Wow. A new baseline C6 is about $50,000 US. The Z06 with the 427 is only $70- to $80,000.
I'm not sorry I was born and live in the US.
I'm not sure how it is in Ireland Oldsub,but in the UK mainland you have to factor in an import tax of around 40%
then the Government want their slice of 17.5% V.A.T.!(Value? added Tax)
Oh... I nearly forgot the shipping too.
This is the price we pay to own/import an American vehicle.
This also applies to any parts etc as well.
Kinda sucks........