I said I wanted to test drive the '03 z06. The salesman said "absolutely." It probably helped that I had my vr4 and my buddy showed up in his vette. Anyways, he says that he will drive first, and I can drive back. We get in the car, and he says "I am driving first because I'm about to do things in this car that I don't want you to get a ticket for."
Now I have two friends with corvettes, one has the C6 and the other has an '01 z06. The salesmen drives to the hills. Why you ask? Because he said "everyone knows corvettes are fast, not everyone knows how well they handle. I'll show you what I learned at the corvette driving school." So we proceed to take turns recommended for 30mph at about 75-80, with no fuss. It was awesome. I didn't know they could handle like that. Then I drove, and thanks to my monster clutch on the vr4, it took me a few minutes to get used to this one. But holy shit, the torque was incredible. That's what sold me right there, the straight get up and go.
Anyways, we start dealing, and he got my requested payment close, but not close enough. So I walked. It was harder to walk away from that car than it was to walk away from my wife for the first time. I am going to sell the vr4 now though, and buy an 02 or 03 z06. I would ask if anyone here wants to buy it, but I'm not allowed to on bawc.
Soon I will have my corvette.
