[rpoz-29]

My Camaro has been a body shop for two weeks getting the top painted under warranty. It's a hardtop and this is the second time. I shouldn't have told them I was in no hurry. Anyway, I was griping about it during lunch at a "Street Survival" school I was helping with. Another club member overheard me and offered me a ride in his '02 Z06. WOW. I'm just kicking the idea around right now, but is there a year to stay away from? Any preferred years? Is a Z06 that much better than a standard Corvette? Just wondering!

[tjZ28]

....it is so true....Corvette prices around here are falling like ROCKS!

I am having a hard time looking the other way! For the price I would have once considered for a nice C5.....I am starting to see C6's selling for! (DO NOT go from this page to Craigslist.........DOH!) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)

True, but for an AutoX/TrackDay car the C5 Z06 is still superior to C6s, even the mightly LS3. Pure acceleration a stock LS3 is faster than a LS6, the same is true w/ matching mods. But the C5Z is still lighter, steering feel is better (perhaps fixed in '08+ 06s) but also in a C5Z you don't have funky TPS system worries, when you defeat the traction control/active handling it stays off etc.

Sure, the LS3 car is the car to have if building an all-out nationally competitive T1 car but for a fun track day and AutoX car the C5Z is the way to go, IMHO.

-TJ