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Aug 16, 2008 | 01:49 PM

TTUbaker

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St. Jude Donor '08

Finally made the switch.

So I finally made the transition from C5 to C6. Traded in my '01 coupe for an '05 coupe (1SB, F55 magnetic ride, etc.) on Thursday..

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AFTER:

Definitely excited about it. Just thought I'd share!!

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Aug 16, 2008 | 01:51 PM

ZPirate

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Congratulations!

You are going to love the C6.

Aug 16, 2008 | 01:53 PM

dvilin

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Congratulations I am sure you will love the C6.

Aug 16, 2008 | 02:05 PM

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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15

Congratulations ~ look'n good!

Aug 16, 2008 | 02:07 PM

Sunnyvale Dave

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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16,'19

Congrats.

Aug 16, 2008 | 02:08 PM

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Outstanding! You're going to love it. One thing - since yours is a 2005 it's a 1SB, not a 3LT.

Aug 16, 2008 | 02:13 PM

TTUbaker

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St. Jude Donor '08

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Originally Posted by mpuzach

One thing - since yours is a 2005 it's a 1SB, not a 3LT.

Good to know!

Aug 16, 2008 | 02:15 PM

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Congratulations!!! Great choice and the color, well . . .

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Aug 16, 2008 | 02:15 PM

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Congrats, good move

Aug 16, 2008 | 02:19 PM

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peter pan

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I see you like yellow and your new C6 is a beauty

Aug 16, 2008 | 02:22 PM

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Good move!

I recently saw a yellow C6 like yours and the owner of it had a buddy who had a wht C6 and they both replaced the head light buckets with black and they both really looked awesome. Wish I could have taken a pic.

Aug 16, 2008 | 02:27 PM

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I did the same thing last year, 5 to a 6.......there is most certainly a difference, isn't there? The C6 just seems so much more refined....I would be curious to know your impressions of the differences too.

Aug 16, 2008 | 02:37 PM

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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16

Congratulations - excellent choice!

Aug 16, 2008 | 02:39 PM

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Beautiful car !!!!!!!!!!!!

Aug 16, 2008 | 02:43 PM

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MidYearRoadster

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Congrats...enjoy the C6 ...may I ask what the dealer gave you for trade in value on your 01?

Aug 16, 2008 | 02:44 PM

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St. Jude Donor '08

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I have seen a couple of yellow vettes that did this, and I have to agree, it looks amazing! The pictures I've seen though were odd angles though, I'd really like to find more pictures!

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There really is a huge difference! Most notably I would have to say is just the feel of the car. The cockpit is much more refined, more modern. But the biggest thing is just the way it drives, its a much smoother feeling car. Where I used to feel like I had to fight the C5 to make the slightest driving maneuvers, the C6 is instant-responding and takes little to no effort to get it where you want it. It's also a much better car for long drives (having done a 250 mile drive to pick it up in the C5 and 250 miles back in the C6 back to back), its much more comfortable and luxurious feeling.

I'm finding new differences every day, and I haven't regretted making the switch in the slightest bit yet. I'm very impressed with the C6 in almost every aspect of the car so far, from the slight shake of the cam at idle to the sharp, exotic design of the exterior. This is an amazingly well executed machine, and continues to impress me with every drive.

Thanks everyone for your feedback!

Aug 16, 2008 | 02:45 PM

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TTUbaker

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St. Jude Donor '08

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Originally Posted by MidYearRoadster

Congrats...enjoy the C6 ...may I ask what the dealer gave you for trade in value on your 01?

$15k.
Kinda bummed out on that aspect, as it was a flawless car. But oh well, I really wasn't expecting too much better and I wasn't about to let this '05 go.