2006 V6 manual convertible - tell me the good/bad/ugly
03-04-2014, 09:23 PM
#22
1st Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Colorado
Posts: 58
Nice ride! Your going to love that.
Sure it's not as quick or tight as a coupe but it's damn close AND cruising with the top down more than makes up for it
I have an 07 GT triple black Vert and I love it big time!
Sure it's not as quick or tight as a coupe but it's damn close AND cruising with the top down more than makes up for it
I have an 07 GT triple black Vert and I love it big time!
04-09-2014, 07:56 PM
#27
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: IL
Posts: 200
Beautiful ride Terpheels nice choice on the GT/CS! Welcome to the brotherhood!
I love my '06 manual coupe, but if I have to do it again (and I will) I learned a few things along the way:
- Don't get a base coupe, go for a pony pkg. car, it already has the upgrades including wheels/tires and rear sway bar and deluxe interior
- Get leather because the standard cloth fabric doesn't clean well (especially parchment) and I don't think is particularly durable.
- 2007 up they made some changes and cost reduced the interiors. Compared to the pony cars or deluxe pkg. sixers and GT's they look pretty bland to me (sorry guys, not hating here). Also you don't get the six gauge dash in the base cars.
- If you can find them the glass roof cars came out in '09 and they are really cool imo.
- If you can swing it get a 2011 and up car. 3.7 cyclone, six speed manual, 8.8 rear end and sometimes you can find them with 3:31 axles (it was optional). Plus two words "kona" "blue"!
Next time I'm going for a glass roof V6 premium or MCA pkg. Car w/six speed manual and that sexy saddle leather brown seats. Kona blue of course!
Tom
I love my '06 manual coupe, but if I have to do it again (and I will) I learned a few things along the way:
- Don't get a base coupe, go for a pony pkg. car, it already has the upgrades including wheels/tires and rear sway bar and deluxe interior
- Get leather because the standard cloth fabric doesn't clean well (especially parchment) and I don't think is particularly durable.
- 2007 up they made some changes and cost reduced the interiors. Compared to the pony cars or deluxe pkg. sixers and GT's they look pretty bland to me (sorry guys, not hating here). Also you don't get the six gauge dash in the base cars.
- If you can find them the glass roof cars came out in '09 and they are really cool imo.
- If you can swing it get a 2011 and up car. 3.7 cyclone, six speed manual, 8.8 rear end and sometimes you can find them with 3:31 axles (it was optional). Plus two words "kona" "blue"!
Next time I'm going for a glass roof V6 premium or MCA pkg. Car w/six speed manual and that sexy saddle leather brown seats. Kona blue of course!
Tom
Last edited by THS_Steed06; 04-09-2014 at 08:12 PM.
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