Ok, who's the corvette fanatics???

I was speaking of the FD, I could be mistaken but Wiki listed the FD as 3rd gen and it's been a few yrs but I thought it was too. Not an RX7 historian tho...lol....but don't think there was ever an FA, if that's how you're counting the gens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_RX-7

Either way, I was speaking of the FD, I owned a '94 in montego blue (which I hated the color but loved the car)

 

Bump. I drove a 2015 Z51 Vette today on my lunch break. It's a nice car, but the roof was nuts. It rattled, squeaked, and popped like an 80's camaro! Please tell me they're not all like this.

 

Convertible?

 

I guess I should have been more clear. Not a convertible. It had some kind of transparent roof.

 

I think there might have been a recall or TSB about the removable roofs. It’s an easy fix. I have a 2018 Grand Sport Convertible, and I really like it. Handling is amazing and Chevrolet finally gave the Corvette an interior that finally matches its status.

 

I think the GS is the best value corvette out there. Ya, ya Z06 power is nice but reality of how much you will use it is very very little. I drive 17’s at an event at an undisclosed location. There was ample room to use a good chunk of the z06’s motor and driving them back to back the GS seemed more civilized when not at track pace.

 

Generic and lacking refinement?

 

There is actually a class-action lawsuit pending against GM by Z06 owners because the cars go into limp mode after a couple of laps on the track due to overheating. The new ZR1 has addressed this issue with multiple radiators and a larger supercharger that doesn’t have to spin so hard. For me, the GS seemed to be just right. I didn’t need 650 hp for the street and I’m not going to track the car anyway.

 

That would be me, yes. Not the car.

 

Ya I know about the overheating issue, what’s funny is they actually had about 20 or those fans like in dyno rooms for “keeping people cool”

 

You just described my Corvette uncle perfectly (he has 3 : '81, 2003 Z06 and 2007 Z06)

 

Hey, quick question.....C6 Z06's.....do they ride OK on the street or??? Much stiffer than the base model?

One came up for sale at a dealer about an hour from me, considering a MC ride there to check it out. It's an '07 6sp, w/ 67k miles for under $30k......in the pics they posted, looks pretty good condition paint wise but the headlight lenses need some polishing. I was really hoping to find something with less miles but .....

 

I owned one, the simple answer is no, they do not ride ok. I would say I have a very very high tolerance for rough riding performance vehicles, and that car was the harshest riding thing I've ever owned.

But it is all kinds of awesome, buy it anyway.

 

Man, I clicked on a link posted earlier in the thread to that BAT auctions....they have an all white M Coupe I can't take my eyes off of!!! Wonder if that drives any better? Ha!

Man, this looking/settling for an older fun car thing is turning out to be WORK.

 

It does...if it runs long enough to drive it. Ze fine german vehicle without a warranty is always a roll of the dice.

 

Apparently anyone 55+