C5 vs C5Z
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2019
Posts: 1,028
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From: SW Ohio
Not sure why you quoted me. I was giving the op my impression on both as I have had them both. Actually had $40,000 invested in a base coup and hated that it was not a Z06. Huge mistake not starting with a Z06. My coup was better in every way except one. It didn't have a Z06 badge. Thus every Corvette event some would ask why didnt I get a Z06 or Say something like what you couldn't afford the Z06.
When I sold my last Z06 years ago I missed that damn car every day, and a 350z Nismo, 370z, porsche, and JCW Cooper S were no replacement. So I found the perfect (for me) car a few months ago and came back to the torch red side. I am like you and would be mourning the fact my car wasn't a Z if it were a base coupe.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 1,660
Likes: 365
From: SF Bay Area
Dude has a weird chip on his shoulder to be honest and is a little hyper-sensitive! Maybe it's a SF thing, who knows. I dismiss cats like this guy.......I have spent many years in different car clubs / forums, including this one many years ago, and there is always "that guy". I do enjoy watching them get all emotional and indignant about stuff they disagree with, which is usually some random subjective topic.
When I sold my last Z06 years ago I missed that damn car every day, and a 350z Nismo, 370z, porsche, and JCW Cooper S were no replacement. So I found the perfect (for me) car a few months ago and came back to the torch red side. I am like you and would be mourning the fact my car wasn't a Z if it were a base coupe.
When I sold my last Z06 years ago I missed that damn car every day, and a 350z Nismo, 370z, porsche, and JCW Cooper S were no replacement. So I found the perfect (for me) car a few months ago and came back to the torch red side. I am like you and would be mourning the fact my car wasn't a Z if it were a base coupe.
I've said it before numerous times. The C5 Z06 is the absolute best stock C5 you can get, and is a good pick for those who don't want to modify anything or make minimal mods. For those that are doing significant mods, the value proposition really isn't there in a Z06, and it basically boils down to body preference. And/or pride, if that matters to you.
