Build the engine for your new Z06 or ZR1 yourself!
 

I apologize if this has already been posted....

According to this article Corvette Z06 & ZR1 buyers will soon be able build the engine for their new cars themselves! Seriously. How cool is that? $6k for anyone spending $70-100k for a new car is nothing. I imagine a lot of buyers will pay that for the right to brag to their buddies that they built the engine in their new Vette themselves. And they will even have a personalized nameplate to prove it!

I think this is a great idea. Check it out.

Buy a Corvette, build the engine yourself - Jul. 12, 2010

Cool idea except I wonder what the warranty implications are... It'd be really neat to get a chance to do this.

Rather brilliant move by the UAW - now they can do even less and charge more! :p

Last winter I stumbled upon a TV show that showed how they built these engines. One person builds the whole engine. It was pretty cool watching them build the amazing engines.

I wonder how much longer it takes a "customer" to build an engine than the "regular" engine builder. I am sure the professional engine builder is quite a bit faster. I realize they will be supervising/assisting, but I still bet it takes a lot longer.

I agree about the warranty. Maybe it actually reduces warranty expense -- Chevy can blame the customer for any engine problems! Actually, I am sure they will be well supervised & the engines will be tested before installation in the car.

I am anxious to see how popular this option is. Maybe we can get Porsche to offer a similar program.

This is pure marketing genius.

Can I have Obama build mine?

Read the article. You need to fly to the factory. The build is supervised. Warranty is the same.

Never would have thought that! I kind of figured this project would be somewhere along the lines of, hey, I need the assembly lube guy, anyone seen him? Where's the torque wrench wielder, I need him over here. Anyone seen the head gasket man?

Cool beans.... I have been trying out a Z06 and enjoying it.....
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+1 It's $5800.00. What bragging rights.
Imagine being able to assemble our sweet 6's

So you have to pay an additional $6k to build part of the car yourself? Doesn't that seem a little backwards to anyone?

Oh well, marketing at work.

You can pay extra to pick up your Porsche in Germany.

$6,000 for lifetime bragging rights...

Yeah, but you get "gratisfaction". Come to my house and buy my 1972 Targa. For an extra $6000 I'll let you finish assembling it yourself!

Just buy a low mileage C5 or C6 Z06 and pull the engine - 6k in upgrades combined with the savings of buying a lightly used car will get you as fast as you need. Bragging rights included. I doubt there will be a lot of takers, but who knows!?

George

I don't disagree - C5s in particular are dirt-cheap now. I looked at one recently just for yuks that was at a local dealership, they only wanted $12k for it. Not in bad shape either and no major issues.

This is almost as dumb as the club sport boxster that deletes everything and adds $6k to the price tag...

But at least you don't pay the additional $6k to do Porsche's work for them.

Don't give 'em any ideas...

I drove a rented Hertz ZX(?) - supposedly 450 HP. The car was tremendous.

$6K sounds like an amount they would set aside for warranty reserve...