FatherLarry
01-13-04, 10:23 PM
For all you Z06 FRC/Hardtop owners and coupe & vert owners, I'm just curious on how everyone here feels about moving over and making room for the new C6 Z06 in 2006. Will we be slowly fading out like the ZR1 and be only a select few who are dedicated to the Z06? Do you feel part of a cult with the Z06 like the ZR1 and L88 owners do? What do you feel about a site dedicated to only specialty Corvettes, or maybe just the Z series Vettes?
As far as the next generation Z06, from what I read, Dave Hill said that there would be a significant change in the 2006 Z06, where you would be able to really tell the difference between the C6 coupe and the Z06, not like with the C5 Z06 and coupe now, and like the C4's and ZR1 's.
According to the pics, the new C6, in my opinion is starting to resemble the Viper. There are some points on the C6 that have a flair of Viper styling. Especially the way it looks from the front. I think we all know where the Vette is headed and who is being challenged, and I feel GM is doing it slowly and keeping costs down that way. I feel the C6 Z06 will definitely give the Viper a run for its money in styling, horsepower and competition, and they'll make it much more affordable to us then the Viper would be, and of course generate more sales for themselves.
Last but not least, there have been rumors that the Z06 will stablilize in price the way the ZR1's did. For example, a '90-'91 ZR1 with around 6,000 miles in mint condition is being sold now between $34-$36K, and will not dip below that price. Naturally price will vary according to condition and mileage of car, but to buy a good clean ZR1, you be looking at $34,000 range and over, and it will increase in years to come. A lot of people that I've talked to say that the Z06 won't be far behind it in price, and because, there are only a little over 22,000 made, without knowing the production numbers yet for '04, it will be a natural choice for people who can't get a hold of a ZR1 anymore, or afford the new C6 Z. The ZR1, even though less were made, were a five yr run. The Z06 is only a four year run. Plus the Z06 is pretty comparable to the ZR1 in performance. Parts will also be much more available. So I do see the Z06 not dropping in price so quickly and maybe not dropping at all, but stabilizing in price earlier then the ZR1 did. And, if the C6 Z06 comes in at around $60 or $65K, people will turn more to the ZR1 and C5 Z06. This is just conjectures of course, and I was curious as to how all of you feel about it.
As far as the next generation Z06, from what I read, Dave Hill said that there would be a significant change in the 2006 Z06, where you would be able to really tell the difference between the C6 coupe and the Z06, not like with the C5 Z06 and coupe now, and like the C4's and ZR1 's.
According to the pics, the new C6, in my opinion is starting to resemble the Viper. There are some points on the C6 that have a flair of Viper styling. Especially the way it looks from the front. I think we all know where the Vette is headed and who is being challenged, and I feel GM is doing it slowly and keeping costs down that way. I feel the C6 Z06 will definitely give the Viper a run for its money in styling, horsepower and competition, and they'll make it much more affordable to us then the Viper would be, and of course generate more sales for themselves.
Last but not least, there have been rumors that the Z06 will stablilize in price the way the ZR1's did. For example, a '90-'91 ZR1 with around 6,000 miles in mint condition is being sold now between $34-$36K, and will not dip below that price. Naturally price will vary according to condition and mileage of car, but to buy a good clean ZR1, you be looking at $34,000 range and over, and it will increase in years to come. A lot of people that I've talked to say that the Z06 won't be far behind it in price, and because, there are only a little over 22,000 made, without knowing the production numbers yet for '04, it will be a natural choice for people who can't get a hold of a ZR1 anymore, or afford the new C6 Z. The ZR1, even though less were made, were a five yr run. The Z06 is only a four year run. Plus the Z06 is pretty comparable to the ZR1 in performance. Parts will also be much more available. So I do see the Z06 not dropping in price so quickly and maybe not dropping at all, but stabilizing in price earlier then the ZR1 did. And, if the C6 Z06 comes in at around $60 or $65K, people will turn more to the ZR1 and C5 Z06. This is just conjectures of course, and I was curious as to how all of you feel about it.