Bahahaha! You should work for CarMax

What a guy. So generous, so kind. 😅

Great attempt.

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Him and Mark are f’in legends. I’m going to miss this channel so damn much, both these guys and how they produce every video.

@Paul Paul during a live stream about three months ago sadly yeah, Mark and Jack announced it eats up all their time and it’s not very profitable, at least as much as some people think, some weeks if not months are exhausting with shooting, press trips and, as any regular viewer can tell they both, especially Jack, try to talk to reps and get as much factual research to share with the viewers which times a lot and time and effort (unlike those Yuri and Jacob asshats). They said they’ll do it for another 1.5 years, 2 tops, and that was last fall or maybe late summer. Again, sad, but I totally get it. Hope they continue in some form even if only occasionally.

@@colin-nekritz damn, even with Patreon and sponsorships ? :-(

He’s come a long way! I agree

@@colin-nekritz we arent gone yet as the z06 project along with a couple others in the works filled up the creative tank but we will take it year by year for sure

No, its actually not helpful. Dude bashes his own car to no end. I've had one of these for the last 4 yrs and zero issues. Its a 2014 and zero motor issues and mine even has a supercharger on it. I have no idea why his review was so harsh on this car. And also, the stereo system sounds pretty good actually, and I've had many aftermarket systems with subs. Its a great car for the track and the street, period!

I think it looks better than the C8, especially in GS form

Corvettes are great cars, but they make as many as people want to buy, and the people who buy them are the types who never drive them, so there is never a shortage of clean low mileage examples. That’s why none of them ever hold their value, let alone appreciate other than what happens due to general economic inflation (rising tides lift all boats). That’s also what makes them the best choice for a track car. People who track Porsches just have too much $ to burn and aren’t interested in maximizing time on track (lower running costs = more tires/track days for the same $). If you want to track, get a corvette, but don’t buy one hoping it’s some classic that will be worth a crazy amount of $ some day.

C7 & C8 are my favorite designs.

@@joeracer302 this is all true, but a counter argument is, this is the last of a generation. With the introduction of EV'S, ICE will become more scarce thus driving demand up. They make lots of these, but not really. The C7 was the second shortest generation, with the C6 and C4 being the longest. Speaking of, build quality in the C7 is heads and tails over all previous generations. Chevy states that and it was a reason they went to mid engine, the platform was maxed out. If you have a z oriented one, there are only roughly ten thousand of those total, in the whole generation (both the ZR1 and Z06 aren't much slower than the new C8 Z06 for twice the cost. Which will also drag the cost upward. Why pay for 2/10 faster car when you don't have to?). And finally, hold onto anything long enough and it's worth something. Look at the price of any C1-C3. Some go for as much as 150-200k, depending on the version , year, and condition. The values on these aren't falling either I still own one that is blue booking at the price I paid for it. COVID and supply chain issues have something to do with that but it's never stayed this high before for any previous model.

I agree, there’s something about the styling about this car. It’s definitely at the final stage for that era of corvettes

Really looking forward to getting a 2017+ Camaro SS myself in 2SS manual trim. Everything about that car is what I want. Any other things to be aware of with ownership?

@@bassfan71 Front lip scrapes a lot…

You know, my 2020 Mustang GT has rev matching and it works quite well. Clutch life is a benefit of rev matching. I get annoyed at channels that claim they HAVE to turn it off. I can do all the heal-and-toe, but 99% of the time I'd rather just use the rev matching.

My red/red 2014 Corvette C7 Z51 was an amazing beautiful car with very good handling the only bad issue was that it was very unreliable, most of the time it spend it on the shop, too many failures to mention, twice was towed and the only time that I toke it to the track it overheated its rear drive (it was an A6 transmission). I trade it for a 6th gen 2016 Camaro SS with a 6MT. The car performed great and never gave me any issue.

@@gabrielflores1149 Do you have a suggestion for a replacement? I have a 2018 1LE with ~45k miles and my front lip is in pretty poor condition. OEM one is astronomically priced for a piece of molded ABS ($500+ unpainted)

Thanks man. We try our best to find the right balance.

Yea WE know how good this channel is, tuning in these days is like an event. When they don’t have Friday videos I’m actually disappointed. Relatable is right,

Except the butt....looks too much like a damn Camaro! And yes, I owned a 2019 GS. Parked it so I walked toward the front.

It's very good looking. Shame about the dashboard though. It looks as if they tried to make it relate to their traditional clientele while giving a hint of modern at the same time. I don't get it how a car could look so good from the outside and so bad from the inside while it's one team designing the whole thing.

dude... the phrasing in your comment had me like: "wait the fucking targa top comes loose on a 180mph sports car?! 😳" then I read the rest of your comment...

