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Old 02-29-2012, 05:36 PM
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Hypothetically, if Corvette never made it to production, what do you see yourself driving today?
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Old 02-29-2012, 05:38 PM
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Old 02-29-2012, 05:39 PM
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I can honestly say no other sports car in my budget stirs my soul. So I guess it would be a new truck.
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Old 02-29-2012, 05:43 PM
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f150 with my crx in tow on the way to the track.
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Porsche Gemballa Avalanche GT-R 800

http://www.insideline.com/porsche/91...e-gtr-800.html

or Novitec-Rosso Ferrari F430 Spyder. (If I could afford one, of course)

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Well, considering what I could afford right now, probably a Shelby GT500 with a complete suspension overhaul. I can't think of a single car at or below the Base C6 price range that I could use on a track. Yep, from Z06 on up is out of my price range.
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Great thread!

I've been a Corvette guy since I was a kid, so this is is an excellent theoretical question.

I am not a man of unlimited means, so the exotics are out of my price range. I love sound, so my answer is tempered a bit that direction. I have a buddy with a Shelby GT500, and the scream of that blower just makes me grin - very appealing. Other than that, nothing beats the sound of a fat, solid lifter rat motor. If Corvettes were never invented, I'd probably have to build a big-block 72 Camaro!
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Jaguar XKR or Mercedes SL.
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Used GTR, Carrera or Viper
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gt-r
used 911 turbo
cts-v coupe
gt500 / used super snake
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WITH IN MY ACTUAL BUDGET 07 CTS-V, IN MY DREAMS SORTA REALAISTIC DREAMS BMW M6 OR '10 CTS-V SEDAN (CTS-V COUPE )
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My Jeep TJ (Wrangler) stirred my soul for quite a few years. But for something quick I'd have the new Camaro. I'm a GM guy.
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I would have purchased an 06+ Viper coupe instead of a c6 z06. The coupes look so much more substantial than the convertibles IMO.


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