2013 C6 427 convertible thoughts

Love the C6 427.

Wish you luck and hope you post pics!

Ive had my Z51/ 3LT C6 for almost 3 years now and they are great cars, and I have had A LOT of cars!

My C6 is going away at some point soon due to my lay off situation, but I bet a 427 will be a good investment that is fun to drive as is and not modify!

Sad to read the low mile car you picked was damaged, hope the dealer is honest about the damage for the next buyer.

 

Suggest reading the following - https://www.corvetteforum.com/articles/ls7-c6-corvette-z06/

 

FWIW I purchased one with 5000 miles a little over a year ago. Great car! I searched for a specific color combination that took a while to find.
A buddy bought one about 2 years ago. He immediately changed the tires to Michelin "non summer only " Tires for quieter and smotther ride. His had 14,000 miles when purchased and original tires.
Depending on how critical you are about the ride, Jim Mero the retired Corvette handling engineer has a website and will re-program the MR shocks to provide a smoother ride.
They seem to be holding their value better than the standard Z06 or Grand Sport convertible.
Good Luck

 

Have owned a C6Z 2006 since new and have thoroughly enjoyed the LS7. So much so that in 2015 I added a 427 with very low miles. Thoroughly enjoy the car. The mag ride is an improvement but not to a Ferrari GT level ride. The later LS7 exhaust (about 2011+) sound is a lot of fun. You can feel a minimal amount of chassis flex in the convertible versus the coupe. Values dipped after purchase in 2015 but seem to be firming recently. One year only, 2552 produced provides some base to their market.
Long term friends with original owners with at least 8 LS7’s between us. No issues. None of their heads have been off. Mileages vary to over a 140,000+ miles. These guys warm their cars up properly and enjoy them. I don’t drink the internet valve guide coolaid that didn’t even surface till 2015. If you are buying a used LS7 like any other sports car with mileage, has been around the block a few times, or plan to track the car I would look at it differently. I did the research to comfort myself. On a purchasing a low mileage original car owned by an adult I ask myself, would I rather have a GM production built car or one that a local shop pulls apart the car sends the heads off to a machine shop, they machine it correctly, then it goes back to be reassembled hopefully correctly. I’ll take my chances with GM.
Just one opinion, not up for discussing.
To the OP, feel free to start a conversation if I can offer further assistance.
Bill
FL

 

I owned maybe 5 or 6 C6 corvettes and the one I really miss is my 2013 427 convertible .. I had the white and blue interior package ... it was a great driving car with zero problems ... . of course I sold it with maybe 5000 miles on it
keep thinking I might get another one day....

 

Tell us

Tell us how it is, are you loving it. As a Boxer and 308 owner how are you liking the vette.

 

Get your ass down to Florida and I'll give you a ride. It's very different than the 2 ferraris. The power is insane, but the steering while pricise does not give me the feel I get from either ferrari. Trying to find a road to feel the handeling. Couple exit ramps and it handles great(should with that much rubber hitting the road), but really would love to find a twisty road, may have to go to Georgia for that ;-)[/QUOTE]


Ill be back in 2 weeks.
Drove a c6 zo6 years ago. Thats what I thought too, accurate steering but lifeless.
Youre not going to find more than on and off ramps with the occasional s bend in florida.
Vettes and camaros are perfect for that, lots of rubber and lots of power for 10 secs of thrill, then its back to 80 on I95 or rolling with the oldies at 35 and other roads.

Such is life in florida that Im thinking of boats more than cars.

 

I owned a C6Z years ago. I loved the thing and might add another. I sold mine due to the valve issue as I never really opened the engine to any of my cars to fix a known issue and didnt feel comfortable. there were too many opinions on whats right and wrong etc.

I will suggest a MGW short shifter and i had a corsa exhaust. The MGW unit just took the shifting to a whole other level. The gears are long so you dont do alot of shifting, but when u do its fantastic. The stock unit is great , nothing wrong with it , but i drove a buddies car with one and i had to have it.

cheers