ADVICE: 350z vs G35 vs C6 corvette
Originally Posted by jasonjm
pretty simple, you probably have to own your own business for a start. Then you get the company to make the payments, and then show that the car is for say 90% business use
then because the entire lease payment is money that will be worth nothing in the end (no asset whatsoever, its money down the drain), you can write off 90% of the payment
of course you are still paying for the car, because lets say I am at a 40% tax bracket, then I get to effectively write off really 40% of 90%, the rest is still money out of my pocket
then because the entire lease payment is money that will be worth nothing in the end (no asset whatsoever, its money down the drain), you can write off 90% of the payment
of course you are still paying for the car, because lets say I am at a 40% tax bracket, then I get to effectively write off really 40% of 90%, the rest is still money out of my pocket
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well all, I actually managed to drive all 3 cars within 2 hours today.... (C6, G35 and 350Z)
I'm sold on the C6, but each to their own...
C6 was definitely the fastest in a straight line, and strangely enough I also felt it was the least effort to cruise around town in. The dealer was nice, I got a 20 min / 15 mile run in a C6. The throttle and brake on the C6 are very user friendly, and the one I drove didn't have the Z51 package, but maybe it was a good thing, because it soaked up the bad roads very nicely....
In fact I prefered it for just cruising around even to my e90 330i sports, which has a harsher ride than the C6..... Cornering was decent, the amazing thing is that the ride in the C6 stock was actually so pleasant I am not sure if the Z51 will just make it too harsh and therefore a less enjoyable daily driver. Because even though the ride was smooth, it could still corner pretty well!
Sorry elms350Z - I didn'tmean to get overexcited with my reply
ssgohan434 - as a business owner its better to lease and here is why: if you don't lease you can only depreciate your car.... and only over many years, and you cannot depreciate a car down to 0, its always worth something! I have had many arguments with my accountants on buy vs lease, and they finally showed me why it just doesnt make sense to buy if you can get the tax writeoffs. The only way it makes sense to buy is if you KNOW you are going to be in the same car 6 years from now, I think the longest I have ever driven a car is maybe 24 months?
HighwaySpeed: does the Z51 package make the ride on a C6 much harsher? Kind of weighing whether that extra performance is really worth it? I mean the C6 certainly handles well in stock form, and I will never race it on tracks, so wondering if Z51 is the way to go? (also heard some complaints about brake squealing on Z51s). I am sure the Z51 package will give better road feedback, and probably more stability at higher speeds, and definitely better cornering, but since I am in the car for 2-3 hours per day at least, wondering if Z51 will kick my ***
Gators2001: what would my dream car be? I actually dunno, but probably some sort of Ferrari (I think they are the best looking of the exotics)
I'm sold on the C6, but each to their own...
C6 was definitely the fastest in a straight line, and strangely enough I also felt it was the least effort to cruise around town in. The dealer was nice, I got a 20 min / 15 mile run in a C6. The throttle and brake on the C6 are very user friendly, and the one I drove didn't have the Z51 package, but maybe it was a good thing, because it soaked up the bad roads very nicely....
In fact I prefered it for just cruising around even to my e90 330i sports, which has a harsher ride than the C6..... Cornering was decent, the amazing thing is that the ride in the C6 stock was actually so pleasant I am not sure if the Z51 will just make it too harsh and therefore a less enjoyable daily driver. Because even though the ride was smooth, it could still corner pretty well!
Sorry elms350Z - I didn'tmean to get overexcited with my reply
ssgohan434 - as a business owner its better to lease and here is why: if you don't lease you can only depreciate your car.... and only over many years, and you cannot depreciate a car down to 0, its always worth something! I have had many arguments with my accountants on buy vs lease, and they finally showed me why it just doesnt make sense to buy if you can get the tax writeoffs. The only way it makes sense to buy is if you KNOW you are going to be in the same car 6 years from now, I think the longest I have ever driven a car is maybe 24 months?