@@pauljeitler7678 same 😃

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@@pauljeitler7678 : Yep, me too

I have a C7 Z51 as my daily driver and I always take the top off whenever I can, because...why not? It's been a great daily with few exceptions: mileage has been great (for a V8) except if you're stuck at traffic lights for a while. And speed bumps... depending on how high they are... you might still scrape even after putting the car into Track mode with the stiffest suspension and taking the bump diagonally. I just scraped the other day. I have Michelin Pilot Alpin tires for the winter, which have been great. The car tends to get a little hot inside even in the colder months, but I have the windows partially open right through December, so it doesn't much matter. It really has been a great car and I can't imagine any replacements, except maybe the Camaro.

Well said. Never been a corvette guy, but these make me want to take the plunge now that they are getting more affordable

I dunno I blew at least 4 of these up at track days.

@@philipparana9225 what did you blow up? cause these are some of the most stout motors in existence. The reinforced crank makes the bottom end pretty much impervious and you can throw tons of power on top and it will eat it up.

Seriously you are correct. Hopefully my C7 vette will hold up like my c5 and c6's all z06 models because all I needed to do was change oil and each was used for over 100k miles.

That 76 STINGRAY was LEGIT. FAVORITE TOY TOO GROWING UP

I vastly prefer the looks of my c7 gs to my c8z

That's fn awesome

Same here except in Colorado through the snow!

I hear ya..7 spd manual it's long and capable on a track..but you right I live outside of Houston and traffic is terrible especially you are in a manual..really sucks except you can get on a open road lol..the 8 speed auto maybe slow..but its better on the road as a brusier crusier..looking for one myself..enjoy 😊

The C8 lost me at brake-by-wire.

RIP more than one passenger

@@thisismagacountry1318 and dead steering feel. Hopefully that at least can be tuned-out.

@@2moke2creen acting like you've driven it. Jk lol

Hopefully this information was helpful.

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I am happy for him as well , keep in mind what he does for a living though , he can basically right off the entire cost of the car . He can right it off as equipmemnt for work as it creates content , he is self employed so it could be a write off that way as transportation . The mainteneance and fuel and all sorts of stuff can be written off and because of the well deserved popularity of his content by now it may very well be in his best interest to buy the more expensive current Z06 to the point that the car essentially pays for itself . That is one of the benefits of being self employed in general ( you do pay more of other taxes often , like social security ) and because he is a car content maker . NOT HATING ONE BIT , i am happy for him but I reckon many people who are employed or younger may not understand how that works and how much less expensive it is for somebody like him and as he does better it becomes in his interest tp buy a more expensive car to ACTUALLY SAVE MONEY . Im sure he probably owns real estate as well that is mortgaged which means ( especially early in the life of the mortgage he can write off nearly the entire payment because its almost all interest in the beginning ) . Being self employed has many benefits that one gets generally as a trade off for less security then working for a big corp that matches your taX payments for SSi and or contribute to your retirement in some way by matching what you put in and perhaps health or even life insurance and other perks . I know these content creators tend to WORK THEIR ASSES OFF and unlike a " job" taking vacations or even having the luxury to be sick or injured and down is not there as the game is about keeping a constant flow of content and with cars staying current . Jack IMO is smart having his partner on many levels even if the money gets split ( i think he was not one of the principles early on and became a bigger part of the channel) . He is kinda young and it may seem like a big achievment to buy a Z0-6 AND IT IS!!!!!! and he has 1. Put the work in 2. Taken the chance to make something like this in a HYPER COMPETETIVE space ( car reviews and content ) and the production value tends to be good ( which I believe is partially because the little fella has skills in editing and production perhaps as well as camera stuff ). They did go the route of making really good content which costs more $ and time and are among some of the best in the space being independentrs , so they assume a lot of risk and bet on themselves which is ballsy and as fun as it may look I do reckon they work quite hard and often have very long days as well as a fair amount of travel and ALL MANNER of biz managment stuff to contend with . AGAIN I am also pleased because both these guys are cool and you can tell they put toms of effort in AND I would also say they are some of the least corny in the space , although I wouldnt mind some content where they competed against each other racing and some challenges or adventures but thats not their "brand" and they have to pick a lane and they SHOULD STAY in it as its some of the most no nonsense and does have the appearence of less bias ev3n if the little guy has his predjudices that he changes sometimes AND I MOSTLY AGREE WITH HIS PRAGMATIC side when explaining who a car is for and why and not pulling too many punches which is hard when you want access as press . Thats a lot to say that his Z06 is going to cost him A LOT !!!!!! less just because of what he does compared to almost anybody else and HE DESERVES IT as a perk for the hard work and good job done. But if i were to judge his financial success I wouldnt use the car as a metric compared to other investments , some of which might be right offs as well with maybe and editing building on personal property or other stuff to help with more right offs for RE investments and I have no idea how much free stuff like tires and whatnot they might get ( which is perfectly fine by me if thats what they use already or only take products they like). Yeah , Considering the quality and following getting a Z06 is almost mandatory considering it is basically the craziest thing to come along in long while considering cost and that GM PULLED IT OFF and pulled down the pants of every car maker with performance cars . These new Zs should be a safe bet for what are generally depreciating assetts especially as cars like it get phased out , i imagime he might hold on to this one. Chhers

