Too Precise?
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Instructor
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From: Ruskin Fl
Too Precise?
Go to the five minute mark if you want to avoid repetition of common knowledge (at least possessed here).
I find this fellow to be a little weird about a sports car doing what he wants. I suppose he desires the thrill of wielding a Bowie knife.
The problem with his 'complaint' is that most of us do want to drive our cars regularly with comfort and safety figured into the equation. Being able to be precise in applying the amazing levels of performance is sorta mandatory for a road car. The slings and arrows come from every direction out there. Knowing what your vehicle will do from your inputs is critical for coping with the herd.
I wonder if the competitors' fans will have similar groans to express?
Burning Brakes
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Let me help you out.... "I think 0-60 is 4.5secs"
This guy is clueless. Completely subjective. All of these "selfie" reviews are doing little to sway my opinion. In fact I think Chevy is overdoing it letting all of these people have access to the car.
This guy is clueless. Completely subjective. All of these "selfie" reviews are doing little to sway my opinion. In fact I think Chevy is overdoing it letting all of these people have access to the car.
Drifting
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From: Billings Montana
Le Mans Master
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From: Haymarket Virginia
Yes he's a tool!
Already been discussed in this thread
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...autobytel.html
Already been discussed in this thread
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...autobytel.html
Melting Slicks
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From: Cedar Falls Iowa
Really though, what is the fastest anyone has done it in the car? I've seen high 4s? As for the precise comment, he might have a point and does admit it's simply an opinion. I've driven cars that were so sensitive to the steering inputs they felt "darty" to me. Perhaps this is what he is trying to convey?
Pro
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From: DFW TX
Really though, what is the fastest anyone has done it in the car? I've seen high 4s? As for the precise comment, he might have a point and does admit it's simply an opinion. I've driven cars that were so sensitive to the steering inputs they felt "darty" to me. Perhaps this is what he is trying to convey?
Race Director
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From: CA
He can't "connect with the car" because "it is too precise"?
Wouldn't that make it easier to connect with? I see a huge disconnect there. Maybe his next review should be for a pickup truck.
I never trust my information from people who look like hippies. I always wonder if they are sober.
Michael
Wouldn't that make it easier to connect with? I see a huge disconnect there. Maybe his next review should be for a pickup truck.
I never trust my information from people who look like hippies. I always wonder if they are sober.
Michael
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Drifting
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From: Ridgewood NJ
Look at him drive. The car's systems are constantly correcting his poor driving.
No one is going to like a car that's constantly telling them "you're doing it wrong."
He's just lucky that even though this car is super responsive and precise, it still gives the average joe a chance to stretch its legs and not kill them when they make a mistake.
No one is going to like a car that's constantly telling them "you're doing it wrong."
He's just lucky that even though this car is super responsive and precise, it still gives the average joe a chance to stretch its legs and not kill them when they make a mistake.
Burning Brakes
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Pipi Longstockings makes me laugh.. Too precise? Perhaps if your shoe strings, pants and razor were more precise you could look like a respectable journalist. Autobytel?? Anyone ever consulted them before purchasing a sports car? LOL
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Anyway, this mope has black nail polish (?) and got into a ham-fisted tank-slapper because he has not even the very basics of driver skills (note his low slung posture, outstretched arms, clenched fists and erratic steering as he stabs left and right.) Good for him to get autobytel (not exactly a trusted name in automotive journalism) to pay him a couple-a-bucks to post his "selfie" (still laughing at that) to YouTube. <not subscribed> : )
Pro
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These reviews are getting very repetitive, spewing the same talking points with overlays of the same car going around the same track....
Perhaps he's never driven a car that has elec power steering or the degree of tuning apparently the Singray has....
If the car repels douchbags it's all the more attractive to me...
Perhaps he's never driven a car that has elec power steering or the degree of tuning apparently the Singray has....
If the car repels douchbags it's all the more attractive to me...
Race Director
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From: Retired Suffolk County Police Dept NY South Carolina
At about 2:50 he mentions hydro formed "They took water and sprayed it at metal at an intense speed and created somehow this chassis". That is not what hydro forming is about
Drifting
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From: Oceanside Ca
I wonder what excuses writers will come up with when they release the C8? Give me a break, too precise! If they put a Porsche body over this car, the same guy would likely heap tons of compliments on it stating how well it drives and how he felt part of the car during the driving experience.
Drifting
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From: FEMA Region 4
Bozo the clown was looking for a more visceral car he could connect with....hmmmmm, what could it be? Maybe he should go back to eating Cheetos while watching "Welcome back Kotter" episodes and hydroforming some water at high speed in his bong.
