Thinking about buying C-6

[John D.]

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John Hickley is right. Best Corvette deal on the market is right now. Left over 09's (I don't know about the 10's) are 39-41K and O% for 72 months. You can't beat it.
I have been thinking about various C5's and C6's. Not quite ready yet as but if I was buying a Corvette now it would be a new C6.
I talked to my bank and they don't even want to know anything about a 2000 model as far as financing goes. Rate was sky high. My friend at the bank said 2006 was as low as they would give a car loan on. Nice 06 was 30,000. Bank financing was 7-1/4". Waste of money I thought when I could get a new one for another 10K at 0%.
Plan B: Buy a new Camaro as stated above. But it's not a Corvette. My local dealer is selling Camaros like hot cakes. All the sr citizens in my hood are driving them. At the local Panera Bread a group of old men had there fake Camaros all lined up in the lot. I went to school with two of them and teased them a tad. You got to admit the Camaro is a head turner. Much more than a C6. But they don't ring my bell. JD

[Nick L.]

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John Hickley is right. Best Corvette deal on the market is right now. Left over 09's (I don't know about the 10's) are 39-41K and O% for 72 months. You can't beat it.
I have been thinking about various C5's and C6's. Not quite ready yet as but if I was buying a Corvette now it would be a new C6.
I talked to my bank and they don't even want to know anything about a 2000 model as far as financing goes. Rate was sky high. My friend at the bank said 2006 was as low as they would give a car loan on. Nice 06 was 30,000. Bank financing was 7-1/4". Waste of money I thought when I could get a new one for another 10K at 0%.
Plan B: Buy a new Camaro as stated above. But it's not a Corvette. My local dealer is selling Camaros like hot cakes. All the sr citizens in my hood are driving them. At the local Panera Bread a group of old men had there fake Camaros all lined up in the lot. I went to school with two of them and teased them a tad. You got to admit the Camaro is a head turner. Much more than a C6. But they don't ring my bell. JD

Agree that BRAND NEW is the best deal going on Corvettes. For what used 06-09 are trading for, it's better to purchase NEW. Only reason I bought my 06 was because it was way under market ($26K with 8,900 miles).

[Rich G.]

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Was it only the C6 Z06 that had the roof separation problem? I think so.

Rich

[Chuck S.]

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Was it only the C6 Z06 that had the roof separation problem? I think so...

Oh yeah, I had forgotten about that one.

I believe any C6 coupe with removeable roof was likely to have the problem through at least 2006. A couple of factory fixes had been tried, including roof replacement (paint matching was a problem with some colors) and field application of different adhesives. I'm not sure I ever heard what finally worked for the field fix.

After about 2006, it seems like they might have changed the roof skin material. The worst case I read about on CF had the roof skin fly off...imagine seeing your roof skin doing aerobatics in your rear view mirror.

[Andy F.]

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New C6 coupes are $39K at dealers all over the Detroit area right now.

Cant find a deal like that in St Louis....if I could....I'd be buyin!!!! I need the best place to buy a 40k 09....I will be there!!!!

[Thomas H.]

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I am thinking about buying another Vette. A C-6....any years to stay away from or move toward? I would also assume ....as with old...the more original they better? I want a auto (so my daughters could drive it once in a while) and a tan int. Other than that, I am open.

Andy,

I bought an 05 Z51 coupe back in June with 16k miles on it. I have had zero problems with it and according to the GM service records, the previous owner had no problems either. I was looking to by an 06 or 07 (just to stay away from that "first model year" curse), but I could not find one that was as clean as the 05 I ended up with. Awesome cars, you'll love it.

Tom

[Wayne B.]

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they were all excited because it happened while i was away from the car and they even bought me a nice polo shirt from the NCM. there were 6 CDs stuck in the radio they could not get out so they sent them to me later. they were embarrassed but i just laughed about it. there were corvette owners there bitching about everything imaginable. i told them as long as i could get it started to get mrs clem to lunch there was no problem. the people that screwed it up were from siemens who made the radios or something that had to do with the radios. i showed the the GM engineers where i had put rubber bumpers to keep the door edges out past the leading edges of the rear quarter panels so the paint would not be sand blasted off. they later did the same thing in production but i never got any credit.

Patent first, display later

[Jean C.]

