Corvette C6

Fishy Dave · Post by **Fishy Dave** » Mon Dec 25, 2017 6:22 pm

I'm very excited, I've bought a C6!

Just over 12 months ago I got to experience a C6 Grandsport around Laguna Seca and said to myself that I would buy one from the States and drive one home, well, that's exactly what I'm doing.

It's a manual, 6 litre LS2, 400bhp as standard, removable roof panel to fully appreciate the V8 woofle.

My wife and I fly out to California in four weeks time, then will drive it a couple of thousand miles to Houston to ship it home to Southampton. On route we will see a bit of historic route 66, Monument Valley, trackday at Circuit of The Americas and a bit of horse riding at a ranch. We will fly back in such a way as to visit the Corvette factory and museum.

In other news Beth and I are buying a house and are completely reviewing our fleet, so the BMW race car and possibly the Z4M are going.

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buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Mon Dec 25, 2017 6:55 pm

Now that's a great plan. Enjoy and be sure to post a few pics along the way.

Silverzedtom · Post by **Silverzedtom** » Mon Dec 25, 2017 7:45 pm

Sounds like a great trip - enjoy!

Circuit of the Americas in a corvette is bound to be good fun

mr.tourette · Post by **mr.tourette** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 6:32 am

looks amazing..congrats pal

blackabbot · Post by **blackabbot** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 8:35 am

raymond.harper · Post by **raymond.harper** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:08 am

Having has a few corvettes in the past there is a UK forum http://www.corvetteclub.org.uk/ Great cars in a straight line but they scare me a bit in the wet. Build quality not the best and LHD can be a bit difficult at overtaking, roundabouts T junctions but on the plus side great for continental driving. Bit of a head tuner you will find !

woozzle · Post by **woozzle** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:41 am

Very nice

MrPT · Post by **MrPT** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:08 pm

Wow, that’s going to be a bit different! Unbelievable amount of woofle for the money, those C6s. They’ve got some real pedigree too thanks to ALMS/Le Mans.

Congrats to you both.

tomscott · Post by **tomscott** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:12 pm

Sounds amazing. What a car what a journey!

Me and my GF did a 2500 mile road trip around this area as a part of a 3 month 20,000 mile trip across the US and it was amazing.

Monument valley is epic... Was covered in snow when we were there made progress very slow but also very rare to see it like this.

Monument Valley, Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Monument Valley, Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona by Tom Scott, on Flickr

If you can get to the canyonlands and arches NP its also worth it. Incredible places

Canyonlands National Park, Utah by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Mesa Arch, Canyonlands, Utah by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Marlon · Post by **Marlon** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 2:15 pm

What a stunning looking car - sounds like its going to be an epic trip and quite an experience driving it to Huston

Its going to get lots of attention back in the UK

slick · Post by **slick** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 2:26 pm

They are great cars .......we have a white auto one..........I gave it a boot full @ 70 mph in a straight line on a warm dry road and it flicked sideways

........I expected it though . You'll love it

I suppose I should admit we import, restore and sell Corvettes C2s and 3s

Fishy Dave · Post by **Fishy Dave** » Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:03 am

raymond.harper wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:08 am Having has a few corvettes in the past there is a UK forum http://www.corvetteclub.org.uk/ Great cars in a straight line but they scare me a bit in the wet. Build quality not the best and LHD can be a bit difficult at overtaking, roundabouts T junctions but on the plus side great for continental driving. Bit of a head tuner you will find !

Thanks, I joined the UK club a year ago in anticipation of buying one. It's a very quiet forum, reflective of only 900 or so members I guess. You don't own a Corvette now?

Fishy Dave · Post by **Fishy Dave** » Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:08 am

MrPT wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:08 pm Wow, that’s going to be a bit different! Unbelievable amount of woofle for the money, those C6s. They’ve got some real pedigree too thanks to ALMS/Le Mans.

Congrats to you both.

Thanks, I'm really excited, saddened at the thought the Z might go though.

enzed4 · Post by **enzed4** » Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:09 am

FaceMelter? Now that's a subtle plate for a subtle car

Fishy Dave · Post by **Fishy Dave** » Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:16 am

tomscott wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:12 pmSounds amazing. What a car what a journey!

Me and my GF did a 2500 mile road trip around this area as a part of a 3 month 20,000 mile trip across the US and it was amazing.

Monument valley is epic... Was covered in snow when we were there made progress very slow but also very rare to see it like this.

What superb photos Tom

We were worried about snow, but not now. A shame that the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is shut as we are passing so close.

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