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Does anyone have advice on the proper shifting or an improved technique in shifting of the Z06? Seems like I am a little jerky and bumpy with it.
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Replying to: safarigary (Jun 08, 2006 10:05 am) BTW, heel/toe covers a lot of different techniques that include toe on the brake, heel on the gas; left side of the ball on the brake and right side of the foot on the gas with a twist of the ankle (which works better for me) since I usually drive with wide bottom shoes. There are several other variations as well. The real objective is to take the car at say 1500 rpms in 6th at freeway speeds and get it down a gear and let out the clutch with the rpms at say 2200 rpms which will exactly match the engine to the gear box, easier to understand than to get consistent. On the street if the car surges or lags a little because the match is off by a bit is usually no big deal. On the track if you are going into a high speed corner and you lock up the rear, or even drag the rear just a bit you can pass the turn in point and with no weight on the rear, so to speak, things get very unsettled. Good luck and congrats on the new Z06. |
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Replying to: starrow68 (Oct 17, 2005 8:14 pm) jim Mesa AZ  
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Sorry to hear about the "huge problem" someone is having with their Z06. With all the design and engineering GM poured into the car, I would have thought the General would have installed Customer Delight as standard equipment. THe Z06 has been a favorite car for me since its launch, but GM's response to the person with the "huge problem" makes me rethink the purchase. You can buy a lot of other car with $80K. Heck, you can buy a lot of other carS, too. Jeremy CLarkson of the British mag Top Gear is engaging and funny in this video of his test of the Z06. He actually races burning petrol. I won't tell you who won. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaIg_dIpNGI
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Replying to: asphaltlake (Nov 15, 2006 3:34 am) This guy Clarkson is apparently prone to hyperbole and self-importance, typical boob-tube boob. I trust his objectivity and expertise as much as Paris Hilton's. For example, the butterfly exhaust valves are there to keep the noise down, esp. at low speeds, not to give the sound "extra range." Also, duh, the body is soft because it's fiberglass. The only useful bit of information in this piece is that the rear end has a tendency to slide when the car is pushed hard. And I certainly can do without Lord Twit's Euro snobbery and anti-Americanism. The Vette a boy band wannabe? Compared to what? A Jag? 
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Replying to: pony_pirate (Nov 15, 2006 7:22 pm) Of course, the Corvette is also less attractive overseas because, as an import, it costs a lot more to purchase in the UK (60,000 UK Pounds). That's as much as a BMW M5 or Maserati Coupe GT over there! Or maybe you are willing to sacrifice some HP for superior quality and driving dynamics? The Porsche Cayman S costs the same as the Z06 here in the US (Porsche has no problem selling them), but in the UK, the Cayman S costs a whopping 15,000 UK Pounds less than the Z06 (even the base C6 costs 7,000 UK Pounds more than the Cayman S)! BTW, Clarkson bought a Ford GT40 last year, so he can't be too anti-American if he spent 126,000 pounds (about $240,000 USD!) on an American car - although he did subsequently get a refund because his car experienced continuing quality problems and abysmal repair service. Imagine that, an American car company with quality control problems and poor customer service - who'd have guessed!?!?
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Replying to: fedlawman (Nov 15, 2006 8:33 pm) I wish I could remember where, but I saw a side-by-side comparison of the Z06 and Porsche 911 (it was online, one of the major mag's or, perhaps, Edmunds, and included a video). The Porsche, at twice the price, had a hair's advantage in initial acceleration and slalom, both attributed to slightly better traction due to its rear engine. Otherwise the Vette equaled or bettered the Porsche. And, imo, the Porsche is ugly and nerdy, while the Vette is stunning and sexy. The 911, to my understanding, is sort of a reference standard for performance for cars not in the stratosphere, i.e., under $200k. The Z06, btw, out-performs many of the cars in the stratosphere, such as the Ferrari F430 Spider ($205,000) and 612 Scaglietti ($269,829), as well as every single BMW, Jaguar and Aston Martin made. Admittedly, the Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder ($225,180) does as well as, but not better than, the Z. The only consistent quibbles reviewers have had with the Z06 relate to the quality of the interior, e.g., the seats and, rarely, the radio. I've sat in one and found it fine, quite nice, actually. (And, imo, true quality audio is impossible in a car, due to road noise and limited space for speakers.) As for reliability and service, I hardly think Maserati, Ferrari, and BMW (or SAAB, Volvo, Audi, Land Rover, Volkswagen, etc.) have anything to brag about. The only reliability and service substantially better than that of American cars is that of Japanese cars, which are hardly fast or sexy.
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Replying to: pony_pirate (Nov 16, 2006 5:30 pm)
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Replying to: fedlawman (Nov 16, 2006 6:44 pm) As a matter of fact, the Vette is a purist machine, a real sports car. (Btw, I am wearing a 100% wool sweater as I write this.)
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