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Posted: 7/19/2019 8:46:14 PM EST
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Posted: 7/19/2019 8:46:50 PM EST
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Posted: 7/19/2019 8:49:05 PM EST
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I've never wanted a Corvette before. I want this one.
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Posted: 7/19/2019 8:49:48 PM EST
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Leno, the only lib i can tolerate
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Posted: 7/19/2019 8:54:35 PM EST
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I've never wanted a Corvette before. I want this one. |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 8:58:09 PM EST
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I don't like Chevys at all but that car, except for the ass end (fugly), looks pretty good. And $60k? Wow. It won't be special though, when every white haired golfer dude has one in the retirement home.
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Posted: 7/19/2019 8:58:56 PM EST
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Waiting for Mary Barra to tweet that they have 300k preorders.
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:00:12 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: When I had my fiero I could fit all kinds of stuff in the trunk including weeks worth of groceries or going to the range. |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:02:36 PM EST
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I don't like Chevys at all but that car, except for the ass end (fugly), looks pretty good. And $60k? Wow. It won't be special though, when every white haired golfer dude has one in the retirement home. |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:11:00 PM EST
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I love it.
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:11:41 PM EST
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As some of you know, I have owned a 2009 Corvette Z51, and I now own a 2016 Corvette Stingray. I am very critical of the C8 after seeing the presentation. The Corvette was always a capable car for a several days road trip. Or, you could pickup the groceries on the way back from the track. Now, the C8 cargo space is split between a frunk, and a somewhat larger space behind the engine. GM Engineer Tadge presented as having as much combined space as the current C7. And he showed a pile of luggage and claimed it would fit in the car. I maintain that Tadge's demonstration was misleading. Allow me to show why. Here is a picture of my C7 packed for an afternoon at the shooting range. Rifle case, large ammo bag that can also hold a pistol or two, and a day bag for binoculars and accessories. I've actually put several rifles in my trunk, + ammo and gear. Conclusion? Going to the range with more than a couple of pistols and an ammo bag? The C8 stays home. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/500x375/48326298031_693ff839bf_9d9fae93899712bae03a2756397d4b5c5306f30e.jpg Some people don't like guns. That's OK. Do they like to go to the beach instead? Well, here is the C7 with a body board bag packed with 2 boards. There's a cooler, and look! We've got room left over for beach towels. If you're careful, you could put a couple of folding beach or camp chairs under the body board bag. Conclusion? Going to the beach with more than a couple of towels and a small cooler? The C8 stays home. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/500x375/48326424627_06eca5d533_be2039ce05439c9ec79ed9827a3e125d4c4c9388.jpg The Corvette is America's premier sports car, but the Corvette doesn't just live at the track. Thousands of owners do more mundane things with the Corvette, like drive to and from work, and yes, picking up the groceries. You don't always think of your Corvette as a "grocery getter" but come-on, we've all done it! Here's the C7 doing duty as the grocery hauler. Going to the food store gets a lot harder if we plan on getting more than a couple of days worth of groceries. Conclusion? Going supermarket shopping for the family? The C8 stays home. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/500x375/48326297406_4763de0af3_1884052c7098963b5a69bb82bf7dddec1bdc6074.jpg I say the Corvette was not just an awesome sports car, it was also a capable car for a several days road trip. Or, you could pickup the groceries on the way back from the track. In the presentations, we saw the C8 cargo space, split as it is between the front & rear, and strictly limited to small bags, means that Chevy is pushing the consumers toward the European pattern where the sports car is just another rich man's day tripper, and not a useful American road car. Kharn |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:17:25 PM EST
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Looks great. Looks similar to the LaFerrari to me when seen in red.
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:21:25 PM EST
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Some of y'all got weird tastes. That thing is sexy as fuck.
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:21:43 PM EST
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Nice accura |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:21:53 PM EST
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Get a SBR. Next. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Get a SBR. Next. Quoted:
I think you might be exaggerating just a wee bit. I'm not sure about the hard rifle case but it looks like you could easily fit soft rifle cases in the back of a C8. Only being able to fit a couple handguns and your range bag? Give me a break, you could probably put that in the frunk and have the entire trunk for rifles. I think you underestimate how deep those wells are. When I had my fiero I could fit all kinds of stuff in the trunk including weeks worth of groceries or going to the range. I show 3 realistic trips, and could show more, like the very real company trip I took in my C7 to an office in Minnesota. I had 4 Ethernet switches, several firewalls & APs, all in original boxes, along with a grip of network tools & a generous travel bag, all in the C7 trunk. After the job, I took a couple of days off to visit a friend in North Dakota, then blasted back down through ND & SD at (CoC) unmentionable speeds. That's life with the C7. The C8 would have to stay home, and I'd have to take a rental car to get the equipment on site. You can like the C8 for it's looks or HP, but otherwise, it's another damn European-styled day-tripper. Sad! 
