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That is a good point & still is today with drag racers in a way.I appreciate your insight and opinion. I believe having an automatic attached to an American V8 is almost "classic". I can remember my dad talking about racing scene back in the 60's and plenty of those were autos. BTW, just buy a C5 with me and get it over with!! Popup headlights FTMFW!!!
As for the 'Vette, I've only been reading up on the Z06s, so I don't know what to really pay attention to with the base cars as they will have undoubtedly, gone through much more use than the Z. At this point anyway, I want to settle with something I know I want & as far as Corvettes go, it's a C5 Z06.
I do remember the one I drove a couple years back still being a sound car. But, that was before I decided that my absolute next car must be something I can build up & throw at least 450whp at. And as capable as that still is with a C5 Auto, the manuals will undoubtedly be a better starting point for what I want. At this time, I just want something stupid fast to play with.Like you alluded to I'm not really big on extreme power and speed. Just some noise and speed while in some comfort. You should drive a C5 auto, it really isn't that bad. Just forget about Z06's when driving it.
That and they will be monstrously faster than my Focus.