C6 or Import a Z06?
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cheeky said:
If only you'd been asking a few months ago, you could have had my C6 Z06 for £30k!
I went from a Tuscan to a Z06 and then to a Sagaris; in each case I overlapped the cars by a year or two so was in a good position to make comparisons.
The Z06 is vastly more solid than the Tuscan; everything feels very well put together. It is also very planted - where the Tuscan felt a bit floaty at 1.6 leptons, the Z06 felt perfect at an indicated 1.99 (not on a UK road, I hasten to add!). Yes, one could break traction, but in a more predictable manner than in the Tuscan, plus you've got TC looking after you if you need it. The Z's boot is even bigger (substantially) than the Tuscan's, and I didn't often find that I missed being able to remove the roof. For one thing, the air con in the Z is vastly superior!
In terms of noises, the Z06 doesn't have all the squeaks of the Tuscan, but it isn't a quiet environment largely because of the noise from those massive tyres. The tyres do a great job of enabling fast cornering but they can be a downside, not just because of the noise, and the previously mentioned aquaplaning (only once in ten years in my case though) but also because they are so expensive to replace. They're the only big maintenance cost on the car though, so if you can find a well priced source for tyres then I would say go for it - it's a superb car, that is brutal, yet also grown up.
I've owned a Tuscan S and a C6 Z06 in the past and would echo all of this. Z is more of a supercar than a sports car - very, very fast but the width and LHD limit you slightly on B roads (you possibly won't care). Tuscan more toy-like and 'fun' but less impressive as a car as opposed to an event. The vette handled like a go-kart - quite impressive, especially if you've previously listened to all the BS on how american cars don't handle. I went from a Tuscan to a Z06 and then to a Sagaris; in each case I overlapped the cars by a year or two so was in a good position to make comparisons.
The Z06 is vastly more solid than the Tuscan; everything feels very well put together. It is also very planted - where the Tuscan felt a bit floaty at 1.6 leptons, the Z06 felt perfect at an indicated 1.99 (not on a UK road, I hasten to add!). Yes, one could break traction, but in a more predictable manner than in the Tuscan, plus you've got TC looking after you if you need it. The Z's boot is even bigger (substantially) than the Tuscan's, and I didn't often find that I missed being able to remove the roof. For one thing, the air con in the Z is vastly superior!
In terms of noises, the Z06 doesn't have all the squeaks of the Tuscan, but it isn't a quiet environment largely because of the noise from those massive tyres. The tyres do a great job of enabling fast cornering but they can be a downside, not just because of the noise, and the previously mentioned aquaplaning (only once in ten years in my case though) but also because they are so expensive to replace. They're the only big maintenance cost on the car though, so if you can find a well priced source for tyres then I would say go for it - it's a superb car, that is brutal, yet also grown up.
swerni said:
AdeTuono said:
e46m3c said:
Thanks. Well if anyone is thinking of selling a targa manual or z06 drop me a message.
Cheers
I'm tempted to let my Z go, but know I'd regret it and then badger you for months to sell it back to me. Just like the last time I sold one.Cheers
i quite fancy a blue on for a bit
h though!Great. Thanks for that.
I found it advertised on a few italian and german websites also.
Will steer clear.
Ive been watching the prices of z06 in the states on ebay and i think my initial estimate of 30k might be a little low.
Its annoyingly close of weather to "z06" a base with a charger and brake and a few styling tweeks or to just go for the z06. I suppose the extra investment into a z06 would retain its value.
decided to go for 30k+ car tho puts a new price bracket into reach of which i would have to analyse
I found it advertised on a few italian and german websites also.
Will steer clear.
Ive been watching the prices of z06 in the states on ebay and i think my initial estimate of 30k might be a little low.
Its annoyingly close of weather to "z06" a base with a charger and brake and a few styling tweeks or to just go for the z06. I suppose the extra investment into a z06 would retain its value.
decided to go for 30k+ car tho puts a new price bracket into reach of which i would have to analyse
That was me who posted about the yellow one, when I dug further it was seriously dodgy, I'd already ruled it out due to the price he wanted for it, but digging deeper with the VIN number supplied and he'd lied about it being repaired in the states, it was imported as a wreck into Lithuania or Poland and sold for 7k Euros, there were other huge red flags as well.
I ended up with a nice UK C6 Base Manual by the way and I have to say, it's the best car I've had yet, I doubt you would be disappointed with a base.
Where in the UK are you based?
I ended up with a nice UK C6 Base Manual by the way and I have to say, it's the best car I've had yet, I doubt you would be disappointed with a base.
Where in the UK are you based?
cheeky said:
If only you'd been asking a few months ago, you could have had my C6 Z06 for £30k!
I went from a Tuscan to a Z06 and then to a Sagaris; in each case I overlapped the cars by a year or two so was in a good position to make comparisons.
The Z06 is vastly more solid than the Tuscan; everything feels very well put together. It is also very planted - where the Tuscan felt a bit floaty at 1.6 leptons, the Z06 felt perfect at an indicated 1.99 (not on a UK road, I hasten to add!). Yes, one could break traction, but in a more predictable manner than in the Tuscan, plus you've got TC looking after you if you need it. The Z's boot is even bigger (substantially) than the Tuscan's, and I didn't often find that I missed being able to remove the roof. For one thing, the air con in the Z is vastly superior!
In terms of noises, the Z06 doesn't have all the squeaks of the Tuscan, but it isn't a quiet environment largely because of the noise from those massive tyres. The tyres do a great job of enabling fast cornering but they can be a downside, not just because of the noise, and the previously mentioned aquaplaning (only once in ten years in my case though) but also because they are so expensive to replace. They're the only big maintenance cost on the car though, so if you can find a well priced source for tyres then I would say go for it - it's a superb car, that is brutal, yet also grown up.
so how did the corvette compare to the Sagaris? interested on your opinion as I`m considering moving from Sagairs to C6I went from a Tuscan to a Z06 and then to a Sagaris; in each case I overlapped the cars by a year or two so was in a good position to make comparisons.
The Z06 is vastly more solid than the Tuscan; everything feels very well put together. It is also very planted - where the Tuscan felt a bit floaty at 1.6 leptons, the Z06 felt perfect at an indicated 1.99 (not on a UK road, I hasten to add!). Yes, one could break traction, but in a more predictable manner than in the Tuscan, plus you've got TC looking after you if you need it. The Z's boot is even bigger (substantially) than the Tuscan's, and I didn't often find that I missed being able to remove the roof. For one thing, the air con in the Z is vastly superior!
In terms of noises, the Z06 doesn't have all the squeaks of the Tuscan, but it isn't a quiet environment largely because of the noise from those massive tyres. The tyres do a great job of enabling fast cornering but they can be a downside, not just because of the noise, and the previously mentioned aquaplaning (only once in ten years in my case though) but also because they are so expensive to replace. They're the only big maintenance cost on the car though, so if you can find a well priced source for tyres then I would say go for it - it's a superb car, that is brutal, yet also grown up.
I went from a mildly modded C6 to a Z06 Lingenfelter 616. I loved the C6, but the Z06 frustrated me more than anything... it was an absolute beast both to look at and to drive. I've never driven a stock Z06 for comparison, but mine was just too fast to be enjoyable on public roads, to be honest. It was frustrating not being able to use all the available power due to 1. Traffic, 2. The shocking state of most of our roads and 3. Fear of losing my license or my life! Aside from that, an issue that would afflict any Z06 is the width of the car. I found this to be an annoyingly frequent issue on our narrow country lanes and B-roads... it's very easy to be hanging over the line into the opposite lane and squeezing past parked cars with traffic coming in the opposite direction was often a challenge. Don't even get me started on 'traffic calming' measures, like those ones where the road is deliberately narrowed between 2 high curbs or a couple of bollards! I just felt the Z06 was just too impractical to really enjoy on UK roads and I could rarely just relax and enjoy driving it. Absolutely awesome car though.
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