Greg00Coupe

For a few $100s you can buy aftermarket systems that are much better. Don't let PDR influence your decision at all.

b4i4getit

The chief engineer for the Corvette said to get the M7 if you are a track enthusiast. He mentioned this in one of his "Ask Tadge" responses.

benspruce

With respect to paint quality I bought my new Z06 in June and had a professional detailer do a great deal of paint correction on the entire car. If you get the right guy there is a tremendous difference in the look of the car. For me it's like a different car. But it wasn't cheap. It took the guy 16 hours.

SgtRod

Buy a different car. PDR is only good for the track...if your looking at an automatic, forget the track. If you only drive in the street, forget track MRC setting, or say hello to bent rims. 16hrs of paint correction that could have gone either way depending on who did it.and cost big coin... Do you really want to buy a brand new car that has more in comon with a project resto car?

phantasms

Yep

highmtnc6

M7, every time.

SgtRod

.just realized Im the OP of this thread!!!

Well my brothers.. What ended up happening is this.

The M7 ended up selling out from under me and I found another A8 that had PDR for $2,800 dollars less than both cars mentioned.

Got the A8...sorry guys. Its a trade off. I thought the 2017 would offer a solution to the overheating but Tadge the politician threw a smoke grenade to sell remaining 2016s.

Now im learning that bent rims are a regular occurance...I think I bought my car with one. When I test drove it, it was smooth.. Had to wait a few days to pick it up...by that time it had 25 more miles on it...noticed the vibration on my 250 mile trip home.

At this moment I can only confirm there is a vibration/jumpy characteristic which is more noticable in track and sport mode. I will take it to my local dealer this week and hope they dont blame me for it if it is a bent rim. I have text convo with the sales rep the day I drove it home from the dealer to back me up. Just been a few weeks now. We'll see.

I hope this car doesnt end up being more stress tham enjoyment. I didnt buy it to replace week parts or design flaws...

tzoid9

I agree with most everyone's posts....do you or don't you want to shift in your new Corvette? And how fast the A8 shifts...just keep in mind, those ultra quick shifts occur at full throttle, not in your normal day to day, driving to work, type driving....a number of A8 posters have called it the normal GM slush box. I'm not saying that's true, but a torque converter/automatic transmission drivetrain doesn't snap off shifts at lower rpms, it just doesn't. This next statement will inflame the A8 crowd, but I do believe it's fair....don't confuse the every day performance of the A8 with the every day operations of the exotic twin clutch transmissions. At the end of the day, they are both horses, but exotics are Thoroughbreds and the others a Zebra. Bombs away.......!

Paulchristian

$64,792? Seriously. Grandsports start at $66k??

3 Z06ZR1

Really anyone can do it! 1 quart 3m rubbing compound 1 quart 3m polishing. About 50.00 per quart at a Auto Body supply.
Then some 2000-3000 grit and get busy. Sand wipe clean repeat you can see
the defects going away sand as least as possible. If you get color on your sandpaper you were in one spot too long and may need a repaint.: Then buff with the rubbing compound while adding in the polish making a mix with going with more polish and less rubbing as you go

Your right that is how to get a show quality finish.
But it takes time you can spent 8 hrs a side easy.

3 Z06ZR1

Freaked LS3 just put his Auto up for sale with remorse I had plenty of remorse with Auto purchase years ago. You may miss the stick. The Auto has a faster 60ft which is the whole race on a 1/4. Poor 60ft bad time. Doesn't really mean slow. The M7 is handicapped compared to the Auto as far as the 60ft. But side by side highway rolls are another story. The M7 in the proper gear at the start of the power band is tops the Auto will down shift and shift back and lose the race IMO
To a good M7 driver. A poor driver will lose to the Auto gotta know how to roll race
The M7 is faster because the manual is more efficient and puts more power the to ground. But not from the dig! It doesn't have the gearing needed.

JOEHAWK

I am on my 6th Vette and 2nd Z. 2 of them were Auto. The last Auto had the paddles. This new Z is ferocious with the M7! I personally could not see MYSELF driving a Z in an Auto. However, if YOU are going to use it as a daily driver then I could see getting an A8 with the paddles. IMHO the paddles are fun as sh*t. I could just imagine them in a Z ! At the end of the day, either choice will be great! Good luck.

3 Z06ZR1

I would say BS 74,000 would be more real!
But 64,792? That would be a deal and a half!

SgtRod

M7 puts more to the rear wheels by a little but the A8 has a whole nother gear to even out the roll race

3 Z06ZR1

Not really when the M7 has closer ratio's once out of first gear. Where the A8 has used 1 up already.
Look them up and check!

SgtRod

I own the A8 Z06. Bought it Sep21st

SgtRod