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Old Jan 8, 2016 | 01:29 PM
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I rented a C7 for a couple of days while on a business trip. It was a nice corvette fix for me as my car is put away for the winter. Beautiful car, really enjoyed driving it. Had it for 3 days went through a tank of gas and a lot of smiles.



Some of the girls from RJ's liked it to.
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Old Jan 8, 2016 | 01:37 PM
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Careful, C7s are addictive!
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I did similar back in April. I rented one for 3 days from Avis at the PHX airport, and took my Dad on a trip up though the mountains. We both POUNDED on that car. We put about 800 miles on the front tires, and an estimated 3500 on the rears.

It's a great car, but I'm not ready to throw rocks at my C5 yet, especially since I'm pushing more HP.


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Originally Posted by slvr bulit
I rented a C7 for a couple of days while on a business trip. It was a nice corvette fix for me as my car is put away for the winter. Beautiful car, really enjoyed driving it. Had it for 3 days went through a tank of gas and a lot of smiles.



Some of the girls from RJ's liked it to.
YOU DEVIL !!!! so is it pricey to rent a vette???
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Old Jan 8, 2016 | 01:50 PM
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I still haven't driven one, but kind of want to see what the fuss is about. Renting one sounds like a better idea than a test drive!
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The C7 is definitely a very nice car. I drive one from Memphis, TN to here last fall and it was a blast.
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Renting one sounds like a good idea

In stock form they are still lacking visually for me, but a nice drop with some aggressive wheels and your king
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I still haven't driven one, but kind of want to see what the fuss is about. Renting one sounds like a better idea than a test drive!
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Originally Posted by 1Willy1
Renting one sounds like a good idea

In stock form they are still lacking visually for me, but a nice drop with some aggressive wheels and your king
I can actually agree with you here. One of my neighbors just bought a C7Z and it looks pretty striking. The wide body and aero package really make the car appear aggressive.

My only real problem with the C7 is that they haven't depreciated enough yet for me. I like buying cars that won't lose a ton of value during my ownership. I guess I'm just cheap
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Sounds like fun.

You have better business trips than I've had. My rentals were usually the last things they had in the lot. A C7 would have been a great change.
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Originally Posted by Black 02
I can actually agree with you here. One of my neighbors just bought a C7Z and it looks pretty striking. The wide body and aero package really make the car appear aggressive.

My only real problem with the C7 is that they haven't depreciated enough yet for me. I like buying cars that won't lose a ton of value during my ownership. I guess I'm just cheap
Yea its gonna be 3-4-5 years before I can even consider looking into one.

I find 10 years to be the sweet spot, they are still new enough to be cool and relevant, but have depreciated enough to where you can find a great deal and come out without losing much.

Im still waiting for my dream car to come down a bit further, they drop like crazy every year , im hoping in the next 1-2 years I can score a deal.
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I like fancy VWs too. Seems like they own all the brands I want.
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It wasn't to crazy price wise to rent for a few days. $80.00 per day it was like $330 by the time taxes and prepay for gas was figured in. I really wanted to drive one and thought it was a great time to do so. I rented it from Alamo. Hopefully my expense report goes through without any problems!
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I like fancy VWs too. Seems like they own all the brands I want.
lol just because it has the same engine, drivetrain and chassis as a VW, doesn't make it one
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lol just because it has the same engine, drivetrain and chassis as a VW, doesn't make it one
Haha. Didn't the VW Phaeton end up becoming that particular car?

I personally love the Beetles the most.
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Originally Posted by slvr bulit
It wasn't to crazy price wise to rent for a few days. $80.00 per day it was like $330 by the time taxes and prepay for gas was figured in. I really wanted to drive one and thought it was a great time to do so. I rented it from Alamo. Hopefully my expense report goes through without any problems!

Our National car rental agreement has a fixed price for emerald isle at $39.99/day. So $80/day would definitely be getting kicked back at my place of work.

Still worth it though.
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Haha. Didn't the VW Phaeton end up becoming that particular car?

I personally love the Beetles the most.
lol yea pretty much

same engine, chassis and I think even the dash cluster, im sure theres more but I try not to think about it

Theres just something about a 552 HP, 12cylinderTT, luxury sedan that really gets my blood flowing
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Our National car rental agreement has a fixed price for emerald isle at $39.99/day. So $80/day would definitely be getting kicked back at my place of work.

Still worth it though.
I've just split the difference when returning, and put it on the balance on my personal card. No issues.
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I see the C7 comes stock with a chick magnet too! Nice car, did you get some top down driving in and how did you like it?
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I have been dd'ing one to work for a couple of months and it's an awesome machine.
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