bm14582

Before you go, "no way a Spec V is better than a 'Vette," hear me out. I will be going to Germany for the next four years this July and I wanted to upgrade from my Spec V to something a bit more grown up. My list contains the '99 Corvette, '04 GTO, '04 350Z, and '04 G35. My original plan was to simply take my Spec V over to Germany and then pick up a used M3 or S4, but today I was entertaining the idea of getting one of the cars on my list and then shipping it to Germany at my expense (my Spec V goes at government expense.) I wanted to test drive the new GTO, but all the ones I found were automatic (why, dear God why?) and the sales manager said that just about every dealer around was buying only the automatics.

So I then moved on to the 'Vette. I was able to test drive a '99 Corvette with only 15,000 miles on it, armed with a 6-speed, and dressed in "pull me over" red. When I lit up the throttle I was actually giddy from all the acceleration! Let's just say that there's copious amounts of power on tap. But I didn't like anything else about the 'Vette. It felt tight, but had a disconnected quality about everything. And I hated the shifter's position (too high.) After I got back into my Spec V, my car just felt lighter and more nimble. It doesn't have anywhere near the power, but everything else felt responsive and connected to the ground. While I was sure that I wouldn't want to drive my car after I test-drove the 'Vette, I actually acquired some newfound respect for it. I can't believe it, but my Spec V has made buying my next car very difficult. The 350Z, however, was exactly what I was looking for when I took it out, but that's a whole other story.

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