Non-technical - 2015 Z06 @ Sport

[Rick A.]

Well, "FELINA" my 2015 Laguna Blue 2LZ with dark grey interior with suede inserts has made an appearance at Sport Chevrolet in Silver Spring, MD. Salesman stated inspection and PDI will be performed tomorrow - bummer was hoping to get tonite! So, azzume all the Corvette techs already went home for the evening. VROOOOM VROOOOM! "HILDA" will be excited!

[Brian M.]

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Good luck.

[Bob J.]

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Have fun, Ricky

[Daniel Y.]

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Keep it between the lines Rick! Happy New Year!

[Vinnie P.]

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Enjoy the new ride Rick...be careful of those tars...cool weather is not their friend

[Bill M.]

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Rick did you have to pay above sticker?

[Rick A.]

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Bill - paid sticker at Sport, just like I did when I bought my ZR1 through them back in 2010

[Michael J.]

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Be careful with your engine, they may not have all the bugs worked out of it:

https://autos.yahoo.com/news/first-2015-chevy-corvette-z06-engine-destroyed-just-234536392.html

[Bill M.]

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just read the article. hope numbers don't mean anything in 20 years

[Michael J.]

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what kind of a spoilsport are you?

Sorry, just reporting the news……..

I also notice this engine was not built at the Bowling Green PBC line, guess that is not set up yet.

[Patrick H.]

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Be careful with your engine, they may not have all the bugs worked out of it:
https://autos.yahoo.com/news/first-2...234536392.html

The auto magazines have had a couple of LT1 engines go out as well.

[Rick A.]

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Well, took delivery around 1700 hours last nite, after stroking the check and having salesman go through some of the features different from the ZR1. There was one minor annoyance - damned CHIME and DIC WARNING saying CAUTION- ICY CONDITIONS PRESENT! Looked at temp and it was 26 degrees which means low profile tires when cold don't do very well! In fact they recommend NOT driving the ZR1/Z06 in temperatures below 40 degrees.

After setting the exhaust note on TRACK (awesome sound) and leaving dealership, had a little excitement pulling away as back end wanted to meet front end! Definitely was exciting for me, but don't think folks around me liked it as they heard me tap accelerator and steer into the wheel spin! (VBG) Car is AWESOME all I can say, but of course only based on about 20 mile drive home.

[Patrick H.]

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Sounds like fun, Rick!

Any photos?

[Michael J.]

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I'm afraid I would have a hard time adjusting to all the nanny state chiming and flashing warnings that all car builders incorporate into cars today.
You needed the car to tell you it was below freezing outside? Cripes! I hope all the tiny minor annoyances don't overwhelm you.
Far cry from your 63 Z06 and 67 Camaro I'm sure.

You gotta take the good with the bad Don. I like many of the new gadgets and "warnings", like when you are losing traction and stability, but especially the XM Radio alerts that pop up after you put your favorite songs or artists on the list so you can listen to them without hunting around or hoping you are are on the right channel when they get played, makes long drives much more enjoyable.

I have also been researching the new Z06 engines, seems they are built mostly in Tonanwanda, assembly line I think, but some are being made in a Performance Build Center they have just set up in BG, and those apparently are hand built like the LS9 and LS7 were in Wixom. The guy with the newly blown engine (it was a Tonawanda build) was hoping for a BG engine as a replacement, guess he figures they are better made.