Help me out with this dude trolling the C4 on CF front page
07-03-2019, 02:33 PM
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Touche, I really don't care for the C7's. I like the looks of the square tail lights of the C4's a lot better than the camaro tail lights and the triple pointed splitter things on the C7's.
07-03-2019, 02:34 PM
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Team Owner
07-03-2019, 10:51 PM
#23
Race Director
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Im going to be posting annoying comments / posts.
im on the warpath lately, trying to build more HP, fired up about the C4.
Driving my buddy’s race fuel 800 rwhp mustang has gotten me wanting more
if a mustang bottom end can hold up, so can the superior optispark 90s technology lt1
im on the warpath lately, trying to build more HP, fired up about the C4.
Driving my buddy’s race fuel 800 rwhp mustang has gotten me wanting more
if a mustang bottom end can hold up, so can the superior optispark 90s technology lt1
07-04-2019, 09:48 AM
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"The trouble with wrestling with a pig is you both get dirty, AND THE PIG LIKES IT!
Truth is where you find it. And, the truth is, the C4 Corvette was revolutionary; ahead of its time. It is so very capable of performing in so many venues, and doing it well.
Is the C4 eclipsed by newer Vettes? Let's hope so! But, I say that 90% of Corvette owners never have driven their cars to the edges of the envelope, comprehensively. For most of those mouth bone-heads, the !/4 mile is the be all measure of a car's performance, and they're unable or unwilling to acknowledge the Vette beyond that.
Beyond that, there's the SCCA and the Corvette Challenge cars of the late 80s and early 90s that dominated to the point the SCCA excluded the Corvette from competition because it won all the events. And, long as records are being kept, the FIA world record for endurance-speed (for a production car) is still the record set by the C4 Corvette ZR-1.
Until recently in the last few years, HANDLING was seldom mentioned in the same discussion with Corvettes. If anything has pushed Corvette to the mid-engine platform, it is the erosion of the Corvette's prowess in the twisties: Camaro, Mustang, and even the Demons have come to the bar to rub shoulders with the Corvette. So, in my way of thinking, the current front engine platform has reached the end, far as revolutionary performance advances are concerned. The obvious next step IS the mid-engine platform, a platform that will stand apart from the reborn muscle car crowd for evermore, me thinks.
Lately, the crowds gathering to oogle and take pictures have shown a growing interest in the C4 Zs. Lots of questions, and still a crow pleaser. So, taking all of the Corvette generations in consideration, exploring and taking the time to become educated of the changes beginning in 1953 to present, the progression line from the beginning to present is steady and continuous with only a few potholes along the way. And, if anything, the C4 amounts to a significant rise in overall performance in the line of progression since 1953. Let the record stand. The C4 has noting to be embarrassed about or denigrated for either.
Truth is where you find it. And, the truth is, the C4 Corvette was revolutionary; ahead of its time. It is so very capable of performing in so many venues, and doing it well.
Is the C4 eclipsed by newer Vettes? Let's hope so! But, I say that 90% of Corvette owners never have driven their cars to the edges of the envelope, comprehensively. For most of those mouth bone-heads, the !/4 mile is the be all measure of a car's performance, and they're unable or unwilling to acknowledge the Vette beyond that.
Beyond that, there's the SCCA and the Corvette Challenge cars of the late 80s and early 90s that dominated to the point the SCCA excluded the Corvette from competition because it won all the events. And, long as records are being kept, the FIA world record for endurance-speed (for a production car) is still the record set by the C4 Corvette ZR-1.
Until recently in the last few years, HANDLING was seldom mentioned in the same discussion with Corvettes. If anything has pushed Corvette to the mid-engine platform, it is the erosion of the Corvette's prowess in the twisties: Camaro, Mustang, and even the Demons have come to the bar to rub shoulders with the Corvette. So, in my way of thinking, the current front engine platform has reached the end, far as revolutionary performance advances are concerned. The obvious next step IS the mid-engine platform, a platform that will stand apart from the reborn muscle car crowd for evermore, me thinks.
Lately, the crowds gathering to oogle and take pictures have shown a growing interest in the C4 Zs. Lots of questions, and still a crow pleaser. So, taking all of the Corvette generations in consideration, exploring and taking the time to become educated of the changes beginning in 1953 to present, the progression line from the beginning to present is steady and continuous with only a few potholes along the way. And, if anything, the C4 amounts to a significant rise in overall performance in the line of progression since 1953. Let the record stand. The C4 has noting to be embarrassed about or denigrated for either.
Now this post is keeping it real. 
Everything quoted is reason I just bought my fourth C4 (and my first convertible).
07-09-2019, 10:12 AM
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This thread threw me off. I read the front page article when first posted, IIRC last week, prior to nasty posted comments. The article is a nice positive review, granted one man's opinion. I followed the link to see if I missed something. In a few seconds the comments section loaded. The target of our ire should be words posted by Kevin Smith. Don't worry, some have come to the C4s defense.
Last edited by slammin; 07-09-2019 at 10:13 AM.
07-09-2019, 11:05 AM
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am I missing something here? I didn't read the article, but there were only a few comments. Did they lock them down? Guy said the C4 is the ugliest corvette....oooh, I better sell mine because some clown said its ugly...SMH
07-09-2019, 11:21 AM
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I consider this the "front page".
I have read several of the articles posted there.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/
I have read several of the articles posted there.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/
07-09-2019, 11:55 AM
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I consider this the "front page".
I have read several of the articles posted there.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/
I have read several of the articles posted there.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/
07-09-2019, 07:27 PM
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07-09-2019, 07:41 PM
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07-09-2019, 08:04 PM
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07-11-2019, 02:06 PM
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I have a couple of different generation Vettes including my C4s and if I didn't like em I wouldn't buy/drive them and that's that - I certainly wouldn't trip over myself in running to a podium to trash 'em. SOME in the newer gen community are soo condescending to other, older gen Vette owners, that whole holier than thou approach...hate to say it but those are the same owners that give the Corvette owner community a bad rep.
07-12-2019, 08:01 AM
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No comments to see...looks like they were all removed. Good. Personally, I ignore people that try to do nothing more than stir up trouble...that's why I've never subscribed to ANY social media sites. There's always someone pinhead looking to cause a ruckus or engage is some way or another. I've got better things to do with my time than engage with the mindless.
Nice article though.
Nice article though.