Drool cleanup isle 3... z06 corvette
 

First some new and old stuff. And a video.



Now the video is on this website:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...eline.promo.2g

Click play video mid page

Eh, no thank you.

Now thats hardcore, like NSX Type-R hardcore. It sounds great in that video, we just need to see a comparison of it against the Viper Coupe, and maybe someday we'll see the Blue Devil. Thanks graywolf!!!

Move along - nothing to see here Ferrari-dreamer-Camry-driver.

:P

F430 performance at wholesale prices....I like

i think what you should be saying is the F430 has Z06 performance at astronomical prices :D

Hah, no thanks to both of those! Well a Ferrari maybe, but it's down quite a ways on my list!! :D

^^^ And there in lies the beauty of the current C5 Z06 as an example.

I get to daily drive a P911TT, F360CS, Gallardo equal for the same price as a generic SUV.

I have the 1/4 mile, handling, 0-60 and topend of the ultra-elite... at nowhere near the cost - so while you and the rest of the wanna-be snobs dream - I drive - 60,000 smiles in 3 years.

In fact tomorrow I will be going for a nce blast through the backroads at 911TT pace - good thing I didn't get that Camry afterall.. :P :twisted:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I think that maybe the reason I don't like the Vette so much, all versions, not just the new Z06, is because they're so common and toot the value-for-money horn. But I believe that is what all American cars are. Value. The Vette is a great value. Performance at a cheaper cost. And that's great, but that car is just not for me. I think a lot of Americans like the idea of "Big American Muscle that can stop much higher competition." And again, that's great. To each his own, like in this thread. RC45 is a Vette man, I'm not.

My choice for value for money is BMW's M3. It's a few thousand more than a fully optioned C5 Vette, but it seats four, has an available F1 transmission, looks fantastic, turns heads, excels in all aspects of performance, and draws on a motorsport heritage that is few and far between in the auto industry.

Actually Id argue itd be almost impossible to find a major manufacturer other then maybe korean without significant motorsport heritage.

Besides the fact that I turned down an M3 as an option because it is not in the performance range I wanted - and I have no desire to have a 4 seater for my back road blasting enjoyment.

In fact I see very few four seaters (or P-cars or even F-cars) out enjoying the back roads - and the only 4 seaters I see are STi/EVO/M3's which are sacrificing far too much for aving te 2 extra seats.

I am a hi-po car enthusiast - so I could never have settled for a non-sports car.

What about the 612? Everyone says that it feels like a 550, or rather handles like a nimble little sports car.

Turns heads? Really? The M3 is about as common as a Honda Civic over here. I also wouldn't say it seats four. Unless the back seat occupants are no taller than 5 foot 6. The styling, though I would consider bland, is in the eye of the beholder so I can't fault you there.

I dont know why, but an M3 always turns my head, love its styling, and the funny thing is that Boxters are more common then M3s here.

I'm sure geographical location plays a huge part, but where I live it's pretty much American car-central. Vette's and Mustang's are so abundant, that they practically blend in with the rest of the traffic. An M3 or other nice foreign car stick out like a sore thumb.