Don't dither, buy that Z06 !!!!!!
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Wow, picked up my 2007 Z06 yesterday, and i'm blown away! I drive some awesome cars on track through work, but i have never been in a 4 wheeled vehicle as good as this! Value for money,,,i accelerated in 4th gear from 70 mph up to 150 mph [on a private road of course!] in what seemed like 8 seconds!!
Insurance is 390 quid fully comp [46 year old], bargain!
Road tax 400 quid, ouch!
It goes round corners like its on rails & stops as sure footedly as a DBS. Steering is a touch vague, but i'm going to work on that, and you have to be precise & sometimes forceful with the gear lever, but allowing for the fact its a Vanquish gearbox with [i presume] a cable linkage, its bloody good.
Looks fantastic, & i haven't received any adverse reaction from Joe Public yet.
Just do it, take your money out of that failing bank, & invest it in something that makes you feel like you're climbing on to a 150 bhp motorbike.......
Insurance is 390 quid fully comp [46 year old], bargain!
Road tax 400 quid, ouch!
It goes round corners like its on rails & stops as sure footedly as a DBS. Steering is a touch vague, but i'm going to work on that, and you have to be precise & sometimes forceful with the gear lever, but allowing for the fact its a Vanquish gearbox with [i presume] a cable linkage, its bloody good.
Looks fantastic, & i haven't received any adverse reaction from Joe Public yet.
Just do it, take your money out of that failing bank, & invest it in something that makes you feel like you're climbing on to a 150 bhp motorbike.......
The vague steering was dealt with on the 08 Model along with a short-throw linkage and a click off on the shockers, just to make it that tad more compliant. You'll also find that at speed the car is set up to understeer, particularly over 100mph. Some wheel alignment could be quite interesting with a view to making the front end a bit pointier.
Glad you're enjoying it. The better you get to know it, the better it gets. Oh and regardless of what anyone says, you CAN heal and toe it.
Glad you're enjoying it. The better you get to know it, the better it gets. Oh and regardless of what anyone says, you CAN heal and toe it.
Congratulations and welcome to the club!
See also www.corvetteclub.org.uk
Whereabouts are you? I am still to see another on the road.
See also www.corvetteclub.org.uk
Whereabouts are you? I am still to see another on the road.
Glad to hear that you are enjoying the ride. We just got back from a trip to Italy in our supercharged Z06, the route over the Swiss Alps was absolutely incredible. I was very surprised at the way the car handled, but as a recent first time owner of the Vette, confidence in taking those hairpin bends was somewhat lacking. Losing the car over a 2000ft drop was not my intention(who remembers the original film The Italian Job?) Nevertheless, the challenging 2000+ml.drive with friends in three Lamborghini's will be with us for a long time.
Your insurance premium sound very competitive, can I ask who that is with?
Your insurance premium sound very competitive, can I ask who that is with?
roughrider said:
Thanks guys. I'm Broughton Astley, south west of Leicester.
Don't think there are any modern Vettes near you (my cousin lives in Stoney Stanton and I'm from Arnesby), and I don't think that car95 will see you passing by anytime soon...Enjoy the car (it'd be difficult not to!)
James
JimexPL said:
roughrider said:
Thanks guys. I'm Broughton Astley, south west of Leicester.
Don't think there are any modern Vettes near you (my cousin lives in Stoney Stanton and I'm from Arnesby), and I don't think that car95 will see you passing by anytime soon...Enjoy the car (it'd be difficult not to!)
James
I'm in Broughton Astley quite alot as I have close friends that live near the Church. What colour is your car (not that it matters as there arent any other Z06's there) i'll be sure to keep an eye out for you at the weekends and give you a wave, im a keen photographer also so if ive the camera on me i'll be happy to take some snaps of the beast for you. (for a small fee of a PAX blast round the countryside of course lol).
Matt (JimexPL's cousin)
Hi Paul,
Have heard lots about Ashby Folville meets never been up myself, but a few friends have been and have said that its worth the trip.
Yes them pesty traffic charming measures they have in the centre that dont actually slow down your average car at all, but would certainly take your bumpers off.
Looks like if you go up tonight there could be some sideways action involved with the weather at the moment! have fun if you do.
Look forward to catching a sight of you around broughton chap (i'll make sure to wear my pistonheads t-shirt LOL).
Matt
roughrider said:
Hi Matt.
Might go up to Ashby Folville tonight if the weather holds out. There is a meet there 2nd Tuesday of the month & some very nice vehicles turn up! I think the speed bumps are going to stop trips through Broughton unfortunately.....
The roads from you to Ashby Folville (going via Kibworth) are good fun in a Z06. Nice flowing bends, adverse cambers.... You might hear the front air dam catch occasionally on the compressions though.Might go up to Ashby Folville tonight if the weather holds out. There is a meet there 2nd Tuesday of the month & some very nice vehicles turn up! I think the speed bumps are going to stop trips through Broughton unfortunately.....
Well, so much for my plans, the other half is running the half marathon in Leicester this weekend, so i had to train with her tonight, bugger! I guess thats it for Ashby til spring now..
Yes, the roads over there are great, when foreign trucks using shatnav aren't blocking them up!! No wonder track days are so popular now.
Oh, its silver by the way! Wanted yellow or black, but perhaps its better being low key
Yes, the roads over there are great, when foreign trucks using shatnav aren't blocking them up!! No wonder track days are so popular now.
Oh, its silver by the way! Wanted yellow or black, but perhaps its better being low key
roughrider said:
Well, so much for my plans, the other half is running the half marathon in Leicester this weekend, so i had to train with her tonight, bugger! I guess thats it for Ashby til spring now..
Yes, the roads over there are great, when foreign trucks using shatnav aren't blocking them up!! No wonder track days are so popular now.
Oh, its silver by the way! Wanted yellow or black, but perhaps its better being low key
Nice colour not seen many in Silver, as for being low key hummm? nothings low key about a Z06 mate what ever colour it is, get out and shout about it there awesome cars.Yes, the roads over there are great, when foreign trucks using shatnav aren't blocking them up!! No wonder track days are so popular now.
Oh, its silver by the way! Wanted yellow or black, but perhaps its better being low key
Popped you a PM Paul?
Edited by Pixel-Snapper on Wednesday 15th October 15:40
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