cthusker

Thanks... it was really 39k but that's about as cheap as I've seen even for totally stripped down 09 C6. At that rate we're going to have to start giving our used ones away...

nycdot01

You know what you have,so I would throw the 14K towards the conversion. If you are having trouble I could help you out and take the 14K off your hands, so I could buy my conversion. Here is my address where you could mail the 14K.
245 Fran......

Good luck

John
Long Island

dvilin

I would spend 7k on engine mods and the other 7k on a nice vacation, should make you and the wife happy.

EuroRod

For $14k, you can easily mod the C6 ans blow the doors of a Z06.
Supercharger
Wide rear conversion
Headers

BobGomez

Let's see...

why get a Z06? power & prestige? why not? Someone said about s/c 'you can beat some stock Z06s'...yeah that's just a recipe for making me unhappy

I like how you guys are looking out for folks by basically saying 'don't stretch that dollar so thin you fall through', just shows this is a group of stand up people.

In anycase, I think getting a Zed is going to be my next obsession, going through the F/I section the mod bug looks way more expensive...although I did just figure out that there is NO REMOVABLE TOP?! That stinks!

Appreciate all of the advice!

'06 Quicksilver Z06

Well, that was a big part of the point I was trying to make.

BTW, I like the one guy's rationale which went along the lines of: Don't let these Z06 owners talk you into a Z06 because you don't need it unless you are tracking the car.....instead just supercharge your car and make it even faster than a Z06.

He doesn't say why one would need a supercharger, or need to mod a car to be even more powerful than a Z06, unless they were also "tracking" that car.

And possibly your wife too, when you have to explain to her, why you are, in this economy, dumping even more money$$$$$ than the original 14 grand, into the car after something pops.

$14 grand plus, into a car which is losing value every day???? And then the 14 grand is being "lost" on top of that, since you can't recoup mod money??? If she thinks you are losing your mind now, wait until then.

You do the math. You say its worth $32k now....Do you think that you can get $46k for it after doing $14,000.00 worth of $#** to it??? Especially at a time when someone looking to spend 46k can go out and buy a real Z06?

People don't like to talk about it much, but when you mod to the extent that you were describing, its always good to count on spending more than what you planned, (in your case, 14 grand), for when/if things go "boom" or "bang".

You gotta know, that 14 grand might end up being 20 grand or more, should you wind up needing a rebuild, clutch, and some of the other stuff that many people who go that route all to often seem to end up needing.

At any rate, the Zed Oh Six is a great choice. A lot of the fun is in finding one. Good luck.

Supercar Movies. Scroll down to episode 10.

BTW, Z06s can be modded too.

lockman

here in Va beach they have an 08 z06 with 3000 miles on it for sale at 54,000 and they said they will come down from there it's been sitting for awhile

JerriVette

I would wait for the Grand sport conversion to hit the streets..

I bet its 2500 bucks in parts for both the front fenders, the nose and the rear quarters

I'd have it painted and installed for another few grand..

I'm thinking 5 grand for the grand sport installed on your vert..then...

I'd buy Z06 OEM take off rims and tires from the used parts section of this site....for another grand..

If you need more power? (which I really doubt)

I'd have a basic supercharger kit installed for 7 grand and call it a day..(no headers, no nothing...just the supercharger kit of your choice, alky injection, and enjoy superior hp than a z06..

Actually in this economy I wouldn't spend the money but thats a totally personal choice..

The real decision is do you want to take the top down on your sports car or not?

If you don't? then buy the z06.

Red Rochester

Boy, were not helping this guy out very much.

spinedoc77

$14k will get you a very decent motorcycle !

JT Metal

She might be right!

comes alive

I traded my 07 for an 08z it was $14,000 + the money I lost with the payments I made on the 07. I just cant look back. The z is a much better car in my opinion.Goodluck

Wayne O

Other than the obvious, what will you gain? What will you do with the Z06 that you don't (or can't) do with your C6? Do you regularly track your car? Is your desire for the Z06 more of an ego thing...a 'feel good' purchase (not that there's anything wrong with that)? Could you be just as happy modding your C6? When all is said and done, if you still can't live without a Z06 and most importantly if you can very comfortably afford it...buy the Z06!

corvettezman

You do what you want . It's your money.
No C6 is an investment car( maybe the ZR1 eventually). Modding your car will cost less than 14k if you knew how to shop and you were patient.
I installed a SC in my car just so I know the power is there
In have not tracked it but I may once just to see what it can do, but it won't be a track car.

All cars depreciate, Z06s are no different than stock C6s. Difference is , if you are selling your stock C6, you can always mod it down and move the mods to the new car, can't do that to what you pay for a stock Z car.
Z cars are awesome, IMHO not worth the extra 20k or so over stock, that's a lot of play money and they will depreciateand no removable top

EuroVette07

First of all, the only thing this guy talks about is the car going POP or BANG. As I stated earlier there are plenty of reputable shops out there and they give warranties for thier work. Second why mod a Z06 if you aren't going to track it, you can't go any faster then 70 mph in the states unless you are going from light to light in 3 sec. Third, if you are never going to track it why pay 25k more for 65 more hp, you only need the other upgrades for the track. I tell you what bring your stock 70k stock Z06 where I am and lets see if you can keep up with my 50k vette

TwistedAphid

You can get a Hayabusa and a turbo kit for that much $$$.

If you want to go fast that would do it.

cor28vettes

Pop a top again till she takes off. Then try getting your Z.

'06 Quicksilver Z06

Indeed they do.

But his car by his own count in post #1, is worth 32K. Being a 2006, it is probably currently dropping.

He is talking $14,000.00 in mods. $14,000.00 represents 44% of what the whole damn car is worth right now.

Somebody said something about "removable tops" and that being the "real decision". That might not be the biggest question he needs to ask himself. Especially if the case is that he rarely drives with the top down anyway. He didn't say.

He has to ask himself if it makes sense to him to dump $14,000.00, or 44% of what the car is worth right now, into mods for it.

Or any mod money into it, knowing that those monies could go towards a Z06. And not necessarily a "high mileage" one either. He can get a deal on a low mileage one.

Especially if he knows going in that mod money is not going to increase the current value of his depreciating car anywhere near that, and the fact that he will not recoup that money should he part with the car.

The second question he has to ask himself is how much he has into the car now, or the original sale price of the car.

Then put pencil to paper and add $14,000.00 to that original sale figure of the car, and look at the total cash outlay for what will be his "modded" 2006 C6.

If he is comfortable with having that kind of dough tied up into a 2006 C6, which on a good day, even with all of those mods, might be worth $35K when its done, well then he has the answer to his question.

If he is not, well then its Z06 time.

The bottom line is, he is going to lose some of the 14k he is looking to spend.

If he uses it towards the Z06, he doesn't get hurt as badly as if he uses it towards mods.

He uses the 14k in mods, and he will see little if any of it back when its time to part with the car.

I don't think anyone here is going to try and argue that a "home brew" supercharged C6, with a garage DIY "wide booty kit" on it, is going to hold its value better than an unmolested Z06.

For the 46K he would be looking to spend,(counting the value of his current car, 32k plus the 14k) he can find an '07, still with some of its 5yr/100k powertrain warranty left on it, unmolested, unmodified, and above all, its a Z06.

TMyers

As much as I would like a Z06 I would not own one unless it was my second Vette. I love the ride of my F55 and we use the car for vacations. I also love taking the top off which you can't do with the Z06. If was me I would spend the 14K on mods.

C6~Missle

IMO... I would get the Z06... it's much more than extra parts and power...