z or vette

NoLaKrewe

I don't think I've read about any car more then the Hell Cat on this forum lol. It comes up in every thread I'm tagged in.

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JWillis72

Naples has a corvettes on every corner, I would keep the Z.

Mt Tam I am

OP I know how you feel. I feel C7 bound as well but I am holding out for the Z06. This weekend I was at the track and fell back in love, or lust, with my Z. C5 and C6 Corvettes were slowing me down on the turns and overall slowed my track times. The 370Z is quite a car for so little money.

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kenchan

but that's a huge amount of money you're probably going to waste.... well, if you luv vettes then it's not a waste i suppose.

jpkirk

The question is, will he love it after he has owned it for a year.

Never buy a first year model. Vettes are all over the place so they are not unique. The standard C6 is good, can a Z keep up with it? Not a Z06 C6. Those are fairly rare though. Vette's before that the Z will likely keep up. So I don't think performance is a good reason. With some mods the Z will be in contention with a base C7 and looks elegant doing it. The C7 is all edges and stuff.

Even so, I do like the looks of the C7.

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MJB

A fully bolt on and tuned Z can maybe...... I repeat... maybe can keep up with a stock C5 vette (0-60/ 1/4). A C5 Z06? No chance. And a C6, base or Z06 would destroy a Z. We already know the answer about a C7.

Not trying to be a GM fan boy... but lets be realistic people. For the money, you get a ton of performance with these cars. And I'm not talking about just straight line speed. Since the C5 came out, these things can handle, brake, you name it. Are they everywhere? Well it is an American made car, so no sh!t.

As far as claiming only old men drive them.... well if that is the case then the majority of 370z drivers I see around my area look like a Jersey Shore characters. And don't even get me started about 350z drivers. Kinda pointless to base your opinion on a car by its drivers. I understand this is a Z forum, but believe it or not there are better performance cars out there. And not that much more expensive compared to the new Nismo with tech +7At package.

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jpkirk

I wouldn't argue Z06 of any year or any C7. However, there is evidence that a base C6 is only a second faster than the Z around both the Hockenheim Short track and the Top Gear track, and the base C5 was two seconds slower than a Z around Hockenheim Short. Don't know who the driver was though. So I would say the Z would outperform the base C5 easily and could, with mods, at least keep up with a base C6. Just sayin'. I found this info on fastestlaps.com.

I agree there are higher performance cars out there. For me it's bang for buck. If you want C7 performance then you pay the 55K for the base model and move on. If it were me, I would buy at least the 2LT with Z51 package. That would be fun. But, 65K and ... Corvette. A base C6 would be slightly better than a Z, but not much. And you have C6 fit and finish. Earlier model Corvettes will require up tune performance models to do significantly better than a Z. The question for the OP is whether or not he will find satisfaction with increased performance of a Corvette over a Z. If he is going after a C7 then possibly yes. If not, buyer beware. A used Corvette may have unknown pedigree.

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Virtual

I'd wait out a year for the vette, just so all the bugs get fixed. Nothing worse than looking at something that pretty just sitting in your garage if you can't drive it.

UNKNOWN_370

The vette is a compelling vehicle. It's one of my "next ride" options, but... Elecsteer is a turn off... With the Ridiculous amount of recalls and engine failures. I would hold out on buying a vette until 2016 or 17. This car needs time to get right.
The Z, is inferior on paper but the Z provides an exhilarating driving experience. A right now car? Z wins. In 2016? Maybe the vette?

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MJB

Aren't most new cars now going to electric steering? I'm not a fan of it either.

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UNKNOWN_370

Yeah, At least Infiniti kept the hydraulic unit on the Q50 sport. Other Q50 non-sport models are elecsteer. That gives me hope that Nissan sees the importance of hydraulic steering in SPORT vehicles.

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DR_

I would keep my sport/touring Z over a base 1LT. Throw in the Z51 and I'm on the fence. Anything above that and a happy new Vette owner

Smashley

I owned a c6 and it was an absolute thrill to floor it but I would rather daily the Z. I love the c7 in white with black wheels my fav vette has to be the ZR1 though.

Tadpole

Ergonomics have turned me away from the vette. I stopped and looked at a slightly used 13, sat in it, looked around, and wasnt impressed with the set up. Old boring typical GM ergos. I got out of the vette and told the salesman I had a better car.
Dont get me wrong, I do love the vettes from the outside view tho.

Best bang for your buck is the Z. With some good mods you can turn a Z into a monster that will beat the vette in a lot of comparisons tests.

They are both nice rides and either will make you a happy camper!

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