EchoTreeSix said:
In reply to Xceler8x :
That is interesting about the 350z. What was expensive about maintenance?
The car was reliable. It never left me stranded and didn't break during multiple track days. However, it had a valve cover leak that was very costly to fix. The whole top of the motor had to come off and it required new valve covers as the gasket was integrated into the part. When I purchased the car the rear diff bushings were toast. While driving it felt like the car was constantly on ice but only on the rear axle. I installed white line bushings and that cost a bit to have taken care of. I did upgrade the suspension myself with H&R springs and Bilstein's and it was quite a bit of work. If I had sub'ed that out, thousands. I also had to replace an ignition coil, some suspension arms, and a hub. I tracked the car on street tires.
theruleslawyer said:
Puddy46 said:
theruleslawyer said:
Hard to beat a c5, c6 in performance per dollar. $30k would get you a c6 gs, which has great bones as a track car. (dry sump, etc) If you don't plan on doing much to it, a c5z would be a nice choice in the low $20's, sometimes high teens. If you are open to mods the base c5's are a tremendous value. You'll have plenty to exorcise any of the cruiser genes out of it. See my project thread. Base c6's need most of the same stuff as base c5's but you might be happier with the interior. Plenty of small reasons to pick up one. ECBMs, better PCM, better parts availability. Avoid 2005. Get the z51. I'd personally opt for a 2008+ with the ls3 in it if I were looking for one. C7s are starting to get down there too, it would be a stretch, but a c7 z51 would be a good buy.
Sorry to threadjack a bit here, but why should the 2005 C6 be avoided?
Fragile diff IIRC. They changed it in 2006. Plus just first year stuff.
Ahh, gotcha. Shame, since prices apparently reflect the 1 year wonkiness.
