = 30 mpg in 6th at 1750 rpm doing 80 mph)
Different cars bring different joy! Congrats on retiring and best wishes on your new chapter!
I own a C6 Z06 and it's a great car. Talk about great sounds!! Hubby just started it to go for a ride (couldn't help but smile as I sat in the office and felt a slight vibration in the seat of my pants that is coming from the garage!)
It's a great performance value, bulletproof, and economical to maintain and drive (highway driving = 30 mpg in 6th at 1750 rpm doing 80 mph)
Different cars bring different joy! Congrats on retiring and best wishes on your new chapter!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Guelph Ontario
Nordschleife Master
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: great white north
The C5 is a horrible looking car. Even the C6 sucks but the C6 wide body used on the Z06 is a lot better looking. I'd be looking into a C7, fairly well priced at 60k base and 460 hp/tq. Probably cheap lease, even good on gas and wow best looking vette since the stingrays.
Burning Brakes
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The C5 is a horrible looking car. Even the C6 sucks but the C6 wide body used on the Z06 is a lot better looking. I'd be looking into a C7, fairly well priced at 60k base and 460 hp/tq. Probably cheap lease, even good on gas and wow best looking vette since the stingrays.
Almost put a deposit on a C7 Z06 last year. So glad I didn't as it was non-refundable and now I just don't like the C7 at all.
Nordschleife Master
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: great white north
Different strokes. I think C5 looks great and much better than the C7. The more I see the C7, the less I like it. It looks like a crazy ricer went to town on it.
Almost put a deposit on a C7 Z06 last year. So glad I didn't as it was non-refundable and now I just don't like the C7 at all.
Almost put a deposit on a C7 Z06 last year. So glad I didn't as it was non-refundable and now I just don't like the C7 at all.
I'd admit the C5 Z06 is probably the best bang for the buck car out there, even if I hate the 90's styling. On the bright side C4 is even worse looking.
Pro
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Waterloo, Ontario
I drove my brother-in-law's new C7 a few weeks ago and was really impressed. The interior is a huge step up and is now worthy of a car in that price range. Leather materials feel really nice to the touch, seats offer lots of support, and electronics are no longer the standard AC delco equipment.
Gobs of power at low RPMs, comfortable drive even on poor roads, and an awesome exhaust. There is a lot to like. I'm personally not a fan of the back-end, but I like the front. It doesn't have the visibility, road feel, or nimbleness of my 996 but it does put a huge grin on your face. And that power and exhaust...
Gobs of power at low RPMs, comfortable drive even on poor roads, and an awesome exhaust. There is a lot to like. I'm personally not a fan of the back-end, but I like the front. It doesn't have the visibility, road feel, or nimbleness of my 996 but it does put a huge grin on your face. And that power and exhaust...
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Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Toronto
My biggest disappointment with the C7 is that I don't fit in it... German cars at least are made for people with longer legs. Its weird when a 911 SC from the late 70s which is smaller than today's cayman has more driver room than a C7 corvette which is double the old 911's size.
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Joined: Apr 2005
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From: In the garage
[QUOTE=destro;12235386]My biggest disappointment with the C7 is that /QUOTE]
It's fugly. Almost as bad as the GTR. C8 in 2020? Hopefully they can get a better exterior design. What do I know though. Chevy sells a ton of vettes. Porscheless too after 10 years of ownership. Really sucks!
It's fugly. Almost as bad as the GTR. C8 in 2020? Hopefully they can get a better exterior design. What do I know though. Chevy sells a ton of vettes. Porscheless too after 10 years of ownership. Really sucks!
