Sadly, even with a custom license plate in my office titled ERAY, I have pretty much decided not to get onto any ERAY list, for some reasons mentioned above. I think it becomes very difficult to hit Z06 pricing, and figure out if one can afford a $150k+ car (or if spending that level of money on a car versus other things in life is worth it). And with an $1800 (or so) price difference compared to the Z06, many will question which one to get. I was really hoping that the ERAY would fall half way between the 2 price points (SR vs Z06), to make me consider it. Like some mentioned above, I simply want the wider body of the Z06, that's it, that's all., I am not looking to shave down the 0-60 time from 2.9 to 2.5 sec with a significant investment to do so. And going aftermarket for a wide body on a SR (OEM look) would cost $20K + install (Anderson Composites). Sad part is that someone in Quebec will want the ERAY plate cause they will buy the car, research the plate to find out it is not available (I have it), oh well.
I realize that the plant cannot put out 5+ different models, but I wish they would have offered a GS (wide body) with the 6.2L, and do the ERAY thing separately. Since I like to mod cars and try to have a 1 of 1, figured might as well put some of that extra money on aftermarket mods instead of going onto the ERAY list. The ERAY will make for a good (not great) 4 season car, minus the extreme snow storm days, ground clearance will be too low to get thru it, irrelevant of winter tires.