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:24:22 PM EST
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The row of buttons and the lack of a manual make it sad.
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:26:00 PM EST
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I am eagerly awaiting a proper review.
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:28:02 PM EST
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I like the car
It is not a Corvette anymore though It has more in common with a Mc Laren F1, Or Ford GT, or exotic. The front engine Corvette is gone, the Camaro is about to be gone. I'm ok with all of this. |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:31:15 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I took a lot of time to create 3 scenarios, just because I knew the tendency of posters to brush off any single argument. To make your arguments, you have to specifically tailor your load to the C8, and ignore the beach trip, and contort the argument to another car entirely. Weak Sauce. I show 3 realistic trips, and could show more, like the very real company trip I took in my C7 to an office in Minnesota. I had 4 Ethernet switches, several firewalls & APs, all in original boxes, along with a grip of network tools & a generous travel bag, all in the C7 trunk. After the job, I took a couple of days off to visit a friend in North Dakota, then blasted back down through ND & SD at (CoC) unmentionable speeds. That's life with the C7. The C8 would have to stay home, and I'd have to take a rental car to get the equipment on site. You can like the C8 for it's looks or HP, but otherwise, it's another damn European-styled day-tripper. Sad! We always had somebody in the bucket. |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:31:17 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I think it's a good looking car, but it's not a corvette. They should've just released it as something else. |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:36:38 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Porsche does 520 hp with a NA 4.0 flat 6. and it revs to 9k RPM. Just saying  |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:38:46 PM EST
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My dad loves this new vette and he's old as shit. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Cant stop yawning at y'all old fukrs crying over a better vette. Just an FYI, your old vette has nothing on these new ones. Its fast as shit. It looks insane and the quality has been improved. Sign my old ass up. 
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:40:25 PM EST
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There's something pathetic about that video, and it ain't the car.
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:42:52 PM EST
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As some of you know, I have owned a 2009 Corvette Z51, and I now own a 2016 Corvette Stingray. I am very critical of the C8 after seeing the presentation. The Corvette was always a capable car for a several days road trip. Or, you could pickup the groceries on the way back from the track. Now, the C8 cargo space is split between a frunk, and a somewhat larger space behind the engine. GM Engineer Tadge presented as having as much combined space as the current C7. And he showed a pile of luggage and claimed it would fit in the car. I maintain that Tadge's demonstration was misleading. Allow me to show why. Here is a picture of my C7 packed for an afternoon at the shooting range. Rifle case, large ammo bag that can also hold a pistol or two, and a day bag for binoculars and accessories. I've actually put several rifles in my trunk, + ammo and gear. Conclusion? Going to the range with more than a couple of pistols and an ammo bag? The C8 stays home. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/500x375/48326298031_693ff839bf_9d9fae93899712bae03a2756397d4b5c5306f30e.jpg Some people don't like guns. That's OK. Do they like to go to the beach instead? Well, here is the C7 with a body board bag packed with 2 boards. There's a cooler, and look! We've got room left over for beach towels. If you're careful, you could put a couple of folding beach or camp chairs under the body board bag. Conclusion? Going to the beach with more than a couple of towels and a small cooler? The C8 stays home. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/500x375/48326424627_06eca5d533_be2039ce05439c9ec79ed9827a3e125d4c4c9388.jpg The Corvette is America's premier sports car, but the Corvette doesn't just live at the track. Thousands of owners do more mundane things with the Corvette, like drive to and from work, and yes, picking up the groceries. You don't always think of your Corvette as a "grocery getter" but come-on, we've all done it! Here's the C7 doing duty as the grocery hauler. Going to the food store gets a lot harder if we plan on getting more than a couple of days worth of groceries. Conclusion? Going supermarket shopping for the family? The C8 stays home. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/500x375/48326297406_4763de0af3_1884052c7098963b5a69bb82bf7dddec1bdc6074.jpg I say the Corvette was not just an awesome sports car, it was also a capable car for a several days road trip. Or, you could pickup the groceries on the way back from the track. In the presentations, we saw the C8 cargo space, split as it is between the front & rear, and strictly limited to small bags, means that Chevy is pushing the consumers toward the European pattern where the sports car is just another rich man's day tripper, and not a useful American road car. 
