Traded my 370z for a New 2011 Corvette Grand Sport

TBSS2008 · 05-02-2011, 09:12 AM

I had to part ways with my 370z. It was starting to show signs of oil consumption with the new Short Block and I just did not want an unreliable car. So I went up to Dallas with my wife Friday and bought a black 2011 Corvette Grand Sport 6spd! It is so nice I am still pinching myself I can't believe I own it. They took 15% off MSRP and I found out no Black for 2012 so I had to get the 2011 if I wanted a black corvette. The drive up to get the car really sealed the deal. Got there with a sore back from the ride up in the Z, did 5hrs same day back to SA in the GS and my back never hurt. It’s crazy how well this Corvette Grand Sport handles yet still offers and unbelievably smooth ride. I do not miss my Z at all and after parting with it both my wife agreed we were relieved to get ride of it. Hate to say it but my 370z was a ticking time bomb.

Check out the pics below!

flashburn · 05-02-2011, 09:17 AM

Congrats on the new car.

BTW Black will still be available with 2012 models:

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Originally Posted by Jalopnik

Also, they're killing black as a color! Well… they're killing paint code 41U black. There are still tons of other paint colors that are actually black with fancier names left.

ImportConvert · 05-02-2011, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by flashburn

Congrats on the new car.

BTW Black will still be available with 2012 models:

No it won't. There is a metallic black only, unless you get a centennial edition, which I am sure will command a serious premium.

Pure black is out for '12. They may introduce it later in the year, but as of the Bash, it's out.

Mike · 05-02-2011, 09:26 AM

congrats! Probably going to a metallic black now.

Red370 · 05-02-2011, 09:27 AM

beautiful car man. Time for a supercharger.

shadoquad · 05-02-2011, 09:31 AM

Congrats on the Vette!!!

I'm sorry to hear you had such a bad experience with the Z. I love mine. I just drove mine 3 hours yesterday with no back pain, and I'm a big dude.

geosZ · 05-02-2011, 09:38 AM

Same I have back prblems and I drove to Atlantic city yesterday about 3 hrs and no problem. Nice car though good luck with it

Isamu · 05-02-2011, 09:54 AM

not to shabby! looks nice man!

ImportConvert · 05-02-2011, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by TBSS2008

I had to part ways with my 370z. It was starting to show signs of oil consumption with the new Short Block and I just did not want an unreliable car. So I went up to Dallas with my wife Friday and bought a black 2011 Corvette Grand Sport 6spd! It is so nice I am still pinching myself I can't believe I own it. They took 15% off MSRP and I found out no Black for 2012 so I had to get the 2011 if I wanted a black corvette. The drive up to get the car really sealed the deal. Got there with a sore back from the ride up in the Z, did 5hrs same day back to SA in the GS and my back never hurt. It’s crazy how well this Corvette Grand Sport handles yet still offers and unbelievably smooth ride. I do not miss my Z at all and after parting with it both my wife agreed we were relieved to get ride of it. Hate to say it but my 370z was a ticking time bomb.

Check out the pics below!

Congratulations! Enjoy her in good health, and get a clear bra put on it, and hardwire up a good radar detector. These cars are unbelievably easy to do triple digits in. They are rock-steady right on up to the near 200mph top-end.

m4a1mustang · 05-02-2011, 10:10 AM

Congrats! That's too bad about the Z but man those 'Vettes are sweet.

tjlazer · 05-02-2011, 11:27 AM

Nice Nismo wheels. lol

ImportConvert · 05-02-2011, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by tjlazer

Nice Nismo wheels. lol

I've mentioned this before on the 'vette forum. The GS rims do look a lot like NISMO knock-offs.

ImportConvert · 05-03-2011, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dad

Is this your post? Same city and state as yours!
Corvette Forum - View Single Post - Rims/Grand Sport or Z06 Help me decide Lemans Blue convertible PICS

Yes indeed, but I would have rathered not say that about OP's car in OP's thread, even if that's how I feel.

Thought about your post here a bit more, and why someone would go out of their way to be a douche and...

In retrospect, I think you're still asshurt that I wasn't crying over the tsunami 100% of the time when it went down. So, this is your little jib-jab.

Here is the thread if you want to read it again

earthquake in japan

ImportConvert · 05-04-2011, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by dad

*Makes toilet-flushing sounds*

GZ3 · 05-04-2011, 08:47 AM

congrats man, thats 2 guys in San Antonio alone with major oil consumption issues who jumped to Domestic

Of cource mine also had throttle delay/ loss of throttle
super high oil temp
seat were unstiching

05-02-2011, 09:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2187	congrats! Probably going to a metallic black now. __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

05-02-2011, 09:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 296	beautiful car man. Time for a supercharger. __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs

05-02-2011, 09:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
geosZ Track Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: queens ny Posts: 623 Drives: 2012 wrx Sti ice S. Rep Power: 16	Same I have back prblems and I drove to Atlantic city yesterday about 3 hrs and no problem. Nice car though good luck with it __________________ ark cbe R.I.P.°berk test pipes°red injen cai°180 lights°eibach springs°spacers°pioneer navi/dvd°stillen splitter°carbonsignal fenders°xxr 527 wheels•momo Italy floor mats•weapon R 4 point Raceing harness. SOLD. NEW CAR 2012 Subaru Sti sedan ice silver.

05-02-2011, 10:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6963	Congrats! That's too bad about the Z but man those 'Vettes are sweet. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

05-02-2011, 11:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
tjlazer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tacoma Age: 53 Posts: 2,496 Drives: Z34, R35 Rep Power: 20	Nice Nismo wheels. lol __________________ 2009 370Z Monterey Blue,Nismo Conversion,RE-11's, K&N Typhoon intakes,Blue Kickplates,Homelink,FI 18" CBE,ERZ HFCs,Hotchkis sways, Swift Spec-R, EVO-R Highwing, UPREV

05-02-2011, 09:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
shadoquad A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: . Posts: 42,608 Drives: . Rep Power: 3887	Congrats on the Vette!!! I'm sorry to hear you had such a bad experience with the Z. I love mine. I just drove mine 3 hours yesterday with no back pain, and I'm a big dude.

05-04-2011, 08:47 AM	#15 (permalink)
GZ3 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 3,296 Drives: Z Rep Power: 22	congrats man, thats 2 guys in San Antonio alone with major oil consumption issues who jumped to Domestic Of cource mine also had throttle delay/ loss of throttle super high oil temp seat were unstiching __________________ 09 GT-R 12' 370Z 7AT HANDED DOWN 12'+13' 5.0 SOLD

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