Reality
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From: BOOMER SOONER
our weather is supposed to suck tomorrow so i will have chili in the crock pot and definitely will be watching some NFL, maybe i put the garage door up and start her up just to get up to operating temp and hear that exhaust for a bit, then shut it down
Life is still good
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Good on you man, enjoy the detail and take that bad boy for a ride while you are at it!
our weather is supposed to suck tomorrow so i will have chili in the crock pot and definitely will be watching some NFL, maybe i put the garage door up and start her up just to get up to operating temp and hear that exhaust for a bit, then shut it down
Life is still good
our weather is supposed to suck tomorrow so i will have chili in the crock pot and definitely will be watching some NFL, maybe i put the garage door up and start her up just to get up to operating temp and hear that exhaust for a bit, then shut it down
Life is still good
Melting Slicks
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From: Tumwater, WA
You can tell we are in a current void of new info on the C7.
The threads have degraded into repetitive comments pro and con with no real no new info.
The reality is the car is as you have seen it.
No one in the big wide real world outside of our cloistered Internet world really cares about my opinion or your opinions although by definition that is the purpose of these forums.
Lets accept that many of you hate it and will never buy. Why torture yourself having to look at something so disgusting and have to constantly be reminded by it by coming back here? Don't get me wrong that is clearly your right. But, I don't spend any time on the Viper boards convincing them their car sucks. I have better things to do.
As well, myself included, don't really need to say for the millionth time how great it is. It gets as boring as the preschoolers saying " no you didn't..." " yes you did" back and forth for an hour.
Can we rise above that and discuss practical and technical things?
I am not going to change anyone's mind to rush out and buy it.
And the people who honestly hate it won't convince anyone not to buy it.
So we end up in a vicious cycle, fool's game of waste.
GM will not fail even with moderate corvette sales.
GM could give a rat's butt what we talk about on here. There is no fantasy end around coming with a last minute change to what any of us want..... Maybe a trip to the Disney/ Chevy design studio can ease the pain of you designing exactly what you want.
The world will not end if 60% of current C6 drivers don't buy it.
There will be more than enough people who say yes and will buy it.
By the way, Nikki Minaj's butt is disgusting.
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The threads have degraded into repetitive comments pro and con with no real no new info.
The reality is the car is as you have seen it.
No one in the big wide real world outside of our cloistered Internet world really cares about my opinion or your opinions although by definition that is the purpose of these forums.
Lets accept that many of you hate it and will never buy. Why torture yourself having to look at something so disgusting and have to constantly be reminded by it by coming back here? Don't get me wrong that is clearly your right. But, I don't spend any time on the Viper boards convincing them their car sucks. I have better things to do.
As well, myself included, don't really need to say for the millionth time how great it is. It gets as boring as the preschoolers saying " no you didn't..." " yes you did" back and forth for an hour.
Can we rise above that and discuss practical and technical things?
I am not going to change anyone's mind to rush out and buy it.
And the people who honestly hate it won't convince anyone not to buy it.
So we end up in a vicious cycle, fool's game of waste.
GM will not fail even with moderate corvette sales.
GM could give a rat's butt what we talk about on here. There is no fantasy end around coming with a last minute change to what any of us want..... Maybe a trip to the Disney/ Chevy design studio can ease the pain of you designing exactly what you want.
The world will not end if 60% of current C6 drivers don't buy it.
There will be more than enough people who say yes and will buy it.
By the way, Nikki Minaj's butt is disgusting.
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Drifting
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From: Oceanside Ca
Understood, but you are making the opposite point you intended to make, I think.
If you need to compare the C7 (renderings, anyway) to a car that reminds you of a Hoover Vac, then your standards are quite low, don't you agree? Granted, it looks better than the GT-R, but the GT-R has carved its own design niche.
Try comparing the C7 to cars you like to look at. Does it still come off as a work of fine art?
If you need to compare the C7 (renderings, anyway) to a car that reminds you of a Hoover Vac, then your standards are quite low, don't you agree? Granted, it looks better than the GT-R, but the GT-R has carved its own design niche.
Try comparing the C7 to cars you like to look at. Does it still come off as a work of fine art?
2. Based on the above, simply trying to look at the glass as half full.
I certainly hope what I see in renderings is not what I see in person. No doubt, the performance aspects of the car should be improved regardless.
Melting Slicks
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From: San Diego CA
1. Based on what I have seen of the C7 exterior design, I am not as excited about it as hoped for.
2. Based on the above, simply trying to look at the glass as half full.
I certainly hope what I see in renderings is not what I see in person. No doubt, the performance aspects of the car should be improved regardless.
2. Based on the above, simply trying to look at the glass as half full.
I certainly hope what I see in renderings is not what I see in person. No doubt, the performance aspects of the car should be improved regardless.
My first look at the C6 was my decision point. I had not paid much attention to the pre-introduction hype. But when I saw the real car, I knew I would own one. I haven't seen a C7 yet.
