M5 or Z06

**ProdigyCustoms** · 03-04-2005

This may be a decision maker. ZO6s right now are already being offered at 10 k to 20 K over sticker. We expect to see $100,000 at the auction for the first few months of the cars release, and well north of sticker for a year or so.
And it has proven in the past to be suicide to pay more then sticker for anything, ask my buddy with one of the first ZR1s he paid $90 K for.
As far as depreciation, Cars like the ZO6 do pretty well, look at ZR1s, clean late year ZRs with good miles and desirable colors still do the money. but if you pay more then sticker, you are in real trouble.
Then again, how much value is there in having the first on your block? In my neighborhood it means nothing, but if you live next to the Jones?

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**socalfandabodys** · 03-04-2005

I think I read a comparison in car and driver and the caddy cts vr? stacked up pretty good against all the other cars including the m-5. I think it will be in the low 12's high 11's. I checked one of these out and they are really well engineered and are quite the sleeper. But between the m-5 and z06 even my bmw buddies tell me they would take the vette. Its just too damn cheap. You cant get much more car for the money than a vette. I can buy a 01-02 z06 for as low as $30,000. It really is unbelievable

**Steve1968LS2** · 03-04-2005

Z06 unless I need to move around more than 2 people in it.. then a M5.. well actually I would prefer a M6 but that's just me

A better comparison would be between a Z06 and a Viper or between a CTS-V and a M5..

**Little Bob** · 03-04-2005

I would have to say the M5. Can't put kids in a Z06. Plus fun runs at the auto-x are alot more fun with a back seat full of people.

**67rsconvert** · 03-04-2005

Can't be beat in my book. However, I am a bit biased toward BMW handling and road feel(this is my camaro's stablemate). New BMW's don't look good to me, and at best they are alright. BMW is also consistently rated #1 for resale across the board. I think the new M5 is ugly but technologically brilliant so in that case I would have to go with a car that I would actually be turning around to admire when I got out and that would have to be the Z06.

**69Transam** · 03-06-2005

Im 18 so you might dismiss my opinion, but Ive driven a c5 z06, and a c6, then also an e39 m5 and an 05 540i sport, and from what I know the new m5 will be a better buy than the z06, but than again it's all on what you want. My dad's the first one in our area getting a new m5, than a year later he'll be the first with a new m6, so when we get the m5 I'll be sure to post about it. Anyone see the e90 m3? Now THAT is the car I want, it'll have the 394hp engine from the e39 m5. Offered with 6 speed and SMGII, I'm thinking that cars gonna rock.

**69Transam** · 03-06-2005

Now that I read that, I sound like a brat, sorry

**Paddington** · 03-06-2005

Well as a Norweagian i would take the vette any day.BMW`s are everywhere here. But then again a vette in norway will set you back insane amounts of money i would guess 150.000 dollars here. I dont think they even sell M5 here but a M3 is about 135.000 dollars here.
man i wish i lived in the US i would own 2 vette 3 Ferraris one H2 and one Lambourghini.
You get tha cars so damn cheap :(
and your gas is damn cheap too. Only good we have is 98 Octane from the pumps but at 1,5 dollars per liter.....

**Nine Ball** · 03-06-2005

If you are looking at around $100K budget, I'd get a CTS-V and put a Magna Charger on it. That would be good for around 450 rwhp and equal torque. $55K invested.

Then use that $45K and buy a regular C6 and modify it to kick the new Z06's butt.

Between the BMW and Vette, I'd go Z06 all day long unless I had to have back seats.

Tony

**B Cichocki** · 03-07-2005

Originally Posted by Stuart Adams

Brian, that's cool. What city does your dad live in?

Stuart, my dad's practice is in Ft.Worth. He's a cornea specialist. He does corneal transplants, blepharoplasty, cataract surgery, and combined cases with some local glaucoma people. My goal is to be an ophthalmologist as well - just not for humans.

Veterinary ophthalmologists get payed twice as much as my father does to do a cataract on a human being, and there's no managed care or malpractice to deal with. All the perks of ophthalmology (the eye fascinates me) with none of the crap of current medicine.
-Brian

**DJ Mabe** · 03-07-2005

I hate to even mention the CTS in the same sentence as the BMW. The caddy is not in the same class. I don't care if you mod it to 700hp. I had an M3 and M5, drove the CTS and didn't think it was even close.

**JamesJ** · 03-07-2005

The CTS-V is very cool, the STS-V will be even better, but I would have to get the M5. P.S. if anyone wants one of these cars let me know.

**socalfandabodys** · 03-07-2005

The cts cost only $35,000 the m-5 which cost around $80,000. Have you driven a cts-v or the cts vr. My dad works for gm and the gather lexus's,bmw's,mercedes,caddys and volvos. They get to trash them usually at places like California speedway. lets just say cadillac is briniging something out that whopped all competition and it was considerably less.

**StRacerDuke** · 03-08-2005

I figured Caddy had something up it's sleeve considering that Mark (According to Charley) was beating on one down at California Speedway...

**JamesJ** · 03-08-2005

I am pretty sure Mark was just driving the new STS-V nothing to crazy.

**Steve1968LS2** · 03-08-2005

Originally Posted by Nine Ball

Then use that $45K and buy a regular C6 and modify it to kick the new Z06's butt.

You could make a regular C6 as fast as a C6 Z06 but it still would not be a Z06.. unlike the C5's the Z06 will quite a bit different from the standard C6.

I still don't think it's a fair comparison.. a Z06 and a M5 are two totally different cars..

**socalfandabodys** · 03-08-2005

Well if you want to get in for a dollar to dollar comparison. How about a lingenfelter c-5. Used ones are going for around $100,000 right? They run high 9's. By the way I think the new caddy is called the cts vr? All I know is it will be making the same power as the new z06

**Bill Howell** · 03-20-2005

Mr. Adams,
I know this thread is old but this article has an option that might interest you. It will be out in 07 or 08 but I really like the looks of it especially the suicide rear doors. I think this will be a car you either really like or hate. Lets just hope it don't suffer the same fate as its predecessor. I do feel it would be a great compromise between a M5 and Z06.

http://autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101990

**DonTalarico** · 03-20-2005

C6 Z06 will rip it apart. Mid 11's 130 MPH. American muscle.

**502n67fbird** · 03-21-2005

Well seeing that I have a 2003 Z06 Hmmmmmmmm I guess I'll go with what I have. Just kidding.

Actually getting my Z06 was a dream come true. First time I test drove one I felt (for the first time in my life) like the car was too much

For $49,000 I paid for mine, I feel that the Z06 bang for the buck is the most bad ass performance car around. Zero to 60 in 4 seconds flat, and 12 second quarter right out the box!!!!

Nuff said

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I would take the E39 M5 and Supercharge it.

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