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Never been a 'Vette fan, but they do have some appeal..
Posted by Noel (more from Noel) on Wed, 7 Jul 2004 16:12:30
In Reply to: Any Saabers own or have driven a C5 Vette/Z06?, Michael G, Wed, 7 Jul 2004 16:10:32
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But I think they would be kinda frustrating to drive in most of the US simply because there aren't many places to *really* use them. Haven't driven one. I think the frustration factor goes for all the really fast cars, including Porsches and Ferraris, which have always been my 2 dream marques. Shoot, I rarely have the chance to push my 9K much over 100.
Mike Lynch describes Corvettes as being a bit brutish and this is probably true. But then brute power can be an awful lot of fun! I'm thinking about a project car and have been looking at the Factory Five Cobras, which give you a 2000 lb car and as much power as your wallet can muster. Definitely high on the "brutish" scale. I met one guy who has a 547 hp motor in his, which will make a Corvette seem slow.
The other thing I think of is that Corvettes are cop magnets. You rarely see them driven much over the limit. I think most people who buy them are just posing, posturing or something. IMHO anyway.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Any Saabers own or have driven a C5 Vette/Z06?, Michael G, Wed, 7 Jul 2004 16:10:32
- I'm not a big Corvette fan, but........, dcjayhawk, Mon, 12 Jul 2004 12:34:51
- I've driven one in GM Proving Grounds, jimtimkim, Thu, 8 Jul 2004 10:09:22
- Let's see, 0-60 in a nanosecond, 26mpg....., STICKMAN, Thu, 8 Jul 2004 08:09:10
- Re: Any Saabers own or have driven a C5 Vette/Z06?, Steve in Chicago, Wed, 7 Jul 2004 16:13:36
- Never been a 'Vette fan, but they do have some appeal.., Noel, Wed, 7 Jul 2004 16:12:30 <-- Viewing This Message
- Chevy quality..., Mike Lynch
, Wed, 7 Jul 2004 16:11:40
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