New 2014 Corvette C7 Z06 revealed!

New 2014 Corvette C7 Z06 revealed!

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car95

413 posts

192 months

Thursday 2nd February 2012
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Vet Guru said:
I recall the Ron fellows Z06 selling at £65k at Stratstone at the time selling all 5 of them at the time.
Yep, I still consider that I got a bargain. Four years of great driving mine and an easy sale at £41k. Running costs pretty small.

Aside from underlying price, these days currency exchange rates kill.

Anyway, more importantly, it looks pretty good to me, although I don't see why a Corvette should have Camaro design cues/styling.

G4HKS

Original Poster:

2,673 posts

219 months

Thursday 2nd February 2012
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Those rear lights in particular?

GW65

623 posts

206 months

Thursday 2nd February 2012
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At least it'll stop the "Is it a Ferrari?" questions...!

G4HKS

Original Poster:

2,673 posts

219 months

Thursday 2nd February 2012
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Don't you just hate that when it happens?

vetteheadracer

8,271 posts

253 months

Thursday 2nd February 2012
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My big problem with Chevy is they are pricing the people they should be targetting out of the market.

Back in the day the Corvette was the car a young man aspired to buy and they could afford. Now the demographic of owners is 50+ and that is partly because of the price.

GM should re-visit what people really want (seat heaters??? really? XM satelite radio? are you sure?) and build a car for the younger guys and price it accordingly.

P.S. The rear lights will resemble the rear lights on the Daytona Prototypes..........



Edited by vetteheadracer on Thursday 2nd February 20:15

anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 2nd February 2012
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vetteheadracer said:
Now the demographic of owners is 50+ ....
Ahem!

Tom74

658 posts

230 months

Friday 3rd February 2012
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5 USA said:
vetteheadracer said:
Now the demographic of owners is 50+ ....
Ahem!
He's got a point, whilst I am definately under 50, all the other 'vette owners on the Isle of Man aren't. Having said that they all have c2 and c3's so might have bought them young!

G4HKS

Original Poster:

2,673 posts

219 months

Friday 3rd February 2012
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5 USA said:
vetteheadracer said:
Now the demographic of owners is 50+ ....
Ahem!
You'll get there sooner than you think "young man". The years speed by rather rappido after 50.

Gixer

4,463 posts

248 months

Friday 3rd February 2012
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Good job I'm still 27;)

anonymous-user

54 months

Saturday 4th February 2012
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Gixer said:
Good job I'm still 27;)
Damn right! And welcome to the "over 25" club....

G4HKS

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2,673 posts

219 months

Thursday 16th February 2012
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CraigVmax said:
profile reminds me slightly of this:

Er, why???

CraigVmax

12,248 posts

282 months

Thursday 16th February 2012
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tbh, now I look again I'm not sure! maybe the vent in front wing.

Its slightly GTR like though, that slab back.

G4HKS

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2,673 posts

219 months

Thursday 16th February 2012
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!!!!! I did try and see the likeness but failed too. It certainly has GTR overtones though.

Fantuzzi

3,297 posts

146 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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G4HKS said:
CraigVmax said:
profile reminds me slightly of this:

Er, why???
I dont think the new vette was hoping to be compared to 'bread van' styling...

Looks great, although I'm still ardent thagt the C6 is one of the best looking cars on sale today.

Raitzi

640 posts

212 months

Friday 23rd March 2012
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C6 looks better. They might of course surprise us with super efficient V8, or not smile

car95

413 posts

192 months

Friday 23rd March 2012
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Perhaps a little 1.6L V8.

roscobbc

3,334 posts

242 months

Friday 23rd March 2012
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car95 said:
Yep, I still consider that I got a bargain. Four years of great driving mine and an easy sale at £41k. Running costs pretty small.

Aside from underlying price, these days currency exchange rates kill.

Anyway, more importantly, it looks pretty good to me, although I don't see why a Corvette should have Camaro design cues/styling.
I loved the Ron Fellows Z06 and £41K was a fair price after 4 years use - but look at those figures in depth, that is a £24k 'drop' on what was originally paid = £6K per year depreciation. Which in reality is quite good. If only it was as simple as that for the new car purchaser!

Adeyb

321 posts

145 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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I just bought a Ron Fellows Z06, chances are its the same one!

smile love it

Gixer

4,463 posts

248 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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Adeyb said:
I just bought a Ron Fellows Z06, chances are its the same one!

smile love it
Welcome. That's a pretty good first post! The one from BM I guess as I see it's no longer in the ads.


BlackZeD

774 posts

208 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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Lucky beggar, if I had sold mine in time I would have had that one. frown
As much as it pains me to say this, enjoy it, which won't be hard.

Dave.