So I brought my 08 C6 into service today and traded her in on a 2016 C7 Z51. In my mind I didn't think I could justify the cost between a paid off C6 and a C7. After one drive I really think it was worth the price difference.

Initial impressions so far. Everything feels better built, the doors shut with a thud, the interior is much nicer feeling and I love the technology. Even my lowly 1LT has a ton of bells and whistles. The 16s have apple car play and will be adding andriod auto support later on this year. So happy about that. Also come with a new flat bottom steering wheel that is sublime.

I'm super glad I went with the 8speed auto. One of the reason I never loved my C6 was the auto was pretty laggy even after a transmission tune. It felt clunky and an afterthought. I could of gotten a manual but my wife will be driving this car from time to time. The new 8 speed is amazingly fast shifting. The paddles shifts are quick and firm. There is virtually little to no delay when you click the paddle. My C6 there was always a delay and bugged the crap out of me.

I went with the night race blue, a color I haven't seen on a C7 before or maybe I haven't noticed it. Looks blackish at night and sparkly blue during the day. The C6 I traded in was a bright yellow and glad to be in a car that's a little lower key.

My plan 2 weeks ago was to trade in my S2000 and pick up a left over 2015 Mustang GT with performance pack but I'm really glad I went this route instead. I get to keep the S2000 and get a new toy. No regrets!!

 

A fine choice! Congrats and enjoy it. I picked up a 15 Z06 in night race blue metallic and the color changes with the light from blue, to gray, to black, and sometimes even purple (my S2000 is also silver). The new C7 platform is superb (came from 09 Z06). Mine has the M7 transmission and I wouldn't trade it for the best automatic on the planet, but people are certainly raving about those A8's.

Oh, and nice legs

 

The name "Mr.Aqua" is very decieving if those legs belong to you,

 

My legs are much much hairier!

100 miles on her so far. 500 miles 1st oil change and then 1500 you can really open it up. So far I am super impressed with it. When I purchased my C6 I was planning on selling my S2000 but hung onto it since the C6 didn't feel special enough as a true replacement. I think the C7 changes that. I still going to keep the S2000 but if I didn't have it I don't think I would miss it.. could still be in the honeymoon phase though.

 

That's crazy that the s2000 can rev past it's max redline though, isn't it?

 

Very nice!

 

For the money it's really hard to beat the performance of the c7 platform.

Glad you like it!! Love the color.

 

Awesome Pick up!

 

Same color as the one I drove (that belongs to a friend). The '16s have some nice upgrades over the '14 I drove. Hard to go wrong with a C7! Nice purchase - enjoy it to the fullest.

 

Never seen that color? Guess I haven't been spamming enough pics. Congrats on the pick up, you will love it. Be prepared for everyone to think your car is black though