Heh, heh... :)

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I can't believe people are saying the z is the best bang for your buck.. It's probably 3rd behind a mustang gt 5.0 and used c6 vette. The. Mods you would have to spend on a z to be faster than those cars is Not worth it.

The only thing holding me back actually from buying a z actually is the performance just isn't there for the money.

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And what about the Camaro? The new Z28 smoked the corvette by 3 seconds in the car and driver lightning lap.

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Honestly, you buy a car like either Z, vette,Mustang, Camaro, because it trips your trigger. I don't care if any of these new tech are faster than my Z. I love my Z and I didn't buy it because it was the fastest. I bought the Z because it is fast and looks cool doing it and it is what I could afford. And none of those others has synchro rev matching. Well, for 60k,you can get it in a new vette now, five years later.

Buy the vette, since you have to ask...:hello:

I like your 'Vette!:tup:

OP: What about a Lotus Exige? I'd much rather have one of those than a C7.:yum:

Lotus Exige s 260 | eBay

Your Z won't eat a C7 Vett, trust me! In fact it won't even be close.

ewwwww..yes it has 700hp but handles like dog sh!t and is ugly..I would rather have a c7 then the dodge.u

Lol. Mustang??? With the most numb steering and seats that feel like your sitting on a lounge chair.
Camaro 1LE will rag tag mustang azz around the track.
The Z is for people that like being one with the machine. Mustang are for people who like sitting on a machine and feel nothing but forward movement... Quickly.

Z down on power? Lol. Only if you don't know how to manipulate the throttle. Ride with me... I guarantee you, you'll need a diaper. Lol.

Lol that is freaking funny! Diapers? How about a puke bucket too?
You dont want to ruin your wonderful Z!

I think somebody will be schooled today by the Master! :icon17:
Come on before you ride with the master named unknown do this wax in, wax out wax in, wax out.

I think the Z looks prettier than the C7. I'm not all about what goes faster. Odds are, I'll never go that fast. I'm more about what I look good in. Personally I love the Z's lines way more than the C7. That the C7 is becoming more and more common to see, makes me less enthusiastic about it.

I could afford a C7 or GT-R if I stopped indulging in a few of my extra hobbies, but I don't like how those cars look compared to a Z. Plus I sorta like those extra hobbies.

Actually the Hellcat has really good numbers handling wise. If that's the only reason you don't like it I would do some more research...


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I don't think I've read about any car more then the Hell Cat on this forum lol. It comes up in every thread I'm tagged in.

All mods aside, I mean pure stock off the showroom floor, if you figure $$$ per horsepower along with comparing handling, looks, snob factor, braking, gas mileage, etc. your going to find the Z at the higher end of each comparison. Now figure in the availability and costs of mods and the Z will be the winner. Sure, I'd like to have a Z06 Vette but it's a $100K gas hog that's no fun to drive legally.

ok so i'm late to the party but how can someone be a "vette lover" and not know that the newest vette is the C7?

fyi i'm not being a troll just confused is all.

So ... OP ... have you figured it out yet? We love our Z's.

You have just reached the break in point at 1200 miles. Have you really stretched it yet? Have you ever really stretched a Corvette? Are you interested in AutoX or Tracking? Both are performance cars. Late model Corvettes will go faster. Is that what you want? Are you going to use it? Most people on here have Z's because they look cool and have very good performance numbers. Is it the fastest car? NO. We don't care ... well some of us don't. Those who do mod the sh!t out of them with super/turbo chargers and then eat the Corvettes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Do you have that level of the mod bug?

Or ... dare I say it ... are you just :stirthepot:
Cuz if so, you were very successful at that and you should buy a Corvette.

you should check out a civic-si

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Thanks to Ken Chan for quoting this, I had not yet seen this. I've put all your post together in my mind and it seems like the Z just isn't for you. You have brought up the car not having a good bang for the buck in 4 out of 6 of your post. I don't know what you factor in a sports car to achieve your bang for a buck ratios but I do believe the Z is one of the best cars for the buck. Sure, it's straight line speed isn't the best but where it lacks in one department it flourishes in others.

It's rare, quite fast, handles well, stops well, and it looks better then any car ok the road doing it IMO.

