"My car works. How about yours?" "YES!"

 

And you have to admit, the C6 section is TERRIBLE for C7 hate threads. There is at least 1 a day. Mods need to shut them down or consolidate it with other threads.

It's the same thing everytime: "I went and looked at a C7 today and I tell you what, I'm glad I kept my C6. The C7 has Camero(yeah, I intentionally misspelled that) taillights!"

 

You're funny...

The A6 is the same, the paddle shifting is terrible, it is horribly sluggish, and the Orange peel is rampant. These are observed facts.

I agree the c7 is a radical improvement over the c6, but lets not fool ourselves, it is not perfect.

As for your purely ignorant claims of jealousy, and what I can afford, it is posts like yours that feed the fanboy circle jerk. The C7 is awesome, it offers performance well beyond it's price. It's low price.... a stingray even fully loaded out is not expensive. Lots of 50k millionaires around here it would seam.

Admitting the strengths and weakness of the car does not make someone a troll, or a hater... but ignoring the facts and substituting your own reality as you can't deal bring yourself to deal with a cars flaws?... well.... that is just pathetic

 

Survived to the first oil change and happy to report that all is well!

 

I was also gonna post an counterpoint about the A6. Not sure why people would say the C7 trans is better unless they're thinking pre 12 C6 A6 OS/programming. A6 in the C7 seems about the same to me to a 12 or 13 C6. C7 seems to maybe have a teeny tiny bit better paddle shift response, but maybe even a little more torque management. It's easier to trip up if you play with the throttle. Honestly I don't hate either, but the A8 should've been in the 14s.

C7 is indeed cool, but the walk on water routine is old. I really liked spending a day driving one, but I was expecting my mind to be blown and it didn't happen. As a matter of fact, as a computer guy, my main complaint is wishing you could option one with a 100% analog gauge cluster and no nav to become horribly obsolete. Since the rolling computer is a fact of life these days, it's probably best to learn all the menus and shortcuts with the touch screen stuff while someone else drives so you don't crash. You can become immersed in this thing and drive off the road just like someone who's texting.

As for affordability? Why is it on here if someone says they prefer a C6, it's because they can't afford a C7? I'm not sure I can afford either but could pay cash for either. Affordability is subjective. Someone else might think they can afford a new Z06 because they have $10k laying around for the 10% down payment.

 

So true..

Buying a C7 is not hard, even with a semi-shady loan we are talking @1200 a month. Hell you could even go out to 84 months! I wouldn't do it, but hey, if that is what floats their boat.. it is their money. Hell I saw a used C7 2LT non-z51 coupe for sale for 48k at a dealer...

I just can't stand the "You pointed out an obvious issue with the car, I choose to ignore it, pretend it does not exist, justify my opinion with my own bias, and call you a trolling hater. Despite there being truth in your statement, you obviously are just jealous of my 60k trailer park Ferrari; that you obviously will never afford" attitude. The "hater/Troll" shaming prevents real discussion. Just look at that poor guy who's motor blew up and had an oil fire. At least 75% of the posts were from people calling him a Troll, a liar, demanding proof, etc. etc.

Here is a case where a legitimate issue has occurred, where GM is appearently reversing their stance that you can track a stock Z51 and still keep your warranty in tact, and rather then discuss the issues, and help someone who came looking for help, the thread turned into a "well obviously there is something you are not telling us, you dirty Troll" fest.

 

I had mine in the rain on Saturday, you could see the air exit areas by the water spray patterns on the car after the drive. The weather mode seems to tighten up the car, hard to explane.

 

Not at all. If you have a C7 and have an issue, we all hope it gets resolved. If you don't own a C7, have no intention of getting one, and use a miniscule number of incidents to proclaim the Stingray is junk, and you would much rather drive Brand Xxxxxx, then you are a hater. Especially if you leave that opinion in every thread you can.

And when I say miniscule, I'm not saying your problem doesn't matter, but even if the same issue affects 40 Stingrays, it is still only 0.1% of the production run, as over 40000 have been built. Hardly enough to pronounce the car a failure.

 

Thanks for repeating the same BS negative "opinions". I love the car even more today.

 

I too dont know why they went with the A6 for '14, most likely the A6 wasnt done in time. They shortened the case on the A6 for the C7, changed the valve body, torque converter and I think they changed the front pump as well. Lot of work to go through for one year. The gear train is the same though I think. Yes there is a lot of torque management, the A6 isnt the strongest trans on the planed and bumping the TQ/HP certainly wasnt going to help. The traction control is overly aggressive as well on the C7s. take an auto car in drive and floor it from a dead stop - its pitiful.

Since GM sold 20,000 or so A6 C7s it really wasnt a bad decision for them. But buying any new car you are always taking a gamble, same stuff in 2005 with the A4, 2008 with the LS3/nicer interior, 2012 getting a little nicer seats and HUD/NAV on LT2 cars - happens.

I never spent a lot of time with a 12 or 13, but I did have an '08 Z51 A6 and no doubt the trans feel is much improved. At first I was a little disappointed until I started getting on the car, normal driving its not very exciting or quick to react to anything but the C7 A6 works pretty well when on the throttle - the performance shift in track mode is kinda cool actually. I recently drove an A8 car and just normal driving I bet most couldt tell the difference, the paddles at part/low throttle have the same delay (especially downshifting) as any other torque converter auto I have driven with paddles. I didnt make any full throttle blasts but I bet the A8 still shuts off the engine between shifts. I'm sure WOT is better shifting but since I cant count to hundredths or even tenths of a second so I'll have to take GM's word for it.

For every 'walk on water' post I see just as many who take some sort of satisfaction by telling people who bought '14s they got 'taken' becuasr of first year issues or the A8 thing. Sure you can always wait, but ole Tadge was pretty adamant that the '15 would not get the A8. Hindsight is always 20/20, if anything people who are waiting on the fence should be happy nearly 40K people bought '14s. The more the merrier when beta testing 1st year cars from GM

Sure I'd like to have the A8, but for me it wouldnt change my enjoyment of the car, except maybe on the forums

 

I love this car. And having owned and many times raced a C6 with the A6 the new A6 in the Stingray actually feels and shifts better than a C6 with a tranny tune. I know the A8 will be even better but like you, I'm glad I have my 2014.