Originally Posted by SLOWRYDE

I owned a C7GS. Bought it New when I sold my C6Z. Had to have the newest, latest and greatest (naturally aspirated) when it debuted in 2017. Had it 18 months and put 10k miles on it in that time. Couple track days and road trips too. In the end, I didn’t like all the tech in it.l, I didn’t like the 7 speed gear box, I didn’t like the electric steering feel, i didn’t like the digital gauges, I didn’t like the VVT, Direct injection, cylinder deactivation, and decided the car was just not what I wanted in my ‘fun’ car. Sold it while it still had good value and went ‘backwards’ to a car that drove and handled like I wanted. The ability to turn off the nannies and actually drive the car. An analog car in a digital world. I purchased a C5Z in stock form with very low miles from a guy who just didn’t drive it and no longer wanted it. It was like a breath of fresh air! Old sweeping analog gauges, 6 speed transmission that had a shift feel like a ‘rifle bolt’, raw power with minimal computer intrusion, that FRC eye appeal, smooth curves, and easy to work on with cheap parts... the C7GS is a better car in just about all comparison metrics... but it was just not that car for me.. with the C8 being auto trans only, I won’t be tempted by that one either. It looks like this C5Z will be my last Corvette. I can easily see why the OP was reluctant to part ways with his.