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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Corvette / September 2005Differences between 2005 & 2006?
Hello, Other than the Z06 option, will there be any other differences between 2005 and 2006? I'm a newbie looking to purchase my first Corvette. Right now I have on option for a good deal on a barely used 2005 convertible, but, living in a northern state where the Vette driving season is just about over, I'm thinking I may be better off just waiting to by a new 2006. Just curious if there are any changes or improvements planned for 2006. Quality improvements (fixes)? Features? Color options? Thanks, JGB Big news I've heard is transmission. Here's typical info: << http://www.corvettesbyrickdaniel.com/2006-CPE-VERT-PRE-ORDER-INFO.html >> You might print that info and contact a local dealer in the Minneapolis area to confirm/deny elements on this web page. PJ > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Thanks, > JGB > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Thanks, > JGB there always are some changes..  Signature"Key" 05 was/is a very good car. 06 changes are few probably due to Z06 intro. The auto trans is now a 6 speed with paddle shifters on the steering wheel. It is now an extra cost option where the 05 auto was $0. The steering wheel is different, 3 spoke instead of 4. There are chrome rings around the dash knobs, none in 05. Chrome wheels are a new option. New colors were released with late 05 build, Velocity Yellow to replace Millenium Yellow, Monterey Red to replace Magnetic Red. Titanium convertible top is new. Only reliability fix is not having to put the 6 speed manual trans in reverse before car shuts off completely. There may be more but there are no big changes. Looks like a good time to buy one of the remaining leftover 05s. They just built the final 05s this week and some dealers are discounting substantially off MSRP. Dave WI > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Thanks, > JGB >Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > SignatureRic Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 ricseyler@SPAMgulf.net http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove –SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson >Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > SignatureRic Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 ricseyler@SPAMgulf.net http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove –SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson >>Hello, >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >>Thanks, >>JGB You shooting blanks Ric? Not to many fixes required, been flawless so far at one year. The chrome wheels may be hard to get because of the people that have been burnt on the polished wheels, it could put a high demand on them. Now to get my 6 speed updated, yeah, right. SignatureDad 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd Hi Dad, Thanks for your comments regarding fixes. Could you fill me in on the polished wheels? What's the problem? JGB > Hi Dad, > > Thanks for your comments regarding fixes. Could you fill me in on the > polished wheels? What's the problem? > > JGB Poor polish and milky/cloudy clear coat = dull wheels for only $1200. They don't even come close to the 2000 forged, polished wheel and cost more than they are worth. Not a good buy for the quality received. Save your money and buy an after market upgrade. SignatureDad 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd Dad, Thanks for the warning. The '05 I'm looking at has the polished wheels, but I didn't notice anything wrong. I'll have to take a closer look. JGB > Dad, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > JGB No big deal, the clear coat has a blush to it and it's not shinny enough for the big spenders. My self I don't like chrome on an aluminum wheel, to easy to peel, but there are allot out there that seem to be doing just fine. SignatureDad 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd I agree with you on a chromed aluminum wheel. I don't like them either for the peeling and there is a certain "fakeyness" to them to me. > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > SignatureRic Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 ricseyler@SPAMgulf.net http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove -SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson The finish on the C6 polished wheels has gotten better in later production. Still not up to par with the C5 wheels which were a work of art, but the ones I've seen (not mine) have a much more uniform polished appearance than the early ones. The chrome ones, if they're anything like the aftermarket C6 chrome, look too 'blingy'. Not to mention they will be about a $700 option price premium over the polished. Dave WI >>Dad, >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > the big spenders. My self I don't like chrome on an aluminum wheel, to easy > to peel, but there are allot out there that seem to be doing just fine. Just FWIW the polished aluminum wheels on mine, late April build, are pretty presentable. As an engineer, I cringe whenever someone talks about plating chromium over aluminum. Sheesh. Baaaad idea. You aren't even really supposed to put chromium directly over iron or steel. -- V > The finish on the C6 polished wheels has gotten better in later > production. Still not up to par with the C5 wheels which were a work of [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> aluminum wheel, to easy to peel, but there are allot out there that >> seem to be doing just fine. What train do you work on? My grandmother was a Baldwin, is your engine a Baldwin? Does it have chrome wheels? Oops, where was I? Most are still using a three step plating method but when we lost the cyanide bath it just don't stick the same. Still aluminum flexes to much for the chrome to stay put like it did on steel. Besides, I don't like the bling, to each his own, until you're washing them and find a piece that is peeling off that requires stitches. SignatureLife is a sexually transmitted condition that is always fatal. > Just FWIW the polished aluminum wheels on mine, late April build, are > pretty presentable. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >>> to easy to peel, but there are allot out there that seem to be doing >>> just fine. You should see Learjet's plating operation. Chrome, silver, gold, cadmium, nickel, platinum, unobtanium. Plating done *really* right. Does a body good. 'Course if you fell in *those* vats they'd never even find your bones. They can polish things pretty good, too. -- V > Most are still using > a three step plating method but when we lost the cyanide bath it just don't > stick the same. Still aluminum flexes to much for the chrome to stay put > like it did on steel. HAHAHAHA!! I sure was!!!! > > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > SignatureRic Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 ricseyler@SPAMgulf.net http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove -SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson |
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