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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 03:07 AM
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You cannot make an SRT 4 outhandle a Z06. if so, please provide link and verification of such a car.
Old Jan 16, 2007 | 03:09 AM
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The thread starter obviously has one intention here, and that is to flame, even if he's doing it in a subtle mannor.

Anyone who says "looks" killed the F-Body, not "performance" is off, way off. It was neither, it was the lack of all around friendliness.

As for the Corvette, being a 'bang for the buck car', eh, I almost think I would differ.

No car that costs more than 35-40K is a 'bang for the buck car'

take a basic Mustang GT for less than the difference between it (28K) and a Z06 (70K) you can make the GT out run, and out handle the Z06.. take a srt-4.. for less than that you can make it faster, and handle better as wel..

my opinion,,
we are talking about factory cars. you could mod a geo to make it a beast on the road course or at the drag strip, but no one goes "o damn a geo, what great bang for the buck"

the point is that you get alot of car for the price. it outperforms cars 2 or 3 times its price.
Old Jan 16, 2007 | 03:11 AM
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Easy there GM fanboy,, i did not say it has been done ..

but if you'd had read my post, waht I am saying, is that no car that exspensive (GT500, Z06, GT's, Lambo,, etc...) is a good 'bang for the buck'

for the price difference 80K for a C6 Zo6 vs 22K for a SRT-4..

i am sure in under 58,000 dollars, you could make up the difference, thats all I am saying.. same for just about any other car

EDIT, im talking about factory cars too, just like you said the Z06 is a bang for the buck ride compared to a Lambo or Ferrarri, the same can be said for a GT or something equivilent compared to a Z06
Old Jan 16, 2007 | 03:17 AM
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It is a bang for the buck car when you consider a Porsche Carrera 911(base price $80K)has very close overall performance to a base C6 (base price $45K). I would consider that a bang for the buck,would'nt you?
Old Jan 16, 2007 | 03:18 AM
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Nobody's listening..

i mean, you are, but you arent...

compared to exspensive super cars if you will, IE lambo, porche, ferrarri.. ETC.. it IS..

but for your average joe, no, its not
Old Jan 16, 2007 | 03:21 AM
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The GT pulls away from the z06 after 160ish, ive been in a Z when it was racing a GT

And most of the GT's put down in the 530's stock, underrated like hell. The GT is a badass ride.

It doesnt beat the Z06 in turns though actually, the Z still takes that category. Lightweight FTW.
See the funny thing here, is that it actually doesnt! I remember Sidewayz6.0 tried telling me this, i said he was wrong, he provided proof, and what do you know.......the GT was faster than the Z06 around a track! Granted it was only a few tenths, but that adds up lap after lap. The Ford GT is all around faster than the Z06, period.Im not saying the Z06 is slow by any means, but sorry GM leg humpers, its just the truth. The SS Vette is gonna be a completely different story though, lol


Id also like to make a correction, the Koenigsegg CCX doesnt have a BBF in, it indeed has a twin-Rotrex supercharged DOHC mod-motor in it. Still Ford powered, just not a F/I big block like I mentioned. My bad.
Old Jan 16, 2007 | 03:23 AM
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Look at the Mustang, Yes it is also a bang for the buck when you consider a M3 ($55K), Porsche Boxter ($55K) allthough these two cars would handle better than a Mustang GT, the acceleration difference is marginal.
Old Jan 16, 2007 | 03:26 AM
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Joe is in the process of swapping from GT35's to GT42's.
Its supposedly already done, their just getting all the quirks out before he avenges his death against the turbo-'busa. I love his car though, thing is SOOOOOOOOOOOO fast =)
Old Jan 16, 2007 | 03:27 AM
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Look at the Mustang, Yes it is also a bang for the buck when you consider a M3 ($55K), Porsche Boxter ($55K) allthough these two cars would handle better than a Mustang GT, the acceleration difference is marginal.
You also have ot consider that 90% of racing done by the consumer is in a straight line. There is no denying this, streetfire.net wouldnt exist if people didnt have cars, cameras, grudges and a couple miles of straight road or a local cruise spot.
Old Jan 16, 2007 | 03:31 AM
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Nobody's listening..

i mean, you are, but you arent...

compared to exspensive super cars if you will, IE lambo, porche, ferrarri.. ETC.. it IS..

but for your average joe, no, its not
Not everyone is an average Joe. I'm a blue collar worker andI'm sure that there are many others that own Vettes (there are two at my job with C6's). It's the poor mans Ferrari, but it's good to know that the General can give a working man a car that competes with a car thatwhite collar workers 6 figures will get them.



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