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Old 01-22-2013, 04:40 PM
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Im definitely a buyer.

Heard they will be getting quite a few for the corvette school at Spring Mountain very soon.....................
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Old 01-22-2013, 06:13 PM
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3 pics of the C7 engine from SEMA check out http://www.aksnapshots.com/cars
Also lots of great pics of corvettes
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There is only 1 thing I dont like....and its the only thing....the mirrors....the deep creases are amazing....the hood details is wicked.....the heighten feel of the pontoons ( fenders)....the amazing rear haunch where the back lid is deep deep platform with s skinner window...but the mirrors are boring.....Ill take one quick
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After carefull review, and everything I have read/seen, I am actually disappointed.....
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After carefull review, and everything I have read/seen, I am actually disappointed.....
Dissapointed that the C7 walks all over the C4 both in looks and performance?
Old 01-23-2013, 07:34 AM
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Everyone here will grow to love it and in time as with all other cars newer is always better!The c6 was an improvement over the c5 as will this c7 be over the c6.
Old 01-23-2013, 08:36 AM
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I bet it's a HOOT to drive esp when we get GM performance (and aftermarket) enhancements.

Thanks for all design work! pic's and posts!
Old 01-23-2013, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by tonybsr
my question is why is gm still making the c6 model, they are not being sold? why show a car in January only to sale in September? does it really take six months to change a factory?

really the new vette should be hitting the dealers in may. that would really get people buying for the summer not winter. $75k just to put in storage for the winter, really?
They have always done it this way. Not to worry, the C6's will all sell.
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Originally Posted by mustang1999
Dissapointed that the C7 walks all over the C4 both in looks and performance?
And the price is greater too!

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Old 01-23-2013, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by mustang1999
Dissapointed that the C7 walks all over the C4 both in looks and performance?
I love this coment. this is spot on. The c7 is way better than the C4! It should be GM's new tag line.
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Originally Posted by tonybsr
my question is why is gm still making the c6 model, they are not being sold? why show a car in January only to sale in September? does it really take six months to change a factory?

really the new vette should be hitting the dealers in may. that would really get people buying for the summer not winter. $75k just to put in storage for the winter, really?
I think there is going to be a big run to get a c6 before they are all gone. the c7 will sell to different buyers. I don't believe c6 owners are all dying to dump their c6's for a c7.

I see many people waiting for a truely better engine (forged internals, stronger deck and better flowing heads) and a fixed rear end that doesn't look like the trend of the month.
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Originally Posted by Tone
Still.... too much of a Camaro tail and too much plastic.
Originally Posted by Stewart Allison
The whole car is plastic ...
you do realize Vettes have been plastic since 1983 right?
Originally Posted by MSUVette





ahhh this must be posted again!!! what do you say NOW??? haha.
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Originally Posted by Rasidel
you do realize Vettes have been plastic since 1983 right?

ahhh this must be posted again!!! what do you say NOW??? haha.
WOW ARE YOU FOR REAL? Plastic you think? TRY AGAIN!

I am pretty certatin when I go out side and wax my sleek smooth body pannels they are FIBERGLASS COMPOSITES, and when I get to the flimsy soft flexible nose and bumper that just don't take on the same luser (some how lacking) that those parts are PLASTIC.

The c7s big flashy modern *** design looks cheap and is cheap. I see too mch plastic on the car.
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Perhaps the 2014 Corvette's with the Camaro tail will be a one off thing like the first Stingray, the 1963's. You know, with the split back window that everybody hated in 1963, and everyone pays a princely sum for today. Maybe GM will drop it after 2014 and go back to round tail lights, and everyone will want a 2014 Stingray in 2025 to 2030 or so.

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I'll take the real C7. I've grown to love it after all!http://www.amcarguide.com/concept/20...vette-concept/

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It's perfect.

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Old 01-24-2013, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by bwfredette
Plastic you think? TRY AGAIN!

I am pretty certatin when I go out side and wax my sleek smooth body pannels they are FIBERGLASS COMPOSITES, and when I get to the flimsy soft flexible nose and bumper that just don't take on the same luser (some how lacking) that those parts are PLASTIC.

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A number of contributors helped drive down the C5's weight, including the use of SMC body panels that had a higher content of plastic than ever before. The material, which is basically the same as used in the C6, was composed of about 40 percent resin--polyester, vinyl ester, styrene, or a blend of all three--33 percent calcium-carbonate filler, 20 percent chopped fiberglass, and the remaining 7 percent resins and hardeners that improve the out-of-mold surface finish.
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Originally Posted by mikeflores2000




I'll take the real C7. I've grown to love it after all!http://www.amcarguide.com/concept/20...vette-concept/
Love that rear view. Maybe they will adopt that in 2015!
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Originally Posted by rcace44
Originally Posted by mikeflores2000




I'll take the real C7. I've grown to love it after all!http://www.amcarguide.com/concept/20...vette-concept/

Love that rear view. Maybe they will adopt that in 2015!

I prefer the original design of the Ferrari 612 GTO ...

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferra...sha-selipanov/



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