Brian2010

Grand sport 1lt for me. All i wanted was the big brake kit,Larger tires,and wide body.Radio could be swapped out anyway.

duramaxsky

It's the same with trucks around here. You can get one that's a 4X4 and never use it once. When you sell it the difference in price will be 4 or 5 times the extra you spent on it new and extra gas. No one around here will buy a 2 wheel drive.

grayline

This is soooooo funny

RULOOKIN

I have to say 3LT GS all day long had a 05 Z51 coupe just doesnt compare to the handleing and stance of the GS, with that said the huge tires on the GS wear quickly and any road crown or ruts you going to feel the car pull a bit to one side or the other, LOL adds to the fun !

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KneeDragr

Honestly there are only 2 reasons to get the GS over a coupe, if you are going to track it, or you like the looks better.

There are significant advantages of the coupe over the GS for a daily driver.

Pretty simple decision IMO.

Tonylmiller

I have a 3LT convertible, and I'm enjoying the toys much more than I thought I would. My garage is tight, and I don't need the extra width of the GS.

PittMD1

if you are talking the same dollar figure for either car then it is a no brainer. The GS is much more car for the money.

Some one mentioned they thought the resale on the 3LT would be better. If it were a 3LT GS compared to a 1LT gs then yes but look at the sales figures for the base models and the GS's. Now tell me which one people will be wanting.

FrankTank

I seriously doubt that 99% of people could not tell the difference between a GS and a base coupe... really think about it...take the average person who is not even into cars... walk them around both cars and you'd have to be blind not notice ... GS has the badging, 3 gills on the side, hole in the hood upfront for air inlet... bigger tires, different wheels

sure they may not notice the rear quater panels being wider or the difference in the front section..but the GS does stand out

As far as the GS being the "slowest" Corvette, I don't think that really matters to OP as he has indicated the car is mostly for cruising and trips etc... daily driver and yes by slowest if you mean a 10th or 2 yes.. which again like I've told you before makes it a drivers race between a GS and Coupe at the end of the day.

ny32182

The average joe not into cars wouldn't have the slightest idea that there is any difference at all between a coupe 1LT and a ZR1, I guarantee it.

TLS_Addict

No C6 Corvette is slow.

RJRSW

That is the truth. The non corvette owner is hard pressed to even tell which generation is the newest much less models within the same generation apart.

While I still had both the C5 convert and the C6 convert sitting in the garage for a while many people that saw them both together thought the C5 convert was the newest model of the two.

FrankTank

Yea, if we are talking option packages, clearly nobody is going to know there is a difference between a 1LT and a ZR1..hell I can't tell you what the difference is between the 1LT and 2LT options

I'd bet money if you parked a ZR1 next to a standard coupe , walk them around the outside of the cars they will note the differences ...you think someone is blind enough to miss the gaping window in the ZR1 hood vs the standard hood on a coupe seriously doubt that

But we are not talking about an average person telling the difference between a C5 vert and a C6 vert... the statement I challgened was laconiajack comment about 99% of people not telling the difference between a GS and a coupe

I would agree 100% the average person has no idea what a "C5" vs a "C6" is , or would be able to tell them apart... they look more alike than people care to admit.... but parks a GS C6 next to a C5 coupe, or C6 I will bet people (NOT EVERYONE) can pick out the difference.

ny32182

I've had to explain to four co-workers so far that the easiest way to tell the difference between a C5 and a C6 is the non-flipup headlights.

Bobbyosto

I would go with any GS over a 3LT base car. My choice would be a 2LT GS around $60K and two of the best things in the 3LT pkg; Nav and HUD

Never-Enough

I would not be happy with a 1LT

meridock

I just wished some of the basics were in the 1LT package. My 06 Z51 is LT1. I decided I had to have auto-dimming mirror and homelink. I than I added a decent replacement stereo to my wish list. for 1300 backs and 4 hours I had a new NAV (Kenwood with backup cam,) new rearview mirror, and visor with homelink.

that is the functional elements - I wish the 1LT had the mirror and homelink. I have done some interior upgrades that are aesthetic and in the 3LT package, but functionally just those two were important. it was those two that made my Vette a DD.

irok

loaded 3lt coupe would be my choice.

RMcoolX

I feel the same way. My salesman found me a really great deal on a 1LT C6 and GS, but I just couldn't do it on either one. The 2LT for $1888 (I paid below invoice) has a lot to offer for the buck on a 2012.

Go 2, 3, 4LT coupe unless you auto-x.

I'll admit that I do love the look of GS (although I also love the cleaner no non-sense 'Batmobile-less' look of the base), but just not to the tune of $6k plus.

Whatever you get, however, love it as we all do ours!

Supersonic 427

I have a '12 1LT and it has the auto dimming mirror with compass and also a 6 way power passenger seat. They have added to the 1LT pkg in later year C6's.

VatorMan

For a DD, 3LT all day long. If you plan on using the car for what it was intended-the GS beats anything out there.