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I was waiting to hear him claim something outrageous regarding the xlr-v.

Nice Vette and great story.

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Originally Posted by Mardis Gras (Post 1578544884)

Well handled :thumbs:

:iagree:

He was just dying to, and ready to brag about his XLR-V having 443 HP, vs your 430-436 HP Grand Sport.:lol:

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Originally Posted by Wyndridge3 (Post 1578544791)

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WOW, you mean the loudmouth couldn't see those CALLAWAY banners??? Not only is he stupid, he must be blind.

Tom

Well played....enjoy your wonderful Callaway Corvette! :thumbs:

Not to take anything away from the Cadillac, but next to that beautiful vette of yours - no competition! That thing screams performance!

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Originally Posted by laconiajack (Post 1578546446)

Great story and great looking car, thanks for sharing. By the way, although 100% from the USA, I think we are the luckiest nation in the world to share our major boarder with a country as great as Canada. :canadaflag::flag:

Thanks. The feelings are mutual (number one trading partner and all). :flag: :thumbs:

Great story and a very nice looking Corvette!

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Originally Posted by Wyndridge3 (Post 1578543716)

Here's a funny story my 14yo son wants me to share.

We went out touring in the Vette and stopped at the local ice cream shop. As we stood outside in line waiting to be served we couldn't help but notice that one loud voice from a group in front drowned out all conversations. Eventually the loudmouth called out to me and my son - "Hey, is that a Grand Sport?". When I replied it is, he shouts "so how much horsepower does that thing have?" I paused for a moment, wondering if he had noticed the Callaway badging, then answered "six-oh-six". This was obviously not the answer he expected because he actually stopped talking (thank God). So I just told he friends that yes it's a Grand Sport but it has the Callaway package on it for the extra power.

The guy actually still had nothing to say until the young lady next to him asked "what were you saying was in your car?". I didn't hear his mumbled reply.

A few minutes later after my son and I had our order, the loudmouth was back in form entertaining his friends. As we passed the group, he tells me "My car is an XLR-V! It's built on the Corvette platform but has a much nicer interior. It's a Cadillac!" I just replied "sounds sweet, I'm sure the interior is lovely."

As my son and I drove home we laughed remembering the image of loudmouth's friends checking out our Vette, while he sulked in back. Thank you Callaway! :lol:

Good story, and I agree with the rest, your response was spot on and you handeled it well. .

I have both a C6 and an XLR-V

The XLR is a MUCH nicer vehicle and will run stock for stock with an LS2 corvette without issue, but a Callaway LS3 is definitely a leaps ahead in terms of performance.

It's so damn expensive to mod the XLR-V also :P

"I'm sure the interior is lovely" - classic man, love it, I could of added, my mom has one, she really likes hers too.....

:thumbs:

I would have shouted ... "yeah, great caddy, my grandparents love theirs ... sure you do as well" :rock:

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Originally Posted by Thrash (Post 1578552327)

I would have shouted ... "yeah, great caddy, my grandparents love theirs ... sure you do as well" :rock:

Well then you would've just made yourself look like a fool :)

The OP responded in the best way.