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Z06 Corvette
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Last year (November 2006) I bought a 2006 Corvette Z51. It is a great car. By far the best car I have ever owned. I have heard the knocks on past Corvettes and all the good things that people have had to say about the new ones. The C6 Corvette is a huge step forward for Chevrolet and GM.
Before I bought my ’06 Corvette I owned and still own a 2001 Z28 Camaro. I thought that was such a great car when I bought it. The difference between the Camaro and the Corvette is so huge if you didn’t know better you would swear that they were built by two completely different companies.
Back to the Corvette. So this is the story of how I bought my Corvettes. In 2006 I wanted to buy a C6 Z06. I called around and found that all but one dealership here in Arizona was selling the 2006 Z06 for well over sticker some as much as $80,000 over sticker. I called the one dealership that was selling them for sticker and asked how I could get on their waiting list. They told me that they could add me, but the wait was about 3 years based on current allocation. I asked, since I have bought a few cars from the dealership and my company had done some business for them, if there was anyway to move up on the list. They called me back a few days later and said if I bought a 2006 C6 I could have the first 2007 Z06. I thought about it and said OK.
I guess they had offered this option to others and no one took them up on it because it would be almost impossible to get rid of a year old Corvette for what you would owe on it or you would take a huge loss if you paid cash. I had a plan. So I went down and custom ordered my ’06. It is a beautiful car.
So it came around to June 2006 and the dealership called to tell me to come down and order my Z06. I went down ordered and ordered the car the way I wanted it. I also asked if I could push the delivery date back a month or two to help facilitate getting rid of the ’06. They told me no and if I wanted this car, I would have to take it when it got here. I said OK.
As I understand it from the sales person, the owners didn’t expect anybody to take them up on the offer and a few sales guys at the dealership had people waiting in the wings to take the car when I didn’t buy it.
It took about 3 months for the car to come in. When it did, I went down and checked it out. I fell in love with it immediately. Filled out the paper work and drove it home the next day. I got the car for window sticker minus the $3,500+ price increase that GM added to the Z06 after I placed my order.
Oh, how did I get rid of the ’06? Well my father has always wanted a Corvette. I knew when I was placing the order that my Dad would take the car when my Z06 came in. He did and hasn’t driven his Volvo since.
To compare the Z06 to the Z51, well the interior is all that is the same. The car is so much faster. It is a little rougher ride, but not to bad. The only thing I miss from the Z51 is the removable top. But with 505 hp and 470 foot pounds of torque, I will do without the top. I am still getting used to the power and breaking the car in. It showed up with 3 miles on the odometer.
This is arguably the best American made sports car ever. I didn’t think I could have more fun driving a car than I did driving the Z51, I was wrong the Z06 is a ton of fun. If you can find for a reasonable price I would tell you to buy it and have a blast.Labels: Cars and Racing
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