My new Z06 is at my house

Kadarin · Jan 13, 2015

Just checking in... Over a month in now, what do you think of it?

Ferzerp · Jan 13, 2015

I'm thinking that I hate the cold weather!!!

It's been parked almost the whole time. I take it out for a very, very ginger cruise as often as I can, but the temps are just awful so I can't drive it much.

I do have a warranty issue that I need addressed. My driver's side seat is squeaking, but with the way the temperatures have been, I haven't been able to take it in to get that fixed.

From what I can tell, it is amazing. Straight line (boring) it is a beast, though not the fastest thing on the market. Where it shines is at the track, which I won't be able to go to for another two months.

KentState · Jan 13, 2015

Having the same seat issue on mine. Let me know what they do to fix it.

Drako · Jan 13, 2015

Out of curiousity, which seats do you guys have?

The GT buckets or the Competition buckets?

KentState · Jan 13, 2015

Kadarin · Mar 10, 2015

I should mention that this is what my driveway looks like these days:

jagec · Mar 10, 2015

Kadarin said:
I should mention that this is what my driveway looks like these days:

Very Transformers, I gotta say.

Drako · Mar 10, 2015

Kadarin said:
I should mention that this is what my driveway looks like these days:

That crack is hideous, but the vehicles are nice.

Del Grande Dealer Group. :hmm:

Must be another bay area guy.

Kadarin · Mar 10, 2015

Drako said:
That crack is hideous, but the vehicles are nice.

Del Grande Dealer Group. :hmm:

Must be another bay area guy.

LOL the house is a rental

And yes, I live in San Jose.

ponyo · Mar 10, 2015

Kadarin said:
I should mention that this is what my driveway looks like these days:

Baller! Awesome truck/awesome car! I want a Raptor.

Elganja · Mar 11, 2015

Kadarin said:
I should mention that this is what my driveway looks like these days:

very nice... i'm a huge fan of the raptors as well... looking forward to the aluminum one coming out

Vdubchaos · Mar 11, 2015

Kadarin said:
LOL the house is a rental And yes, I live in San Jose.

Nice cars

So you don't own a house and have 100k + 30-40k vehicles?

Hmmmm

exar333 · Mar 11, 2015

Vdubchaos said:
Nice cars

So you don't own a house and have 100k + 30-40k vehicles?

Hmmmm

Depends where you live and what your priorities are.

My wife and didn't even start looking at houses until this year because both of were generally traveling 2-3 weeks/month over the past 7 years. The travel slowed down a lot recently and owning/maintaining a house is feasible now. Just an example.

Easy to judge someone based on a single pic.....

OP - LOVE the Z06. Looks amazing.

madoka · Mar 11, 2015

Vdubchaos said:
Nice cars

So you don't own a house and have 100k + 30-40k vehicles?

Hmmmm

He could be waiting to build his dream house:

Kadarin · Mar 11, 2015

madoka said:
He could be waiting to build his dream house:

:biggrin:

Actually, I'm probably going to buy a house within a year. I'm renting now in order to see if things work out living with my g/f.

jaha2000 · Mar 12, 2015

KentState said:
Looks like the belt for the S/C on the LT4 like the LSA is dedicated. Makes it easy to change the diameter without affecting the other components.

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Vdubchaos · Mar 12, 2015

exar333 said:
Depends where you live and what your priorities are.

My wife and didn't even start looking at houses until this year because both of were generally traveling 2-3 weeks/month over the past 7 years. The travel slowed down a lot recently and owning/maintaining a house is feasible now. Just an example.

Easy to judge someone based on a single pic.....

OP - LOVE the Z06. Looks amazing.

Don't assume I'm judging, I just found that interesting.

Vdubchaos · Mar 12, 2015

Kadarin said:
:biggrin:

Actually, I'm probably going to buy a house within a year. I'm renting now in order to see if things work out living with my g/f.

Sounds good/smart.

I just hope you didn't show her any of these cars you have when you were dating........(or your wealth)

KentState · Mar 12, 2015

Vdubchaos said:
Nice cars

So you don't own a house and have 100k + 30-40k vehicles?

Hmmmm

Home ownership is overrated. Having the flexibility to move and advance my career has been far value than having an anchor. Unless you live in an area with quickly appreciating homes, then it can take 5-8 years to break even.

jagec · Mar 12, 2015

KentState said:
Home ownership is overrated. Having the flexibility to move and advance my career has been far value than having an anchor. Unless you live in an area with quickly appreciating homes, then it can take 5-8 years to break even.

I own a home and this is all true.

exar333 · Mar 13, 2015

The C7s look fantastic in the gray/gunmetal and red, from the ones I have seen. GM did a great job to really make the Z06 look 'special' this time around, along with the applicable performance upgrades.

Based on how much I would rather have the OP's ride vs. a C6 ZR1, I wonder if the mid-engine C7 ZR1 rumors are actually true? I know, I know, those rumors have been around forever. But what else could they add to really make the ZR1 THAT much better vs. the Z06?

Vdubchaos · Mar 13, 2015

jagec said:
I own a home and this is all true.

Me too, home ownership is overrated for sure.

Advancing career is not something I put value on though......or obtaining nice cars etc.

Ownership of "nice" cars is WAY more over rated than home ownership though.

Viper GTS · Mar 13, 2015

KentState said:
Home ownership is overrated. Having the flexibility to move and advance my career has been far value than having an anchor. Unless you live in an area with quickly appreciating homes, then it can take 5-8 years to break even.

So much this. I tripled my income during the worst of the job market specifically because I had no ties to a geographic area and was able to travel (and then move) for opportunity.

Viper GTS

exar333 · Mar 13, 2015

Viper GTS said:
So much this. I tripled my income during the worst of the job market specifically because I had no ties to a geographic area and was able to travel (and then move) for opportunity.

Viper GTS

Yup.

Sometimes being mobile is really important, depending on your field. I know enough people still trying to figure-out what to do with their houses in other cities (often with zero or negative equity) that I stayed away from this. As well as the fact you need to have time to commit to a house, be that actually being around (not traveling) or just time for upkeep and so forth.

Vdubchaos · Mar 13, 2015

exar333 said:
Yup.

Sometimes being mobile is really important, depending on your field. I know enough people still trying to figure-out what to do with their houses in other cities (often with zero or negative equity) that I stayed away from this. As well as the fact you need to have time to commit to a house, be that actually being around (not traveling) or just time for upkeep and so forth.

Sure, sounds great. But remember, most people have kids.....care about families/stick around in certain areas.

We all have different priorities/wants/likes.

Some might not value traveling all together.

And some might value upkeeping the house (even enjoy it) vs working on cars or even having nice cars.

And others, might not really give a crap about careers, chasing money and having nice cars.

My new Z06 is at my house

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