HighwaySpeed: does the Z51 package make the ride on a C6 much harsher? Kind of weighing whether that extra performance is really worth it? I mean the C6 certainly handles well in stock form, and I will never race it on tracks, so wondering if Z51 is the way to go? (also heard some complaints about brake squealing on Z51s). I am sure the Z51 package will give better road feedback, and probably more stability at higher speeds, and definitely better cornering, but since I am in the car for 2-3 hours per day at least, wondering if Z51 will kick my ***
Gators2001: what would my dream car be? I actually dunno, but probably some sort of Ferrari (I think they are the best looking of the exotics)
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I own a 350Z and the C6 was my dream car. Since I bought the Z I don't think about C6 corvettes anymore. It's fast enough for me. I say test drive them both and buy the one you like the best.
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Originally Posted by rickyj59
I own a 350Z and the C6 was my dream car. Since I bought the Z I don't think about C6 corvettes anymore. It's fast enough for me. I say test drive them both and buy the one you like the best.
I liked them all actually, but C6 was my first choice, but wouldn't have a problem driving any of them
Cars really are much better these days
I placed an order for a 2006 corvette already
Originally Posted by jasonjm
I drove them all within a 2 hr timeframe
I liked them all actually, but C6 was my first choice, but wouldn't have a problem driving any of them
Cars really are much better these days
I placed an order for a 2006 corvette already
I liked them all actually, but C6 was my first choice, but wouldn't have a problem driving any of them
Cars really are much better these days
I placed an order for a 2006 corvette already
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yes, getting 6 speed auto paddle shift, I'm on the allocation list for sept/oct delivery
The new auto is unknown, hope its cool! I doubt its gonna be like my E46 M3 paddle shift, but who knows, hopefully I will be pleasantly surprised
I'm still sidelined on the Z51 package, part of me really wants it for when I drive hard that 10% of the time, but I am just wondering if the harder ride is worth the pain in the *** for driving it around town for hours of a day
I ordered silver, with the cashmere leather.... was wondering if I should have got silver car with gray leather, but I am not sure how that would look..... may look too plain having the same color inside and out
I was thinking about black exterior too, but went with silver for the car color in the end. Actually I may change my mind, the black exterior with gray interior would look sharp I bet! what you guys think?
Part of my reason to order the vette over the other 2 cars was for once to buy American. I have lived here long enough and never owned an american car, about time I bought an American car to support local economy
The new auto is unknown, hope its cool! I doubt its gonna be like my E46 M3 paddle shift, but who knows, hopefully I will be pleasantly surprised
I'm still sidelined on the Z51 package, part of me really wants it for when I drive hard that 10% of the time, but I am just wondering if the harder ride is worth the pain in the *** for driving it around town for hours of a day
I ordered silver, with the cashmere leather.... was wondering if I should have got silver car with gray leather, but I am not sure how that would look..... may look too plain having the same color inside and out
I was thinking about black exterior too, but went with silver for the car color in the end. Actually I may change my mind, the black exterior with gray interior would look sharp I bet! what you guys think?
Part of my reason to order the vette over the other 2 cars was for once to buy American. I have lived here long enough and never owned an american car, about time I bought an American car to support local economy
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the gray leather is really cool! i regret not getting it on my black C6. ive got the black on black.
if you want to see the paddle shift here is a link with pics i posted on here a while back you also get a better steering wheel( the one in the 05 is the most god awful steering wheel known to man its too big and fat) and the auto shifter is redone aswell
dont know if you know this or not but as of now the 6 speed auto cannot be ordered with the performace 3.10 rear end that comes with the 05 Z51 package. so it will have the normal 2.75 rear end
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread.php?t=120919
and a pic of my C6 is in my sig
if you want to see the paddle shift here is a link with pics i posted on here a while back you also get a better steering wheel( the one in the 05 is the most god awful steering wheel known to man its too big and fat) and the auto shifter is redone aswell
dont know if you know this or not but as of now the 6 speed auto cannot be ordered with the performace 3.10 rear end that comes with the 05 Z51 package. so it will have the normal 2.75 rear end
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread.php?t=120919
and a pic of my C6 is in my sig
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mc350z, so you agree with me that black exterior with gray leather would look sharp eh? I think I may have to change my order to that scheme!
