First Year Rule
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Absolutely
Originally Posted by bangbgC6
Does the rule about not buying a first year GM release hold true with the 2006 Z06's?
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Safety Car
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From: Granada Hills CA
Originally Posted by SilverCoupe
Did you buy a 2005 Corvette? If so, and if it's a rule, you broke it. Why should the Z06 be any different? 
I have made it a habit to break rules my entire life. F#$K Authority
Some opinions suggest not buying the first year as a guide.
However,I wasn't aware there was a rule at the time I bought the C6. I became aware of a portion of people who seemed to have that opinion from posts that I read here in the forum.
Personally I would have bought my C6 exactly when I did whether I knew of that opinion or not.
So to rephrase the question:
Do the people that feel that way about first year vehicles feel it will prevent them from getting a Z06 as soon as it is available?
Just curious!
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From: CO
Originally Posted by jschindler
What if nobody bought the first year C5 Z06? There would not have been a second year!
don't get all mad everyone, just kidding.
Pro
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From: Newburgh Indiana
I have been leary of the first year model since I had an '84 coupe that was junk. I didn't let it stop me from buying the C6. I figured that they had enough R&D on this car for it to be good regardless.
I was told by a plant worker that all of the 2006 ZO6's to be produced next year were completely sold before production is to begin.
Good Luck to anyone that gets an opportunity to get one!!!
I was told by a plant worker that all of the 2006 ZO6's to be produced next year were completely sold before production is to begin.
Good Luck to anyone that gets an opportunity to get one!!!
Last edited by C7CorvettePilot; Dec 22, 2004 at 08:00 PM.
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GM makes running changes as they find problems. They don't wait until the second model year.
GM starts the Corvette assembly line super-slow and holds early cars in case they find problems on the line so they can fix those already built before they're shipped.
GM also lets problems go unfixed for the production life of the car.
Unless you think an option will be introduced later that you've just gotta have (e.g. revised MY2006 XM antenna, or the just-released dark-silver wheels), there seems no reason to wait a whole model year, and little reason to wait at all, assuming you can get the car with the options at the price you want.
.Jinx
GM starts the Corvette assembly line super-slow and holds early cars in case they find problems on the line so they can fix those already built before they're shipped.
GM also lets problems go unfixed for the production life of the car.
Unless you think an option will be introduced later that you've just gotta have (e.g. revised MY2006 XM antenna, or the just-released dark-silver wheels), there seems no reason to wait a whole model year, and little reason to wait at all, assuming you can get the car with the options at the price you want.
.Jinx
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I think GM introduces problems as production continues. They change vendors to reduce prices, and new nasties magically appear. I am of the impression that the first cars are the most carefully looked after. My car has over 4000 miles and has been absolutely flawless. It also has a pretty early VIN.
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First year rule. Be prepared to turn a lot of heads and spend coutless hours showing others your new baby! No matter what problems occur, it's worth it to have a new first year model vette. Why wait. It's a machine, no matter what year there is always a problem to be fixed. 
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Originally Posted by vette05
First year rule. Be prepared to turn a lot of heads and spend coutless hours showing others your new baby! No matter what problems occur, it's worth it to have a new first year model vette. Why wait. It's a machine, no matter what year there is always a problem to be fixed.
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From: Swansea IL
Looking back at the 97 C5, there really wasn't anything that was major wrong or broken. In fact if you park a mint 97 next to a mint 04 the vast majority of passer-by's can't tell the difference. I've drive a 97 and in all honesty it felt as good as any newer C5 I have driven. Granted they introduced a few new options along the way like HUD/AH that many folks insist they must have, and the same will happen to the C6 in a year or two. They will release some neat gee whiz gizmo that is so cool and must have folks will be trading in the 05's. But that's how it works.
In 2000 while still driving my 96 vert I knew I wanted a C5 but wanted HUD/AH and I was going to buy a used one. In 2001 Ken @ The VetteNet found a ultra low mileeage 99 with EVERYTHING I wanted for a fraction of the cost of a 2001 ($34K vs $47K) and had 4750 miles. So I bought a C5.
The same will happen to the C6. It's part of the game.
Tom
In 2000 while still driving my 96 vert I knew I wanted a C5 but wanted HUD/AH and I was going to buy a used one. In 2001 Ken @ The VetteNet found a ultra low mileeage 99 with EVERYTHING I wanted for a fraction of the cost of a 2001 ($34K vs $47K) and had 4750 miles. So I bought a C5.
The same will happen to the C6. It's part of the game.
Tom
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The C6, while being totally new as compared to the C5, builds on and improves upon the design and engineering of the C5. Yep it a new car, but it's not the first time GM built somehting like it at the BG Plant. I like to think of it as an ultra-refined C5 (engineering-wise).