question here for the american members. i've just moved stateside, and always held the corvette in pretty high regard.

however, since i've been here, i've noticed a fair few comments etc from the locals about the car. quite a bit of it has been less than flattering

so, i guess the question is: what do you guys think of the vette? what about the brand? and the drivers of the vette?

not looking to start a flame war etc, but would love to get some honest impressions

thx

-- james

 

im not sure that i love all vette owners or can really relate to them. but i've owned 3 and i probably will own another again. i've never had any problems with them. For the most part they are simple. down here in FL everyone has one as you drive them all year round down here and its the land of retirement...

z06 for next car if i cannot wait on the gallardo.

 

Just remember when listening to those comments, everyone has an opinion just like everyone has an a$$ole. Drive the car and form your own opinions. If you're overly sensitive about the opinion of some it may not be the car for you.

 

I agree Don't worry, got a tough skin... but I'm curious as to what I'd be getting myself into.

Thanks for the replies so far guys. Keep it coming - it's great hearing what people think!

 

Unfortunately, the Vette has a certain stigma associated with it. In other countries where it is not as common and expensive to own, it has more of that status symbol stature that many here attribute to Porsches.

I can tell you this much, there really is nothing else that can perform like a Vette (Z06) for that amount of money. That is also one of the troubling aspects about it, it is relatively common and easy to obtain with poor value retention.

There are times where I wonder why I have not yet purchased a Z06.

 

People will always relate poor price retention on these cars. But the truth of the matter is, if you love something it doesnt matter how much it costs, does it ? lol
The vette is definitely a beast and its very fun to drive. Alert, Responsive, Tight and a Bully on the road.
What i like best about chevys is their trucks and the vettes.
Why don't you just drive one and see it all for yourself?

 

I bought one (C5 Z06) because it was the highest performing car I could afford at the time. It's not super refined, and they are a bit common. That said, I really do like it and I don't think you'll find anything on the planet that competes in terms of performance per dollar.

 

The community is pretty decent. The car is a lot of fun and for the price, it is hard to beat. Like someone said though, you have *******s in every community that ruin it for the rest of us. Learn to ignore them and you'll enjoy the car.

 

Sold my Porsche and got an 08 Z06.
Love the technology, performance, ease of maintenance, and looks!
Switched out the seats for some Recarro GT3 seats and put in a Kenwood/Alpine/Dynaudio GPS/Stereo system.
Also switched out the Goodyear hard runflats for some Nitto's.
Amazing transformation!!

 

What Porsche did you have? Any regrets?

 

'99 996 - Bought it used and kept it for 5 years.
Fun car but was starting to get to the point where things needed to be replaced - clutch, starter, etc.
I bought my 08 Z06 brand new, could not buy a new 997 for the same $.
It was a nice trade-off.

 

gfrogman, like what you've done with the interior. How comfortable are those seats?

 

Seats are very supportive and buttery soft leather - same seats in a Porsche GT3.
They are mounted on the OEM brackets so all the motor/memory still function.
I am careful getting in and out of the seats to preserve the nice new leather look.

 

I really like the Z06 and almost purchased an '08. From my observations, they are durable, fun and nice looking. Smoking performance as well! As other's have mentioned, they are a tremendous value and very comfortable too. Downsides are, I feel GM put R&D into the performance aspects of the car, and had to skimp a little on the materials and attention to detail from a build-quality perspective and that everyone and their mother has one. For it's price-point, these are worthwhile trade-offs in my opinion.

 

Best bang for the buck out there.