[Z06] C6.. the FUN FACTOR is gone....!
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Melting Slicks
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From: 07 black c6z
C6.. the FUN FACTOR is gone....!
Just sharing...
I started a thread here, please read my story.
http://www.z06vette.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71776
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EVERYONE should read my thread. It's an eye opener for sure.
The C6 has lost it's FUN FACTOR...
ENJOY THE RIDE.
-Bill.
I started a thread here, please read my story.
http://www.z06vette.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71776
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EVERYONE should read my thread. It's an eye opener for sure.
The C6 has lost it's FUN FACTOR...
ENJOY THE RIDE.
-Bill.
Last edited by smook; Dec 7, 2004 at 07:10 PM.
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Just because it is more solid and refined does not make it an old man's car. Everybody has an opinion. Don't forget the C6 is NOT a Z06 replacement. That's next year.
I just came back from the dealer and he confirmed that picture of the Z that's been floating around as being the real thing.(for what it's worth). The body is 4 inches wider in the rear AND the front. Rear tires 12" wide. The frame is "partially" aluminum. The 500hp is a "conservative" estimate.
I just came back from the dealer and he confirmed that picture of the Z that's been floating around as being the real thing.(for what it's worth). The body is 4 inches wider in the rear AND the front. Rear tires 12" wide. The frame is "partially" aluminum. The 500hp is a "conservative" estimate.
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Melting Slicks
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I have the word on the C6-z06.
It's as soft as the C6 w/z51, some supension upgrades and engine tuning.
NOT the classic that the 05-Z06 is.
REMEMBER guys and gals the Z06 is based on the C5.
The new C6-z06 is based on the C6.
-Bill.
It's as soft as the C6 w/z51, some supension upgrades and engine tuning.
NOT the classic that the 05-Z06 is.
REMEMBER guys and gals the Z06 is based on the C5.
The new C6-z06 is based on the C6.
-Bill.
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Originally Posted by smook
I have the word on the C6-z06.
It's as soft as the C6 w/z51, some supension upgrades and engine tuning.
NOT the classic that the 05-Z06 is.
REMEMBER guys and gals the Z06 is based on the C5.
The new C6-z06 is based on the C6.
-Bill.
It's as soft as the C6 w/z51, some supension upgrades and engine tuning.
NOT the classic that the 05-Z06 is.
REMEMBER guys and gals the Z06 is based on the C5.
The new C6-z06 is based on the C6.
-Bill.
SOME engine tuning??? 100hp+
Who's to say the C6 won't be a classic? You??
C6Z based on a C6 is a bad thing???
I know it hurts to purchase a nice car like a Z06 and suddenly have it obsoleted in another 6 or 8 months from now but, that's progress, like it or not. For all you crystal ball users, I think only time will tell.
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Originally Posted by smook
I have the word on the C6-z06.
It's as soft as the C6 w/z51, some supension upgrades and engine tuning.
NOT the classic that the 05-Z06 is.
REMEMBER guys and gals the Z06 is based on the C5.
The new C6-z06 is based on the C6.
-Bill.
It's as soft as the C6 w/z51, some supension upgrades and engine tuning.
NOT the classic that the 05-Z06 is.
REMEMBER guys and gals the Z06 is based on the C5.
The new C6-z06 is based on the C6.
-Bill.
If you consider larger displacement, and titanium internals, and assembly by hand, to be "engine tuning.."
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I like the reference regarding basic c5’s and c6’s to a hair-dresser’s car. I have a good friend with a 2000 c5 with automatic. A very nice car; but not one that got my adrenalin flowing. The ZO6 was the first Vette that really got me excited to buy. The awesome ZR1’s of the 90’s were too expensive, relatively, to be doable.
I love my ‘02 Z, but I expect that the C6 ZO6 replacement could win me over. But I also remember what it is like to wait for the car that will never be built. If you go back to the early 70’s we were to expect a mid-engined Vette to replace what was yet to called the C3. Those that passed up 370hp LT1’s and ’71 LS6’s hoping for the mid engine cars ended up having to settle for 200-230 horsepower for the next 15 years.
Chuck
I love my ‘02 Z, but I expect that the C6 ZO6 replacement could win me over. But I also remember what it is like to wait for the car that will never be built. If you go back to the early 70’s we were to expect a mid-engined Vette to replace what was yet to called the C3. Those that passed up 370hp LT1’s and ’71 LS6’s hoping for the mid engine cars ended up having to settle for 200-230 horsepower for the next 15 years.
Chuck
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Originally Posted by Chuck Harmon
I love my ‘02 Z, but I expect that the C6 ZO6 replacement could win me over. But I also remember what it is like to wait for the car that will never be built. If you go back to the early 70’s we were to expect a mid-engined Vette to replace what was yet to called the C3. Those that passed up 370hp LT1’s and ’71 LS6’s hoping for the mid engine cars ended up having to settle for 200-230 horsepower for the next 15 years.
(1)The '84 set the platform for a truly world class car
(2)The ZR-1
(3)The '01 Z06
At some point we're going to start going backwards or just holding ground.
I think the pivotal question with the next Z06 is whether or not it's a 427. If it has the 6.4 like originally predicted, I'm going to be really disappointed.
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Originally Posted by AFVETTE
You know about 7 years ago (assuming we had a CF on-line) C4 owners were saying the exact same thing about the C5. Hell many still do today.
Tom
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Since you guys are comparing the z06 to the c6, have you guys seen this video yet? STOCK VS STOCK Z06 VS AUTO C6
http://www.spdkilz.com/video-audio/c6vsc5z06.wmv
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http://www.spdkilz.com/video-audio/c6vsc5z06.wmv
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Originally Posted by supra3z06Srt
Since you guys are comparing the z06 to the c6, have you guys seen this video yet? STOCK VS STOCK Z06 VS AUTO C6
http://www.spdkilz.com/video-audio/c6vsc5z06.wmv
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Sorry If its old.
http://www.spdkilz.com/video-audio/c6vsc5z06.wmv
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From: Admit Nothing, Deny Everything, Make Counter Accusations.
Originally Posted by robvuk
It's old and only confirms that the stock NON-Z C6 is comparable to a Z06 for about $7k or $9k less!
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Originally Posted by rbartick
I don't know what video you are watching, but in the above WMV file the C6 got whooped.
Second, you apprently didn't watch the whole video where the Z16 got whooped in the drag race.
Third, an automatic probably wouldn't downshift from a 40 or 50mph roll.
Fourth, it looked to me like the Z16 hit the gas first and got a few cars ahead right from the start.
Fifth, in the drag, interestingly, the Z16 couldn't gain on the C6 like it did in the rolling start shots. Only proves it was an automatic downshift issue.
So which video did you watch?