OP one of the first things you said..."I've been in love with the Vette"...go for it...I've known ppl who have owned Vetss for as long as I've been around and they don't smile as much as I do when I look at my Z and can't speak from experience but in time with all the fiber glass thngs beging to loosen up and the squeaks start. I turn off my radio and hear nothing but the engine which is music to my ears and yes I'm in love with my Z, just don't tell my wife :p

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Asking opinions about another car on this forum is worthless. The OP could have said he was thinking about buying a freakin Bugatti Veyron and people would still come up with reasons why they think the Z is better.

Bang for your buck is this.... hfc's exhaust and tune will get you in the 12's quarter mile for about 1500-2000 range. Drop 10k to 15k for a SC or turbo set up will put you in the 11's easily. Vette killer you become with less than 50k invested worst case.
Most Vettes that I have seen at the strip run mid 12's and break a lot out there.

u guys must race at the track every weekend cause my bonestock Z :ugh: is plenty fast for street.

i dont see why i would need a faster car unless for bragging rights at cars and coffee or something. and i dont do cars and coffee so who im going to brag to? my neighbor's cat? :ugh:

my z is faster than your toy mouse... :argue:

oh ya? :argue:

ya! :argue:

no way! :argue:

k! :argue:

my mouse has more bang for buck :argue:

A little optimistic aren't we? And once again... not to be a GM fan boy, but there are several bolt on/tuned C7's that have hit high 10's already. Go check out there fast list on the Vette forum. A bolt on/cammed and tuned C6 Z06 makes over 500whp so saying a boosted Z is a "Vette killer".... hmm, I don't know about that... maybe a "stock Vette killer"...

If I were to ever get a Vette, It would have to be something a little rare... Z06, or even ZR1. The C7 Z06 is only supposed to be around 78K. Way out of my price range but maybe in a few years.

can i bang your buck?

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link to the C7 times?

and yes the Z06 starts at 76K but add in the Z07 package with a few much wanted/needed toys and you're looking around 85-95K range. i mean all that power and speed why not get the carbon ceramic brakes :yum:

It's slipping .... slipping ........ GOOOOONE off track!

Bangin' bucks are not for the uninitiated. You must have an si in your pocket.

And FP MAKES the save.

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And yes, it is Auto :icon17: There are a couple 9 sec passes from some other C7's but they were bolt on/ cammed and NOS. I'll go to the Vette forum and post their times.


For some reason, the vette forum doesn't have a sticky on their C7 fast list so I'm not going to scroll through 50 pages. However, the C6 Z06 (which has about 40 more bhp than a base C7) has gotten into the 10's bone stock with just DR's. A bolt on C7 is just as fast.

i wonder if someone would make a single huge exhaust outlet for the c7. that would be funny.

just one bigarse can in the back... dayam i can seez the cylinders from back here! kinda.

not gonna lie when the vette pics first came out my initial thought was "if i get one i will straight pipe it......and how sick would an exhaust outlet like the aventador look back there." :stirthepot:

V6 compared to a V8. We are the underdogs here as it is and with a few mods it's competitive to the Vette is my point with a lot less money invested. Hell, Ford mustangs with 420 ponies under the hood still get beat by me at the drag strip. Priceless. I also murder any dodge charger out there stock for stock and for less money again. This is my point for bang for buck and we haven't even scratched the handling aspects yet

it's what im here for.

i'm like those sour patch kid commercials.....

first i troll, then i talk about anal rape. see it's all good :nutswinger:

i would get the auto as well. :stirthepot:

sidenote what the hell is the gearing in the vette?! he finished the pass in what i could hear was only 3rd gear? or pardon my non-knowledge of the vette tranny, but maybe started in 2nd if possible?

i heard shift to 2nd and shift to 3rd then crossed the line.

Anyone interested in a corvette should start saving there pennies for one of these.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...st-150k-report


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I'm not sure actually... I know in the C6 Z06 can hit 60mph in 1st gear, lol. Whats disappointing though is the Vette doesn't come with a DCT... even the new 80k+ Z06 still has the standard slush box. You would think for that kind of money they would put something more advanced in there.

it's probably have a recall on it before it's debut knowing chevy lol

technically a single clutch isnt the devil vs a DCT if it's done right.

in all honesty i love the 7AT in the Z. its responsive and quick to where it feels real unlike the AT in a camaro. using that as reference since i recently drove one and played with the AT stuff a bit. also drove my friends C6 AT vetter and it's awful. i never have driven the C7 AT yet so i can not comment on if it's good or bad.

buttttttt yes a DCT is awesome i know. then look at something like the aventador. i believe its a double plate single clutch and just as fast as most DCTs but still kicks you in the back of the head lettign you know you just grabbed another gear lol

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