Drop outs if price is to high - Page 2

well, youre saying that theyre going for 20 over the 75k sticker, so for 95,000...you can get plenty of cars with similar peformance...for 95k you can have a viper that will run circles around the new Z06...dont get me wrong, i think that the Z06 is awesome, but with the sales prices of the viper dipping into the mid 70s range (at the dealer where i used to work we had a 2005 SRT10 that went for 76) and 20 grand in mods will get you in and out of hennessey or super viper systems with a TT setup...pushing 900+hp.

I sort of agree about the Porsches in general: you get what you pay for, at least if you are careful when you buy.
I just bought a new Carrera - actually drove a Turbo at thedealer, but frankly it was too extreme for what I wanted, and the extra $$$ was pretty extreme, too. I ended up getting the Tiptronic,too - it makes a really nice daily driver and a good weekend getaway car for my wife and me.

Not to diss the Corvette, but I really think of one, new or used, as a good starting place. The advantage the 'vette has over anything else is that there is so much aftermarket HP available at such good prices:a lot of what is out there doesn't work well and is cheap, but a lot really works, and sorting it all out is part of the fun. I have spentmore modifying my 02 Z06 than it cost new from the dealer, for which I have had a lot of fun, and for a total of abouty $110K, I have a car that is still completely civilized daily driver (air, CD, leader, suspension as soft as stock) but absolutely dominates anything stock from any manufacturer: 427 cubic inch C5R engine built by a pro Nascar builder, Procharger, headers, the whole nine yards and more. It will click off a standing start 1/4 mile on its street tires, with two on board, i 10.65 seconds at 135+ with me driving (my son can do considerably better).
To me, that is the big thing you get with the vette: it is a good basis for a great hobby and you can make it what you want.
I love the dry sump oiling on the LS7 engine, and the big 2.2 inch intake valves, that will permit a lot of upgrades. I'll probably get one (or at least a crate engine) someday. But the 11.25:1 compression ratio means serious supercharging is out without changing the pistons to lower compression to get real power.

Hi new user here.

Just can't resist registering here as well.

Not a big fan of America cars. Family had a Dodge 7 passenger mini van b4 and that wasn't a good experience. From then on which was a long time ago we never got another American car. Dad thinks American cars are uncivilized and unreliable because from the previous bad experience with Dodge. Right now he drives a 996 TT modded and had a few fast cars before that too. Lately he seen the reviews of the Z06 and emailed me some Video as well. He is thinking of getting a convertible for my mom which is more like a Boxster S because she wants her next car to be a convertible. However seeing the price of the new Z06 is price pretty similar to the Boxster S maybe I should try to convince her to get the Z06 instead. My dad knows that the Z06 is the bang for the buck and maybe that will change his perspective. But one sh!tty deal is that GM doesn't allow test drive????? That is just plain weird. I mean we go into a Porsche dealership and we get to test drive basically whatever we want even in the Turbo and that is no problem what so ever. So what’s the deal with the Z06 if you know what I mean?

Really want to test drive one to know how it feels before we buy a car. Well actually we didn't test drive the Turbo because b4 that he had a 996 C2 and is a trade in.

Do you guys have any good suggestion as to how to convince my mom to get the Z06 instead of the Boxster S hehe?? Any comments welcome.

Seriously I think the Z06 is an awesome looking car.

PS she is driving a German sport car right now so driving manual isn't a problem for her.

Hey guy's, I'm not braggin, but all that is being said about the Z06 prices is true. It's way to high, but an opportunity presented itself to me, an I bought one, and picked it up on 11/04/05. When I see a 69' Z28 Camaro being sold on Barrett Jackson for $80K to $90K, I guess it helps ease the pain. The true is...it's a monster, and I'm having the time of my life!