cost of Z06 with 7.0L LS7= $75,000
01-12-2005, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Flawless
I agree, people with 75k to spend on a car would I think go for a Porshe for the most part. I love the z06, but for around 75k, I could think of other cars to buy.
01-12-2005, 02:10 PM
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I would buy a viper, I have a Z06 now, but to have a car that turns heads more and a viper does that, sure the new z will to, but there is more Z06 going to be produced than there will be Vipers, for 75K I would be more apt to do just that, or find a luxury car. To each his own I guess
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01-14-2005, 05:19 PM
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I'll be visiting my GM dealership for a deposit on a C6 Z06 this weekend.... 
01-14-2005, 10:02 PM
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Which other cars would you buy? As far as price and performance are concerned, I don't see any other cars capable of beating the new Z06. Just wondering what you would buy for 75k instead of the new Z. No Porsche at that price would even come close to the Z as far as performance is concerned. I'm just curious what you would rather have? A full-size luxury sedan?
01-16-2005, 11:47 PM
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From all the buzz at the dealerships I would guess....Base $63,400
And if that's the price, that a hell of a lot of car for the price......
Now what the dealers sell them for is another story.....$10-50K over sticker, and I hope they all get hit with the same thing that happened with the SSR’s and the ZR-1, and can’t sell a one!
And if that's the price, that a hell of a lot of car for the price......
Now what the dealers sell them for is another story.....$10-50K over sticker, and I hope they all get hit with the same thing that happened with the SSR’s and the ZR-1, and can’t sell a one!
01-17-2005, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by NHRATA01
Hey, if you don't like the Z06 for its low price, you could always by an NSX for $90k, and have a 280hp V6 that runs mid 13s. 
I saw one of those the other day actually... for 90k it sure doesn't look like it!
01-17-2005, 04:11 PM
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I have an 03' Z06. I really didn't want to get the itch for a new C6 ZO6, so I am just going to keep on modding to stay ahead of any horsepower increases for now.
01-17-2005, 04:18 PM
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just spoke to my uncle who works in the corvette plant. and word is that they are gonna try to stay as close to the same pricing as the earlier Z06's had. around the same if not a few thousand more than the convertables. so for around 55k to 60k. but the problem is that the dealers will proly do to them what they did to the ZR1's. auction them off for the highest bidder. although they are getting 427's. and the rear tires are the wider than anything my uncle has ever seen on a stock vette. I think it sucks that dealers would do somthing like that. and one other thing is they will be in short supply at least this first years run. not sure on the exact count but he said they are estimating 3000-5000 max... and that is just speculation from the engineers and other support managers.
01-20-2005, 09:26 AM
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Like stated earlier, I too, think they will keep the pricing reasonable. On the other hand, the getting the greedy dealers to let them go at invoice will be another issue all-together. 
01-20-2005, 12:57 PM
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It would only be worth the money if it was all-time all-wheel-drive. That would make the new vette the most awesome car on the road.
AWDI think it should stay 2wd. Think of all the potential burnout videos gone to waste. lol. Its history has been a RWD car, the non flip-up headlights caused enough stirr, just think if went awd, you'd have the masses upset.
01-20-2005, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SmokingWS6
AWDI think it should stay 2wd. Think of all the potential burnout videos gone to waste. lol. Its history has been a RWD car, the non flip-up headlights caused enough stirr, just think if went awd, you'd have the masses upset.
with regard to the headlights, the original vette and i believe the c2 had fixed headlights, so its a flip flop. i think they look pretty good.
01-20-2005, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by stoleit
i agree, boo all wheel drive. AWD is nice but not on the Vette or on the replacement Fbody (if there is one). They are front mounted v8 cars with rwd, and should stay that way.
with regard to the headlights, the original vette and i believe the c2 had fixed headlights, so its a flip flop. i think they look pretty good.
with regard to the headlights, the original vette and i believe the c2 had fixed headlights, so its a flip flop. i think they look pretty good.
01-20-2005, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Another_User
It would only be worth the money if it was all-time all-wheel-drive. That would make the new vette the most awesome car on the road.
01-20-2005, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Another_User
Yes, but at least with that much horsepower and torque you could safely drive the car in light snow and/or rain. (I know there are people out there that claim rear-wheel drive cars handle great) Rear-wheel drive cars are very traction limited. You could probably shave off something insane like a full second in the quarter mile if that thing had AWD. It would be well worth the extra weight.
Just buy a set of slicks for the track and try to lift the front wheels off the ground
01-20-2005, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by BurnOut
CarsRFun- if you want to play that game, you could also take the money that you'd spend on an '04 Z06, buy a Fox-body Mustang, and outrun all of them in any performance category you'd like. That's not the point. Comparing a modded car to a stock car is comparing appes to oranges.
Oh, and for what it's worth, even if you paid say, $45k for a used '04 Z06, getting the brakes up to '06 Z06 specs would cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $5k. So you're up to $50k; now build a dry-sumped 427 w/ titanium rods and what are essentially C5R heads... even if you use a sleeved block (instead of a C5R block), you're still looking at (at LEAST) $8k-$10k in parts, not to mention machine work. So now you're up to $58k. Add a clutch that can take the power from the 427, and there's another $1k. Add the differential/transmission cooler for $1k. Upgrade the suspension (I'll use the factory T1 suspension for comparison) and you're looking at another $2k or so. Add some aero bits to keep lift down at high speed for another $1k (for the kit and painting). $63k so far. Beef up the transmission for another $500, get a bigger radiator for another $500. Let's say that you get a deal on LS1 Edit and dyno time for $500. Up to $64.5k now, and that's assuming that you have done all the work yourself... and you STILL can't take it to the dealer if the engine develops a knock, or if there is any other problem with the powertrain. Also, depending on where you live, you could have a hell of a time getting it inspected.
Don't get me wrong, I love to modify my vehicles, but let's be honest... any time you start messing with something, the reliability almost ALWAYS goes down.
Oh, and for what it's worth, even if you paid say, $45k for a used '04 Z06, getting the brakes up to '06 Z06 specs would cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $5k. So you're up to $50k; now build a dry-sumped 427 w/ titanium rods and what are essentially C5R heads... even if you use a sleeved block (instead of a C5R block), you're still looking at (at LEAST) $8k-$10k in parts, not to mention machine work. So now you're up to $58k. Add a clutch that can take the power from the 427, and there's another $1k. Add the differential/transmission cooler for $1k. Upgrade the suspension (I'll use the factory T1 suspension for comparison) and you're looking at another $2k or so. Add some aero bits to keep lift down at high speed for another $1k (for the kit and painting). $63k so far. Beef up the transmission for another $500, get a bigger radiator for another $500. Let's say that you get a deal on LS1 Edit and dyno time for $500. Up to $64.5k now, and that's assuming that you have done all the work yourself... and you STILL can't take it to the dealer if the engine develops a knock, or if there is any other problem with the powertrain. Also, depending on where you live, you could have a hell of a time getting it inspected.
Don't get me wrong, I love to modify my vehicles, but let's be honest... any time you start messing with something, the reliability almost ALWAYS goes down.
