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Team Owner
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From: Houston, TX
Can't argue with facts. Everyone knows Porsche and VW's look a lot alike. Most non car people could not tell the difference without the insignia on the 2 cars. As stated earlier. They may be fast, well built, and handle well. But, they just are not very good looking cars. Actually the new VW's look better then the new Porsche models.
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From: La Center WA
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How about some pics of the Lt4 interior ? What is the diff, between the lt3 with 2 tone int and a lt4 ...what are the colors are aval in the lt4 int's ? I like the idea of getting a lt4 or lt3 with 2 tone... I want a 08+ vette, If I could sell my 02 EB Z06 with 26k miles on it.... I found a really nice lt4 for sale....
lets see those pics !
Tim
lets see those pics !
Tim
Team Owner
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From: Far NW 'burbs of Chicago
St. Jude Donor '13
How about some pics of the Lt4 interior ? What is the diff, between the lt3 with 2 tone int and a lt4 ...what are the colors are aval in the lt4 int's ? I like the idea of getting a lt4 or lt3 with 2 tone... I want a 08+ vette, If I could sell my 02 EB Z06 with 26k miles on it.... I found a really nice lt4 for sale....
lets see those pics !
Tim
lets see those pics !
Tim
When we were planning to buy our 2009, I looked at the 4LT and decided that if it were free, I MIGHT take it. For ~$4k, no way.
Obviously, other people like it and buy it. Find one and see how it looks to YOU.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Chicago
Not much for posting pictures but here are the factory links. I think the similarities are striking.
http://www.vw.com/newbeetle/en/us/
http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/911/911-carrera/
http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/boxster/boxster/
http://www.vw.com/cc/en/us/
http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/panamera/
http://www.vw.com/touareg/en/us/?tab=tdi
http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/cayenne/cayenne/
Either way.
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
That's the crux of it. For the money, there isn't a car that comes anywhere near the performance of the C6.
IMHO, that's why the bose "audio system" and the leather quality/seats garner so much criticism. Being just okay, they stand out in a car that's pretty much exceptional everywhere else.
That said, GM will hopefully offer a suede interior someday since even mediocre leather is really expensive.
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From: ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS NJ
I went to a car show last weekend at a local Porsche dealer. First, if you want real leather that is an option from what I saw. Then, the seats look as light weight as the Vette's, and it looked to me that the Boxter, Cayman, and base 911 all had the same seats.
Now, the leather on the dash is very nice, real quality, but as the 911 version that can match the new Vette in overall performance is about 20 to 25 grand more, well, I would expect a higher level of finish anyway.
There was also a new Ferrari F430 there, and I will tell you that interior was very nice, but nothing I expected for a 200 grand car. It really was not that impressive to me.
Just my thoughts.
Now, the leather on the dash is very nice, real quality, but as the 911 version that can match the new Vette in overall performance is about 20 to 25 grand more, well, I would expect a higher level of finish anyway.
There was also a new Ferrari F430 there, and I will tell you that interior was very nice, but nothing I expected for a 200 grand car. It really was not that impressive to me.
Just my thoughts.
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Wilmington NC
I think that silver plastic was what everyone was bitching about. In 2004 when I saw my first C6 I could not believe that G.M. put that cheap looking silver plastic in the Corvette. The 2008 interior upgrade, the LS3, and all the other upgrades made the difference for me.
Thats why I replaced my 07 silver plastic with the 08 Faux Carbon Fiber with DSV's two tone leather trim to match my Titanium/Ebony interior. Quite a difference and I get a lot of complements.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Santa Barbara CA
I work in a shop where we sell and fix Porches (as well as Benz, BMW & Audi), and I can also agree that MODERN Porsches do not share any resemblance to VW. Yes, the new Beetle (1 model) looks a little like a Porsche, just maybe. We actually joke around with the Porsche techs and call the cars "overpriced Volkswagens", but that is really far from the truth. If you want something that is REALLY an expensive VW, buy an Audi. Those cars share almost everything with VW.
The old air cooled 911s are like giant lawnmowers, but that's a different story
