Originally Posted by GZ3 (Post 3240160)

Im lucky enough to have a GF that supports my car addiction to the fullest...soon to be wife... and cmon kenchie! i had a full box of tools by the time i was 18!!....house with a garage...EASY.....DD....crap honda civic..5k....easy peazzyy!:tup:

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 3240161)

:iagree:

garage for safe-keeping and knowing your car will be safe.
tools for not having to take it to the dealership (DIY)
wife - my wife complains all the time about my car
DD - i need to get a DD and not put those miles on my Z:shakes head:

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 3240163)

DD = oldsmobile vehicle? :rofl2:

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 3240173)

lol she already won. that's exactly what she wants you to think.

just remember though: happy wife = happy life

Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370 (Post 3240179)

Ummmmm.... You guys are taking what I'm saying completely out of context. Especially Blades, but that's normal from him.

Just my driving style. I had a similar situation in the camaro, but the camaro, when you're in it you feel fine cruising. Me personally. I want to keep pushing the vette. I want to take it to its limits. It's just the way it feels.


F*#k a f#*kin FRS... No comparison to a Z. Frs is torque-less, powerless and though it winds out Ok for street driving. Go on the highway and you're doing nothing. That said, the Z is perfect to feel like you're doing something on street and highway. The vette, you instantly feel the track ability of the car even in normal driving. If I'm on the street 90% of the time... Corvette is a lot of car. Not saying I wouldn't consider it. I'm just waiting for all these 16's to release before I make a decision.

The corvette is one of the sickest cars I've driven. But nterested in the upcoming camaro as well. As they gear them more for the street.

I did drive the vette only in sport mode though. I wouldn't know what comfort feels like.

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 3240181)

dayam, wat u doing with a Z then! get something more at your level. :tup:



:D



:rofl2: come on now, im sort of in the 2015's :D (sort of, struggling to keep up, yes)

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 3240185)

my version:

happy wife = napping wife. :icon17: just let her sleep... while i tip toe back to my garage. :D

Originally Posted by AntiVenom (Post 3240227)

:iagree: when i have a project going i usually hop out of bed at early like 4-5am and start wrenching. when she wakes up at 8-9 i say "oh i just got out here, gonna work for a couple more hours." then work til lunch time.

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 3240170)

not a matter of enjoying it, but rather being conscious of putting those miles as a DD and/or driving it to work and parking it in the sun, etc.

Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370 (Post 3240179)

Ummmmm.... You guys are taking what I'm saying completely out of context. Especially Blades, but that's normal from him.

Just my driving style. I had a similar situation in the camaro, but the camaro, when you're in it you feel fine cruising. Me personally. I want to keep pushing the vette. I want to take it to its limits. It's just the way it feels.


F*#k a f#*kin FRS... No comparison to a Z. Frs is torque-less, powerless and though it winds out Ok for street driving. Go on the highway and you're doing nothing. That said, the Z is perfect to feel like you're doing something on street and highway. The vette, you instantly feel the track ability of the car even in normal driving. If I'm on the street 90% of the time... Corvette is a lot of car. Not saying I wouldn't consider it. I'm just waiting for all these 16's to release before I make a decision.

The corvette is one of the sickest cars I've driven. But nterested in the upcoming camaro as well. As they gear them more for the street.

I did drive the vette only in sport mode though. I wouldn't know what comfort feels like.

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s (Post 3240257)

Meh I'm of the mindset that it's a car and it's made for driving. Not buying it to hard park at C&C meets or sit in my garage all the time. The less you worry about those kind of things, the more you will actually enjoy owning the car.

Originally Posted by Dwight Frye (Post 3236282)

Well if I don't like the next gen Z, I'm going to throw caution to the wind, cash in one of my IRA's, and buy a fully optioned Jaguar F-Type R Coupe with a 550 hp supercharged V8. I figure the stock market is going to collapse again and I might as well lose the money on car depreciation and have something totally crazy like that for a few years and enjoy it.
I just turned 60 and I will never drive a grandpa car.

Originally Posted by Ghostvette (Post 3239249)

I'd love to take a test drive in a C7, but considering I couldn't even get the asshat salesman to let me drive a USED C6, it's pointless. :shakes head:

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s (Post 3239187)

Depends on what you're comparing it to. If you're looking at cars around the $30-40k range I don't think it's all that competitive. The Mustang and Camaro definitely out class the Z in terms of performance. When the 370Z was first released, it was competitive with those 2 cars. Both Ford and GM have updated them since then and left the Nissan behind because it failed to do the same.

