jvp

I'll neither confirm nor deny that a Red Mist Z07 HTC will be ordered for me shortly. The Blackwing is hysterically fun to drive, but I belong in a Corvette.

Maybe. ;-)

Big Lebowski

Ha ha, congrats (on the down low)

123sugey

Just do it… get it done

jvanloon

Congrats JVP. This is great news!

minn19

Keep both! Love the combo of my 4V BW and Z06.

Tivr

Congrats

jvp

Wish I had the wherewithal to do that, but I simply don't. The 5BW's sale will be providing a hell of a down payment for the Z06.

Kpopo

Congrats

minn19

I hear yah, congrats, hope it gets here soon for most of the summer!

bob53

I could not bring myself to sell the BW… it is the perfect pick the kids up from school after work car.

congrats on the Z06. Mine just arrived this week. Very different car from the SR, C7Z cars, and BW…

hcvone

Both

jvp

It's cute guys, but as I stated: I can't afford both, and won't be doing both. The 5BW is already sold.

I'm glad your financial status is better off than mine is. As you were.

ZachZ06

Midnight Steel Metallic?

Kog

Congrats

bob53

Didn't see your second post - my bad... It was not the intent. Unless one has a last name of Musk, Gates, etc there is always someone with "more"....but I'm sure you know that as much as I do. Enjoy the new Z06.

RapidC84B

Congrats... now lets argue about harnesses vs. stock belts at SP.

jvp

Yeah I ain't fallin' for that one again.

Rapid Z

I understand it well.

AVETTE

I know you were very disappointed by GM’s late decision to raise MSRP by 20k additional on the Z06 and it soured you on getting one, even though you clearly wanted one. I totally understand that, and although I too thought it was a blatant money grab, when they saw what people were paying over MSRP for base C8 for years, they knew they had us… sadly.. I had pre ordered years earlier with MM was 301 on their list long before anyone knew the price. Although I didn’t like it, no way was I cancelling my order even though this is the most expensive car I have ever purchased, by a wide, wide, margin, and I am not independently wealthy. It was just a dream car for me, and although I have owned a C5, C6, C7, C7 Z07, and in aug of 2023 I got my Z06 from MM. Sticker came in at 157k for my non Z07 HTC configured as I want it. Fortunately I had been using a GM card those entire 3 years and had accumulated an incredible 2,100,000 points which translated into 21k off sticker!! I was getting 4% on all purchases with no limit so I ended up paying 136k in real money. Still a ton, but wow is this car truly, truly, special, I know its a lot of money, but it is worth every penny. Their is a reason so many multi car exotic owners, many of whom would never glance in a corvettes direction, not only have purchased one, but their written reviews testify this car is as good or better in every measurable way for 1/2 the money or even more than 1/2 of those exotics…

I really struggled with my color choice as Red MIst is SUCH a beautiful color, it came down to that or silver flair, and shockingly I went with the Silver. I do not regret my decision, but I do love, love, love, the red mist. I just had the car out on VIR for the second time, the best compliment I can pay this car is, it is SOOOOOO much fun to drive, the sound of the engine, while fun on the street, is INTOXICATING on a race track! For the first time, I don’t even care what my lap times are, I am a 55 year old man grinning from ear to ear inside my helmet like a child… corvettes have always sounded good, but this is more akin to F1 high revving INSTANTANEOUS upshifts and downshifts, I don’t even bother shifting myself (I always owned manuals before in all of my corvettes and was worried I would miss rowing the gears as that was part of the fun for me) but no, driving this beast is that engaging… this is my forever car..

I was second fastest in the intermediate group 2 days ago and that was on stock ps4s tires and no track alignment! Drove 1 1/2 to the track and drove it home, no truck, no trailer, and loved putting the hard top down with a touch of a button and enjoyed the beautiful rolling hills on the drive back to Apex NC from the track. I know the ZR1 with the turbos is coming (don’t care, have had TT C6 APS vette before, kills the sound, all turbo cars do) and I will never as a driver, reach the limits of this car on track, that much is clear to me now…

I know you have been a long time contributor to this board with some good information over the years, so I am so happy for you that you are getting the car you wanted all along. We can’t control what we can’t control. You will be pleased. Please post up lots of pics when you get the car, and when you get it out on track as, post up your impressions. Just for shi** and giggles, here is a few pics of mine, as well as some of the other cars at the track day,









now with 4000 trouble free miles and a couple of amazing track days under my belt…

jvp

Yeah it did. I know what the Z06 was actually supposed to cost out of the gate, but GM pulled a fast one on us and the Corvette team. And the reasoning behind it was... ridiculous. But that's a story for maybe another day, probably not. What's worse is all the price increases on the same basic options over the SR, just because, "they could". And doubling the price of Z07, too, by charging an arm, a leg, and a left nut for the carbon fiber. Back then I couldn't imagine a salary that would put me in a place such that I could afford the car and not scrape by every month. I had to let my super-early spot in Furman's line go. But things have changed professionally for me in the last six months, in a hyper positive way.

I'm still not 100% sure on that FPC V8 as I'm not keen on them in general. But I suspect I'll be able to get over it.

That's fricken awesome man. Well played indeed!

I'm a sucker for a "candy apple" style color. My C5 was MagRed, my 7th gen Z06 was LBR (or whatever they named it), and the 5BW I just sold is Radiant Red. As @Poor-sha likes to pick on me: "boomer red". And I'm sure I'll hear all about it when I give it to him to align it, too.

Thanks for all the kind words and wishes. We'll see how long it takes for my order number to turn into a VIN; from there it'll be an NCM delivery and a nearly 700 mile drive home. I'll have snapshots once I get it. And certainly after it's crossed its 1500 christening, it'll head to Summit Point.