that steering wheel with the paddles you told me to go look at is also different -
the car I drove today had a 4 spoke steering wheel
Apparently Audi have the best paddle shifter, never used them though. The SMG on my M3 could sometimes change so hard under big accel that it would almost cause whiplash lol
Anyways I dunno what the corv paddle change will be like, hope its cool, hope it isnt some clunky feeling auto trans
that steering wheel with the paddles you told me to go look at is also different -
the car I drove today had a 4 spoke steering wheel
Apparently Audi have the best paddle shifter, never used them though. The SMG on my M3 could sometimes change so hard under big accel that it would almost cause whiplash lol
Anyways I dunno what the corv paddle change will be like, hope its cool, hope it isnt some clunky feeling auto trans
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Originally Posted by imoz
Buy a C6 Z06.
http://www.chevrolet.com/corvettez06/
http://www.chevrolet.com/corvettez06/
thats an expensive car though Imoz
and its going to be hard to get one too
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Originally Posted by jasonjm
mc350z, so you agree with me that black exterior with gray leather would look sharp eh? I think I may have to change my order to that scheme!
that steering wheel with the paddles you told me to go look at is also different -
the car I drove today had a 4 spoke steering wheel
Apparently Audi have the best paddle shifter, never used them though. The SMG on my M3 could sometimes change so hard under big accel that it would almost cause whiplash lol
Anyways I dunno what the corv paddle change will be like, hope its cool, hope it isnt some clunky feeling auto trans
that steering wheel with the paddles you told me to go look at is also different -
the car I drove today had a 4 spoke steering wheel
Apparently Audi have the best paddle shifter, never used them though. The SMG on my M3 could sometimes change so hard under big accel that it would almost cause whiplash lol
Anyways I dunno what the corv paddle change will be like, hope its cool, hope it isnt some clunky feeling auto trans
yeah to be honest i really think the black with grey is awesome the whole interior isnt grey so you still get alot of the black and grey contrast where the doors are half and half.
i dont like the cashmere because the carpet/floormats is cashmere as well where if you go black or grey its black. also cashmere tends to go better with darker colors.
i saw a silver and yellow both with cashmere in person and i wasnt thrilled
also did you get the NAV?
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Even if you are throwing up an apples and oranges comparison, go with the c6. Best bang for the buck out there. I considered a C5 before I bought the Z but I wasn't looking for a grand tourer, I was looking for a basic sports car, hence my pick of the Track model.
Yep, it's hard to pass up that horsepower but after driving the Z, the C5 felt floaty, wallowy and that butt design really sucked.
I've driven a C6 and I can honestly say that if that was available in 2003, I would have picked it over the Z.
Yep, it's hard to pass up that horsepower but after driving the Z, the C5 felt floaty, wallowy and that butt design really sucked.
I've driven a C6 and I can honestly say that if that was available in 2003, I would have picked it over the Z.
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Originally Posted by MADDOG`
Even if you are throwing up an apples and oranges comparison, go with the c6. Best bang for the buck out there. I considered a C5 before I bought the Z but I wasn't looking for a grand tourer, I was looking for a basic sports car, hence my pick of the Track model.
Yep, it's hard to pass up that horsepower but after driving the Z, the C5 felt floaty, wallowy and that butt design really sucked.
I've driven a C6 and I can honestly say that if that was available in 2003, I would have picked it over the Z.
Yep, it's hard to pass up that horsepower but after driving the Z, the C5 felt floaty, wallowy and that butt design really sucked.
I've driven a C6 and I can honestly say that if that was available in 2003, I would have picked it over the Z.
