I sold my 2002 Z06 not long before getting the GTO and I previously had a '99 C5, and I agree with MidlifeinMI's evaluation.MidLifeinMI said:Turned in my '02 C5 MN6 (early lease turn-in) on my current '04 Goat (also M6) in Oct., and have put almost 5K miles on the GTO since. There are times when I miss the vette (e.g., looking back at it in a parking lot), but most times, I'm glad I made the switch. My short lists of pros & cons regarding the switch:
Pro:
- Driving this baby year-round, not just in the summer. Stock tires, while not great in the snow, are a world better than a vette could ever hope to be.
- Exhaust note is better than a stock vette's (I had Stingers on the vette, and that made up for it).
- Seats are more comfy and better leather than the vette's.
- Interior quality WAY better than the vette's.
- Stereo better than the Blose in the vette.
- Back seat when needed.
- Near-vette acceleration.
- STEALTH :cool
Con:
- Stealth![]()
- While handling is pretty good, it's no vette - the vette handled like it was on rails.
- Actually more interior amenities on the vette (dual-zone HVAC, memory seats, better DIC, tire pressure monitors).
- No active handling (made me feel like a better driver than I actually was in the vette).
- Less luggage room than the vette.
- No removable top.
The last advantage of the GTO vs. Vette is the fact that I'm paying less $$ per month to BUY the goat than I was paying to LEASE the vette. I will eventually get myself back into a vette as a summer driver, but I don't miss having to jockey 3 cars around at home for the time being.
Hope this helps a little with your decision - pros & cons to both, but both excellent cars in their own ways. :cheers
decision between her and the vette? I lay odds on the vette staying.jeffthunbird said:How did you get that much off MSRP?
I have an '04 CE C5 vert and am thinking about a GTO.
I would do everything in my power to keep the vette but my wife may force a decision between the two.
As the owner of a 00 Vet and an 04 GTO, I could not have said that better myself. :cheersMidLifeinMI said:Turned in my '02 C5 MN6 (early lease turn-in) on my current '04 Goat (also M6) in Oct., and have put almost 5K miles on the GTO since. There are times when I miss the vette (e.g., looking back at it in a parking lot), but most times, I'm glad I made the switch. My short lists of pros & cons regarding the switch:
Pro:
- Driving this baby year-round, not just in the summer. Stock tires, while not great in the snow, are a world better than a vette could ever hope to be.
- Exhaust note is better than a stock vette's (I had Stingers on the vette, and that made up for it).
- Seats are more comfy and better leather than the vette's.
- Interior quality WAY better than the vette's.
- Stereo better than the Blose in the vette.
- Back seat when needed.
- Near-vette acceleration.
- STEALTH :cool
Con:
- Stealth![]()
- While handling is pretty good, it's no vette - the vette handled like it was on rails.
- Actually more interior amenities on the vette (dual-zone HVAC, memory seats, better DIC, tire pressure monitors).
- No active handling (made me feel like a better driver than I actually was in the vette).
- Less luggage room than the vette.
- No removable top.
The last advantage of the GTO vs. Vette is the fact that I'm paying less $$ per month to BUY the goat than I was paying to LEASE the vette. I will eventually get myself back into a vette as a summer driver, but I don't miss having to jockey 3 cars around at home for the time being.
Hope this helps a little with your decision - pros & cons to both, but both excellent cars in their own ways. :cheers
Just wondering what was the change in your insurance rates?MidLifeinMI said:Turned in my '02 C5 MN6 (early lease turn-in) on my current '04 Goat (also M6) in Oct., and have put almost 5K miles on the GTO since. There are times when I miss the vette (e.g., looking back at it in a parking lot), but most times, I'm glad I made the switch. My short lists of pros & cons regarding the switch:
Pro:
- Driving this baby year-round, not just in the summer. Stock tires, while not great in the snow, are a world better than a vette could ever hope to be.
- Exhaust note is better than a stock vette's (I had Stingers on the vette, and that made up for it).
- Seats are more comfy and better leather than the vette's.
- Interior quality WAY better than the vette's.
- Stereo better than the Blose in the vette.
- Back seat when needed.
- Near-vette acceleration.
- STEALTH :cool
Con:
- Stealth![]()
- While handling is pretty good, it's no vette - the vette handled like it was on rails.
- Actually more interior amenities on the vette (dual-zone HVAC, memory seats, better DIC, tire pressure monitors).
- No active handling (made me feel like a better driver than I actually was in the vette).
- Less luggage room than the vette.
- No removable top.
The last advantage of the GTO vs. Vette is the fact that I'm paying less $$ per month to BUY the goat than I was paying to LEASE the vette. I will eventually get myself back into a vette as a summer driver, but I don't miss having to jockey 3 cars around at home for the time being.
Hope this helps a little with your decision - pros & cons to both, but both excellent cars in their own ways. :cheers
I doubt it's true. Maybe it was aused one!jeffthunbird said:How did you get that much off MSRP?
I have an '04 CE C5 vert and am thinking about a GTO.
I would do everything in my power to keep the vette but my wife may force a decision between the two (cars, not her). Oops.
How did cuspid get so much $ off? Is that true?
Actually went up a little from the vette, only because I didn't have the vette listed as a daily driver. The vette was actually pretty reasonable.WS6Vert said:Just wondering what was the change in your insurance rates?
:agreeTulsaGTO said:As the owner of a 00 Vet and an 04 GTO, I could not have said that better myself. :cheers