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Old 05-19-2017, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Cyber Greg
If you plan on tracking the car your only true option is a manual six speed coupe. It's the only one that comes with the dry sump.
Maybe - if you are going to use R-Comps perhaps. My A-6 does quite well on street tires.
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Originally Posted by 99Z51
Lots of info on the site about upgrades over the years.

All Grand Sports are great cars.

2012 -2013 have upgraded seats and Bose Sound system.
2011+ get a USB port for Nav radio and Mag Ride option if you are interested in that feature.
Does the 1LT radio on a 2012 GS have a way to play off an iphone?
Just plug into the aux jack?
I'm looking at one now.
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2012 Centennial with some tasteful mods.



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Old 10-20-2017, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by GS057
2012 Centennial with some tasteful mods.


Love the wheels. The GS should have come with those wheels. Were they even an option?
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This one....It can be yours!!!!

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Old 10-20-2017, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Tonylmiller
Love the wheels. The GS should have come with those wheels. Were they even an option?
No, those are aftermarket wheels. Those wheels would go good with my GS.

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Originally Posted by ZEROVETTE7
So if you have these two options:
1- 2012 GS Yellow exterior (black/ebony interiors) done 20,000 miles only. for $30k

2- 2013 GS 60th Anniversary Edition Space Grey exterior (black/red interior) done 87,500 miles. For $30k

both are loaded with factory options.
Which one you go for!!??
You are seriously asking??? There is a hare's diff between the two years, yet you can save 67,000 miles on one for the same price?? Geez, I hope you went down and bought the '12, that is a great deal.
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The wheels are oem Cup wheels from a 2012 Centennial ZR-1.
Originally Posted by Tonylmiller
Love the wheels. The GS should have come with those wheels. Were they even an option?
Old 10-20-2017, 06:22 PM
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Going to have to go with the 2012 Centennial Edition ! Wonder why? They're all good right.




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Originally Posted by ZEROVETTE7
dont know if this was discussed before but wanted to have your feedback on which year of C6 Grand Sport is more preferred to buy and why?
Even though I generally dislike commemorative edition corvettes, I think the 2012 centennial and 2013 60th cars are the most preferred IMO, more for the look of them than anything else.
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I'd say a 2013 GS Black with M6 and chrome wheels or a 2012 GS Torch Red with M6 and chrome wheels. Either one is the best -- cuz I have one each of those.!!!!
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I just bought a 2013 60th Anniversary Edition GS with M6, F55 shocks, Nav, 4LT with 15k miles. I wanted the NPP Exhaust, but it didn't have it.

I looked for several months. I wanted the 60 Ann because of the Diamond blue interior, suede steering wheel, shifter, PB handle, etc and the contrasting blue stitching.

As you can see, it was a personal choice. There are a lot of nice cars out there. You need to decide on your "must haves" and "nice to haves" and find the closest if not the exact one.

Good luck.
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Originally Posted by Not So Fast
Color is your taste as well as everything else Wide bodies rule
NSF

But NSF and I have the best taste in color
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Originally Posted by Rky Mtn C6
A coupe with a manual transmission, means you have a dry sump engine, which was hand built by one person at the performance engine center.

You got that right. Roger Schultz built mine.
Old 11-01-2017, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 2011_Grand_Sport
But NSF and I have the best taste in color
I like mine better...
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I did a ton of research when I bought mine. I knew I wanted a 2012-13 and I knew I wanted relatively low miles.
I also knew the only option I was interested in was the NPP since I would change out the head unit and I wasn't interested in magnaride or any of the other options. It also had to be a 6M.
It took a long time but I ended up getting a good deal on a 2012 1lt in the color I wanted. On a used car with no warranty I did not want any bells and whistles that I would never use.

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Old 11-01-2017, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ruxvette
I like mine better...

I expect we'll hear that a lot seriously from the none SSB guys. At first glance I thought you were from Tuscaloosa Alabama. Everyone knows it's the real T-Town (Title Town).
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Originally Posted by Elijah71
Definitely the red ones.
Works for me.

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Originally Posted by mikeCsix
Maybe - if you are going to use R-Comps perhaps. My A-6 does quite well on street tires.
Street tires on a track go greasy after three laps. My home track is Willow Springs. Turn 2 is a 270 degree turn with an exit speed of 95 mph. No dry sump means no engine in a very short time. The auto transmission would overheat in no time. Then again doing "quite well" is relative.


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