New Z06 News - Page 3

Deep_Freeze · 06-14-05, 08:25

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Originally posted by tailwind
You won't be seeing these new Z06s all the time.

That statement is like saying "you see Mustangs all the time" when talking about a Cobra. 95% of the 'stangs you see are boring base V6 models, and 95% of the Corvettes you see are going to be base model C6s (still an awesome car, but a far cry from the Z06.)

This is true, and while you and I can see the difference between these cars in about 1 second, that is just not the case for the general public. Most will see it as just another vette, but if they see the GT, they will not be able to think that at all. The GT might make their head snap, and cause an accident, lol.

You kinda took one part of what I said out of context. In comparsion to a GT, you will see the general vette body style (all models) "all the time", cause you will see far fewer GTs (with that corresponding body style). Sure, we can point out the decals, wheels, and such of a Z06, but it still looks every bit like a regular vette, even if we know it isn't.

animes2k · 06-14-05, 08:39

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Originally posted by true blue blood
I always thought that was pretty cool, but don't let them prep it !

hehehe I get a kick out of this, because for most dealerships I'd say the same thing, but I think museum delivery would be a different story.

I noticed the vettes (and even pickups and cheaper cars) outside the local Chevy dealer were swirl-free and very clean. The dealership also sells and services Lambo and Lotus and I saw a Ligenfelter Z06 (yellow, with the back in that matte black... mmmm) drive out of service while I was there. They know how to prep cars there. I think I'd be content with their prep.

true blue blood · 06-14-05, 08:42

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Originally posted by animes2k
hehehe I get a kick out of this, because for most dealerships I'd say the same thing, but I think museum delivery would be a different story.

I noticed the vettes (and even pickups and cheaper cars) outside the local Chevy dealer were swirl-free and very clean. The dealership also sells and services Lambo and Lotus and I saw a Ligenfelter Z06 (yellow, with the back in that matte black... mmmm) drive out of service while I was there. They know how to prep cars there. I think I'd be content with their prep.

Hey better safe than sorry, Excuse me sir I'm gonna need to see your Autopia credentials before you touch this vehicle

. I've noticed some newer dealerships have touchless car washes for prep and what not, now the drying part concerns me

animes2k · 06-14-05, 08:54

Well, if I walked into the museum and saw any sort of swirl on my $70,000 car (plus Museum Delivery), I sure as hell wouldn't take delivery! FIX THAT!!!

When it comes time for my fiance and I to get a new car, you better believe I'm doing it the way... um... (who was that?) someone here did with his mother's Black Mercedes. Of course, it'll be a Subaru, so I wouldn't trust the dealer to get it right.

SpoiledMan · 06-14-05, 09:10

I have seen a couple prep jobs from Cerritos Toyota that are pretty damned good. One of my customers just got a white Prius and the paint is absolutely flawless and hurts your eyes in direct sunlight. No clay necessary as the paint is smooth as glass. I'll be applying AIO and Z2 Pro in the near future.

Corey Bit Spank · 06-15-05, 07:20

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Originally posted by true blue blood
I always thought that was pretty cool, but don't let them prep it !

I'm sure they have people that care more than your usual dealer detailer.

percynjpn · 06-17-05, 04:11

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Originally posted by White95Max
True, I'd rather have two Z06s than a GT. Or better yet, 3 used Z06s!

Now THAT, I can't understand

Since you can only drive one at a time, why would having 2 Z06s be better? If you thought having one Z06 and one (for example) Cayman was preferable, I could understand, but. . .

Bad03xtreme · 06-17-05, 04:32

You could get a Ford GT and have your steering fail as you race the Z06 all the GTs were recalled becuase of the A-arms I believe.

Bad03xtreme · 06-17-05, 04:34

Here you go "built Ford tough" Yea right supposed to be the Company trademark automobile well I guess they got it right with the recall. http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101849

Kool_ZX3 · 06-17-05, 06:12

Every company has recalls even ferrari, ford tried a new casting process and in part one control arm showed a hairline facture within the arm, it hasn't been proven that other arms were affected the same so they recalled all cars and replaced all arms with forged ones, so their actually better and ford fits the bill for you. Not bad for a car that was designed and built in what 3 years or 2. The c6 i heard has already had it's fair share of problems, nobody's perfect

Ford took the chance with this process with porsche and ferrari use for thier peices, ford is the first north american company to take the chance with it and one arm showed fault. Corvette and GT may be similar but one is an all out supercar the other one is a pumped up sportscar.

LightngSVT · 06-17-05, 06:40

As much as I love the GT, it just isnt in the segment to be considered direct competition for the Z06. Now what would be a good race would be the z06 and the new SVT Shelby Cobra (with a smaller blower pulley), should be close and cost nearly $30k less.

SpoiledMan · 06-17-05, 06:45

It's so much fun to take less and do more with it. I think that's why I've always loved the little 4 banger cars.