Attidude difference between C2 vs. C3 sections?
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Attidude difference between C2 vs. C3 sections?
I find the C3 guys and girls more "forgiving" and supporting here than the folks on the C2 section. Few people on the C2 section seem to lynch what ever your thoughts might be if they are not up to NCRS specs... Is it just me? I like all Corvettes and I have learned great deal on the forum about different generations. Now I've been lurking more in the C2 section, trying to learn more about them so I can help my dad on his project, I've found some people there to be pretty much closed minded. There's a lot of great guys too, who have helped me and my dad get started oon the C2 project! :cheers:
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Re: Attidude difference between C2 vs. C3 sections? (groovyjay)
:iagree: Whenever I've made a reply or comment in C2 it's usually ignored. They can be a little snooty at times. don't know if it's NCRS or just the fact they have a valuable Vette. :D
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Re: Attidude difference between C2 vs. C3 sections? (groovyjay)
Might be that the value of most C2's is much much higher than most our C3s and since we have the cheapest 'classic' vettes we can mod them to our hearts content adn not really lose a lot of value.
Might also be we are a nutty bunch. :crazy:
Might also be we are a nutty bunch. :crazy:
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Re: Attidude difference between C2 vs. C3 sections? (groovyjay)
I agree. Norval posted info about eliminating bump-steer and bottom line, I felt like he was treated like c r a p. Pretty sad to me. I put my 0.02 on Norval's topic and how they treated him. Little do they know he's probably one of the smartest most knowledgable CF members.
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Re: Attidude difference between C2 vs. C3 sections? (groovyjay)
I agree 100 %. I always feel, both here and at shows and events that I go to, that as an owner of a C-3 and 4 I really don't have a right to be in the same area or light as a C-1 or 2 owners clique or ranks. Many of them act as if your garbage or as if your opinions have very little bearing on corvettes, or that you have a right to even admire what condition they have kept their car in over the many years. Oh, and my first corvette was a 1959. :( This is just opinion, save the flames
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Re: Attidude difference between C2 vs. C3 sections? (killain)
go to the C5 section, lovely crowd there too (some people are nice there tho..just seems like there's a bunch of rotten apples)
I like it hre best, it's like a large family.
I like it hre best, it's like a large family.
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Re: Attidude difference between C2 vs. C3 sections? (74-Roadster)
Well it kind of goes both ways.
if you ask how to mod your C3 everyone jumps in. If you ask about specific parts that may be needed on your C3 for a "correct" repair hardly anyone will chime in.
It just seems that more response in this forum is centered twords "how much HP do you got?". kind of opposite to the NCRS, and I have noticed that the NCRS gets slammed pretty hard in here. I have alot of respect for those guys with correct restorations. Its a heck of alot harder and more expensive than dropping a rebuilt 350 in and covering the firewall and frame with gloss black paint.
Its kind of like wine. People like it for different reasons. If your drinking a fine wine and someone brings in a box of wine drunk off their **** I doubt you would have much to talk to each other about. :cheers:
if you ask how to mod your C3 everyone jumps in. If you ask about specific parts that may be needed on your C3 for a "correct" repair hardly anyone will chime in.
It just seems that more response in this forum is centered twords "how much HP do you got?". kind of opposite to the NCRS, and I have noticed that the NCRS gets slammed pretty hard in here. I have alot of respect for those guys with correct restorations. Its a heck of alot harder and more expensive than dropping a rebuilt 350 in and covering the firewall and frame with gloss black paint.
Its kind of like wine. People like it for different reasons. If your drinking a fine wine and someone brings in a box of wine drunk off their **** I doubt you would have much to talk to each other about. :cheers:
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Re: Attidude difference between C2 vs. C3 sections? (Fast81)
There is any other section than C3 ?????????????????????
:D :D :D :D :D
:D :D :D :D :D
that they do not subscribe to these types of thoughts, they still (usually)
exhibit a level of respect for those who do.
Now, if we can get the hardnosed types to show the same respect in return,
we would be a bigger happy family.
Look at what I'm doing ... 70 and 75 makes 73. Most people would think I am
anti-NCRS, but I am a member and I support everything they stand for.
