is the Zr1 doomed
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From: lockport Ill
is the Zr1 doomed
just got an email from a friend...''Zr1 corvettes are no more...gm announced--------govt wants to order gm to stop producing corvettes''
is this a rumor ? any one have any facts???
is this a rumor ? any one have any facts???
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From: Orange Park Florida
The Corvette is dead, they just waiting till the smoke clears....
the green weenies have won the war started by Ralph Nader back 45 years ago....they are the offshoots of the Naderites and all them commie back lawyers in DC.....
so the hippy dippy nitwits have succeeded in putting us all behind the *** end of a mule again, and starving for the privilage....
thank you very much Al Gore you freeking BORE....
the green weenies have won the war started by Ralph Nader back 45 years ago....they are the offshoots of the Naderites and all them commie back lawyers in DC.....
so the hippy dippy nitwits have succeeded in putting us all behind the *** end of a mule again, and starving for the privilage....
thank you very much Al Gore you freeking BORE....
Safety Car
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From: Kalamazoo Mi
The sky is falling the sky is falling
seriously, no one in the government, or GM has said anything about this, so we can either spread rumors, or just wait for people to talk. Look i doubt that there is some Al Gore conspiracy against the corvette, they are too busy dealing with SUVs
there has been no news about the ZR1 being stopped by the government. So unless you believe everything you hear in interoffice emails..... just relax
the vette is chevy's halo model, they will probably not develop a C7 for some time, but it will live on.
seriously, no one in the government, or GM has said anything about this, so we can either spread rumors, or just wait for people to talk. Look i doubt that there is some Al Gore conspiracy against the corvette, they are too busy dealing with SUVs
there has been no news about the ZR1 being stopped by the government. So unless you believe everything you hear in interoffice emails..... just relax
the vette is chevy's halo model, they will probably not develop a C7 for some time, but it will live on.
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From: Orange Park Florida
The sky is falling the sky is falling
seriously, no one in the government, or GM has said anything about this, so we can either spread rumors, or just wait for people to talk. Look i doubt that there is some Al Gore conspiracy against the corvette, they are too busy dealing with SUVs
there has been no news about the ZR1 being stopped by the government. So unless you believe everything you hear in interoffice emails..... just relax
the vette is chevy's halo model, they will probably not develop a C7 for some time, but it will live on.
seriously, no one in the government, or GM has said anything about this, so we can either spread rumors, or just wait for people to talk. Look i doubt that there is some Al Gore conspiracy against the corvette, they are too busy dealing with SUVs
there has been no news about the ZR1 being stopped by the government. So unless you believe everything you hear in interoffice emails..... just relax
the vette is chevy's halo model, they will probably not develop a C7 for some time, but it will live on.
any BETS??
Burning Brakes
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From: Boston MA
when the government has the ability to kill a private manufactures specific model, we will all be wearing berets, and have big red flags with one star...
I believe everything I read on the internet, and every email that is forwarded to me...
I believe everything I read on the internet, and every email that is forwarded to me...
Melting Slicks
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This article from a couple days ago quotes the KY area UAW Pres saying employees are waiting to find out which plants will actually close.
http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/43820432.html
http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/43820432.html
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From: Westminster Maryland
I saw a ZR-1 on the chassis dyno at Tony's Corvette Shop in Gaithersburg, Maryland this past Sunday.
530 RWHP and 550 FPT, flat line between 3500 and 6500 RPM.
335x25x20 tires are pretty wide.
It would be a real shame to lose it.
Regards,
Alan
530 RWHP and 550 FPT, flat line between 3500 and 6500 RPM.
335x25x20 tires are pretty wide.
It would be a real shame to lose it.
Regards,
Alan
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From: Albuquerque New Mexico
April 24, GM announcement of a new Corvette C6 model.
http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayS...74&docid=53882
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From: Orange Park Florida
Can't remember Andy's last name, tall skinny guy about 6'5" like me....must be ~45 by now....he still there???
a dozen years ago, Andy was opening his shop, but was still in back of his house in a detached garage....a LARGE one....
Melting Slicks
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From: westland mi
The Corvette is dead, they just waiting till the smoke clears....
the green weenies have won the war started by Ralph Nader back 45 years ago....they are the offshoots of the Naderites and all them commie back lawyers in DC.....
so the hippy dippy nitwits have succeeded in putting us all behind the *** end of a mule again, and starving for the privilage....
thank you very much Al Gore you freeking BORE....
the green weenies have won the war started by Ralph Nader back 45 years ago....they are the offshoots of the Naderites and all them commie back lawyers in DC.....
so the hippy dippy nitwits have succeeded in putting us all behind the *** end of a mule again, and starving for the privilage....
thank you very much Al Gore you freeking BORE....
Al Bore is a SCUMBAG POS w/a Gigantic carbon footprint another case of do as i say not as i do! I LOATHE THE GREEN Aholes
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From: Shamong, NJ
AOL has an article today - Pontiac is dead... is the Corvette next? They speculate that the Corvette could be going now that GM has taken the goverment money. Actually, the article says that even if the auto zar allows GM to keep the Corvette, the Washington democomies tighter fuel mileage and green regulations, probably will kill it.
V8's and anything else that's anti-social, won't be tolerated by Obama Motors! Uncle Adolf (er I mean Uncle Barack) wants us all driving little, green, folkswagons.
V8's and anything else that's anti-social, won't be tolerated by Obama Motors! Uncle Adolf (er I mean Uncle Barack) wants us all driving little, green, folkswagons.
Drifting
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From: San diego ca
The sky is falling the sky is falling
seriously, no one in the government, or GM has said anything about this, so we can either spread rumors, or just wait for people to talk. Look i doubt that there is some Al Gore conspiracy against the corvette, they are too busy dealing with SUVs
there has been no news about the ZR1 being stopped by the government. So unless you believe everything you hear in interoffice emails..... just relax
the vette is chevy's halo model, they will probably not develop a C7 for some time, but it will live on.
seriously, no one in the government, or GM has said anything about this, so we can either spread rumors, or just wait for people to talk. Look i doubt that there is some Al Gore conspiracy against the corvette, they are too busy dealing with SUVs
there has been no news about the ZR1 being stopped by the government. So unless you believe everything you hear in interoffice emails..... just relax
the vette is chevy's halo model, they will probably not develop a C7 for some time, but it will live on.
Besides even if it were true, who cares, according to the internet the world ends in 2012 
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From: Cedar,BC
It may not be a couple of rich guys,but some entity will step up and rescue Corvette from the GM fiasco.Under the inept gov't and union control this brand would disappear,but someone out there somewhere will not let it die.The big three will be strangled by the mindless bureaucracy of Big Brother and will be mandated to build boring,practical,efficient transportation appliances for the lowest common denominator for the lowest possible financial and environmental burden to the lowest average wage earning slave.Hey that worked great in Europe,didn't it!
(Trabant,British Leyland,Skoda,Lada,Renault-you get the idea)Our only hope is that niche manufacturers will be allowed to market vehicles for the enthusiast,hopefully they will be given the opportunity to flourish as they once did in the early days of the auto industry.
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....what's kind of ironic here is that the C6 probably gets better MPG than 40% of the vehicles now on the road, including SUVs.
Melting Slicks
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From: Westminster Maryland
Sounds like 1971 again. No more high performance. Oh, wait... we have had some performance since then. Just took some adjustments. They will not kill the flagship car. Have faith, my brothers!!
