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Old Nov 29, 2015 | 12:57 AM
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Default Tron or Batmobile??
I spotted this over the holiday in downtown HB. Is this C7 abuse or am I missing the styling??
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Old Nov 29, 2015 | 01:02 AM
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Looks more Tron to me. Not my thing but I applaud the effort, they did a good job.
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Old Nov 29, 2015 | 01:05 AM
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That's horrible.
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Old Nov 29, 2015 | 01:15 AM
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This seems to be a trendy thing. lots of high end car are getting this kind of wrap.

not a fan.
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Old Nov 29, 2015 | 02:12 AM
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That's just sad!
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Old Nov 29, 2015 | 09:01 AM
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Seen worse, I am sure many people like it.
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Old Nov 29, 2015 | 09:02 AM
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Not for me. It's not as bad as the Sharpie "art" cars, but still ugly.
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"One toke over the line, sweet Jesus...one toke over the line."
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Originally Posted by rcooper
"One toke over the line, sweet Jesus...one toke over the line."


the red stripe on the grill is ok, but yea, trhe rest is just a wee bit much....
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Old Nov 29, 2015 | 09:40 AM
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think it looks good.
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Lots of exotics are done this way.....beauty IS in the eye of the beholder.
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As others mention, it is popular with exotic cars and I have seen a few photos of C7s with the same look. I'm usually a fan of appearance MODs but this look hasn't grown on me yet but it's the owner that has to like it.
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Posted something similar a while back:




https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...instripes.html

I know we say "To each his own..." but some things I'm not sure I can swallow.
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Further proof that money can't buy good taste.
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Oh my, not for me thanks.
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Not my car nor my money, but also not a look I would do to the car.
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That is Corvette abuse, or at least disrespect.
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Most people including myself will say "yuck".
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