z or vette

280z/300zx

I've had a Z since I was 17. Bought my 84 300zx on my own and fell in love. At 18 I bought a 280z in addition to my 300zx. When I graduated from med school I bought myself an 09 370z touring sport as a grad present to myself. Sadly a year and a half later it was totaled. I replaced it with a 2010 370z NISMO. At the end of last year my Z was involved in an accident (no luck) and I begged the insurance company and body shop to total it. The screwed me claiming it was worth more than it was, so it was fixed. Long story short it was a nightmare that took almost three months and the car was never the same.

So a few months ago I sold it and was car shopping. Nothing but another Z or a vette were on my list. My fiance already had a Camaro 1LE which i love but didn't feel like having identical cars. The STI is a car I've always loved with only 305HP no way. Couldn't bring myself to like the mustang. After lots a searching and a drive to Arizona I bought a 2012 Grand Sport with under 3k miles on it. Flawless car. I haven't been happier.

The Z is a great car but needed a change. Plus for the money I no longer think the Z is the best deal. Sure it's fast and corners great, but the mustang and Camaro are faster while cornering just as well. No I'm not nit picking down to tenths of tenths. In general the domestic competitors are just a better bargain. The Z has fallen behind and is in serious need of a refresh. Compared to the Vette, there is no comparison. It's better in just about every way or equal to at the worst, except in in-town gas mileage. The Z wins there but loses in fwy gas mileage.

Where I'm at Z's are rare and Vettes are common, yet with-in days of owning my Vette I was already getting more attention in it than my Z did in all years ow ownership. No sure why. Personally I think the Z is a sexier looking car but I guess majority of people think otherwise.

Lastly, I did consider a C7 Vette but decided to wait for now until mid cycle so they could iron out the bugs. Guess it's a good thing given recent events regarding the C7. However after having my Grans Sport I'm in no hurry as it's a wonderful car.

Ninja edit: It does kind of suck being the youngest member of my Car club at 32, most everyone else is older. Sadly average age of Vette owners is something like 65

sunkist350z

well written, post some pictures of grandsport its a sexy looking beast

MX52Z

Heck yeah! Let's see it.

Zoren 370

Come on share the porn star!

NoLaKrewe

It would be awkward if I bought a Vette then. LoL. It's weird when you're so much younger then your entire car club.

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Zoren 370

Nola you could always make an excuse that your dad lend you the vett in exchange for you letting him drive the Z to his 60th high school class reunion! Lol

Im sure he will be the talk of his class reunion.

Tadpole

The average age of a Z owner is 49. Lol

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watson853

Really wow guess I'm in the minority since I own my Z at 28.


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FPenvy

im even more in the minority.

bought my Z in june 2011 at the age of 24

only 27 now.

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Tadpole

I really think it's a price point for the majority of us here. In respect, both cars are beautiful and have their own personality but very similar in a lot of ways. I have always told myself that I would own a Vette by the time I'm 40 but now on the verge of 50 I still don't own one mainly due to cost. I'm very cautious when it come to buying a used sports car and buying a brand new Vette is out of my range. Needless to say I have always loved the Z too and am very happy with it. I have always rooted for the underdog and to get it to surprise that fellow camaro, mustang, and soon to be a few Vettes out there. I will always be a Vette fan for sure but with my Z at its price point cannot beat. I think a lot of us are probably in that realm of finances. We have other priorities in life that take our fun money away

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FPenvy

i still feel like i need my AARP card to own a vette.

seriously though any vette new or old i see is driven by men in their late 40s/50s/60s

only young people i know with vettes is a friend who daddy has bought him 3 vettes since he was 16 and really douchey dudes.

as much as i am a GM guy at heart and think the new C7 especially the Z06 is just pure sex......i have trouble buying one based on the scene. i mean the Z crowd is a great crowd to hang around. plus zdayz shows how awesome our community is.

i mean if i show up in a 2015 C7 Z06 i think i'll still be welcomed right?......lol

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R3V

I will add that with the C7, from what I've seen, the average age if guys buying them is WAY lower than it was with the C6. Excluding the first batch which was all older collectors.

FPenvy

i havent seen 1 man under the age of 55 with one yet and they are a ton of C7's in my area already.

maybe in Florida it's different when the avg age is 70 so 50 seems younger lol

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grandpawmoses

Chevrolets newest headache.
In "valet" mode the Vette records driving data and the driver. Now that's been deemed illegal without the drivers consent.
I guess with thinking like that my security camera at home is illegal without the burglars consent.

MJB

You just have to find the right crowd. When I lived in Texas, there were a bunch of younger guys that owned Vettes... highly, highly modified. They only came out at night and did illegal things on the streets, lol.

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