F-Type Gone . . . C7 Here
 

After much soul searching, I've decided to move on.

I purchased a loaded, year-old, '15 C7 Z51, 7MT, CPO car w/ 4K miles. It came with an extra year of bumper-to-bumper warranty, 2-years free maintenance, and 6yr/100K powertrain warranty. Sales price was more than $20K off original MSRP.

It's a loaded Z51 w/ upgraded interior (2LT), big brakes, trans cooler, dry sump oiling, eDIFF, magnetic ride control, 5 performance/suspension modes, switchable exhaust, switchable auto rev-match, and premium Bose sound system.

Traded the F-Type, and MD only charges sales tax on the difference between trade and sales price. Net difference between trade and new car was $5K. After factoring in the sales tax I didn't pay, I got $50K for the F-Type. I paid $62K for it new, put 10K miles on it, had it a little over 2 years, so depreciation was about $6K/year--not bad.

I didn't realize how much I was going to miss having a manual, and 460HP/460TQ ain't too shabby either. Plus, I've shed at least 200 lbs. I recently drove a new 911S MT, and this blows it away in my view.

If JLR gets serious about weight reduction and engineering a more stout MT, perhaps I'll be back in an F-Type at some point.

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Interesting move, but not totally surprising. Going from white to blacked-out is a change.


Hope the stereo is good. ;)

LOL . . . was going to say something about the audio system, but now that you've brought it up, my initial impression is that my 380w Meridian sounded better than this does now. There are no obvious issues w/ the Bose, but it just sounds a bit "muddier." Perhaps I need to fool w/ the setting more.

Congrats - very, very nice car.

Curious to know how people perceive it vs the F-Type. I still get stopped constantly. Twice just now at lunch.

This is my 3rd Corvette as I had 2 C6s (Z51 and Z06). It won't attract as much attention, except perhaps from LEOs, but I don't care about stuff like that.

Congrats Foosh. During my car hunt it was between the Z06 in yellow with black offsets but I ended up going with the F-Type (red with black accents) so I know how nice of a car it is. Good luck with it!!

Congrats and good luck Foosh. Enjoy the new ride. Will miss your insightful contributions to the forums.

Congrats; she's a beauty! Hope you don't disappear....


Dave

Just because I am now without an F-Type does not mean in any way that I've lost interest in the car. I still love most everything about it. I already miss the V6 exhaust note, which I thought was magnificent.

I've also grown fond of many on this forum. I'll jump in now and then, but only when I feel like I might have something useful to say, or perhaps to banter w/ my "friends." :-)

Congratulations Foosh!

Now if it were a coupe, RHD, and the same size as a C3...

Farewell! I also cross-shopped the Vette since I loved my C6. I never could get used to the angular styling of the C7, but it is a lot of car for the money!
Larry

Thanks, it's less than 1 inch longer than the F-Type, 1" narrower, and almost 4" shorter, but w/ a little more ground clearance, surprisingly.

I'm sure it's bigger than the C3, but virtually all cars have grown over the years due to both customer preference and crash-survival requirements.

I felt the same way initially, but it's really grown on me. In addition, I chose black because neither the angular lines, nor the functional vents are as noticeable.

However, by far and away the primary reason for making the switch was the magnificent manual gear box, w/ auto rev-match, and the amazing suspension and handling. The advantages of a lighter platform are also very apparent.

I would agree on the guts. If I did not need for my wife to be able to drive my car, I would go back to an MT and that would put the C7 very high on my list. But I love everything about this R.


Larry

I'm very fortunate on that score. My wife had zero interest in driving the F-Type and never once did, but she wanted to drive the C7 as soon as I got it home. She 's taken it out 3 times in 4 days and raves about how great it is to have manual again. She loves how smooth auto-rev match makes her driving.

i was looking at C7 as well, but it just doesnt look as good as the F Type

but they definitely have a lot of power in stock form

congrats. I had a C5 convertible back in the day. Loved it.

Congrats Foosh!

It's a nice and good looking car with great driving dynamics. Hope you will be happy with the change, but also hope to see you back here again with one of the next generation F-type's ;)

The C7 definately gives you a lot of bang for your buck. However, the F-Type to me is a more visually attractive car and less common to see on the road than the C7.

The only car I would ever consider trading in my F-Type for would be a Maserati Gran Turismo MC Sportline. That car, to me, is the most gorgeous car currently produced. And that exhaust note (thanks to a Ferrari-built, naturally-aspirated V8) surpasses anything in existence.

Godspeed.

Good to hear!

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DAve

I think it looks really good in black.

Dave

Best of luck, Foosh! You've been a great forum friend to all of us with sound advice and perspective.

Looking at the pic's, I'm sorry to lose you to the dark side, but my brothers (the 'vetter's) will welcome you with open arms.

Wow Foosh, I'm a little bit shocked! Always thought you'd be a member who would be around for a long time!

Nevertheless, congratulations on the C7. This forum will definitely lose a valuable member (while the respective C7 forums gain a new one). Your sound advice and insight will definitely be missed!

A "Tar Heel" saying something nice to a "Blue Devil" probably won't cause the Earth to tilt on it's axis, but it's almost unheard of.

I'm a 10-year member over there under the same handle, but it's not a terribly enjoyable place.

Thank you!

Congrats on the car. But it seems like the only ones driving a 'Vette are balding old geezers wearing a thick gold chain. Not my cup of tea.

In other words, very similar to the F-Type demographic, even though both attract plenty of younger owners :-)

You've met Foosh!?


Couldn't resist... ;)

Congrats foosh, drop by in a while and let us know how things are going.

Hey, I have a full head of hair! :-)

Sad to hear anyone leave the F-type family ... but totally understand missing the MT! Care to comment on the feel of the vette in the MT? Given the problems some of us are having with the '16 manual clutch, curious to hear how the vette performs.

Just the Gold chain then...

Good show Foosh. Corvettes have a well deserved following. To my eyes, the current crop seem to yearn to be a bat mobile. Not specifically a bad thing, just not my thing.

How does it compare in terms of handling and all of that?

Orkney

Congrats Foosh, happy motoring in the vette. Upside....built in the US of A and is a modern American Classic and I'm sure a great driving car.

Gotta admit it's a great looking car and truly a sports car as opposed to being just a muscle car. Congrats and keep in touch.

We dont get them (the C7) here though they are a chance to be the GM halo car when local production stops. In Oz, they would be a very rare and exotic car. Congratulations, and thanks for your input when I was looking for a car.

The clutch is the perfect balance between light and firm feel. Engagement point is obvious and immediate. Shifter is the best I've ever had w/ precise and very short throws.

Nice. Black is the only colour that looks right on the C7 IMHO. I was going to order a new 2017 Z06 convertible in triple black but couldn't get past a few of the styling elements of the Z06, namely the rear spoiler and the front fender extensions. Chevrolet should have done to the C7 Z06 what they did to the C6 Z06 and moulded new fenders for the front.

This will be the first generation Corvette I've skipped since the C3. The F Type R offered more of what I was looking for and I still have my supercharged C6 convertible with 650hp on tap. I'll see what the C8 has to offer.

Thanks. I haven't had it long enough to develop a good handling comparison, but it's rated well over 1g on the skidpad, and it appears to have the advantage on road racing tracks per sites like fastestlaps.com, where a head-to-head comparison is available. The 4" longer wheel base also helps.

It clearly has crazy amounts of grip on PSS ZPs (run-flats).

Foosh, keep the shiny side up, the rubber side down and stay in touch. Except for the E-Diff, there a lot of features on the Z51 I wish we had available on ours. If I could just cannibalize your C7 to build my F-Type...