Great Vette kill
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ORIGINAL: nanaki
GT500 or saleen anyone?
GT500 or saleen anyone?
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RE: Great Vette kill
ORIGINAL: Bluevettec6r
When did I talk about using a clutch in my auto? Oh yea...the time I WAS QUOTING SOMEONE ELSE AND PROVIDED A LINK.
In terms of a much nicer machine...I feel pretty confident that a C6 can out preform cars that are much more expensive. It has already beat the 911 in 0-60, 1/4mile, and road course. It out preformed the Viper in Road Courses and beat the Ferrari 360 in 0-60 and 1/4 mile. Is it less expensive than these cars? Yes. But by no means is a $60k toy "cheap".
The Corvette is also much more reliable than cars 4x it's price. It is common knowledge that most exotics (Ferraris, Lambos, etc) are peices of junk when it comes to reliability. Most spend more time in the shop than on the street.
ORIGINAL: wayleft
Or the time he used his clutch in his automatic. the vette is a poor mans sportscar you could easily spend twice as much on a sportscar and get a much nicer machine
Or the time he used his clutch in his automatic. the vette is a poor mans sportscar you could easily spend twice as much on a sportscar and get a much nicer machine
In terms of a much nicer machine...I feel pretty confident that a C6 can out preform cars that are much more expensive. It has already beat the 911 in 0-60, 1/4mile, and road course. It out preformed the Viper in Road Courses and beat the Ferrari 360 in 0-60 and 1/4 mile. Is it less expensive than these cars? Yes. But by no means is a $60k toy "cheap".
The Corvette is also much more reliable than cars 4x it's price. It is common knowledge that most exotics (Ferraris, Lambos, etc) are peices of junk when it comes to reliability. Most spend more time in the shop than on the street.
The corvette is mass produced on an assembly line for the general middle class population. Ferraris and Lambos are hand built exotics in smaller production with prices keeping them reserved for the wealthy. The difference is, with the corvette, there is a staggeringly larger number of vehicles that would have to be fixed or recalled, which were originally sold on a slimmer profit margin, with a longer warranty. In this case, reliability becomes more of a focus. Not to mention, the exotics tend to rev higher, contain more moving parts, use newer cutting edge technology (as apposed to tried and true older tech) and don't have as extensive of a real world testing base. There are far fewer out there and owners tend to hardly drive exotics anywhere, anyway
As far as performance goes, noone argues that corvettes (other than C3 pigs) can perform which is why it is so satisfying for cars to beat them in races, even if those cars are more expensive than the vette, especially when they are less expensive. However as the GT500s roll out in late 2006 with 475hp, run 12.1 stock, and still start at under 40k, chevy is going to need to step things up.
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RE: Great Vette kill
ORIGINAL: Fallstar01
As far as prices go, last I checked, C6s start at $44,600 for the coupe, and $52,335 for a vert which both fall far short of 60k. Only the The new Z06 starts at $65,800. Noteably, this is the model that actually impresses me.
The corvette is mass produced on an assembly line for the general middle class population. Ferraris and Lambos are hand built exotics in smaller production with prices keeping them reserved for the wealthy. The difference is, with the corvette, there is a staggeringly larger number of vehicles that would have to be fixed or recalled, which were originally sold on a slimmer profit margin, with a longer warranty. In this case, reliability becomes more of a focus. Not to mention, the exotics tend to rev higher, contain more moving parts, use newer cutting edge technology (as apposed to tried and true older tech) and don't have as extensive of a real world testing base. There are far fewer out there and owners tend to hardly drive exotics anywhere, anyway
As far as performance goes, noone argues that corvettes (other than C3 pigs) can perform which is why it is so satisfying for cars to beat them in races, even if those cars are more expensive than the vette, especially when they are less expensive. However as the GT500s roll out in late 2006 with 475hp, run 12.1 stock, and still start at under 40k, chevy is going to need to step things up.
As far as prices go, last I checked, C6s start at $44,600 for the coupe, and $52,335 for a vert which both fall far short of 60k. Only the The new Z06 starts at $65,800. Noteably, this is the model that actually impresses me.
The corvette is mass produced on an assembly line for the general middle class population. Ferraris and Lambos are hand built exotics in smaller production with prices keeping them reserved for the wealthy. The difference is, with the corvette, there is a staggeringly larger number of vehicles that would have to be fixed or recalled, which were originally sold on a slimmer profit margin, with a longer warranty. In this case, reliability becomes more of a focus. Not to mention, the exotics tend to rev higher, contain more moving parts, use newer cutting edge technology (as apposed to tried and true older tech) and don't have as extensive of a real world testing base. There are far fewer out there and owners tend to hardly drive exotics anywhere, anyway
As far as performance goes, noone argues that corvettes (other than C3 pigs) can perform which is why it is so satisfying for cars to beat them in races, even if those cars are more expensive than the vette, especially when they are less expensive. However as the GT500s roll out in late 2006 with 475hp, run 12.1 stock, and still start at under 40k, chevy is going to need to step things up.
And I would not tend to agree with the "middle class" statement. Keep in mind a Corvette is merely a toy. Most people do not use them as daily drivers. So if you have an extra 55k lying around to burn (how many middle class people have that?) you can buy a Vette. However just like with any car people stretch way beyond their means. Could I buy a brand new Ferrari? Yes. But I would be paying it off for the next 20 years.
Mass produced? Roughly 20,000 coupes are produced each year.
Exotics using cutting edge techno? I have yet to see a navigation system in an exotic.
12.1 for a GT500? I don't believe that for a second. The car weighs almost 4000lbs.
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Im really sick of this guy and hom showing up under a different screen name every time he is booted. Somewone ban his IP address already. If he is "so rich" then he has to have a cable connection with just one IP address.
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ORIGINAL: BicketyBam
The guy is arguing a point. Why should he be banned for it? That's just busch league.
The guy is arguing a point. Why should he be banned for it? That's just busch league.
Because he come on here as an idiot and he is still acting like one. Its one thing to be a Corvette fan... but then its another thing to come here to a Mustang forum bashing the fastest production Mustang to date and still comparing it to a C6 when NO ONE CARES!!! Thats why!