C7 makes C6 obsolete
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I had covered that earlier too. But certain posters like to ignore critical details. Didn't figure you were one 
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Now that the C7 pricing has been released, I think there is no question that the C7 makes every previous Corvette obsolete, including my absolutely wonderful C5. So what? Doesn't bother most of us in the least.
Any Corvette owner who can't accept that simple fact or is angry that the statement was even made only demonstrates that it is he or she that is also quite obsolete in their own thought processes.
The C6 Angry Birds can bang their heads against the wall all they want, but they are only proving the old adage that sometimes the truth really does hurt.
I would say it is time to end this thread but I fear that it provides a crutch that some C6 owners still desperately need to cling to. So, for their sakes, please let it continue to enable the illogical yet obviously much needed venting.
Any Corvette owner who can't accept that simple fact or is angry that the statement was even made only demonstrates that it is he or she that is also quite obsolete in their own thought processes.
The C6 Angry Birds can bang their heads against the wall all they want, but they are only proving the old adage that sometimes the truth really does hurt.
I would say it is time to end this thread but I fear that it provides a crutch that some C6 owners still desperately need to cling to. So, for their sakes, please let it continue to enable the illogical yet obviously much needed venting.
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Having options is always a good thing. Not sure how that can be spun as even remotely close to a negative.
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Well you would notice.... on the gas gauge.
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There's more to it than tire width and rubber compound that conspire against the C2. There's the crappy suspension geometry (even by C4 standards), the frame and chassis which is about as rigid as a wet noodle, the crappy brakes. Slapping modern rubber and rims on a C2 isn't going to get you even .89 Gs on the skidpad. (where the C4 -started- life at in the 80s for the Base Car) it's not going to shorten braking distances down to even old C4 levels, certainly not over repeated hard braking that you get on road courses.
Now if you wanna believe none of that matters, why did you buy a later model vette in the first place instead of getting a nice clean C2?
Now if you wanna believe none of that matters, why did you buy a later model vette in the first place instead of getting a nice clean C2?
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The money to go with the L88 C2 would be nice too though
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When the times comes to get back into another Corvette, I would gladly want a C6GS in torch red. Firing on all 8 at all times. I saw a 1998ish GTS Viper the other day and thought it was just awesomeness. I should have waited for the owner to come out to let him know his awesome car has been obsolete for some time.
-Alex
-Alex
