View Poll Results: Choice between a C5 Z06 and C5 Vert
2002 C5 Z06
106
42.57%
2002 C5 Vert
143
57.43%
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Poll: Rather have a C5 Z06 or Vert?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Abingdon MD
Go Topless!!
My .0199 is to go w a red/black C5 Z51 Vert. In my opinion the C5 will go down in history as the first really great Vert: w no shakes and no rattles. They are truly special cars.
Rickman
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Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Germany
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Drifting
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: LaPine Oregon
I'll take two hardtops to go, please!!
Being the fact that I have a 2000 FRC and a 2001 Z06, one can make the obvious observation that I love ( well attracted to) the hardttop body. Weather its has good power or great power is a bonus to me.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Picking on the weakest kid in the yard.
I disagree. Even with my coupe, I've taken the Targa off 3x since March of 06'. The last time I got ROASTED in the hottest day of the year here in San Diego. My dad's a vert guy(has an 86 and 96' C4 verts), and I can't stand them. Glad the option is there for people like you and my father, but for me, not in a billion years. 
+1 for the Z
+1 for the Z
You said it! I've owned vert, targa, T-top, and sun roof cars. Give me a hard top with no sun in my eyes, no rattles, no leaks, no care, and less noise. Oh yeah, there are a few other reasons to take the Z06 too. 
But what should YOU buy? It's all about what you want. We don't know what you want, so we are in no position to tell you what you should buy.
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Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Minneapolis Mn
I had the same problem deciding on what i wanted. Years ago i had a 61 Vert fully modified. But i really didn't like the fact that the new vert didn't have the hp of the Z06. The wife she kept looking at the 2004 MSG Vert and i kept drooling over this black 2004 Z06. The salesman finally said "you know you can always mod the vert to have more hp." So i bought the vert and that's exactly what i did. Looking back i made a excellent choice i think
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: Indianapolis In
I look at it this way, it is easier & cheaper to add HP to a vert than to cut the top off of a z..................economics 101............
P.S. gas is $3.49 in Indiana now..........................
P.S. gas is $3.49 in Indiana now..........................
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From: Central Ma
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Assuming both cars are stock, I'd rather have the Z06. I could live without open air driving if I had the upgraded suspension and the added HP.
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WHAT? you have already made the best choice= buying a Genuwine fifth generation of Zora Arkas-Duntov's and Harley Earl's Corvette. Now you are just deciding on the little things. FYI:I love my convertible, but that is for me. Just get 'er dun! Buy them both and be twice as happy!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 6,642
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From: Texarkana Texas
As others have said...it all depends on what you like and what you want out of the car. Having never had a manual in a Corvette and owning seven over the years, my preference would be a Z06. I have had a vert and loved it, although they are a little more noisy, but with the top down on a sunny day, nothing like it. I respect others opinions, so to each his own.
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2007
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...you can always add some HP and be at the level of a Z06...theres nothing like the top down in good weatherAhh my friend, that's where you're wrong. The z isn't just about quickness.
True you can't take the top down, but the z06 is defined in other ways.
It's a thing of beauty on a road course track. The z has very little roll since the suspension is totally different in comparison to a vert.
I used to think that there couldn't be that much difference between a z06 and a c5 coupe in the handling department........UNTIL I DROVE ONE.
There is virtually 0 give and/or body roll on a z06. Its handling is impeccable, tight as a fiddle string.
My coupe is probably as quick or quicker than an 2002 z06 in a straight line, due to modifications, but handling is not even close.
The c5 is a great handling car, either vert or coupe......but neither come close to a z in their stock forms.
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From: Noblesville IN