@@RandyJM21 write offs don't make a car free lol

@@RandyJM21 Ya dude I read the first 2 sentences and then stopped, sorry. :D Ain't nobody got time dat.

To be fair these guys have driven a gt3, a gt2rs, a gt4 rs a new Z06 and even an LFA. Oh didn't they even drive an old Ferrari NA V8 as well. Our peasant V8 probably sounds like a wet fart to them!

@@gettcouped Oh, I did not know that. Thank you for the info - I'll go back and give a look. Thanks for the info.

@@gettcouped NA flat six addiction

@@dannoyes4493 oh this channel is my favorite. Tons of great videos if you wanna binge

Dan you are always a hero and bring a welcome perspective. I think your right if I lived in a country where v8s were less common i would appreciate this soundtrack more. With that said i think compared to special v8s of gm past(ls9, ls7) even the gt350 from ford it lacks that joyful resonance i wanted in my corvette. What are your thoughts on the sounds of internal combustion products through the years. Do you think they are getting better or worse versus say your aircooled porsche

Thanks man

@Aced There's no doubt about that. His powerslides are sharp and it also shows a great judgment of height and depth perception.

What year did they upgrade the Camaro?

How many miles on your C7?

Post Nut! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 fax

Track miles tho. I can understand the west being soooo shitty heh

Tracking will take down rubber

@@kentsinclair um, is racing not an international sport? Why are you trolling? I was just surprised thats all the mileage they could get out of 5 sets of tires. I think racing is highly enjoyable if you are a car person, i would just not do it too often

Ha, I made a similar comment somewhere above. First time in 50 years that I’m somewhat tempted to look at one.

The C7 is the last bastion of a by-gone era. R.I.P. Viper 😢

I thought the C6 was a much cleaner design, the C7 never grew on me

@@666cemetaryslut I definitely agree, Jonathan. I own a 50th Anniversary C5 convertible, but my favorite style is the C6. The C6 has a few more creases than the C5 and I think they enhance the looks of the C6. The C5 is a bit “too smooth” and the C7 has too many creases and bulges. That said, the C7 is still decent looking. To me, the C8 is ugly and has bad proportions. But looks are personal, so I realize some think the C8 is great. I’m just not one of them.

@@OldRustySteele The base C8 to me doesn't look the greatest but I know they had to leave something on the table for the Z06 and the other high end versions.

As long as you rarely drive it and garage it every time.

Not unless it a ZR-1 with no miles

Sad but true.I could tell you stories.

Its a tremendous car. I came from a 15 pp gt mustang(which was also on apexs) i didnt regret moving to the c7

Great to hear its still a option

Look into the DSC sport controller. It's amazing. Keeps the rear more planted and smooth enough to drive track mode on the street

Jack lacks the appropriate testosterone to remove the top.

I have a C7 Grandsport set up exactly the same as jacks (18" apex wheels and R888R tires), Corsa x pipe, MGW shifter. I regularly crush GT350's at track days. Just sayin.

@@Miccio1 Don't doubt that for a second. I'm much more of a novice track driver, so all out track capability was less important let alone able to be determined. Fun factor was high for the GT350.

I owned a Corvette Stingray C7 Z51 and later replace it for a 6th gen Camaro SS. The Camaro SS would give you 95% of the same driver's involvement feeling without the looks or the higher cost of the Corvette, and if you want even more performance at the track you can opt for the SS1LE or ZL1.

He got the C8

😂😂😂 Jack dont need a dump truck full of copium. He is a track guy and calls a spade a spade. If your widdle Corvette feelings got hurt go take a Mydol get a maxipad. Its a fricking car not an identity. Maybe GM should fix the C7 Z06 overheating issue with the automatics? Or help is out with the dam wheel cracking issue or the bad magride controller programming! If I want to learn the history of Corvette I'll watch Everyday drivers documentary on it....again.

​@@rayvalero8580😂😂 Dude needs some cheese with that whine! Give him a maxipad! He's flowing heavy!😂

I'm rich, why is this a problem!!!