12-08-2010, 05:22 PM
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A True Z Fanatic
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Originally Posted by Jeffblue
i'd hope so for the price tag.
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Z06 isn't that expensive for what you get imho. You can get one of the left-over 2010's loaded out for 72K right now. If you want a more stripped one, they can be had in the low 60's, or could a few months ago. For a new one, start about 10K under MSRP.
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Originally Posted by phelan
They are expensive if you listen to the dealership. They steal money from you left and right. I service the car myself these days. Only one I really had to soak was a new fuel pump. ~$400 at the stealership to install. Meh.
Other than that, it's worked like a charm. Warranties and recalls have obviously occurred, but I don't pay, so I don't care.
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It's the motor-mounts that got me. I spent a ton of money on that buying OEM mounts, then my mechanic said "Oh, you got ripped" and bought me a non-oem mount. SUPRISE! The **** broke in 2 months and I had to go buy an OEM to replace it or endure it again. Then you have that installation isn't practical at my appartment complex. Same with the axles. Basically, I didn't want to tear into a foreign car and find out I was missing something, etc. etc. I did that once on my friend's Nissan truck. Replaced his rotors/pads for him, and one of the calipers had frozen up.
Basically, I would rather work for a few hours indoors than on a car that I have no enthusiasm for except as a DD. I have vision, but not enough vision to say "If I save a couple hundred here, I can apply it 6 months later" when saving that couple-hundred involves cut up hands and time out in the cold under the car. I set aside $1500/mo for my other car, and that is enough for me.
Last edited by ImportConvert; 12-08-2010 at 05:26 PM.
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