Summerwolf

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Similiar in performance- TA and GTO are pretty much drivers' races but when it comes to the drag strip the TA has a solid rear which trumps the GTO's IRS

not similiar in build quality- GTO is a much better built car and more comfortable

TA would be a better track car IMO, GTO a better everyday driver that can go.

I've driven mine cross country 4 times now, and I race it on any track I can find, and also do AutoX....is it the best at any? No. Does it do well at anything I throw at it, yes! Does it do anything I want without a squeak rattle or stiff seat? After 89K, YES!! I love this car.

bonanni06

IMmnot gonna keep my old car because the trade in value is around 13k and thats a substancial amount to put towards a new car.

elias_799

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^^^yea just make sure if you buy a vette you have a beater.

bonanni06

ya i wont be able to afford 2 cars so most likely Ill just have one. I live in florida so weather wont be a problem

Flaring Afro

why? the vette is a car designed to be very daily drivable. its no exige. it would make a better dd than an fbody which isnt nearly as comfortable ride quality/ interior.

Detoxx03

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I like the GTO out of the 2 choices. Now if you could afford a C6 my answer would be different

sway99bird

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Corvette!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

99bowtieZ

You only live once, buy the vette and tell those friends/kids they're walking!

bonanni06

Its not about friends riding, its about the room I need for the luggage because I attend school in Florida and live in Pennsylvania.

elias_799

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i am not saying that the car is not streetable i am just saying that you might not want to drive it to work (if you do construction like i do or similar job) need to drive tools around and don't wanna get dirty. i drove tools in my camaro once for my boss and i felt bad for the car after that day i told him to drive his own tools.

bonanni06

I read on the other forum that there are some corvette owners around 20 what kind of premium do you guys pay? I got a quote for the goat and its only 325 more a year then my current car.

jrob56

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I have driven a nice 06 M6 GTO and a nice C5 vette. I would have taken the vette easy and it was just a C5. I am in college and have the back seats now and honestly never use them. They are worthless and would be equally worthless in the GTO. Get the vette and dont look back you are gettin a lot more car for your money. Im sure you can find a way to get your stuff back and forth to school. I dont know about you but unless you are moving furniture, I hope you dont have that many bags of luggage as a dude to go home once in a while. I think I would have about 3 tops(Xbox, Laptop, Clothes) and you could pile those in a Vette easy.

DDS

Are they both the same price? What kind of mileage on both? If they are the same price with the same mileage (which I doubt) I would go with the Vette. If the GTO was 3-5K less and had 10-20K less miles I would definately be picking up the Goat.

bonanni06

A good Z06 goes for like 18-25 with around 20k. A 2005 gto with only like 20k on the clock goes for like 15-17 tops

BayareaCobra

C5Z not even a question. You could put $5,000 into that GTO and still lose to a factory stock Z06.

02 Camaro SS

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Without question, get the Z06.

slow

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Can you afford an older car, the maintence problems, ect? Look at repair costs for the Z06 vs the GTO. $2000 for a clutch install, ect...

Personally, I would have a Z06 and a GTO in my garage, but nobody is buying f-cars right now, so I won't give my ws6 away to make room for one.

Ryan

flintwrench69

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If youre gonna be travelling from Fl to PA, youre gonna want some room like a trunk & back seats to put stuff. Youve already stated that. I would get the GTO even though its slower than the Z06, its a lot faster than the car youre driving. Theres no room in the vette. If the clutch goes out in the vette, its a major job & wont be cheap.

bonanni06

Good point. I think I might go with the GTO because the insurance is way cheaper and it would be more practical as an everyday driver for the time being because I dont have another car. How much would it cost to get an ls2 powered goat in the low 12s high 11s excluding nitrous?

BayareaCobra

It would cost a lot to do it consistently in a M6 goat. You gotta remember, 3800lbs+ and 245 width tires with a soft suspension. Some will say they have pulled it off with minimal mods, but it's not what I see on a regular basis.

If you do suspension and stick a fat drag radial on a 15 or 16inch wheel 11s is possible with heads/cam/supporting crap. About $2,500+ labor for a nice heads/cam combo, another $2,500 for a tune, LTs, wheels/tires, springs, intake, etc..