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Old 07-17-2006, 10:29 PM
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Ok this should be interesting. Im not trying to start a fight, just wanna hear some vette owner ideas on the subject. Would vette owners like to have the Corvette SS as elite model over Z06 someday or should they stick what it is?

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Old 07-17-2006, 11:03 PM
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Perhaps a Z06
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If someone gave me one... way too much money though I wont pay 90k for a vette unless I am a multimilionare
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I really don't care for the SS added to corvette... I think they should offer a special Z06 with a blower.. an LS9 perhaps.. LoL..... I hope they do atleast would be freaking cool.. then I would have LS9vette.com..
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SS Corvette is a bad idea, well the name part of it is.

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Leave the "SS" for the Camaro
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The Corvette received the SS naming long before the Camaro



However I am not a fan of the retro naming or retro cars. The Z06 is retro too going back to the 63 Z06 but it is more in line with the Asian and European naming which would help attract more of the non traditional Corvette market.
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Originally Posted by Vettetech81
I really don't care for the SS added to corvette... I think they should offer a special Z06 with a blower.. an LS9 perhaps.. LoL..... I hope they do atleast would be freaking cool.. then I would have LS9vette.com..
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I agree with the SS badge for non corvette gm performance cars. The ZO6 badge says it all, you got the best Corvette you are going to get, now go mod it and make it better. SS sounds good on a camaro, impala, but not on the Corvette. JMO
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Actually, yes I am looking forward to the SS because that should hopefully bring the prices of the Z06 back down to Earth.
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I doubt it will have any effect on the price of the ZO6 at all. It will just be another pricing level based on performance level.
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Z06 > SS (for vettes only)
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Originally Posted by CySevans
Actually, yes I am looking forward to the SS because that should hopefully bring the prices of the Z06 back down to Earth.
THAT is the best reason to look forward, I agree. Lord knows all of these ego-based Z06 purchasers will start giving away their C6 Z06s if something better comes out.

Look back at 2002 when they started giving away their '01 Z06's because they were "385HP" instead of the better "405HP". I remember seeing hundreds of '01 Z owners dump their cars at low prices to buy an '02.

I can't wait to buy a C6 Z06 for $35K
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball

I can't wait to buy a C6 Z06 for $35K


I'll jump on that band wagon
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Hell, at $35K, I might buy one to put away and one for a beater. No need for f-bodies in the garage then
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
I can't wait to buy a C6 Z06 for $35K
No joke! If that happened, my wife would have a daily driver Z51 coupe and I'd have a Z06 next to it.
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I too would love to see a C6 ZO6 for 35 grand. I'd borrow from my retirement and buy 2. One to mod and race, and one to drive all summer. Holy high car insurance batman.




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