Not to mention the number of blown LS7 engines as well. For a track car, there is no way I'd buy a C6 Z06, I'd rather go with a Grand Sport, and mod it a bit to make up for the power difference.

I haven't really looked into C6s and up...

I do know that a C5 Z06 is boss...it's crazy the power to cash ratio on those things when it comes to modding...

i would own one as long as i wouldn't have to look at the Godawful gm bargain bin interior....

That is overblown, imo/ime. Spring Mountain has never lost an engine, and they put 12-14K track/paddock miles on the cars, and replace them about every year. They are outside of Vegas in 100*+ weather.

A Grand Sport will never be a Z06. You can't change the CG of the car, and you are starting out about 100-150# heavier. It would take a LOT more stripping down and money, etc. to equal the Z06. The two cars feel totally different.

Compared to the number of blown LS3's, I'd disagree. Especially after talking to someone in person whose engine blew on the track, and he was only at around 2500RPM's when it happened.

Was his car stock?

Yep.

Interesting.

Either way, the LS7 does fine as far as I am concerned. Spring Mountain runs them and has no issues.

Vettes handle just as well as a Z in the corners... even a base C6 (no Z51 package).

I avoided the base C6 just because it's too vanilla for me, and because i'd always regret not getting a Z06. It's definitely a great car and fast as hell, but save up and buy a Z06!

I'm sad because I'm sure Chevy will fix the interiors for the C7, but I feel like they might get too aggressive with the exterior. I love the look of the C6, but wish the interior design (not materials) was updated.

I have a chart that shows the handling on both cars are pretty much the same. the non z06 c6 cant have huge tires in front, whicj hurts its performance

You will regret it. Nissan overall design, engineering and quality is simply better than Chevrolet's.

Wow.

Never realized how bad the interior was

I remember a member here having a blacked out Z06 on black rims and it looked mean, loved it. That interior would make it hard to sit inside compared to the 370

I would love to test drive one though

I almost bought a new 2012 C6 vette only 2 months , ago upon delivery idiot detailers scratched the entire clear coat of the car, cancelled deal and went across the street to nissan dealer and test drove the new pearl 2012 370z manual sport, I currently own.

I am very happy with the 370z prior to buying it I test drove all the high performance cars out in the $30-$55K and negleted to test drive the Z as I really wanted a V8 with 400hp plus, that is why I passed on test driving the 370z with only a V6 and 330hp.

I had test drove a challenger rt 375 hp and it was really a dog, but after driving the 370z I was sold on it, it just has to much classic styling, taste,refinement, and technical features that the american cars just don't have.

While I do sometimes regret not buying the 2012 vette, it goes away fast once I look at the 370z or drive it.

I've owned 2 corvettes in my life a 1987 C4 and a 2002 Z06 ( bought from a friend who was going thru a messy divorce and I basically stole it for what he sold it to me for).

I sold the Z06 a few years later, got tired of it with new yorks long winters and the C4 i puchased used for $9k with only 25k mles on it, body was perfect , but the interior needed some work. I basically learned a lot about corvettes working on this C4 and how poorly constructed and shitty materials chevrolet used to put them together. If you wonder why old corvettes rattle and make more noise than some babies toys rattles at 30k plus miles, its because a lot of the plastic mounting flanges on major assemblies are starting to crack or break away. The worst of these on my C4 was the main dash board mounting flanges which, originally were a solid ring flange had now turned to a slotted U shaped brackets.

I basically became an expert in plastic welding, refinishing and epoxy repair on that corvette.

After fixing up the C4, I swore I would never buy another used corvette, the only reason I bought my friends , is because I knew the history of it.

One day I may buy another, but one thing you need to be sure of, it that you get the best factory extended waranty available with it, don't keep it to long yrs. or miles and never buy a used one unless you know the seller personally.

Tooling around town on the weekend and ultimately hitting the track and some dragging.

Anyway, after taking a look at the corvette today and a test drive on '08 base. I don't think that I am missing much at all. Maybe it was an '08 and a base used vette. My OP link will have to be transfer with a fee of $550.

After doing some research and visiting some forums, I decided to wait and see how 2014 C7 will look as well as performance. As for the time being, I love my Z and will keep an eye on a used vette... not to mention saving money. However, anything is possible :eek: