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No, you're an HD person who HAPPENS to own a Corvette. Big difference. Stick to the bikes. You don't have any right to judge anyone else's choice as to how they use their car unless you paid for it.
Settle down sparky...this isn't that important for you to blow fuses, or at least it shouldn't be.
Just cantankerous! We salt our roads here, plus my dirt roads I have other cars and will not take mine on the roads for that reason. Not known as the rust belt for no reason. I need a 4 wheel drive just to get out of my driveway.
5 1/2 years-60Kmi-5 hours of track time. So far, nothing's broken. Tires, front brakes, battery, wiper blades, lubes, filters, clutch flushes...That's about it. Still drives like it's new. Even better just because of the tires...no significant squeaks, rattles...there are occasional buzzes from the drivers door when the exhaust valves are opened...And the window rattles when down and the door closes. But, doesn't rattle when driving. So far, so good... I've little to no interest in a C7...
Just cantankerous! We salt our roads here, plus my dirt roads I have other cars and will not take mine on the roads for that reason. Not known as the rust belt for no reason. I need a 4 wheel drive just to get out of my driveway.
Gotcha Cooter. I live on a dirt road and my house is downhill from the road, so I need 4WD to get out of here too. Snow is gone, but it's still muddy.
I come out of the Harley world where we ride the hell out of our bikes. The money we put in these can easily hit $50K or more and we ride in all kinds of weather, including rain.
Skip to the world of Corvettes and it's like another planet. Seems that to many, they are more like "look at what I have in the garage". People buy them, put crazy assed amounts of money into them with add on's and then don't drive the damn things. A thread here had comments indicating 6k a year in miles over a 3 year period was too many miles!
WTF?
I think some here need to adopt a saying we have in the HD world...
Ride it like you stole it.....
I know damn well there are here those that do exactly that.
we also have a saying for those who own pretty bikes and don't ride them...we call them trailer queens.
Let the flaming begin!
Regular people here you know the ones that just love driving a powerful fast car say "Drive it like you stole it". Like I've said before when I wear this one out I'll buy another.
Just cantankerous! We salt our roads here, plus my dirt roads I have other cars and will not take mine on the roads for that reason. Not known as the rust belt for no reason. I need a 4 wheel drive just to get out of my driveway.
Dirt roads? Move to the USA. We have pavement. Even in Arkansas. SAlt the roads? That is silly. Do you eat the dirt roads up there. Pepper too?
Dirt roads? Move to the USA. We have pavement. Even in Arkansas. SAlt the roads? That is silly. Do you eat the dirt roads up there. Pepper too?
We hate salt too! We do mix the dirt with iced tea, but we have to sift out the gravel first. That’s why we have so many pot holes in the Northern wilderness. Tell My cousin Bobby Ray Jo I said Hi will ya?
Guess we all are supposed to do as he says, knowing how smart the "ride it like you stole it" HD crowd is.
The "drive it like you stole it crowd" are those who these types of SPORTS cars and motorcycles are marketed towards, along with the performance after market industry.
FYI, but I thought a smart guy like you would already know that. My bad.
We hate salt too! We do mix the dirt with iced tea, but we have to sift out the gravel first. That’s why we have so many pot holes in the Northern wilderness. Tell My cousin Bobby Ray Jo I said Hi will ya?
Every road vehicle was designed for very specific purpose's. It is surprising to me that so many Corvette owners never use it for these purpose's. I don't put a lot of miles on mine for many reasons, but when it gets fired up it's gonna see some hard running before it gets shut down. Again, what was it designed for? Last year there was a Corvette Club sponsored drag event. From our club only two members, myself and my best friend participated. Out of over 100 members in our club. But a car show? They'll about all come out. The "please look at me" events. Again for the vast majority of Corvette owners I think it's ALL about image. Notice I didn't say everyone? Notice I didn't dictate to others what they should do with theirs? The OP has a valid point. And if we cannot be observant and critical of our own, then there IS a big problem.
Every road vehicle was designed for very specific purpose's. It is surprising to me that so many Corvette owners never use it for these purpose's. I don't put a lot of miles on mine for many reasons, but when it gets fired up it's gonna see some hard running before it gets shut down. Again, what was it designed for? Last year there was a Corvette Club sponsored drag event. From our club only two members, myself and my best friend participated. Out of over 100 members in our club. But a car show? They'll about all come out. The "please look at me" events. Again for the vast majority of Corvette owners I think it's ALL about image. Notice I didn't say everyone? Notice I didn't dictate to others what they should do with theirs? The OP has a valid point. And if we cannot be observant and critical of our own, then there IS a big problem.
What gives you or the OP the right to criticize anyone? Where exactly is the problem? I don’t see what anyone does with their car as a big problem at all.
04-18-2018, 09:01 PM
Like I've said before when I wear this one out I'll buy another. 
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