Panfish

There will be no shortage of those thrilled to step into your slot. GM knows this.

lewislgZ06

It’s absurd that after all this time GM hasn’t come up with composite alternative C8 aero parts painted in carbon flash and/or body color.

If we’re all honest, 99.9% of people buying a Z06 with or without Z07 aero pieces are not racing these cars competitively.

Shokosugi

I think many who wanted the HTC did not want the high wing aero. Personally, I don’t think it looks good on the HTC. I do like it on the coupe.

6850mike

I get here are shortages, what I do not get is the fact whomever their supplier is cannot produce minninal constant quantities, while all the aftermarket people are churning them out.

That being said I am really disappointed the Harlen or any of the engineers have not come out and truely told us what the situation is and what to expect moving forward.. They tell us at places like Carlisle "they listen to us and want our feedback" well we are telling them we want to know what is going on with the aero but nothing is being said.

To take it a step further, why have not any of the "Corvette Blogger" or podcast people actually had interviews or ask the REAL questions and get ANSWERS. Forget all the fluff stuff let's do some real journalism because there are ALOT of us waiting to get a car.

Lastly, back to my whole Harlen/engineers Carlisle thing, they gave all kind of talks on the ERay then release allocations to come out and say that all but 1 of the rim options is on constrant of which one of them is the STOCK rim. So they knew nothing about this at Carlisle? Why would you even relase allocations when you know you do not even have the most basic part for even a base model car?

ZRacerLE

Looks like some of you are restricted to only 365lbs of down force during your 186mph runs now...

John510

😆 I love posts like these. The wait to get a GT3 is just as bad if not worse. If you were truly going to buy a GT3 you would have been on a list a year or two ago already. Not to mention a GT3 is more than two 1LZs.

MikeR397

Lightly used 991.2 GT3RS or even a 991.1. Those are great cars too but I’m not getting a c7 z06.

I’m not paying ADM and losing big markup money when it’s time to sell in 8 years when my warranty is up after tracking the **** out of this car. GT3 hold value. I’m happy to pay $250k on a car if I can sell it for $230k in 8 years. I’m not paying $250k for a loaded z07 with Adm and getting close to that in 8 years, so still waiting on my msrp order.

I’ve tracked my GT350R for 6 years now and love it but only have 2 more years of warranty and after 70 events I am not owning it out of warranty. I’m also ready for a faster track car to keep up with the GT3’s and ZL1 1LE’s who gap me 3-5 car lengths each straight with the lower weight or extra power. The R is a fantastic track car otherwise and I absolutely love it, just ready to add something else for a different experience.

70lt102z06

We are keeping the ZL1-1LE for this very reason. Great car but a little heavy.

MikeR397

It’s a great track car for sure, and at a great price point. reliable and a ton of useable power (better/easier to put power down than the c7 z06 ime). Zl1 1le certainly does not ride as well on the road though as a Shelby, feel my vertebrae compressing over road judder which is somewhat important as I drive my car up to 5hrs away for events. It’s a bit heavier than an R, and ime slightly slower in corners, but putting down power in corner exit and big straights it’s certainly capable of doing faster lap times than my R. With less weight and less power and rear wheel steer and PDK the GT3 exits corners and pulls faster on the straight even more.

I think I can extend my R warranty 6 more years for $4500 which I’ll do to keep tracking it with the z07, or GT3RS if Chevy never gets a damn high wing in stock, but I’m spot 12 at a dealer that has 7 cars so far, so hoping by next summer the wing is available when I get pulled.

redzone

Who are you getting your warranty through that covers while on track? After my OEM warranty expired on my Z06 I couldn't find anyone that didn't have an exclusion for track use.

KOTYKB

I just passed on a Z06 allocation as the Z07 was constrained, is there a site or thread that has the current constraints? Hopefully I get another allocation later this or early next year when Z07 isn't constrained.

John510

Buying a 991 GT3 is like buying a C7 Z06.

MikeR397

A GT3 can put its power down. I’ve personally seen at least 5 c7’s oversteer (in advanced) into a wall and total the car, including at mid Ohio last week. Never seen a GT3 do that. The GT3 is also more capable of faster lap times than a c7 z06, particularly consistently. I’m not a huge Porsche fan, but a 991 GT3 is way more capable track weapon than a c7 z06.

In my opinion and videos I’ve seen, a c8 z07 with carbon wheels and brakes and aero is a dead match for a 992 GT3RS. Z06 is faster on the straights, but if the driver is good enough the chassis and aero of the GT3RS will win out in the corners ever so slightly. But, a 992 GT3RS at MSRP is even more unobtanium and double the price without a cheap 8yr warranty option.

MikeR397

these are Ford ESP plans for the GT350R. I don’t advertise track use and any issue happened on the street, but there is no exclusion for DE events, just timed or racing ones.

I’ll have to double check the language in the Chevy 8yr extended warranty when I get to order my z06.

Z06HPISFUN

I’m part of that 1%. No track for me. I was lucky enough to get on a MSRP Z list 2.5 years ago. Got the VIN yesterday 595.

To the spirit of this thread, GM’s inventory management is lacking, to say the least.

minuteman71

I had a 991.1 GT3. The rear wing in that did little more than block the view out of the rear window as I seem to recall the downforce was under 100lbs at 140mph. I added a Crawford rear wing and front aero and the difference was huge. I try to track my car weekly in season although the weather year was a bit challenging. Since I swapped to Cup2Rs the car has been great. At my age I drive for fun with friends on club days and unless you're driving to "win" I don't think the average driver would notice all that much difference z07 to non. Crawford wing shown below on my GT3

RFZ

i am with you on the aero, didn't want it at all. only 2 options on my 3lz is full length stripe and body color vents. z07 has zero appeal to me , all the aero options are just bling to me. if i was wanting to serious track time it would be with track dedicated car that gets trailered to track.

LuckyCharmsYo

I wanted the ground aero (splitters, sides, etc.) but not the wing. Personally, I prefer C8's without the wing and with a lower profile spoiler. The base Z06 hits the look just right for me.

Z06Z

I have been reading about so many people being disappointed/upset that after waiting all this time, they can't actually get the car they want.

So as a Corvette enthusiast, you can wait 39 months to order because all the small dealers are gouging people, but the small dealers (for whatever reason) seem to have a ton of Aero cars for $70K-100K over!

Would be nice if Chevy prioritized the dealers that are the high volume dealers that offer cars at MSRP.. they really should reward the Corvette crowd first, don't you think?

09ZR1

Don’t know much about the GT3RS or Porsche in general but to only suffer a 20k depreciation hit is that with telling the new owner you “tracked the ****” out of this car on 70 track events?