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:44:09 PM EST
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I think the more I see it the more I hate it, maybe the z06 and zr1 will look better but Stingray looks like shit compared to a c7. The interior with all the stupid ass buttons will be redesigned within 2 or 3 years.
The performance is great but it looks like dog shit. |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 9:59:12 PM EST
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Bet its going to be real fun to do general maintenance on it with engine in back.
Amazing performance for the price though. |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 10:04:06 PM EST
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slash ferrari |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 10:06:48 PM EST
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[youtube]watch?time_continue=1[/youtube]
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Posted: 7/19/2019 10:07:59 PM EST
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I think it’s awesome.
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Posted: 7/19/2019 10:10:09 PM EST
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You smoking something if you don't think that looks like a bad ass super car, or atleast good looking super car. and to the "thats not a corvette dummies... the only "good" vettes were the 70's/pre 70's vettes anything newer is absolute hillbilly garbage. This last gen of vette was decent, but still had that hillbilly vette look. This new one atleast puts on the look of a supercar which it is........ for $60k!!!!! come on,, complaining about a $60k supercar is a little
 they have kia and hyundai sedans that cost nearly 60k. Tahoe and suburban are almost 60k
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Posted: 7/19/2019 10:18:30 PM EST
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I should add it looks like it will be evil to work on. I don't like the engine compartment too much. Step one...remove 57 covers..... |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 10:19:43 PM EST
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I like it.
For the price it's in a class by itself. |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 10:32:13 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Porsche does 520 hp with a NA 4.0 flat 6. and it revs to 9k RPM. Just saying |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 10:39:47 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I think that's absurd but looks are subjective. I will say that while it certainly freshened the vette look and I'd actually consider one now (never would've before) and I'm generally pleased with it, the side view is not flattering due to the size of the intakes/rear fender treatment. It's just blocky looking and the design is too heavy on the rear and that's the cars worst angle. I'll wait to see one in person though. edit to add: holy shit, Jay Leno is looking OLD!!! Not really helping the corvette image there guys. damn.  I used to read his column in the car rags. He stumbled a bit on that appearance, recovered well, but dude was correcting him a bit. Just means I'm that much older, myself.
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Posted: 7/19/2019 10:41:45 PM EST
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Imho, best looking Corvette ever produced.
Base model for $60k, sounds like a steal. Txl |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 10:42:04 PM EST
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A 60K mid-engine exotic killer?
They won't be able to keep them on the lot, unless the first few hundred literally fall apart. |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 10:44:16 PM EST
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WTF Jay, ?? down and smoke the tires. putputputputput........... |
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Posted: 7/19/2019 10:56:55 PM EST
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Is it just me or does jay seem a little off ?
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Posted: 7/19/2019 11:20:03 PM EST
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A 60K mid-engine exotic killer? They won't be able to keep them on the lot, unless the first few hundred literally fall apart. Only bad thing is I expect to see a lot of them so you won't stand out. I may pick up a used one in a couple of years 
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Posted: 7/19/2019 11:20:22 PM EST
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I like Leno, and have watched his car shows. I used to read his column in the car rags. He stumbled a bit on that appearance, recovered well, but dude was correcting him a bit. Just means I'm that much older, myself. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: I think that's absurd but looks are subjective. I will say that while it certainly freshened the vette look and I'd actually consider one now (never would've before) and I'm generally pleased with it, the side view is not flattering due to the size of the intakes/rear fender treatment. It's just blocky looking and the design is too heavy on the rear and that's the cars worst angle. I'll wait to see one in person though. edit to add: holy shit, Jay Leno is looking OLD!!! Not really helping the corvette image there guys. damn. I used to read his column in the car rags. He stumbled a bit on that appearance, recovered well, but dude was correcting him a bit. Just means I'm that much older, myself.
