400hp stock car question
02-01-2008, 08:26 AM
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I saw some 8 Series in England last time we were stationed there and I did not like them.
Go for the C6 if the wife will let you have a cool fam car anyway.
W
Go for the C6 if the wife will let you have a cool fam car anyway.
W
02-01-2008, 09:17 AM
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C6 Z51.
If you can't get the Z51 then I would definitely go with the C5 Z06.
The others are more DD type cars, and the 850CSi, I doubt you could find one, and if you did, it would be crazy expensive - and if you have to fix it, well, just lol.
If you can't get the Z51 then I would definitely go with the C5 Z06.
The others are more DD type cars, and the 850CSi, I doubt you could find one, and if you did, it would be crazy expensive - and if you have to fix it, well, just lol.
02-01-2008, 10:49 AM
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go with either the c5 z06 or the c6, make sure its electron blue the best color ever made IMO
, the others seem more like DD's to me you would enjoy a vette more for the weekend.
, the others seem more like DD's to me you would enjoy a vette more for the weekend.
02-01-2008, 10:57 AM
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Out of your list I'd pick a C6 Vette. Make sure you go LS3, Ive read alot about how much better it is than the LS2. I guess It may have different torque and power bands due to the re-vamped cylinder heads??
Another car you may look into if your considering staying GM is the new Pontiac G8 GT, 360+ HP on 87 Octane, 4 doors, spacious RWD Car for around 30k!
Another car you may look into if your considering staying GM is the new Pontiac G8 GT, 360+ HP on 87 Octane, 4 doors, spacious RWD Car for around 30k!
02-01-2008, 05:44 PM
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Well, when I do end up buying this car, I'm trying to keep my monthly payments around $500. I will be more than likely selling my TA instead of trading it in so I can make a little more for it, and hopefully should have some extra money saved on the side. So, I think I'll be looking at a sale price of around $30,000-$34,000 when I can actually buy one of these. One the other hand, I think we're buying a 300C within a year for the wife
02-01-2008, 05:58 PM
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I was looking mainly on ebay for the 8-Series. There is usually a decent amount of them on there, and plenty of pretty pictures for me to see. I just don't know about buying a car off of there. I will probably end up heading to Texas to a Corvette dealership whenever it is that time
Have you ever been in a Z06 (or even a base Vette)? 
02-01-2008, 08:10 PM
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I personally have never really liked the Cobras. I respect them, I know of their potential, and their sound really is amazing, but I don't like the interior at all. I'm mostly looking for a car that I can show off to the neighbors (We're probably the youngest couple in our subdivision, so I feel like we have a little catch-up to play), and just enjoy taking care of and going for joy rides on the weekend with my wife. I'm probably going to get something along the lines of a 3rd gen Z28 or TA as a daily driver, and drive this car only a few thousand miles a year