C6 Converts
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Pro
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From: Triangle Area NC
C6 Converts
Just curious how many members are new to the Corvette/American muscle car family since the introduction of the C6?
I have owned only German and Japanese luxury cars for the past 10 years with a few sports cars sprinkled in along the way. The C5 was a looker when introduced but the C6 made my mouth hit the floor when I saw it during a 2004 Superbowl commerical. Now that we have an SUV and a sedan for the kids its time for daddy to get a new toy and it will be a C6. After doing my research and seeing what you get for the money, Chevrolet has built a masterpiece. I test drove one last week and im still smiling. The rumble of just the stock exhaust @ WOT is intoxicating.
Just wanted to see who else has came over from other foreign brands to enjoy the look, feel and value of a C6.
On the lookout for a Blk/Blk 6spd Z51
I have owned only German and Japanese luxury cars for the past 10 years with a few sports cars sprinkled in along the way. The C5 was a looker when introduced but the C6 made my mouth hit the floor when I saw it during a 2004 Superbowl commerical. Now that we have an SUV and a sedan for the kids its time for daddy to get a new toy and it will be a C6. After doing my research and seeing what you get for the money, Chevrolet has built a masterpiece. I test drove one last week and im still smiling. The rumble of just the stock exhaust @ WOT is intoxicating.
Just wanted to see who else has came over from other foreign brands to enjoy the look, feel and value of a C6.
On the lookout for a Blk/Blk 6spd Z51
Racer
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Wichita Falls Texas
My new C6 is the 4th car I have owned. I drove a Nissan Silvia (think 240SX) in Japan and a different Silvia in England. Bought a Z28 before moving back to the US. The Z28 converted me from Japanese to American vehicles.
5th Gear
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Vancouver Washington
Just curious how many members are new to the Corvette/American muscle car family since the introduction of the C6?
I have owned only German and Japanese luxury cars for the past 10 years with a few sports cars sprinkled in along the way. The C5 was a looker when introduced but the C6 made my mouth hit the floor when I saw it during a 2004 Superbowl commerical. Now that we have an SUV and a sedan for the kids its time for daddy to get a new toy and it will be a C6. After doing my research and seeing what you get for the money, Chevrolet has built a masterpiece. I test drove one last week and im still smiling. The rumble of just the stock exhaust @ WOT is intoxicating.
Just wanted to see who else has came over from other foreign brands to enjoy the look, feel and value of a C6.
On the lookout for a Blk/Blk 6spd Z51
I have owned only German and Japanese luxury cars for the past 10 years with a few sports cars sprinkled in along the way. The C5 was a looker when introduced but the C6 made my mouth hit the floor when I saw it during a 2004 Superbowl commerical. Now that we have an SUV and a sedan for the kids its time for daddy to get a new toy and it will be a C6. After doing my research and seeing what you get for the money, Chevrolet has built a masterpiece. I test drove one last week and im still smiling. The rumble of just the stock exhaust @ WOT is intoxicating.
Just wanted to see who else has came over from other foreign brands to enjoy the look, feel and value of a C6.
On the lookout for a Blk/Blk 6spd Z51
Well...then I had to go rent a C06 vert for the weekend. Everything good that I remember about the old U.S. muscle was there, but without the hideous interiors, crappy build quality, mediocre handling, etc. I fell in love and immediately cancelled my order for a Boxster S, and put in an order for a C06 vert.
The car just came on Friday...and I'm crazy about it! Now if they can just apply the same thought to the other products that make up 98% of their sales.
So there are convert. But then there's a good chance I'm just getting weird in my old age...since I also changed the order and got it with the A6 (which I may ultimately regret).
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Issaquah WA
Seems like early 80's drove lots of people away
My first car was a '82 Firebird - two years (and lots of problems later) I had finally had it, and traded it in for a 1984 GTI. 22 years (and 7 Japanese and European cars later) I'm back into an American car.
C5 almost had me... but the C6's improvements clinched it for me!
C5 almost had me... but the C6's improvements clinched it for me!
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From: Royse City Texas
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From: Lexington KY
The C6 is the first American car I have ever owned...and only the second brand new car I have purchased. My list of foreign vehicles is a diverse group that includes a few icons:
VW Microbus
BMW 320
Mazda Pickup
Mazda Miata
Subaru Outback (only other new car)
Honda Accord Coupe
VW Touareg
Acura RSX
VW Jetta
Obviously nothing on this list comes close to the Vette's performance envelope. Several of these cars offered a great deal of driving satisfaction but nothing like the Vette.
VW Microbus
BMW 320
Mazda Pickup
Mazda Miata
Subaru Outback (only other new car)
Honda Accord Coupe
VW Touareg
Acura RSX
VW Jetta
Obviously nothing on this list comes close to the Vette's performance envelope. Several of these cars offered a great deal of driving satisfaction but nothing like the Vette.
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My mouth literally hung open, drooling with the kind of lust I hadn't felt for a car since my first 911SC. OMG! I KNEW right then I had to have one. Even my wife, who is as far from a car nut as you can be, said "You should get one of THOSE!"
I had to wait until the '06 came out, but I did the museum delivery, and it was a life-altering experience.
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My mouth literally hung open, drooling with the kind of lust I hadn't felt for a car since my first 911SC. OMG! I KNEW right then I had to have one. Even my wife, who is as far from a car nut as you can be, said "You should get one of THOSE!"
I had to wait until the '06 came out, but I did the museum delivery, and it was a life-altering experience.
GM