Trade the Z for 2010 Corvette base?
 

2010 Chevrolet Corvette in Miami, FL- 8112032 at carmax.com

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i thought people trade in their Z06's for 370Z's....

I'm thinking about it.

Do it

my corvette customers are telling me they are buying brand new 2012s at over 10k off sticker right now, even base models. GM is practically giving them away, so I would look at new first.

Coming from 2 previous vettes, a c5z and a c6z, I though I might chime in here. The c6 is a great car. Out of the box you get excellent performance and good power stock. It can easily be modded to create monster power.

That being said if you are going to buy a used vette make sure you know everything about. I picked up my c5z with 30k on it and ended up dumping 10k into it just to keep it on the road. The c6z only had 17k miles with an extended warranty but still ended wasting approx $500 in the first 7 months just for up keep.

Finally got sick of it and picked up a brand new Z and I'm happier than I've been in years with a car. :)

That being said if you can pick up a brand new vette GO FOR IT! But if you are looking used definitely do some research on vehicle. Just my 2cents

Word.


But if you do trade it in, promise us you won't drive like this.....:D

Two Turkeys on Thanksgiving Wrecking their Corvettes in The Woodlands - YouTube

I agree with RRonin. Iv'e had three vettes through the years. if you buy used
do your homework. because most vettes have had two things done to them.

had the crap beat out of them or treated like the owners first born................

that being said if i trade my 370 it will be for only two other cars a vette
or a new 370 or whatever nissan calls the new one............

I investigated this recently as I am very tempted to go Z06 myself, and I decided the 2011 Z06 is a reasonable move from a 370Z, the top end model with ride control suspension and advanced traction control.

Otherwise, the base Corvette is a downgrade from the 370Z, even worse when you consider value for money.

An Ohio dealership was selling a new z06 for 48k

Do iT! :tup:

:wtf2:and watch fellow Z's pass you in the corners! I would say keep the Z and enjoy it!:tiphat:

Only way a corvette would tempt me is zr1 but that's a completely different class and with that kinda money I would be in a GT-R!

If it ain't at MINIMUM a GS??? It ain't worth it. But even with that. You are trading a high insurance car for a higher insurance car and a Sh!ttier interior. Most Z06 owners trade for Z's. I say if you want more power? Save the Z and go FI. But that's JMO.

Yeah maybe but unless you're driving figure 8's the Corvette will win the straightaways... I'm not a Vette guy by any means but I didn't buy the Z for it's amazing cornering either.

IMO the Vettes are just too unrefined... not saying the 370 is a luxury sports car but the finish is still much nicer IMO.

Ahaha I saw that lmao. Hard decision. I'm gonna have to do more research before any conclusion...

I didn't know that. I will have to read into this more. I love my Z, thinking about trading my daily driver for vette. I have 2011 Accord Coupe EX-L.

Corvette's insurance is cheaper than the Z duh. Look at how many people are crashing their cars left and right. On the Corvette forum, you only read about them dying from old age (I am not joking either)

Thats so wrong. lol

thats what I was going to write. When I went from my C6 to the Z, insurance went up about $60 per month, and I'm an old fart with a clean record.

Haahahahaaa... this happened round Xmas. How pathetic is this... this is the only state I been to where people make button-hook turns in a FIAT into a Wide 4 lane Road... HOW DUMB IS THAT..... LMFAO!!!!

Don't Mess With Texas.??? mfao... yeah right!!!!!!!!:inoutroflpuke:

C5Z is a better car than the C6. Unless its more about looks and less about performance. It's not a huge difference but the C5Z has a more sporty feel to it, and all around better car outside of the looks and interior.

The C5Z doesn't have the 370z's looks and interior either but outside of that it beats the Z in everything else. I picked up an '03 w/ 65k miles which I now traded in for a GTO (Terrible deal which I regret). I'm biased but I am not a big fan of the base model C6's. Seem very cheap inside and not very sporty. The Z feels a lot more nimble, sporty, good interior, great looks. I'd take the 370Z over the C6 but a C5Z over the 370Z.

I am really not joking. Every now and then you get a post about someone passing away due to old age. The demographics on the Corvette guys are much older.

-My 370Z is $50/mo cheaper than my Z06 to insure. (26/m/single)
-They both handled very well, but with a different feel.
-The Z06 was obviously way faster.
-The 370Z feels like it has the interior of a $40K car. The Z06, a $15K car (not exaggerating).
-They both get identical mileage in my experience.
-The Z06 sounds SO MUCH better than the 370Z when the exhaust opens up.
-The transmissions are both a bit unrefined, toss-up here.
-Steering in the corvette feels more "connected" and "safer" at high speeds, but both cars feel stable well into tripple digits. The Corvette steering is a pain in parkinglots but is very nice at speed, the 370Z is the opposite.
-The corvette has a bit more body flex
-The corvette has much better visibility
-The 370Z is a Nissan, and people associate it as such. Corvette is almost considered its own brand by many lay people. They say "Corvette for a Nissan?" when I tell them I traded. Then I remind them...Chevy/Nissan...same deal.
-The ZR1 feels like a Base model except rides smoother and has more performance. Quality, interior, etc. are all the same.
-The 3LZ package is lipstick on a pig beyond the telescoping steering column. Leather glued to things doesn't make it somehow "upscale".
-370Z has more "roll" than a Z06, it feels similar to a base C6, except the C6 is more composed over bumps. The 370Z is very "bouncy" and has a lot of rebound over rolling dips at speed.

Besides the interior I don't think you would regret it. Go for it.

I will go for a test drive at the dealership near my house.

Whats your ultimate goal? Tooling around town or hitting the track?

I dont know how people in here seem to think the Z will out-handle a properly equipped C6, at all...

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With the way some people write it, the Z is a little gocart and the 'vette comes with a set of oars and a captains hat.

Sorry, kiddies - a used Corvette Z51 package is the best bang-for-buck car out there right now, really. That said, I doubt the one he was looking at has the Z51 package so I wouldn't even think of getting it, but thats besides the point - a Z51 (or Grand Sport) will push some 370Z shit in, barring some significant power upgrades to catch up...

If all you care about is speed and tracking a car, get a C5 Z06 and some race rubber and call it a day. It will be cheaper (brakes, tires) than the C6, and won't break the bank to buy, either.

You want a C6 Z06? Well...think about the tires, lol. $2K a set.

SLAM DUNKED by the Convert. :tup: sways will tighten up the Z and give it a tighter feel. Lowering the Z's center of gravity will give it a slightly better high speed feel.
The corvette comes out the lot slammed and there is no production car under 80k as tight as the vette. Just no body roll from the factory. The vette is a great weekend car. That interior is Sh1tbox pathetic.

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