Went to a chevy dealership today...

shadoquad

84 months... *gulp*

Still, Vettes are awesome.

rj45

Congrats! As long as you're happy with the trade, that's all that matters. The Corvette and Z are both nice cars, really can't go wrong with either. Hope the dealer makes good on the paint issues.

Just a word of advice...take your time and get used to the Corvette's power and handling before driving it hard. My Z06 would get a bit loose in the rear when really getting on it, especially in the lower gears. Plenty of guys who "knew what they were doing" have lost control by not respecting the car's power.

Anyway, good luck and post some photos!

kannibul

Yeah, I pretty much have learned what-not-to-do with the Z, so I have about as much respect for this as a loaded shotgun pointed at my head, with my foot on the trigger...the safeties stay on!

Even then, I'm trying to get used to the clutch - quite a bit different than most other cars...and not quite as stiff as I was thinking it would be - just touchy/twitchy towards the early part of the travel, which happens to be the zone that it starts to grab.

rj45

Yeah, I'd leave the traction control on, definitely. Head over to C6 Corvette General Discussion - Corvette Forum , there's a lot of info there, and good guys.

You'll get used to the clutch, just give it some time. Once you put some more miles on the clutch, it may loose some of its touchiness and smooth out a bit.

kannibul

Yeah, I'm already registered over there

As for the clutch - that's what I'm thinking will happen. Same thing happened on my bike - after about a hundred miles on it, it wasn't so grabby.

I was driving around a bit tonight and noticed I'm already getting a bit more used to it. Mostly it stems from me not wanting to crank up the RPM's enough...then dumping the clutch to save it, then hitting it again.

FuszNissan

Soooo...does this mean goodbye??

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kannibul

Yep

m4a1mustang

Well, good luck with the 'Vette. I'm not your financial advisor so I won't yell at you. Hope you find the Vette community to be as cool as ours... if you ever have any questions come on back here, there are plenty of ex Vette owner's to fill your brain with knowledge.

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His financial advisor would bury him in the desert

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kannibul

That's fine, I still am tossing $400/mo into savings...I'd rather carry fixed debt (since I have no credit cards), and know my bills, and know my spending habits, and still stash money away....than to cut everything back, sell assets and so on to be debt free.

Interest rates are what make our economy strong, right?

Half-joking aside, my money (or my promise to pay), my business.

Someone asked, so I shared. Z's resale value right now - regardless what KBB says, is around 27000-28000.

kfscoll

I really tried to bite my tongue, but I just can't. Anyway, not to be a d!ck, but if you're financing a car for 84 months, you can't afford it. Simple as that. And if financing your 'Vette for 60 months would've made the car payment higher than your house payment...just...wow. No offense, but I think maybe a new Corvette shouldn't be your priority.

I hope it's worth it, but somehow I think after the seventh year of paying on that car rolls around, you won't be as enamored with your "deal." As you said though, it's your money, and you only live once, so good luck!

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frost

Words of mother fuckin wisdom.

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m4a1mustang

This is why its a good idea to keep the financial details to yourself.

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370Zsteve

"The vette I got was an LT1 - the bare-bottom vette."

Aha! That's why it's a smoother ride than the Z:

Car&Driver: The Z06 is almost too much car for regular roads. On the highway, the ride is quite compliant, but it gets choppy over high-frequency, small-amplitude ripples. Surprisingly, it’s quieter than the base car at 70 mph, though the engine is more raucous under hard acceleration, when the V-8 snarls in a harsher, less mellifluous manner. The shifter still has a manly action but was a lot smoother than the base car’s. An observed fuel economy of 20 mpg is impressive considering the Z06’s capabilities.
Although the Z06 is even faster and grippier than the base car, it’s not as easy to drive hard on bumpy back roads, darting here and there in the braking zones. It crashes hard over the most pockmarked surfaces, and the steering feels a little less linear and more aggressive on turn-in.

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