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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by rstrait
I could bring my obsolete vette and everyone could marvel at its obsolescense!
The internet has made meeting up in public obsolete
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The internet has made meeting up in public obsolete
'cept when there's beer involved!
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Originally Posted by meadowz06
The C7 is leaps and bounds ahead of the C6 in every category. Plain and simple!
The two that stand out are;
1. weight
2. Aftermarket support.
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Couldn't resist bringing this back
Old Aug 14, 2013 | 06:40 PM
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Oh damn. . . I almost forgot.

35 to go.

Cuz this is the free beer we're all going to get to enjoy, right?

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My A6 will be obsolete in 2015.....
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still going......
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I'm awaitin' the C8! With the plethora of electronics, you won't even need the driver.Think of the possibilities...watch football and go for a Sunday cruise...at the same time!
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Originally Posted by Turbooo2u
I'm awaitin' the C8! With the plethora of electronics, you won't even need the driver.Think of the possibilities...watch football and go for a Sunday cruise...at the same time!
Dude, keep up. We're playing for beer here.

Canadian brewskies.

Old Aug 15, 2013 | 12:20 AM
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All this talk about C6 and C7...

Makes me wonder: Do the Prius people talk about their cars as P1 and P2? Will the P3 make the P2 obsolete?
As Jack Handy would say, 'Deep Thoughts...'
Old Aug 15, 2013 | 02:01 AM
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The C6 didn't have this...

Old Aug 15, 2013 | 02:13 AM
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There is only two American owned beer companies left so you should be playing for that instead of Canadian beer. Here's what I learned on the internets [repurposed for this thread].

The Boston Beer Company, who makes Sam Adams, is still American, and is now the largest American brewer. Molson Coors Brewing is a Canadian-American company. They make Coors, Blue Moon, Killian's Irish Red and Keystone. Pabst Brewing Company is also American. They provide Pabst Blue Ribbon, Shlitz, and Old Milwaukee. However, they are farming out the manufacturing process to the UK based SABMiller (makers of Miller, Red Dog, Fosters, and several other international brands sold here and abroad). Make sure if you buy a beer that at least it's bottled here to provide jobs for Americans. The best bet is your local microbrew, or Sam Adams. Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company is a popular regional beer. So is D. G. Yuengling & Son, makers of Yuengling Lager, and other variations.

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news, wikipedia.com, sabmiller.com, inbev.com

I personally like Thai Beer [Singha] with my Thai food, ..... and the 427 is not dated and far from being obsolete vis-à-vis the C7 at least not at this juncture.
+1 towards the mythical 1600...

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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Turbooo2u
I'm awaitin' the C8! With the plethora of electronics, you won't even need the driver.Think of the possibilities...watch football and go for a Sunday cruise...at the same time!

"In Mother Russia, car drive you!"
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Saw OP just signed in so I thought I would bump it for him.
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Originally Posted by sam90lx
Saw OP just signed in so I thought I would bump it for him.
No, no, no... Zee51Vert is buying the beer, so bump it when HE'S signed in!
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No, no, no... Zee51Vert is buying the beer, so bump it when HE'S signed in!
This.
Old Aug 20, 2013 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by michaelinmech
Might be some **** poor timing for a guy from a Corporation with thousands of unsold C6's on dealer lots . . .
Hmmm, maybe I'll buy two, a C7 and an el cheapo C6 for backup.

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wake me up when there's beer...
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Sam Adams makes a fine tasting beer.
Old Aug 20, 2013 | 07:42 PM
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Anyone who has looked at some of the functionality of the C7 would realize that it is a more advanced car than a C6, as one would expect. If you bought a C6 before the announcement of the C7, that's life, how long can one wait for the next gen car if you don't know when it might arrive...just get it. On the other hand if the C7 had been announced and you went out and got a C6 but now realize that you should have gotten a C7, well that was your error, but if you love the C6 that's great.



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