This is the reason why I didn't even consider a Z for my next car purchase. If they had released one or confirmed any details that revealed it could be competitive with those cars soon I may have considered getting another one. I had decided on getting a 2016 5.0 earlier this year and then I started looking at used C7's. As soon as I test drove one, my mind was pretty much made up. Just placed an order for a 2016 C7 like 2 weeks ago and should be getting it delivered around late August. :excited:

Originally Posted by carlitos_370z (Post 3239259)

:iagree: and congrats on the C7 dude!!! that damn vette looks amazing... and trust me I love the new Mustang chassis especially the 5.0 Performance Package :drool: I love my Z... but if that chassis arrive at the moment that i be thinking on buy my Z... the story was different loool!

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s (Post 3240257)

Meh I'm of the mindset that it's a car and it's made for driving. Not buying it to hard park at C&C meets or sit in my garage all the time. The less you worry about those kind of things, the more you will actually enjoy owning the car.



I always be trollin' :roflpuke2:

The 2016 C7's just entered product at the beginning of this week and the first deliveries should be completed in around 3-5 weeks. As far as the different modes, from my research they're only noticeably different if you get the Magnetic Selective Ride Control feature (which I did order). The one that I drove was completely base so I haven't actually driven one with the MRSC yet. Probably should have done that before I ordered one :icon17:

Originally Posted by jpkirk (Post 3240364)

If you showed up in something other than ripped up shorts, holey t-shirt and flip-flops you might get a different answer ...

:stirthepot:

:rofl2:

Originally Posted by jpkirk (Post 3240451)

And now the Gen 6 Camaro has SRM and the LT1. Weight is down as well. If it handles well, could be a valid replacement although, it is still 3700 lbs.

Ima stikin wit da Z. I like it ... looks good and goes good. I smile every time I get in.

Originally Posted by jpkirk (Post 3240451)

And now the Gen 6 Camaro has SRM and the LT1. Weight is down as well. If it handles well, could be a valid replacement although, it is still 3700 lbs.

Ima stikin wit da Z. I like it ... looks good and goes good. I smile every time I get in.

Originally Posted by jpkirk (Post 3240364)

If you showed up in something other than ripped up shorts, holey t-shirt and flip-flops you might get a different answer ...

:stirthepot:

:rofl2:

Originally Posted by GZ3 (Post 3240560)

if its 200lbs lighter that would put it close to 36XX.... unless new info has been released

Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370 (Post 3240568)

Last I heard. GM is still trying to shave weight. They said they'll keep trying till a few days before production. They are DETERMINED!!!

KUDOS to the Camaro team!

Originally Posted by jpkirk (Post 3240364)

If you showed up in something other than ripped up shorts, holey t-shirt and flip-flops you might get a different answer ...

:stirthepot:

:rofl2:

Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370 (Post 3240539)

I thought the SS is going to be 3600lbs?

Originally Posted by GZ3 (Post 3240560)

if its 200lbs lighter that would put it close to 36XX.... unless new info has been released

Originally Posted by Ghostvette (Post 3240562)

HEY!!!! Were you at the dealer when I showed up? :icon14:

I was wearing jeans and a t-shirt, but that's my normal attire. They did let some 70 yr old dude drive it, and he managed to kill it 6 times backing out of the space. :confused:

Originally Posted by jpkirk (Post 3240677)

So ... I admit, I did not do any detailed research. First article that came up gave a weight range of 3600-3700 lbs. Naturally I took the high number cuz I own a Z and I want to make it appear the new Camaro is 300+ more pounds than my Z. May not be fair ...

I don't care :icon17:

Ima stikin' wit da Z!

Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 3233849)

Enjoy what you have. Make the best of it. Live in the present. Stop worrying. Be the young willow tree bending in the wind. Embrace the "Now". Use the Force. Feel the burn. Nuke a gay whale for Jesus. Trump 2016. Reduce, reuse, recycle. Go Navy. Be the man. Love your Mom. Pillage before you burn. Never run with scissors.

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 3242629)

ibtl..!