What will stop you from owning the new Z?

[Jah_Happy]

Dang, so that thing is probably worth even more because of that. And I get it—I WFH too, so the handful of times I do drive during the week is to like, go wander the grocery store and pick up lunch just to get out of the house lol. The misses and I currently share car (she works a hybrid role), so she's usually the one putting miles on it. The Z will be all mine, so I'll probably be in a pretty similar situation as you. It'll be a blow-off-steam-during-the-week-mobile.

Yep 100%. I make up reasons to drive around on my lunch break ?

 

[DanPYo]

Dont get an EV yet unless you purely want it to get you from A to B. They are not a good car for enthusiasts. I have Tesla 3 for my company car, and besides winning the odd traffic light grand prix in silence, they are devoid of any soul and none of the things which made me fall in love with cars originally. Its a good thing they have auto drive because it will put you too sleep

Couldn't agree more. My fiancee had a Model 3 and upgraded to a Model Y. The acceleration is fun but novelty of it goes away fast. You don't get that feeling of being connected with the road. Almost like you're ice skating. Getting back in my manual '12 GTI just feels... right.

 

[trackratZ]

Dont get an EV yet unless you purely want it to get you from A to B. They are not a good car for enthusiasts. I have Tesla 3 for my company car, and besides winning the odd traffic light grand prix in silence, they are devoid of any soul and none of the things which made me fall in love with cars originally. Its a good thing they have auto drive because it will put you too sleep

For all auto enthusiasts that apprec feeling the dynamics and sounds of 'driving' this is why EVs are soulless, good for commuting only, drive, park, charge, that's it.

We have an EV run group at local tracks, so eerie when they're out on track, all you hear is tires squealing and the whoosh of them passing by. Yeah they're quick but I don't hear the music of exhausts, engines, very boring.

I had an R1T order but canceled it since for my main uses, off-roading, overlanding, towing (the GT for now) to tracks, instead just picked up a Gladiator Rubicon, so much fun playing with the susp, lockers, swaybar disconnect, and future use of the bed, RTT, etc.... Plus charging an EV off-grid really worries me!

 

[Denver the Last Dinosaur]

Its a good thing they have auto drive because it will put you too sleep

You're meant to stay awake and ready to take back control in Tesla's silly "Autopilot" ... it's basically useless and untrustworthy, and is NOT even remotely proper "self-driving", nor is it meant to be or advertised as such. Since so many fools think it is "self-driving" (including stupidly sitting in the passenger seat!) the cars should have big orange lights on the roof that flash whenever the car is put into the ridiculous mode. That way other drivers know to avoid that car!

 

[LeatherWings]

You don't get that feeling of being connected with the road.

It's all about feeling that connection - whether you're on two wheels...

or four.

 

[Houston.RZ34]

Greedy dealership shenanigans or the C8 magically becomes obtainable thanks to the Z06.

9 times outta 10, I'll ride the new Z till the C8 Z06 becomes obtainable (thanks to the C8 ZR1/Zora)

 

[Brickyard]

Not gonna buy a new one . . .
Gonna wait and get a used " garage queen " after a few years and all the hoopla settles down . . .
With that said . . .
I'll be about 3 or 4 years older than I am today . . .
So . . Will I be too old of a fart to be tooling around in 2 seat sports car ?
I'll be like over 60 years old when that time comes . . .
So besides self doubt, can't think of any other reasons that will stop me from owning one when the time comes

 

[West Aussie]

Not gonna buy a new one . . .
Gonna wait and get a used " garage queen " after a few years and all the hoopla settles down . . .
With that said . . .
I'll be about 3 or 4 years older than I am today . . .
So . . Will I be too old of a fart to be tooling around in 2 seat sports car ?
I'll be like over 60 years old when that time comes . . .
So besides self doubt, can't think of any other reasons that will stop me from owning one when the time comes

Never too old for a car that you enjoy driving …not many pleasures left in life, a nice car that makes you smile is always worth it

 

[Denver the Last Dinosaur]

I'll be like over 60 years old when that time comes . . .

Age is irrelevant, but health problems may mean it's not possible. Getting in and out of a low / low seat sports car can be difficult for many older people, but then there are some who are still very spritely and nimble into their 90s or older.

This 87-year old lady has been driving her Nissan 200SX for 30 years!​

AutoBuzz​

 

[MGD]

Honestly, if it’s priced at $CAD70k I may opt for a base model C8 ($70k here as ADMs are a huge no-no here). Almost 700hp out of a proper flat plane crank V8 and removable top, as much as I like the Z that a tough sell.

 

[FBD]

Greedy dealership shenanigans or the C8 magically becomes obtainable thanks to the Z06.

9 times outta 10, I'll ride the new Z till the C8 Z06 becomes obtainable (thanks to the C8 ZR1/Zora)

I love the new C8. I actually put an order in for one last September and GM cancelled it and said no more orders. However, the build I did came to $109,000 and you can buy two Z's for that price. It must be way cheaper in the US.

 

[FBD]

Honestly, if it’s priced at $CAD70k I may opt for a base model C8 ($70k here as ADMs are a huge no-no here). Almost 700hp out of a proper flat plane crank V8 and removable top, as much as I like the Z that a tough sell.

You should go on and do a build. There's no way it comes in at 70k. I just did a lightly optioned build and it came in at $98,683 CAD. The Z is a fire sale compared to this. But I would give anything to own a C8.

 

[MGD]

You should go on and do a build. There's no way it comes in at 70k. I just did a lightly optioned build and it came in at $98,683 CAD. The Z is a fire sale compared to this. But I would give anything to own a C8.

I did…several times!?. Don’t get me wrong, base model isn’t ideal and I couldn’t tell you when the last time I ever bought a vehicle that wasn’t “fully loaded” but this build you still get a flat plane crank V8 and get to sound like a formula one car and you still get a removable top to boot.

 

[FBD]

I did…several times!?. Don’t get me wrong, base model isn’t ideal and I couldn’t tell you when the last time I ever bought a vehicle that wasn’t “fully loaded” but this build you still get a flat plane crank V8 and get to sound like a formula one car and you still get a removable top to boot.

The flat plane crank is only on the 5.5L Z06 and that starts at 90K USD and pricing has not been release yet. It is rumoured to go for 150K+ USD, so probably closer to 200K CAD. Currently I've talked with two guys here in Canada who bought the C8 and they paid 145K CAD.

 

[siggy]

I did…several times!?. Don’t get me wrong, base model isn’t ideal and I couldn’t tell you when the last time I ever bought a vehicle that wasn’t “fully loaded” but this build you still get a flat plane crank V8 and get to sound like a formula one car and you still get a removable top to boot.

That one doesn’t come with a 700 hp FPC engine…