FISH22

I friend of mine just recently traded his C5 Z06 in on an FRS... I'm still in shock.

The car was an 02 and pristine, with only 20k miles.

TheDonEffect

Congrats man. Imagine, that, a car with 400+ hp, relatively low weight, great proportions, but lackluster interior would make a sportscar worth buying, who would've known. Awesome car, I've only ever bought one scale model car, on a whim, and it's a C5Z in black, still got it too.

TougeS2k

...... has your friend hung himself yet!? c5z is a beast! i wouldnt take an FRS over an s2k, let alone a c5z

Chris S

Different strokes for different folks... I have a friend who recently got a killer deal on a low mileage, pristine '08 Z06 w/ ~600 rwhp. He just blew the engine, and it's not looking liks such a great deal any more.

TheDonEffect

Makes you wonder why he got such a great deal on it.

Presto123

The LS7 has been known to drop valves even on completely stock daily driven cars. A few people have experienced this and some even under warranty had issues with GM replacing the motor. I was really interested in picking up a used C6Z in a few years before I read up on this. Now I think I will wait until C7s drop into the mid 30k range or pick up a C6 Grand Sport.

AngryTurtle

Or just buy a C6z and replace the valves.

Chris S

Or just buy a C6z and replace the valves.
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I think the C6Z has other potential weaknesses, one of which I recall being very thin cylinder walls. Do you recommend replacing them as well?

FearlessFife

What. The. Hell.

For crying out loud, the idiocy and ignorant loyalty that has been stirred up by the FR-S/BR-Z is mind boggling.

Chris S

The FRS/BRZ has much better seats, nicer interior, probably a better chassis, much better gas mileage, much cheaper on consumables wear, full warranty, and will probably be more reliable.

The C5 Z06 is much faster in a straight line.

I dig both, and would be happy to own either one, but you can't fault anyone for picking one over the other -it's all a matter of priorities.