So it's been a long time coming, and even longer since I've updated this thread. I have officially moved on from the FT86Club and joined the grey haired masses that own Corvettes.
I enjoyed the community here and occasionally check my PM's to make sure I can help anyone who needs it. It was fun meeting a lot of the fellow owners of the FRS and BRZ locally here in Phoenix and a few of the guys from Vegas and SoCal. I will still poke my head in these forums from time to time to see what some of the old guard are up to, but as far as being a contributor I am pretty much done.
It's safe to say that I don't miss my FRS at all though. My new mistress is better in every conceivable metric and then some. This is my new 2015 Corvette Stingray Z51:
The list of options is basically alphabet soup but I'll translate.
Z51 Performance Package includes larger slotted disc black painted Brembo brakes, dry sump oil system, stiffer springs and stabilizer bars, performance exhaust, P245/35ZR19 front and P285/30ZR20 rear tires, Black-painted aluminum, 19" front and 20" rear wheels, performance gear ratios, Electronic Limited Slip Differential (eLSD), rear differential cooler, transmission cooling and an Aero Package
3LT - Is an interior package that upgrades all leather surfaces to Napa leather (from Mulan), leather covered door panels, dash, and center console. Heads Up Display, In Dash Navigation/Satellite Radio, Performance Data Recorder, and a bunch of other quality of life items like auto dimming mirrors, heated and cooled seats, and alcantara upper trims.
8 speed automatic transmission - honestly this tranny is fantastic, not quite PDK level but still damn fun to paddle shift and absolutely bonkers when left in auto with performance shift active.
MSRC - This is the magnetic selective ride control, a must have on a Corvette in my opinion, unless you're old. Being able to go from Tour mode soaking up road imperfections and giving a nice smooth ride for freeway cruising to dialing it to Track mode and feeling the whole car tense up. In track mode the car has almost no body roll and doesn't nose dive when stomping on the brakes. The car always squats under acceleration which is nice because it transfers weight over the rear tires for some serious acceleration, my fastest recorded 0-60 is 3.6 seconds...bone stock.
Other than those I have a few cosmetic doodads, like sill plates and premium carpets, I also got the transparent roof panel.
This is what a sportscar is supposed to be out of the box. It's so capable that I find myself giggling like a schoolgirl driving it around town. Want to take a 90 degree turn from one street to another at 45mph...no problem. This car begs to be driven fast and it's really hard to say no.
Anywho, that's where I have been and now I am working on adding a Dodge Viper GTC to my garage.
Here's some pics:
