Very Spoiled
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From: St. Louis MO
Tolero Apto Victum
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From: Woodlands TX
Yesterday I went out with a friend who is looking for a Mustang GT or Camaro SS. We went and testdrove the cars as he finalizing his decision.
It was very surreal to me that he and the salesman were using words like fast, wicked, on-rails, ferocious, blazing, etc... every time they dropped a gear or hit the throttle.
As I was sitting in the passenger seat all I was thinking was slow, sloppy, loose, underpowered.
After owning many different itinerations of C6s, I feel very spoiled. Driving our cars everyday, we get very accustomed to the power and handling. But when you get into other so-called performance cars, you realize just how lucky we are to be driving Vettes.
There is just no comparison.
It was very surreal to me that he and the salesman were using words like fast, wicked, on-rails, ferocious, blazing, etc... every time they dropped a gear or hit the throttle.
As I was sitting in the passenger seat all I was thinking was slow, sloppy, loose, underpowered.
After owning many different itinerations of C6s, I feel very spoiled. Driving our cars everyday, we get very accustomed to the power and handling. But when you get into other so-called performance cars, you realize just how lucky we are to be driving Vettes.
There is just no comparison.
I love it when I have to rent a car for a few days and then hop back in to the Vet, it is like driving it for the first time again.
Le Mans Master
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From: Syracuse New York
I like my vette but I know its not all that. Do a search and you'll see thread after thread of people changing tires, shocks, springs, sways, going coilover, adding intakes, tunes and etc... This says that these cars aren't all that from the factory either. They have tons of areas for improvements and that's not even getting into the interior materials and such. You are also comparing two cars that can seat 4 people to a 2 seater. Dollar for dollar, I think the Mustang is one of the best buys out there. JMHO
Le Mans Master
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From: Syracuse New York
A good friend is a Ford district rep so he gets to take home all the latest "toys", and last Saturday he showed up in my driveway in a brand new '12 Laguna Seca Boss 302 with the "TrackKey" option, in basic black with red stripes. I had the chance to drive it and I came away VERY impressed, that car is just flat kick-*** fun. The engine pulled hard right to the limiter AT 7,700 RPM, and the sound track of the thing made me jealous. It even looks the race car, with that monster front splitter, the side exhaust outlets, and the rear seat delete with the cross-brace right behind the Recaro race seat. I'd call the ride stiff but not brutal, considering the capability of the car, but what a blast to drive. He said the sticker on it will be "in the $50k range", but something tells me that since only a limited number will be built, the Dealers will do the "market adjustment" thing. Not selling my GS anytime soon, but I wouldn't mind having a black Laguna Seca Boss in my garage. 
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St. Jude Donor '11
I've spent enough time talking to and listening to the likes of Andy Pilgrim and Johnny O'Connell talking about how great the Corvette is out of the box and what a value it is as they take them around the track at performance driving events and see what a good driver is capable of in a stock automobile to realize that it is a lot more "all that" then most people even realize. Lot's of folks will modify parts rather than modify the driver to learn to get the most out of the car while citing the cars weaknesses.
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The vette is very different from the camaro/mustang. They dont compete with each other. For what they are, both are very good cars. I had an 09 LS3 vette, now have a 2011 Mustang 5.0. I would bet some of you would be suprised how good a car the new mustang really is. (Although I am going to be looking for another vette soon because I get bored easily). My 5.0 trapped almost 118mph with exhaust, cold air, and a tune. Pretty impressive for a car that you can get for 27k brand new (base model). I have yet to drive a new Camaro, but that interior in those cars just kills it for me.
Funny you say that, I had a 04 cobra before the vette so when the 5.0 came back out I went and test drove one, the car def did not feel like a low 12 second car to me, IMO I think the 04 cobra felt faster maybe just because of the power adder who knows , but at the end of the day its still a mustang
