Twins vs. a used C6?

[OrbitalEllipses]

C6. Does the GS come in FRC? Otherwise Z06.

[suaveflooder]

I'm gonna vote vette as well.

[Miniata]

If you're keeping your Mustang (and it is a GT), I'd say get the BRZ/FRS. If you are getting rid of your Mustang, I'd get the C6. Personally I need at least one vehicle in my garage with some torque, and the BRZ isn't it.

[jstans84]

I am going to use a graphical representation of my answer to answer your question.

[Sonolin]

I'd say, considering your age & possible situation in life, I'd vote for the FR-S. BUT, if your ok with a car that would potentially require work (OK with purchasing a used car), I highly recommend the corvette.

I, personally, come from a corvette fanatic family so I love that car, and would love to someday own one. C5 Z06 would be killer and relatively budget friendly - just find a good one, well kept, and in the right transmission you want

However, I personally just bought an FR-S because I'm looking to someday own a home and am young (21). Initially, I was actually going to purchase a newer muscle car (I love the newer Mustang GTs, as well as all the newer Camaros), and was also eyeing corvettes. But, I tried to do the more "responsible" thing and purchase a good daily driver that would last me a while, and it has great mileage as well.

That being said, I'm sure you'll have tons of fun with whichever choice you make . I personally love the FR-S, and the potential for power is there if needed. It is just such a great daily driver, and is really a fun (and fast!) car. Tracking sounds a lot easier to me in the FR-S as well, as a corvette would be much more of a handful. Not to mention my FR-S is a new car.

A corvette would be a totally different animal

[grodenglaive]

It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. If you've never tracked before, a vette is not the best place to start.
Not that you can't do it, it's just got a steeper learning curve and the consequences are worse if you screw up.

[Noob4Life]

Originally Posted by grodenglaive

It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.

The perfect quote for an frs forum haha


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[GTB/ZR-1]

One word: Torque...

[WolfpackS2k]

Originally Posted by fatoni

i think the biggest factors besides new vs used is going to be the question of how much of the corvettes speed you want to use. the corvette is the closest thing to a budget supercar i can think of but the term budget is relative. replacing consumables like tires and brakes isnt exactly cheap and its never fun having to plan on making car payments and setting money aside for maintenance.

personally, i would (well i would honestly be looking at a c5 because of the price drop) hold out until the c7 does some damage to the used c6 market.

As far as consumables go tires will be considerably more expensive, but not brakes. Brakes for the Corvette are cheap as hell. It's some strange anomaly that nobody can explain

[industrial]

The vette is a legitimately fast car. Going fast is fun but day to day I think you'd be hard pressed to really wring out the car. It'll feel like a quick blip here and there and it's over. The ft86 is a fun car you can use day to day. Merging you can really wring out the car and feel like you're going fast when you're not.

I'm going to go against the crowd here and say to get a ft86 for grins since it's a fun light proper sports car. The vette is more of a supercarish grandtourer without any of the panache. Fun too I guess but I think I'd honestly rather have a mustang gt than a regular vette. At least the meets wouldn't be mostly 50 year old dudes.

[chaoskaze]

Twin<30+<Vette

if u are still young twin is better, but if u are around mid 30 definitely the vette.

[Sonolin]

Another thing to keep in mind - others are commenting on getting the FR-S first, as its slower. And this is very good advice, IMO. The corvette is a fast car - keep in mind, with all that lower end torque and high horsepower you can easily spin the tires out if you floor it coming out of a corner.

Driving the Frs/86/Brz is much different. While you can easily get it to drift on stock tires, it only does exactly what you the driver commands. Its very controllable, it has a low COG, its lighter than the corvette, it also has better gas mileage. These are all points +1 for the FRS, its the best "first" sports car IMO as it really does teach you the basics of driving. I can't wait to track mine!

If your not experienced with RWD vehicles I'd definitely recommend the Frs.

And I'm sure the Frs is (almost) as fun on public roads. I would probably lose my license if I owned a corvette :P

[rapidcars]

Originally Posted by Sonolin

And I'm sure the Frs is (almost) as fun on public roads. I would probably lose my license if I owned a corvette :P

This. Rented one once and drove through the Arizona desert to the Grand Canyon and it's crazy how easy the speed builds. Tap the gas and next thing you know you're going 120+. Not to mention the sound of that V8 is orgasmic. At the end of the day though, it actually started to feel slow and the thrill of punching it started to fade. They also drive extremely big and don't feel all that agile even though there is tons of grip. I'd love to own one eventually but not if it was my only car.

[sol740]

Having just sold a Z06 and bought an FRS,(do not read that as I replaced the vette with, because that's not quite accurate) I'll say it depends what your purpose for having the car is. Daily driver? Have any kids? Have another DD? How protective are you of your car? Do you actually have the cash to buy the car, and not stretch yourself too thin (not trying to sound like a d&@! here, just saying)

People ask me why I sold my Z06, damn near every time I mention it. Here is the list, and reference your own reasons. Make no mistake, the vette is by far, the "better" sports car. Hence the price tag, but the upfront cost is only part of what you spend.

I didn't push the car anymore, I was too worried about devaluing it, and after it ticked over the 40k mileage mark, I got really stingy. Again, more worried about putting miles on it, than having fun with it.

I was tired of having two cars, one daily and the vette. Tired of the maintenance of 3 cars (wifes too) 3 sets of tires, one set being close to 2 grand and staggered so you can't rotate. Oh, and if you drive like I do sometimes, they wear quick.

I wanted to be able to go from work and pick up my kids from school without going home first.

My previous car was an Evo, relatively cheap mods. Vettes are not cheap to mod, and you are hurting it's value. My Z stayed stock.

I hated taking the car out to movies, or the mall, I was always worried about people screwing with it, or hitting it with their doors. Sometimes I'd park out of the way, then I'd worry about someone screwing with it BECAUSE I was the dbag that parks his vette way far out of the way.

Want to race, and none of the above bothers you? Buy the Vette. Want to have fun, in a relatively cheap car, that still provides thrills, looks good, and is slightly more practical? Twins.

Also gas mileage was surprisingly good in the vette, so I didn't mention it.