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Originally Posted by chuckd05
import hows the z06? any mods? pics? better than ws6?
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Z06 is doing well, only mods are F1 Ceramic tint, floor/cargo mats, Ventureshield Ultra, and a Valentine 1 hardwired into my HUD.
To be honest though, as I stated a long time ago, I really cannot stand living in the south and I am strongly tempted to downsize in a year or two and get the hell out.
Hence my renewed interest in the 370Z and the direction it's taking.
Realistically, I own one of the fastest production cars on the world--and it's starting to feel slow.
Now I could mod it, and all that, but it would just feel slow again in a few months.
People are remarkably adaptable creatures and although I know it to be fast, it is still feeling about the same as my WS6 did at this point in ownership, comparatively. I know that may sound stupid, but it is what it is. The other day, I threw it in 2nd at about 60 and hammered it to get around some idiot spraying gravel on the road off the back of his semi-trailer flatbed. It felt about like I remember my WS6 feeling as far as I was concerned. I then looked over and my passenger had latched onto whatever she could find like some sort of koala bear in a hurricane and had this look of raw terror in her eyes. So no, it's not slow, but it all feels the same after a while. What is grating on me is the interior. I freely admit that I agree with GM when they say "The C6's interior is an embarrassment". Yes, I LOVE! the gauges, shifter, ESPECIALLY the stereo, and whatnot, but the seats and everything else belong in a $20K car, not a $80K car. It's annoying.
It does handle absurdly well and I love that. That never gets old.
Late '12 I am sorely tempted to downsize and go with a '13 370Z if the C7 does not look awesome. If the C7 looks awesome and puts out decent power, I am heavily tempted to pick up a loaded-out "base" model 5-6 months after people start beating on them if they are solid/no reports of failures begin occurring involving the same system.
Basically: I want a nicer interior. Anything I drive, I will eventually become "numb" to. I hate the south and want to buy a house elsewhere and saving up a down-payment for a house is a bit difficult when insurance and car-note alone for just one of my cars is $1200/mo. (The other is paid off, but it still needs maintenance and fuel). I would also like to travel more, and buy more guns (One of my other hobbies)
Oh...would I do it all over again? HELL YES! Regardless, it was a life-goal for me, to own a world-class super-car. The Z06, arguably, is. The performance certainly qualifies it. Sure, I will lose money, in total, but that's the price you pay. Cars are not monetary investments, they are emotional investments, and I'm getting my money's worth and then some!
Anyway, pic:
