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The very first 2009 Corvette ZR1 went for $1 million at the recent Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction.
Dave Ressler won the car and the money generated by the sale was donated to the United Way. Luckily once the ZR1 finally hits showrooms it will not retail for $1 million and instead a much lower $103,300.
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Comments (32)
i wonder how fast this will be in th 1/4 since apparently stock z06 can run 10.99999's with stock tires! probably a 8 sec car.
Posted by cobaltssman | July 29, 2008 10:39 PM
Posted on July 29, 2008 22:39
cobaltssman
according to motor trend, quarter is at 11.3
are you on crack or something.
even the mighty veyron needs 10.2 for quarter, what makes you think a souped up ZR1 will runs quarter at 8sec.
Posted by HanZ | July 29, 2008 10:51 PM
Posted on July 29, 2008 22:51
why not? i can run sub-10 sec quarters in my cobalt
Posted by cobaltssman | July 29, 2008 11:00 PM
Posted on July 29, 2008 23:00
That's utterly the most absurd comment i have heard so far.
even if possible, maybe twin turbocharger, even with another turbo charger, sub10 and a SS don't not seen right.
Please tell me, what are some aftermarket mods you have put into your Cobalt.
Most Sub-10, i have seem are souped up Supra, Skyline, TT SRT10, and rarely any corvettes. And i could swear I have never seen any sub-10 SS. Also no one from the
http://www.cobaltss.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=52 has run under 10.
Posted by HanZ | July 29, 2008 11:18 PM
Posted on July 29, 2008 23:18
What idiot would spend 1 mil on a Vette? Even 103k is too much.
Posted by SlowandMellow | July 30, 2008 1:06 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 01:06
@cobaltssman
so what you are saying is that you can beat a Z06 in the quarter? i didnt realize a 200 or 260hp (depending on year) could run sub 10 sec quarter mile passes. If thats the case, im off to order one right now.
unless of course this is that jackass that posts as cobaltssman.
Posted by afk | July 30, 2008 4:54 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 04:54
paid 1m for a car that only schoolboys talk about.
Posted by what a sucker | July 30, 2008 4:57 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 04:57
go see doctor!
Posted by coboldgirl | July 30, 2008 5:00 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 05:00
a bunch of idiots around here again. Why did the guy payed 1m for the car? To have the 001 car and to give something for charity. That was the whole purpose of it. You must have an IQ of a dumb fly to ask yourself "What idiot would spend 1 mil on a Vette?" in this case...
Damn, this board is getting full of morons and teenagers lately... I'm missing the people posting around here a couple of years ago...
Posted by papabear | July 30, 2008 5:36 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 05:36
I hear this was ordered from the White House.
Posted by Starsky & Hutch | July 30, 2008 6:16 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 06:16
$1m is not a lot of money to some people. If you are worth $100m and you spend $1m on a car, you still have $99m.
This comes down to bragging rights and the fact the money went to charity. What if this guy gives away $1m or more every year? Not that big of a deal to some people.
Posted by Terrax | July 30, 2008 7:30 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 07:30
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1 million dollars hahahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahaahaahhaahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahhahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahaahaahhaahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahhahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahaahaahhaahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahhahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahaahaahhaahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahhahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahaahaahhaahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahhahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahaahaahhaahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahhahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahaahaahhaahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahhahahahahaahaha
SUCKER!!
Posted by dennisil | July 30, 2008 7:35 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 07:35
Actually this car did not cost the new owner a dime. You read he spent 1 million on this car and I see he has generated over million dollars on it by eventually selling advertising rights to it.....
(Sporting events, car shows, etc.)
That is why most of the people here will never be rich!
Posted by Andrew | July 30, 2008 7:41 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 07:41
Well there goes the argument that people had about this car being better than a Ferrari because it was "affordable." What a bunch of BS. Until maybe next year (if Chevy even sells enough and isn't hurting too much to continue production) when the "first kid on the block" syndrome wears off this car will likely be off-limits to the people that support it so much. Don't get me wrong, I think it is a wonderful machine with great performance but it's sticker price was already out of the working-man's budget (especially in our current economic woes) and now it just made even slightly upper class folks cry. This is just like how the hopes of many Shelby GT500 lovers were stomped when the car came out and dealers had already sold them all to rich guys 6 months in advance for well over the MSRP. Keep looking at a stock Corvette (which many enthusiasts would not be happy with because they'll keep wishing they could afford the ZR1 they really wanted) or the Camaro SS (which I doubt will last long in today's market).
Posted by Mike M | July 30, 2008 7:49 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 07:49
call me handy andy... let me play with your kids...!!! chris hanson what????
Posted by Andrew | July 30, 2008 7:50 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 07:50
I like how this thread has nearly half the posts of the GT-R thread below it in a few hours. Then below that, a Camaro thread with 66 posts, then another Camaro thread with 58 posts two days before that, and three days before that yet another Camaro post with 66 posts. 5 days, 190 posts.
Seems to me like GM doesn't even need to advertise with post counts like that on a blog that is a lot of domestic bashers.
Oh, and CVK, it was 10.981, not 10.99999. According to MT, the Z06 runs 11.5 quarter. People get 11.1-11.4 consistently with a Z06. ZR1 has better tires, though still run flats. Good driver, sub 10s consistently if MT is saying 11.3. The issue will be launching it, even more so then the Z06.
Posted by Avatar | July 30, 2008 8:07 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 08:07
okay i posted the first one. the rest is someone else. if you look at the camaro forum ppl are talking about stock z06 running 10's that is why i made a SARCASTIC comment. and no i dont run 10's in my cobalt the best has been 13.8.
Posted by cobaltssman | July 30, 2008 8:27 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 08:27
and if the z06 is really running 10.98's this will nu low 10's with a good driver.
Posted by cobaltssman | July 30, 2008 8:31 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 08:31
and if the z06 is really running 10.98's this will run low 10's with a good driver.
Posted by cobaltssman | July 30, 2008 8:32 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 08:32
if stock Z06's can really run 10's then they put every ricer("tuner") to shame. they invest $100,000's into wack imports to be able to claim they have a 10 sec car. Great work GM!
Posted by muscleoverrice | July 30, 2008 8:45 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 08:45
Then I apologize cobatlssman. Judging by the posts below your first, I assumed that it was CKV. Sarcasm over the internet doesn't read well some times.
Posted by Avatar | July 30, 2008 9:49 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 09:49
i accept your apology just don't ever let it happen again.
Posted by cobaltssman | July 30, 2008 10:49 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 10:49
CKV im not a jerk to say something like that. i do accept your apology, its CKV faults not yours so you really dont need to apologise
Posted by cobaltssman | July 30, 2008 11:01 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 11:01
@muscleoverrice,
Most tuners/ricers are car enthusiasts who take pride in the time and effort thats put into their ride. Why purchase a finished model project when you can take the time to put it together yourself and call it your own?
Posted by Nace | July 30, 2008 1:22 PM
Posted on July 30, 2008 13:22
because they are just wasting their money. imgaine if you invest the difference from a 10's subaru/ civic/nissan even a supra (even though supras are muscle on the inside) into a z06. thats a 8/7 sec car for sure. 100k into a z06 is scary
Posted by muscleoverrice | July 30, 2008 2:34 PM
Posted on July 30, 2008 14:34
because they are just wasting their money. imgaine if you invest the difference from a 10's subaru/ civic/nissan even a supra (even though supras are muscle on the inside) into a z06. thats a 8/7 sec car for sure. 100k into a z06 is scary
Posted by muscleoverrice | July 30, 2008 2:35 PM
Posted on July 30, 2008 14:35
papabear is reading my mind. Most of these threads could be straight from YouTube.
Remind me again why we are comparing FWD cars modded to do nothing but 1/4 mile rips against a Corvette? Lets be fair and throw those same tuners onto Nurburgring against the Vette.
Other than moving people around, the Apple platform and the Orange platform cannot be compared fairly.
"Most tuners/ricers are car enthusiasts who take pride in the time and effort thats put into their ride."
While that statement is true (and for anyone who mods or builds any ride), i'd put the number of tuned vehicles we see in our shop that we collectively call excellent to less than 5%.
About 25-30% do very good jobs, maybe 40% are good, and the rest require Dramamine one hour in advance before looking at. Electrical/Body being the worst offenders.
My favorite this year was a Packard converted to a woody wagon, with a f-body/y-body driveline. No cheating on the body either. All wood. Amazing.
Posted by Trooper Bri | July 30, 2008 3:26 PM
Posted on July 30, 2008 15:26
Aren't donations tax deductable?
Posted by Noya | July 30, 2008 7:44 PM
Posted on July 30, 2008 19:44
This guy owns two Chevy dealerships and collects Vettes...big surprise he buys the ZR1 in this publicity stunt for Chevy.
Posted by Noya | July 30, 2008 7:49 PM
Posted on July 30, 2008 19:49
He won it at auction, he didn't buy it out right.
And while donations might be tax deductible, the IRS won't give you back all the money you donated. Depends on the amount and how much you donate per year. Also, I think that donations can't put your net income below zero either after all other write offs. I could be wrong though, not exactly a tax man or lawyer. Point is, no matter how much you donate, the IRS isn't going to give you it all back come tax time, just a small fraction.
Posted by Avatar | July 30, 2008 8:24 PM
Posted on July 30, 2008 20:24
if u dont get why a guy would pay a million for that car, then u obviously havn't watched the barret-jackson scottsdale auction. thats what they do. that had i think 5 or 6 other cars that sold around there and that money usually goes to some sort of a charity thing like that.
Posted by Trey | July 31, 2008 7:47 AM
Posted on July 31, 2008 07:47
I watched the video and it sounds like he (Or his company) donated 1 million dollars to United Way for the rights to buy the first ZR1.
So in a way, paying that much isn't a bad deal after all. Heck he could have donated that much and not get anything.
Posted by Tim | August 2, 2008 8:45 AM
Posted on August 2, 2008 08:45