Luckily, we live in a free country, so I travel my own route.
Ignore the jerks, if they can't accept us for what we are ... but still wave to them. :seeya
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Re: Attidude difference between C2 vs. C3 sections? (flood)
Its kind of like wine. People like it for different reasons. If your drinking a fine wine and someone brings in a box of wine drunk off their **** I doubt you would have much to talk to each other about. :cheers:
So, since we're talking about wine.....how about this ???
C1 - 1948 bottle of Lafite-Rothschild $ ???
C2 - 1975 bottle of Chateau Mouton Rothschild $250
C3 - Beer ..... :jester nahhh...more like 2002 Woodbridge (Mondavi) $8
C4 - 1998 bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon by Sterling Vineyards $45
C5 - 1993 Chateaux Margaux $200 a bottle
C6 - 1893 bottle of Chateau de Yquem <sauternes dessert wine> $500 ?
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Re: Attidude difference between C2 vs. C3 sections? (Twin_Turbo)
go to the C5 section, lovely crowd there too (some people are nice there tho..just seems like there's a bunch of rotten apples)
I like it hre best, it's like a large family.
I like it hre best, it's like a large family.
while I'd love to have a C5, I doubt I'd 'fit-in' with the typical C5-owner...
We DO have alarge family here in C3
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Re: Attidude difference between C2 vs. C3 sections? (groovyjay)
There's a lot of 'Corvette snobbery' in the hobby, IMHO.
:yesnod:
The C-3 forum has a BIG bunch of people who are into performance and handling. It also has a more of a 'mullet' factor, which is a real put-off for some of the 'sweater-around-the-neck' C-1 and C-2 guys.
The C-1 and C-2 forum tends to be more staid and serious, with an emphasis on restoration and 'correctness.' There are, however, MANY Corvette 'heavy-hitters' over there- and also some of the most respected names in the hobby.
The C-5 guys are mostly into colors, surface finishes and wheels- along with custom exhausts.
The C-6 forum is full of brats.
:lol:
Some C-3's and C-4's are the cheapest to own right now, so there's the 'exclusive' factor in play on the other forums, too.
Also, there is an opinion among many of the upper-crusty classic and vintage Corvette owners that the C-3 is an "over the top" design, and way too voluptuous for their libido to deal with.
So they relegate it to their basement of taste and desirability.
Never mind that the frame and running gear is IDENTICAL to the C-2!
:lol: :lol:
To each his own.........
:yesnod:
-just my opinion
:yesnod:
The C-3 forum has a BIG bunch of people who are into performance and handling. It also has a more of a 'mullet' factor, which is a real put-off for some of the 'sweater-around-the-neck' C-1 and C-2 guys.
The C-1 and C-2 forum tends to be more staid and serious, with an emphasis on restoration and 'correctness.' There are, however, MANY Corvette 'heavy-hitters' over there- and also some of the most respected names in the hobby.
The C-5 guys are mostly into colors, surface finishes and wheels- along with custom exhausts.
The C-6 forum is full of brats.
:lol:
Some C-3's and C-4's are the cheapest to own right now, so there's the 'exclusive' factor in play on the other forums, too.
Also, there is an opinion among many of the upper-crusty classic and vintage Corvette owners that the C-3 is an "over the top" design, and way too voluptuous for their libido to deal with.
So they relegate it to their basement of taste and desirability.
Never mind that the frame and running gear is IDENTICAL to the C-2!
:lol: :lol:
To each his own.........
:yesnod:
-just my opinion
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Re: Attidude difference between C2 vs. C3 sections? (MassVette)
Just so you everyone knows, Im selling my paid off 2002 C5 with only 5000 miles on it... to buy a C3 b/c Im sick of seeing everyone and their mother driving my same car around...and watching it depreciate (ill buy a used C5 or C6 when they are $15k and my C3 is worth 3 times that :)
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Re: Attidude difference between C2 vs. C3 sections? (mike229)
I actually spend time in the C2 section. Never had an issue with being ignored.
The C2 group seem to be more serious about what they post, but not necessarily from an NCRS or correctness standpoint.
The C2 group seem to be more serious about what they post, but not necessarily from an NCRS or correctness standpoint.
