wow..I've had my c6 for a little almost 4 years and love it to death. the c7 has been out a little over 3 years and I had yet to venture the site as I have been too busy learning the c6.
over the last week I had been curious about the GS and ventured over to the site to see pics, prices and read about the features.
whoa, I started looking at all the deals from the top 2 dealers on the 2016 and the Z06 and GS prices and I am hooked. wish I had never ventured over there. I am now thinking about putting ~ $30000 down on a GS Z06 this time next year. should be able to get the Z06 ~$70k by then. I gotta stay away from that forum cause i'm getting the itch.

 

Easy big fella......there are things you can take to cure that you know.......like a half bottle of Pappy's and when you get to feeling better you will wonder what the hell you were thinking of..........I myself would consider a new C7 GS......if I had a loose 70K laying around.......I also have ventured over to the C7 side and then got the hell out of there........I love my C6 GS...I love my C6 GS.....

 

"There's no place like home, there's no place like home"...

 

Meh. I like the new C7GS ok, but not as much as I love my C6GS.

 

If I got lucky, a dealer might give me $40K for my '13 GS 3lt + NPP + mag ride convertible. I'm pretty sure they'd want at least another $35K for a '17 GS 2lt ragtop -- probably without mag ride.

At age 65, that's simply not financially wise for me.

Plus, I'm damned thrilled to have what I have:

 

yep...i totally understand. you guys have c6 GS and they are gorgeous. my car is a base and an upgrade for me could be no less than the 2017 GS or 2015 Z06. i wont make the same mistake twice.

 

I'll get a C7GS when someone sells their garage queen for mid 40s.

 

2020 will be here faster than you know it.

 

I've been searching the C7 for sale threads for about 6 months now. I actually prefer the NB so that works out well for me price wise. I want to wait it out another year or two but that might require more patience than I have.

Interestingly enough, I saw a C7 and C6 GS (both silver) during the course of the afternoon and ended up parking behind them. I forget just how good the C6 looks sometimes.

 

I went through the exact same thing this spring. Getting the C7 itch, checking out new car deals locally and at MacMulkins Chevrolet - a 2 hour drive. I even got the Military Discount Certificate from GM.

So me and a buddy went to a local dealer in Saco that had 3 new C7's on the lot: a base coupe, a base vert and a Z06 vert. My buddy knew the owner pretty well so they let me drive what I wanted to drive.

I drove the base vert for a good while including interstate and local roads. First, I loved the vert feel. But my seat-of-the-pants dyno couldn't feel any difference between my base '05 C6 and the '16. from a rolling start, go WOT. The '16 and my '05 felt exactly the same. My '05 rode much smoother than any of the '16's. I have brand new non-RF Hankooks.

Then I drove the Z06. Oh my God... I decided to keep it on the lot and run it up the lanes a few times. But someone before me had shifted the mode selector to 'track'. When we got in it, the salesman kept saying "punch it, punch it". So I did - in a second we were sideways. That was exciting!

One thing the C7 driving experience taught me was that I really like my C6. I joked with the owner that of the 4 vetts on his lot, mine was the prettiest. Mine is mag red metallic. He didn't disagree.

Another thing about the C7's in general - the color choices suck. The basic blue (laguna blue?) and bright red looks like matchbox car colors. There are some new colors just released but I haven't seen them.

So the bottom line was a trade difference of about $40K for the vert and $75K for the Z06. $40K for a drop top and a warranty? Not likely.

 

I don't care much for the color choices either. I like the DSOM and Long beach red but that's about it.

I agree that the C6 reds are some of the nicest colors out there.

If I sell off my Harley and C6, There would not be much difference in price moving to the C7. I'm still debating whether or not I want to continue to ride. If I decide to sell the bike, I imagine I will also sell the C6 and buy a C7 vert.