No manual means you get to steer the car, not drive it. It may have paddle shifters, so does the Chevy Cruze. |
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Posted: 7/20/2019 12:05:04 AM EST
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Get a SBR. Next. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted:
As some of you know, I have owned a 2009 Corvette Z51, and I now own a 2016 Corvette Stingray. I am very critical of the C8 after seeing the presentation. The Corvette was always a capable car for a several days road trip. Or, you could pickup the groceries on the way back from the track. Now, the C8 cargo space is split between a frunk, and a somewhat larger space behind the engine. GM Engineer Tadge presented as having as much combined space as the current C7. And he showed a pile of luggage and claimed it would fit in the car. I maintain that Tadge's demonstration was misleading. Allow me to show why. Here is a picture of my C7 packed for an afternoon at the shooting range. Rifle case, large ammo bag that can also hold a pistol or two, and a day bag for binoculars and accessories. I've actually put several rifles in my trunk, + ammo and gear. Conclusion? Going to the range with more than a couple of pistols and an ammo bag? The C8 stays home. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/500x375/48326298031_693ff839bf_9d9fae93899712bae03a2756397d4b5c5306f30e.jpg Some people don't like guns. That's OK. Do they like to go to the beach instead? Well, here is the C7 with a body board bag packed with 2 boards. There's a cooler, and look! We've got room left over for beach towels. If you're careful, you could put a couple of folding beach or camp chairs under the body board bag. Conclusion? Going to the beach with more than a couple of towels and a small cooler? The C8 stays home. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/500x375/48326424627_06eca5d533_be2039ce05439c9ec79ed9827a3e125d4c4c9388.jpg The Corvette is America's premier sports car, but the Corvette doesn't just live at the track. Thousands of owners do more mundane things with the Corvette, like drive to and from work, and yes, picking up the groceries. You don't always think of your Corvette as a "grocery getter" but come-on, we've all done it! Here's the C7 doing duty as the grocery hauler. Going to the food store gets a lot harder if we plan on getting more than a couple of days worth of groceries. Conclusion? Going supermarket shopping for the family? The C8 stays home. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/500x375/48326297406_4763de0af3_1884052c7098963b5a69bb82bf7dddec1bdc6074.jpg I say the Corvette was not just an awesome sports car, it was also a capable car for a several days road trip. Or, you could pickup the groceries on the way back from the track. In the presentations, we saw the C8 cargo space, split as it is between the front & rear, and strictly limited to small bags, means that Chevy is pushing the consumers toward the European pattern where the sports car is just another rich man's day tripper, and not a useful American road car.
Quoted: I took a lot of time to create 3 scenarios, just because I knew the tendency of posters to brush off any single argument. To make your arguments, you have to specifically tailor your load to the C8, and ignore the beach trip, and contort the argument to another car entirely. Weak Sauce. I show 3 realistic trips, and could show more, like the very real company trip I took in my C7 to an office in Minnesota. I had 4 Ethernet switches, several firewalls & APs, all in original boxes, along with a grip of network tools & a generous travel bag, all in the C7 trunk. After the job, I took a couple of days off to visit a friend in North Dakota, then blasted back down through ND & SD at (CoC) unmentionable speeds. That's life with the C7. The C8 would have to stay home, and I'd have to take a rental car to get the equipment on site. You can like the C8 for it's looks or HP, but otherwise, it's another damn European-styled day-tripper. Sad! 
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Posted: 7/20/2019 12:10:51 AM EST
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Nearly 500 horses from a NA 6.2 liter smallblock V8 ain’t bad! |
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Posted: 7/20/2019 12:11:42 AM EST
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Nice accura |
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Posted: 7/20/2019 12:19:59 AM EST
[#44]
Thats a sweet ride for 60K!
I haven't even had an inkling for a corvette until now. This is the year I believe they went from old man car to fun car. |
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Posted: 7/20/2019 12:40:13 AM EST
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I'm gonna get one.
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Posted: 7/20/2019 12:44:01 AM EST
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Everyones saying they copied off Ferrari/mclaren, but pretty much every mid engine car on the road looks the same.
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Posted: 7/20/2019 12:50:27 AM EST
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Not for anywhere near $60k they don't. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Porsche does 520 hp with a NA 4.0 flat 6. and it revs to 9k RPM. Just saying I would probably take a 911 over a corvette, but if I was paying I would get the corvette. |
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Posted: 7/20/2019 12:52:10 AM EST
[#48]
I think it looks awesome !
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Posted: 7/20/2019 12:56:55 AM EST
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Everyones saying they copied off Ferrari/mclaren, but pretty much every mid engine car on the road looks the same. |
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Posted: 7/20/2019 1:06:55 AM EST
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Amazing!
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