All Corvettes are Red. The rest are mistakes.
07-09-2018, 06:54 PM
#41
Burning Brakes
C1/2/3: Hot cars. Ahead of their time.
C4: Major step backward.
C5: Forward again, but, personally, the C5 did nothing for me. I had no desire to own one.
C6: Saw it. Had to have it. Gorgeous. Powerful. Fixed everything that was wrong with the C5.
C7: Another leap forward. Across the board improvement over my beloved C6.
My opinions only.
C4: Major step backward.
C5: Forward again, but, personally, the C5 did nothing for me. I had no desire to own one.
C6: Saw it. Had to have it. Gorgeous. Powerful. Fixed everything that was wrong with the C5.
C7: Another leap forward. Across the board improvement over my beloved C6.
My opinions only.
book. It's got an excellent following. Author died some yrs ago.
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Steve Garrett (07-09-2018)
07-09-2018, 07:23 PM
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07-09-2018, 07:25 PM
#44
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GM and risk of bankruptcy is not a one time event, and could happen again. Hopefully the mid engine car will not be killed or delayed. There was a time after 2008 I was worried the increase in power and performance would come to an end (as in 1970's).
Love me some torch red. Have had 4 of them beginning in 1993. John H. was in the Corvette video that came with my new 1993.
Love me some torch red. Have had 4 of them beginning in 1993. John H. was in the Corvette video that came with my new 1993.
07-09-2018, 10:07 PM
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07-09-2018, 11:01 PM
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In your dreams, goofus!
07-09-2018, 11:08 PM
#49
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When I bought my first Vette it was a 01 z06. I have to admit I was amazed at the time what a great car it was. That is until they bumped the HP in 02 and the 01 forever got the rep as an oil burner.
One thing i could never understand though. With all the engineering expertise at GM why could they never get something as simple as a column lock right. Or at least fix them properly.
One thing i could never understand though. With all the engineering expertise at GM why could they never get something as simple as a column lock right. Or at least fix them properly.
07-09-2018, 11:30 PM
#50
Yeah, you sit in any pre-C7 corvette and attention to detail is not what comes to mind first. Pre-C7 corvettes might have been cool and fun and had a lot of charisma in their own right, every one of them. But they were certainly not well-made or of high quality. Saying anything to the contrary would be like wanting to contradict facts and history, and that would raise questions about the credibility and objectivity of the reviewer.
I owned one, and agree wholeheartedly with that decision.
Ed
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07-10-2018, 12:10 AM
#51
GM went belly up in the 2000s. The Federal Government gave them welfare dollars to stay in business. Their unfunded liabilities were also reset by Federal Judgeship. Many retirees got shafted, but thems the breaks.
The Corvette wasn't relevant until the C7 since the C3. I sold my C3 in 1978, and sat on the sidelines while they've self destructed through the late C3 through the C6es.
I got on board once I started checking out the C7. I'm in. When I have problems with my C7, I still want them rectified. No mercy. I did my job buying a new one. Now I expect them to do their job. End of story.
ALL Corvettes are WHITE. The rest are mistakes. The book was mis-titled. Red wasn't on the C1 for several years - ALL Corvettes are WHITE - since 1953. The rest are mistakes. Look it up!
The Corvette wasn't relevant until the C7 since the C3. I sold my C3 in 1978, and sat on the sidelines while they've self destructed through the late C3 through the C6es.
I got on board once I started checking out the C7. I'm in. When I have problems with my C7, I still want them rectified. No mercy. I did my job buying a new one. Now I expect them to do their job. End of story.
ALL Corvettes are WHITE. The rest are mistakes. The book was mis-titled. Red wasn't on the C1 for several years - ALL Corvettes are WHITE - since 1953. The rest are mistakes. Look it up!
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07-10-2018, 08:50 AM
#52
Read the book...its a great read. I've read it several times...it really helps you understand the mess inside GM.....but more importantly it reveals how one man (Jim Perkins) put his job at risk to save our beloved Corvette.
07-10-2018, 05:38 PM
#55
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GM went belly up in the 2000s. The Federal Government gave them welfare dollars to stay in business. Their unfunded liabilities were also reset by Federal Judgeship. Many retirees got shafted, but thems the breaks.
The Corvette wasn't relevant until the C7 since the C3. I sold my C3 in 1978, and sat on the sidelines while they've self destructed through the late C3 through the C6es.
I got on board once I started checking out the C7. I'm in. When I have problems with my C7, I still want them rectified. No mercy. I did my job buying a new one. Now I expect them to do their job. End of story.
ALL Corvettes are WHITE. The rest are mistakes. The book was mis-titled. Red wasn't on the C1 for several years - ALL Corvettes are WHITE - since 1953. The rest are mistakes. Look it up!
The Corvette wasn't relevant until the C7 since the C3. I sold my C3 in 1978, and sat on the sidelines while they've self destructed through the late C3 through the C6es.
I got on board once I started checking out the C7. I'm in. When I have problems with my C7, I still want them rectified. No mercy. I did my job buying a new one. Now I expect them to do their job. End of story.
ALL Corvettes are WHITE. The rest are mistakes. The book was mis-titled. Red wasn't on the C1 for several years - ALL Corvettes are WHITE - since 1953. The rest are mistakes. Look it up!
LOL maybe an early one (69-71). the rest were/are junk. Even the 68 is a pig.
07-10-2018, 06:37 PM
#56
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I've had Red C2s & C3s all others have been Silver or Black. If resale is important to you, best to stick with Red, Black, Silver or White. I've never had a white vehicle, except for my delivery trucks for my business.
07-10-2018, 09:24 PM
#57
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Meh, all I know is that the very first Corvettes were white and white is the only color that has been available for every year of Corvette.
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Skid Row Joe (07-11-2018)
07-11-2018, 02:22 AM
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07-11-2018, 02:30 AM
#59
Add C7s, as being over his head too.