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Andy,
Buy it in Michigan, drive it to Missouri. Shouldn't be a problem.
Best regards,

[Paul B.]

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As others have said, if you want an automatic go '06 or later to get the six speed. As John said, brand new for under $40k, Reliable in Springfield has good prices on new. You should be able to find a nice used '06 in the midish twenties if you look, check the used C6's on corvetteforum.com
I personally find that the optional Z51 suspension rides too hard on the rough roads, try before you buy.

Good luck,

Paul

[Mark P.]

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I just saw the documentary Ultimate Factories about the 2007 Z06. It was really interesting.

Here is a link where they have a clip on the chassis.

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/ultimate-factories/3325/Overview

Are the 2006 Z06 and 2007 Z06 almost the same cars ?

Any downside to going with a Z06 (i.e. problems with the aluminum frame or magnesium engine cradle or LS7) ?

[Terry M.]

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Each year of C6 saw some marginal improvement in features. As has been said above there were some "infant mortality" types of issues with the first year cars, but those should have been sorted out already by previous owners.

I opted for the Z06. It was hard to resist the numbers "427" even though the closest one gets to that on the car is "7 liters" unless you chose to add the over-the-counter 427 hood emblems. I would wager few Z06 owners utilize the added horsepower above the base engine. For most people there is plenty of power on tap from the base motor.

It was kind of interesting at some of the Regionals in 2007. A large number of the Team Leaders and Judges showed up with Z06s. We lined them up in the Sportsman parking, and came close to having one of each available color. Some wag, who will remain nameless, commented on how striking it was that ALL of us had Z06s. Not a base car in the bunch.

And then the National Team Leader showed up. Trump. I couldn't resist Roy. The (blue) devil made me do it.

[Paul B.]

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Are the 2006 Z06 and 2007 Z06 almost the same cars ?

Any downside to going with a Z06 (i.e. problems with the aluminum frame or magnesium engine cradle or LS7) ?

Some '06 Z06's had issues with the needle bearings in the rockers, as well as the roof delamination issue. If you go '06 coupe or Z, be sure that the roof recall has been done.
Potential down sides to the Z06 are; no automatic, no convertible, top can't be removed on the coupe, rides even harder than the base car with the Z51 option, and of course the price difference. Tires also wear faster and cost a lot more, depends where your priorities lie? Long term I also imagine that engine repair would cost quite a bit more? Planning on keeping it for a long time?
I personally drive with the top off whenever possible, and the roads are rough up here so I chose base suspension on my coupe. Sure I'd love the extra 75hp, just not worth the trade off in my particular case, I can get in plenty of trouble just fine with what I've got.

Paul

[Rich G.]

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The rocker arm needle bearing issue of them falling out also affected LS7's beyond 06, I'm pretty sure. There are discussions about it on CF as well as Z06vette.com.

I have an 07 Z06. I have had no problems. I have 12K miles on it and it is going to need tires real soon and I don't beat on it. I agree all the power and handling I could ever use is there in a stock Z51 coupe, but I like the looks and relative rarity of the Z06.

Rich

[Mark P.]

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Do you think the Hertz ZHZ will be very collectible someday ? Anything special about it ? Does $34K seem like a lot for a car with 42K miles ?

http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/chevrolet-corvette-cars328141888;_ylt=AmSh9ahdPE.LnumEwZA6wrSlVo54;_ylv=3?bodystyle=coupe&sortcol=price&sortdir=up&modelyearub=2009&modelyearlb=2007&askpriceub=any&askpricelb=any&deliverymileageub=any&deliverymileagelb=any&location=Pleasanton%2C+CA+94566&listingtype=used&model=corvette&make=chevrolet&distance=300

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For the car enthusiast:

[Paul B.]

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From what I understand, it's just the yellow paint with the tape stripe?
I personally wouldn't buy a used Corvette rental car, you can be sure that those were 420000 very hard won miles... But then again, what do I know? I can remember when Shelby collectors snubbed their noses at '66 Hertz GT 350's, you could get them dirt cheap! Today they're worth more than the regular '66 GT 350's, go figure!

Paul

PS. 42K miles is very high for an '08 Vette, typically low millage toys... May be very difficult to resell over the next few years if you have to.

PSS. You could probably buy a brand new '09 or '10 with the same options (non Hertz) for about $43K~$45K