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h422694 · 08-17-2016, 06:59 PM

I personally would NOT want a Z06 for a daily driver. Gas, tires, insurance, and maintenance costs would be quite a bit higher than a Stingray.
We've already discussed the differences between a Stingray and a Z06 on another forum.
I believe a Stingray, especially a Z51 and now the Grand Sport, is in a class above your Camaro, so there would be a decent learning curve to become comfortable with the performance and handling characteristic differences.
The Z06 is far above a Stingray in both performance and handling so the learning curve from your Camaro to the Z06 is huge. As a DD, it would probably be quite a while before you could utilize the power that comes with the car.
Your comment "downshifting to pass, especially on the 75mph". In a Z06 at 75mph in 4th you would NOT have to downshift to pass a car. The car has more than 40% more HP and torque than your Camaro or a Stingray. As I stated earlier, it is a completely different class of machine.
My question would be - why would you even consider or want a Z06 as a DD ?

08-17-2016, 06:59 PM	#4
h422694 Drives: '16 Z06 7 Spd, 2024 High Country HD Join Date: May 2015 Location: Kansas City area Posts: 442	I personally would NOT want a Z06 for a daily driver. Gas, tires, insurance, and maintenance costs would be quite a bit higher than a Stingray. We've already discussed the differences between a Stingray and a Z06 on another forum. I believe a Stingray, especially a Z51 and now the Grand Sport, is in a class above your Camaro, so there would be a decent learning curve to become comfortable with the performance and handling characteristic differences. The Z06 is far above a Stingray in both performance and handling so the learning curve from your Camaro to the Z06 is huge. As a DD, it would probably be quite a while before you could utilize the power that comes with the car. Your comment "downshifting to pass, especially on the 75mph". In a Z06 at 75mph in 4th you would NOT have to downshift to pass a car. The car has more than 40% more HP and torque than your Camaro or a Stingray. As I stated earlier, it is a completely different class of machine. My question would be - why would you even consider or want a Z06 as a DD ?