So...how do you enjoy your vette?
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Your best option when shopping is to walk in with pre-approved financing from your bank or credit union. That way you only need to negotiate the out-the-door price and walk away with a buyer's order.
A fairly new C6Z will easily set you back over $1000/month depending on the down payment and loan terms.
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Don't shop payments. You can't really compare one deal to another. There are too many variables: cost of the vehicle, interest rate (which depends on your credit score), down payment, length of loan.
Your best option when shopping is to walk in with pre-approved financing from your bank or credit union. That way you only need to negotiate the out-the-door price and walk away with a buyer's order.
A fairly new C6Z will easily set you back over $1000/month depending on the down payment and loan terms.
Your best option when shopping is to walk in with pre-approved financing from your bank or credit union. That way you only need to negotiate the out-the-door price and walk away with a buyer's order.
A fairly new C6Z will easily set you back over $1000/month depending on the down payment and loan terms.
I just wanted to make sure I wasn't the only "idiot" walking around with a huge monthly payment
I'm look at right around $930
I drive mine every weekend but hardly ever durring the week. I also live in Florida so I can drive it all year. Watch your payment on the C6Z if you can't drive it all year, otherwise you may wish you didn't have it. Not driving it for 3-5 months and paying $800+ a month would drive me nuts.
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I drive mine every weekend but hardly ever durring the week. I also live in Florida so I can drive it all year. Watch your payment on the C6Z if you can't drive it all year, otherwise you may wish you didn't have it. Not driving it for 3-5 months and paying $800+ a month would drive me nuts.
^^^ Yep if for some reason i become bored with a car after a long summer, once winter comes i fall in love all over again by spring
I hate MN winters sometimes but i like keeping the miles off it I'm just glad my payment with the car and my truck is only $285 combined. It's only got a year for payoff too
I hate MN winters sometimes but i like keeping the miles off it I'm just glad my payment with the car and my truck is only $285 combined. It's only got a year for payoff too LS1 Tech Stories
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I'll drive mine in the winter when the weather is nice. cold and dry is fine. Just give it some miles to warm up (engine and tires). Driving the car in winter gives you the -DA mod. 
And before some of you whine, it's a f**king car, its going to get dirty sometimes. I try to hose it off when possible, but it can be a while in the winter since I don't want my driveway to be a skating rink.
And before some of you whine, it's a f**king car, its going to get dirty sometimes. I try to hose it off when possible, but it can be a while in the winter since I don't want my driveway to be a skating rink.
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I drag race, rip up some back roads, the occasional romp on the highway, shows, hangouts, modding it...ect. I hope to make it to my first road course and auto-x this year!! 
Oh, and its paid off. All i have to pay a month is $72 for full coverage!
Oh, and its paid off. All i have to pay a month is $72 for full coverage!
Teching In
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From: Baton Rouge
driving it around LSU's campus n watchin all the ladies stare the way that essentially screams "Somebody loosin they Virginity tonight !!" hahahaha 
[best part is ...i park it on campus in front of class....you do the math!]
[best part is ...i park it on campus in front of class....you do the math!]
yeah man...
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I drive mine daily, winter included, so for me the main enjoyment is not being stuck behind the wheel of a boring econobox every day!
I also take it to the dragstrip once or twice a year too.
I totally love the fact that the Corvette can be reliably driven every single day and really doesn't cost an arm and a leg to repair. Mine has almost 103,000 miles on it and runs great! It honestly still drives like a new car, it doesn't feel it's age at all.
I also take it to the dragstrip once or twice a year too.
I totally love the fact that the Corvette can be reliably driven every single day and really doesn't cost an arm and a leg to repair. Mine has almost 103,000 miles on it and runs great! It honestly still drives like a new car, it doesn't feel it's age at all.