Bye Bye Z...
 

A few weeks ago, I decided I wanted to get Corvette due to Chevy currently offering 0% for 60 months as well as some killer pricing. Picked up my 2012 Corvette Grand Sport Centennial Edition on Thursday. I didn't initially want to get black, due to how much work it can be to keep it looking nice, but it was the only way I could get the car with the Magnetic ride control with the options I wanted (i.e. not an automatic) in my area. I'm actually really happy with the color, it's a metallic black, looks amazing in the sun light.

People talk trash about how bad the interior is in the Corvette, but I'm actually really happy with it, it's a 3LT trim, so it has decent options, and the Centennial package adds charcoal Alcantara seat inserts, steering wheel, and some other spots. Only thing that sucks is the center console, horrible nav, and Bose, but the exhaust note more than makes up for the shitty Bose speakers.

It's actually my first manual transmission car, and I've only driven a manual once before so I'm still in the learning phase, but I'm getting more comfortable with it with every passing day. It's a blast rowing through the gears. The car draws a lot of attention, so it's kind of embarassing when I occasionally stall at a stop light or something, but that's okay, :rofl2:.

Unfortunately right now, I wasn't prepared financially speaking to keep the Z at the same time, so I traded it in. I still love the Z, and will almost definitely pick up whatever the next rendition of it is, whenever that happens.

Here are some pics right after I had a clear bra installed over the entire front end (minus the stripes, of course):


Anyway, please don't hate on me too much for ditching the Z, I still love it, and this community. I'll definitely be sticking around.

No hate from me, flashy. I love vettes Congrats on the new whip!!!

Killer congrats broo!

Agreed, no complaints here. Love the matte black wheels.

Congrats!! :tup:

Nismo wheels? Lol congrats, looks mean from all angles!

They do look similar, but the parts at the outside of the wheel are different, they just have an indentation, they aren't completely forked. I like the Z06 wheels better, but I'm happy with these.

I'm so glad they went matte for the wheels, hides the brake dust wonderfully, :icon17:.

Awesome, congrats man! :tup:

Hot... I'd like to do the same but I figure it's bad enough my car is worth half as much as my house as it is. :D

Congrats, your contributions to the Z community will be missed.

Haha, that's actually exactly where I'm at now, thanks to the shitty housing market.

NICE......very nice. The rims do resemble the Nismo rims.

As long as if you're happy, that's all that matters. :tup: nice car!

I wish my car was worth half as much as my house. Then I could pay my house off in my lifetime.

Nice ride!! Congrats!!

And :tup: :tup: on the clear bra

Awesome car! Congrats! :tup:

Very Nice

See you in the Corvette Forum :happydance:

The corvette is a great ride congrats... I'm sure the alcantara accents make up for what base vettes leave out. But overall the vette is still one sick car. Where else can you get a 50k car with a 193mph top speed from the base model. CRAZY. Good luck and be safe.

Just posted my "Hello" thread over there. :tiphat: Nice forum, but I like this one a lot more. (Shhh, don't tell them that) Can't stand how a lot of them can't seem to help themselves turning everything into a political (read: Obama Hate) discussion.

If you don't mind me asking what did you end up paying? I heard Chevy was discounting Vettes but didn't know if this pertained to the GS version as well.

I got about $10K off MSRP. That combined with 0% and a decent trade-in made it easy.

The 'Vette.. gets em wet! (True Lies)

Looks awesome! Watch out for those corners though :icon17:

Sweet car man. 100% congrats

I like the looks of the current Vette, but have never been a fan of the head lights. The black color makes them look decent however. Nice ride, enjoy it.

The Centennial Edition is beautiful. Congrats on the great pick up! I toyed with the idea of a Vette for a bit. Yours is definitely a good way to go.

:iagree:

Wow, what is there to hate about that ride? It looks awesome and I bet the roar of the V8 is even better.

wow new ride looks awesome. Congrats and enjoy

'grats on the new ride, looks kickin

Congrats.

Congrats! Better than downgrading to a 5.0!:stirthepot:

Nice, congrats, enjoy the raw power.

Btw, is the Nissan in the back also yours?

Yo can never go wrong with a 'vette. The car looks great !!! :icon18:

Good Luck & Congrats !!! But watch out for those curves..its not a "Z" :p

Nvm

no hate here! ive always admired Vette's........... ever since i was little, i would walk into my parents garage and see my dads 73 Stingray and i would go over and sit in the drivers seat, pretend to drive it, all the while the smell of the leather just piercing through me........

i had to settle on the Z for insurance purposes (if they saw Corvette ....and "age:22" oh yea, you'd bet for sure it sky rocket..... the Z? not so much. since they told me it wasnt considered a sports car to them)

ONE DAY THO!, i have this Z ANDDDDDDD my Vette ive dreamed about....

Nah, that's a friend of my neighbors. It's got a mega annoying ricer exhaust on it, sounds almost exactly like my lawn mower.

Keepin it classy as always, I see.

Congratulations on the new whip!:tiphat: