Ph drive anytime soon?

[wildoliver]

As the weather's starting to pick up has anyone had any thoughts on a drive out one morning?

[wildoliver]

Yes that's right. Was a fun if bloody hard work drive out that one.

[wildoliver]

How does Sunday 13th of may sound. It's a month away so will give me time to plan a route out and I'm busy next weekend servicing the car.

Usual score I'll send out starting point just before. But it will be in one of the usual spots around east/north Yorkshire borders so will be fairly central for everyone.

Early start and an aim to be finished mid morning. Votes on if you want to end at a breakfast location or factor food in to the trip.

Would be nice to catch up with some old faces too.

I'll start a list below.

[wildoliver]

Name Car Food Y/N

Wildoliver Corvette Easy either way.

[wildoliver]

Not looking too likely this is going to fill up and run. But in the unlikely event it does it will need to be sat morning instead now. Got some work booked in for Sunday now.

[wildoliver]

Well I think we can put this one to bed!

[wildoliver]

gemini said:

Haven't been out for years now.
Feeling like renewing my wings!
I'm in Harrogate.

It's been years since I saw you! I think you had the spider at the time.

[wildoliver]

911 went a few years back, had a bit of a hiatus from quick stuff with a succession of mx5s which provide a bit of an income, still have a 944 and Boxster but we picked a c6 corvette up last year. Good to have some poke back!

[wildoliver]

Near driffield Marc, not seen another around where are you?

[wildoliver]

Overtakes aren't an issue. What makes you want an auto?

[wildoliver]

We looked at C5 zs before going for the c6. Being a z51 it's at least as focussed as a c5z but probably a touch quicker. The manual in the c6 is lovely. It's on a par with a Porsche box.

If I was buying a c6 again I would look for a gransport, all the z51 bits but widebody, dry sump and ls3. But ls2s are plenty of car.

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Strudul said:

C5Z is 100kg lighter than the C6 non-Z, so I'd hope it handles a little better.

In reality that's probably optimistic, although it has some trick bits like titanium exhaust it's still the steel chassis which carried across with minor mods to the c6 and more or less the same drive train albeit the c6 getting the new generations of engines. Not pulling c5s down at all I quite fancy one as they are a good looking car and a bit of a bargain at the moment, plus some of the features of the c6 annoy me, but side by side it's generally accepted the newer the car the quicker it is and the better it is, c6 base was considered pretty equivalent to the C5 z06 and the c7 stingray is considered pretty equivalent to the c6 z06. Interior quality took a big jump on the c4-c5 then another big one to c6 and the c7 interior is lovely.

They aren't as big as you initially think either, ours fits in any standard sized garage, boot space is incredible and they are seriously quick. Handling is excellent. Like a big mx5. Overtaking isn't an issue in lhds, I've had then since my early 20s you just stop noticing it after a while and pull to the left to look round things. Dollop 400+ hp in to the deal and overtakes aren't an issue.

Anyway back on track.

I could at a push do this Sunday next Sunday's out for me but the Sunday after would be ideal.