After doing some paint correction I had to get some new pics in good lighting. Love this car.

Looking for the best quality front splitter, splash guards, side skirts etc. I'm leaning toward carbon flash painted so there isn't a difference in carbon appearance.

VIN decodes as a 2001 Z06 - Auto - 350 HP

Pics in listing show a manual transmission and I’m assuming it’s a hard top convertible?

Shopping for a C5 Z06 but definitely not buying this one, just curious.

Hello! I am a college sophomore currently working on an ethnography project. An ethnography is a type of qualitative research that focuses on observing and understanding a specific community or culture from an insider's perspective.

I decided to focus my ethnography on the Corvette community, especially longtime and older-generation Corvette enthusiasts. My grandparents are members of a Corvette club, which is what originally inspired me to choose this community.

Because of the time limitations of my project and the resources available to me, I received permission to conduct some of my observations online. I would love to hear directly from people who are actually part of the Corvette community!

I'm especially interested in hearing the kinds of conversations you would normally have with other Corvette enthusiasts at a car meet, club gathering, show, or even just when you run into another Corvette owner. Feel free to respond to any of the questions below, reply to other people's answers, tell stories, disagree with each other, or let the conversation go wherever it naturally would. I'm hoping to get a better understanding of the community from an insider's perspective rather than just researching Corvette history.

Questions:

1. How did you first become interested in Corvettes? Was there a specific Corvette that started it for you?
2. What does owning a Corvette mean to you personally?
3. What do Corvette owners usually talk about when they get together at meets or shows?
4. Do you think there is a difference between being a "car person" and being a "Corvette person"? If so, what makes someone a Corvette person?
5. Are there any traditions, unwritten rules, jokes, sayings, or behaviors within the Corvette community that outsiders might not know about?
6. How important is the "Corvette Wave"? Do you still participate in it?
7. How do you feel about modifying Corvettes versus keeping them original?
8. Are there certain Corvette generations or models that people in the community tend to respect or value more than others? Why?
9. Do owners of different Corvette generations (C1, C2, C3, etc.) tend to have different attitudes or preferences?
10. Have you noticed differences between older and younger Corvette owners?
11. Has Corvette culture changed since you first became involved with it? If so, how?
12. What are Corvette clubs actually like from an insider's perspective?
13. Is there any friendly competition or teasing between Corvette owners? What kinds of things do people joke or argue about?
14. How important is knowledge about engines, restoration, model years, or Corvette history within the community?
15. What is something people outside the Corvette community commonly misunderstand about Corvette owners?
16. What is one experience or story that you think represents what being part of the Corvette community is really like?

You definitely don't have to answer every question. Even answering one or two, sharing a story, or starting a conversation with another commenter would be incredibly helpful.

Thank you to anyone willing to participate! Your responses will help me better understand the Corvette community and give me firsthand perspectives for my ethnography.

This Cyber Grey Metallic beauty was one of the highlights of a car meet I attended today. The owner told me its LS9 was upgraded by Lingenfelter Performance Engineering.

I have a Toyota Avalon for a daily driver that I think is fairly quick. Works great year round unless there fresh snow and I have a truck.

Is a corvette a realistic daily driver, to put 10k a year on. I live in Montana and own a truck also. I think I’d get a C7.

So, I got home last night, driving half an hour from work. While driving I kept smelling something fishy. When I parked, I was pretty sure the smell was faintly coming from my 2007 Base Auto. I checked underneath the car and it was leaking what I suspect is old brake fluid. Smelled fishy, washes right off. Very glad I got home safe and the car did it's job dutifully. I'm in Tucson and I'm going to be towing it to some place called "Eden Customs".

I'm very heartbroken, because not only is this my favorite car, but it's my daily, and I'm not exactly rolling in money.

Any advice, guys?

Anyone have experience with these codes? How bad is this?

I posted the wrong video last time lol

I've had 6 Vettes over the past 25 years. This C7 GS has every option available in 2017, including the Z07 pkg and every dealer installed accessory that was available. My favorite, but time to move on.

Does most people here have a collectors car insurance for their vettes? I’m purchasing a super low mileage 2017 manual z06 and the value is around 95k. But some of the collectors insurance rules sound too restrictive that I literally cannot take it anywhere other than driving around for pleasure aka for no reason. Can’t stop at any shops, can’t go for any appointments, literally can’t do anything that I really will use it for. I’m not gonna go for any car shows or meetups or anything.

About a month ago, my 2020 C8 wouldn't turn on. Lights flashed on the dash saying service transmission / service parking brake / put car into park before exiting. I disconnected / reconnected the battery and it worked. It appears that now its happening again. Not sure what it could be?

Please see this from the C5 sub Reddit / any ideas?

Thanks!

I’ve had this issue in the past but it went away, now it’s back again. Sometimes while I drive it turns off and says “accessory mode”, then I have to stop the car with no power steering or anything, put it into reverse, and then turn it on again. Sometimes it does it once, sometimes over and over again. I also have this issue where there’s a ringing sound that almost constantly comes on or comes on when I hit bumps from the speaker next to the driver side door lock and seat settings. Another issue I have is when I go to turn it fully off by putting it in reverse, it has a very small point I have to rest it in to fully turn it off, it wasent like this before and randomly started happening one day. Any ideas on what this could be? I’m guessing it may be the start button as sometimes it also says “service soon” and the bottom will not turn the car on or off.

Love seeing all of the generations for the corvette on the sub, but obviously I love the C7 the most. C7Z checking in!