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C7 Z06 ad in classifieds?
I thought I placed an ad to sell my 2015 Z06/Z07 in the Canadian Corvette Forum Classifieds. I received a response to the effect that my duplicate ad had been deleted. On going to these classifieds, I cannot find my ad. Any ideas? -
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2017 Grand Sport or shift '15 Z06 @ 5000 rpm?
My 2015 Z06/Z07 M7 has 12,000 happy km. I have not taken it to a track because of the reports of overheating. Since the 2017 Grand Sport appears to be a Z06/Z07 without the supercharger and related (3530-3455=75 lb), instead of buying a GS for track use would I be as well off just short... -
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Z06 tires noisy
I'm replacing the OE tires on my 2015 Z06 at 11,000 km. They are noisy. The car is not driven on track and I like to listen to music while driving. What is the quietest tire available for this car? -
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No interest in a 2015 Z06/Z07
Hello vtknight, Because a prospective buyer said he would take the car, I lapsed the ad. This buyer has not committed, so I suppose the car is again for sale. The price is Can$100,000, no GST. If you want it, I'll inform the prospect that he must either buy the car or forget it. I've... -
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No interest in a 2015 Z06/Z07
On April 9 I advertised my white M7 Z06/07 in the Canadian Corvette Forum Classifieds - almost a month without an inquiry. Not one. I won't put it on Auto Trader, Kijiji or the like because it should go to a Corvette enthusiast. Is this a function of the demand for Z06s having been fully... -
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2015 Z06/Z07 road experience
The experience of others on Corvette Forum USA is large ( 228 threads and more than 1,000 contributions re "Z06 overheating issues") and unequivocal. The essence is that following GM's suggestions for track use (half a litre extra of Mobil 1 15/50, 80% water instead of 60% in the radiator... -
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2015 Z06/Z07 road experience
Last July I took delivery of a 2015 1LZ Z06 coupe with Z07 option. My intention was to use it in my role as an HPDE driving instructor. Numerous reports of Z06s overheating in track use caused me to abandon that idea and continue with my dead reliable 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder on track... -
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fuel consumption + front plate removal
Unfortunately I crashed my 1996 Lola Indy Car at Road America two and a half weeks ago, injuring left side ribs plus bruises and overall soreness. The Track Junkies session at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton came too soon to put my decrepit old body through the G-forces involved. Will try again in... -
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fuel consumption + front plate removal
My Z06/Z07 M7 now has 2500 km. Fuel use, about 50/50 highway and city, has been 7.3 km per liter, a pleasant surprise for one who remembers the carbureted 427s of yore. The sound system is also surprisingly good, and music (no CD player, transferred 50 CDs to a memory card) is audible except... -
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New DSOM Showstopper Coil Covers Look Decent
One more: MADD = Mothers Against Drunk Drivers DAM? = Mothers Against Dyslexia -
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Looking at a Z06 - auto or stick
I changed my 2015 Z06/Z07 order from an A8 to an M7 when I read Tadge Juechter's response to Z06s overheating in track use: that is, GM engineers cars for track use only with manual transmissions ... at the Milford Proving Grounds track, driven hard by a pro driver for a full tank of gas, max... -
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Z06 rite of passage - dealer oil change & wheel alignment
Thanks for this. I forwarded it to the dealer's service dept. and the sales manager (who might be wondering why they don't sell more Corvettes). I'm hoping that they forward the letter I wrote outlining this debacle to the District Service Manager. When I picked up the Z06 from the... -
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Z06 rite of passage - dealer oil change & wheel alignment
From reading forum accounts of Z06 owners dealing with GM dealers, I was almost prepared for the service writer's claims that I was wrong in requesting Mobil 1 15/50 for the 800 km oil change - in view of intended track use. "We can't do that." "We don't have Mobil 1 15/50." Telling him that... -
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New Z06 Article Published and CCF is linked in it!
Well done, Les, an excellent source of information for those unacquainted with the 2015 Z06. As a fellow Z06 owner, one who intends to use his car to replace a Porsche in HPDE instruction activity, I'm concerned with esoteric matters like what to do about premature calefaction. Reports of... -
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Z06 initial impressions
TFX International delivered my new Z06/Z07 a few days ago. For those interested in buying a Z06, some impressions I didn't get from reading the magazine road tests: driving in "Tour" mode only so far, the seat and ride are surprisingly comfortable (I should have flown to Toronto and driven it...