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Originally Posted by daytonagary
I would never buy the Z51 package. total waste of money for a street car. I can drive my Corvette just as hard on the street without the Z51 package. You can't get the benefit out of any of Z51 features unless you are on the race track tracking the car. And the 2SS does not have any more bells and whistles than the Corvette. For me, base Corvette vs a Camaro with all the gingerbread, the Corvette wins everytime...Because the base Corvette is not like the old days when you only got a stripped down version for a base car, it has every electronic, mechanical, etc. etc. feature you need. Again, for a street car since the base Corvette is so super as it comes, on the street the dry sump oiling, extra pucks in brakes, bigger tires are all useless to get to point A to point B more enjoyably than the standard corvette. When you had drum brakes upgraded to disk brakes, 300 horsepower upgraded to 435 horsepower, etc. like in the mid 60 Corvettes it was worth the extra to get upgraded vette. Not like that anymore. Same electronic dash features, brakes stop you on a dime, can't safely go around any corner on the street needing more tire on it than standard Corvette.
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You saying 2SS not having more bells and whistles than a C7 flat out tells me you lack of knowledge of the 2SS. The creature of comforts the 2SS has is more than ANY (1/2/3LT stingray AND 1/2/3LT zo6) c7 which is actually a FACT. Not just by my experience, knowledge and research but also by actually c7 owners that I do know and have seen the vehicle since I have taken delivery. I have been very familiar with c7's since 2013. Please do not get me wrong, I will NEVER "bash" or "belittle" c7's. I LOVE the c7, it is an absolutely amazing machine. A base c7 with absolutely NO options vs a 1SS or even a 2SS with absolutely NO options a USED C7 is still MORE expensive than a NEW 1SS. Not to even mention comparing a brand new vehicle to a USED vehicle is just absurd.
A non-Z51 vette is good but a Z51 is actually GREAT even on NON-TRACK environment... No eLSD, no rear swarbar, no MRC, no NPP (which npp is still cheaper than aftermarket) is just some of the lack non z51 has... Which if you did get a z51 you could not only tell the difference in the STREETS but also realize how much more of an upgrade z51 is and worth every dime for it. Just like MRC and NPP.
As for the cost of ownership... Insurance is actually higher on the c7 than the 2SS by a bit, not thousands but a good 200 bucks (for me) which of course will differ PER PERSON but insuring a camaro will ALWAYS be cheaper than a c7. Repairing a C7 is still more expensive than a camaro (still not by much but it is) and also the fact that tires are more expensive for the c7.