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Exactly the new generations of potential vette buyer will love it. They have grown
up on the Asian design. Its there first cars and probably current car. Yeah its wow
for them.
Older that are use to american style will probably move on. I would go 911 unless
they decide to copy this asian theme.
gm doesn't care about the older because there days of vette buyer are waning, you
got to focus on the new up and coming money. They might buy several vettes in
the coming years, where as older might but 1 more before hit the box.
up on the Asian design. Its there first cars and probably current car. Yeah its wow
for them.
Older that are use to american style will probably move on. I would go 911 unless
they decide to copy this asian theme.
gm doesn't care about the older because there days of vette buyer are waning, you
got to focus on the new up and coming money. They might buy several vettes in
the coming years, where as older might but 1 more before hit the box.
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,348
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From: Oceanside Ca
Exactly the new generations of potential vette buyer will love it. They have grown
up on the Asian design. Its there first cars and probably current car. Yeah its wow
for them.
Older that are use to american style will probably move on. I would go 911 unless
they decide to copy this asian theme.
gm doesn't care about the older because there days of vette buyer are waning, you
got to focus on the new up and coming money. They might buy several vettes in
the coming years, where as older might but 1 more before hit the box.
up on the Asian design. Its there first cars and probably current car. Yeah its wow
for them.
Older that are use to american style will probably move on. I would go 911 unless
they decide to copy this asian theme.
gm doesn't care about the older because there days of vette buyer are waning, you
got to focus on the new up and coming money. They might buy several vettes in
the coming years, where as older might but 1 more before hit the box.
Last edited by zland; Dec 9, 2012 at 12:27 PM.
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How about italian?
Or british?
Last edited by BlueOx; Dec 9, 2012 at 01:29 PM.
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From: Huntington tx
911 or 599....... what dreams are made of. C7...not so much if it's just a rebadged Camaro.
I'm waiting on Jan 13th,
In reality, I'm just kidding myself thinking that I can afford a new C7, even a base C7 would lack what I'm used to and only a C6 Z06 is on par(maybe). So in the end it would take a $80,000 car (new) or a used (45,000) Z06 to justify a switch. The new C7 is very anticipated and I eagerly want to see one. It's going to be hard on me knowing that getting a new one is beyond my sensibilities and wallet. But I couldn't be happier with being "Stuck" with my C5. Can't wait to see you new C7 owners on the road.
I'm waiting on Jan 13th,
In reality, I'm just kidding myself thinking that I can afford a new C7, even a base C7 would lack what I'm used to and only a C6 Z06 is on par(maybe). So in the end it would take a $80,000 car (new) or a used (45,000) Z06 to justify a switch. The new C7 is very anticipated and I eagerly want to see one. It's going to be hard on me knowing that getting a new one is beyond my sensibilities and wallet. But I couldn't be happier with being "Stuck" with my C5. Can't wait to see you new C7 owners on the road.
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From: Milford NH
Now if you could produce a C7 type rear hatch for the C6 I'd be in . Tired of the rear glass greenhouse styling.
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From: Northern VA, USA
Although I do know where you are going, the 911 is a classic design.
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AIR FORCE VETERAN
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From: Pennsylvania
I am excited about the new C7. I, along with many others, am buying one. Thanks Keeks for all the information. It is a lot of fun discovering things about the new model. So many fools are hung up on the tail lights. They will never buy one. Really who cares?
The C6 headlights caused the same reaction, and in-spite of the ugly head lights they sold a lot of C6's. As for the whine about 427's take it to the forum that deals with that and leave the C7 guys enjoy their pages.
The negative people, now referred to as haters, will always be with us. I have found them to be happy only when they are complaining. It gets worse as they get older. If you like Vipers and Porsches go to their forms nobody GAF here about you or your love of those other cars.
You just bring them up to stir the pot. If we wanted to buy those cars we would. If we wanted to read about them we would go to their pages.
I am a Corvette person from the beginning. I love them. The new Corvette is going to turn heads. It is sleek and aerodynamic. It will be fast. It will be fast enough to run with every Vet made except a ZL1.. Your C6's are great cars. If you love them keep them. They are no longer in the front row so get over it.
Happy motoring...
The C6 headlights caused the same reaction, and in-spite of the ugly head lights they sold a lot of C6's. As for the whine about 427's take it to the forum that deals with that and leave the C7 guys enjoy their pages.
The negative people, now referred to as haters, will always be with us. I have found them to be happy only when they are complaining. It gets worse as they get older. If you like Vipers and Porsches go to their forms nobody GAF here about you or your love of those other cars.
You just bring them up to stir the pot. If we wanted to buy those cars we would. If we wanted to read about them we would go to their pages.
I am a Corvette person from the beginning. I love them. The new Corvette is going to turn heads. It is sleek and aerodynamic. It will be fast. It will be fast enough to run with every Vet made except a ZL1.. Your C6's are great cars. If you love them keep them. They are no longer in the front row so get over it.
Happy motoring...
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