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self1
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Well, I finally decided once and for all. No Z06 for me.
Originally, I was in the market for a C6. Then, I heard about the Z06, and it's price, and I seriously considered it.
Then I got a taste of the on line auction scam ads placed by GM authorized dealers to artifically prop up the gouge prices. When I checked the auction site a few times, I saw that individuals were actually NOT placing the ads 95-99% of the time. It was the dealers (or sometimes their obvious shills).
I heard of all the GM dealer orderlists with their uncertain terms and scuzzy practices, i.e. going around folks on that list to get a premium on available cars, while the list members just wait.
In the meantime, I found a great deal on the exact C6 I had in mind, right in town, so I bought; still thinking that once the craze was over, I would still probably move to a Z06.
I considered myself fortunate to have waited long enough to have gotten a 2006, with it's stronger differential, no DBS, tweaked interior (steering wheel, knobs, airbag display, seat labels), and whatever other little fixes might have been quietly rolled in, plus one year less depreciation.
Having driven the car for a couple of months and several thousand miles, I flat LOVE IT.
The local dealer had one of their stooges constantly emailing me as part of a Z06 mail-list, extolling the rarity of the Z, how the private scalpers on Ebay were driving prices up (a flat-out provable LIE), how the dealer just wanted to be my friend and would love to give me the car if only they were allowed to (cue image of Billy Flynn 'Chigago' production number).
Let me just stipulate that Z06 is an awesome car, and when compared to other cars in it's strata, worth every penny of the MSRP, and maybe even the max 20K dealer greed factor.
But, for me, personally, I finally realized:
* Less fuel mileage FOREVER
* Noisier FOREVER
* Brakes expensive for routine maintenance (crazy set up, higher wear, pricey parts) FOREVER
* Anything that goes wrong, from special tires [wear], to special oil system, to special engine, to special fenders [accident repair], exhaust, shocks, etc. is going to be more expensive to repair, and harder to find parts for than my C6. FOREVER
* Up to $40-50K more outlay than my $42K, brand new, 400HP Corvette.
* More worry about wannabe squirrels screwing with me on the street and/or while car is parked.
* Disagree on principle with fattening wallets of dealers with sleazy methods
* Insurance - rates WILL go up, based on all the smashed up Z's I see already
* My own abilities - I have as much car under me right now as I have ever had, and am not afraid to admit that it may be plenty!
* No worry about first year issues with my current car (valve train, crank pulley, DBS, fuel sending unit, half shafts, blown diffs, clutch sticking to floor at high RPM, etc), but the Z is still 'year one'
I had even considered looking at one of the used ones (lots popping up now with 300 - 1,500 miles on them), but then I imagined how many 1/4 mile passes and smoky burn-outs can be crammed into 300 miles on the odometer, and then I see the premium these guys are still trying to get for these used cars... most of these seem to have bought the car to 'taste' it, show it off a bit, and then turn around for a profit. Nearly every one ofthem claims to have a temporary emergency, but is swearing to buy another Z06 once cleared up.... hmmm.... yeah.
Well, anyway, I have really turned this into a downer, and that was not my point, over such a marvelous machine -- I just wanted to ask if anyone else who had been truly in the market, such as myself, has been disuaded long enough to have changed your mind?
Originally, I was in the market for a C6. Then, I heard about the Z06, and it's price, and I seriously considered it.
Then I got a taste of the on line auction scam ads placed by GM authorized dealers to artifically prop up the gouge prices. When I checked the auction site a few times, I saw that individuals were actually NOT placing the ads 95-99% of the time. It was the dealers (or sometimes their obvious shills).
I heard of all the GM dealer orderlists with their uncertain terms and scuzzy practices, i.e. going around folks on that list to get a premium on available cars, while the list members just wait.
In the meantime, I found a great deal on the exact C6 I had in mind, right in town, so I bought; still thinking that once the craze was over, I would still probably move to a Z06.
I considered myself fortunate to have waited long enough to have gotten a 2006, with it's stronger differential, no DBS, tweaked interior (steering wheel, knobs, airbag display, seat labels), and whatever other little fixes might have been quietly rolled in, plus one year less depreciation.
Having driven the car for a couple of months and several thousand miles, I flat LOVE IT.
The local dealer had one of their stooges constantly emailing me as part of a Z06 mail-list, extolling the rarity of the Z, how the private scalpers on Ebay were driving prices up (a flat-out provable LIE), how the dealer just wanted to be my friend and would love to give me the car if only they were allowed to (cue image of Billy Flynn 'Chigago' production number).
Let me just stipulate that Z06 is an awesome car, and when compared to other cars in it's strata, worth every penny of the MSRP, and maybe even the max 20K dealer greed factor.
But, for me, personally, I finally realized:
* Less fuel mileage FOREVER
* Noisier FOREVER
* Brakes expensive for routine maintenance (crazy set up, higher wear, pricey parts) FOREVER
* Anything that goes wrong, from special tires [wear], to special oil system, to special engine, to special fenders [accident repair], exhaust, shocks, etc. is going to be more expensive to repair, and harder to find parts for than my C6. FOREVER
* Up to $40-50K more outlay than my $42K, brand new, 400HP Corvette.
* More worry about wannabe squirrels screwing with me on the street and/or while car is parked.
* Disagree on principle with fattening wallets of dealers with sleazy methods
* Insurance - rates WILL go up, based on all the smashed up Z's I see already
* My own abilities - I have as much car under me right now as I have ever had, and am not afraid to admit that it may be plenty!
* No worry about first year issues with my current car (valve train, crank pulley, DBS, fuel sending unit, half shafts, blown diffs, clutch sticking to floor at high RPM, etc), but the Z is still 'year one'
I had even considered looking at one of the used ones (lots popping up now with 300 - 1,500 miles on them), but then I imagined how many 1/4 mile passes and smoky burn-outs can be crammed into 300 miles on the odometer, and then I see the premium these guys are still trying to get for these used cars... most of these seem to have bought the car to 'taste' it, show it off a bit, and then turn around for a profit. Nearly every one ofthem claims to have a temporary emergency, but is swearing to buy another Z06 once cleared up.... hmmm.... yeah.
Well, anyway, I have really turned this into a downer, and that was not my point, over such a marvelous machine -- I just wanted to ask if anyone else who had been truly in the market, such as myself, has been disuaded long enough to have changed your mind?
