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You are right that I can make any car better with cubic dollars. I'm looking at published specs from the factory, what cool gadgets, quarter mile time, etc.
My question would be "What's so special about this one that separates it from any other one of the thousands that GM produced?
Put it this way. Pictures of a C8 engine would be boring. Pictures of an e-Ray would be new and interesting.
Hmmm, sounds like you couldnt possibly be content w a car. Someone will always have the latest, greatest and you will be envious. The Grass will always be greener...
Hmmm, sounds like you couldnt possibly be content w a car. Someone will always have the latest, greatest and you will be envious. The Grass will always be greener...
You say that as though it were a bad thing. After all, it isn't like I can be attached to some inanimate object so it's going to be a toy. New shiny thing comes, old dull thing goes. Got to have something to strive for.
You say that as though it were a bad thing. After all, it isn't like I can be attached to some inanimate object so it's going to be a toy. New shiny thing comes, old dull thing goes. Got to have something to strive for.
That is interesting. I get attached to my cars. It takes quite some time for me to determine exactly what i want. As i carefully plan and perform the mods to my personal spec, i really make them mine and they grow a soul.
I am more likely to buy something new and keep my C6 (been looking at turbo porsches). Everyday that passes i appreciate it more. Still go out to the garage to see it "on display". Smile with every cold start. Still look back in parking lots. As these cars gain miles and get older mine stays in flawless condition. It is quickly becoming a classic.
I saw this guy the other day and thought " Someday others will look at me in my C6 the way im looking at him" lolol...
That is interesting. I get attached to my cars. It takes quite some time for me to determine exactly what i want. As i carefully plan and perform the mods to my personal spec, i really make them mine and they grow a soul.
I am more likely to buy something new and keep my C6 (been looking at turbo porsches). Everyday that passes i appreciate it more. Still go out to the garage to see it "on display". Smile with every cold start. Still look back in parking lots. As these cars gain miles and get older mine stays in flawless condition. It is quickly becoming a classic.
I saw this guy the other day and thought " Someday others will look at me in my C6 the way im looking at him" lolol...
Don't know. I have modified my cars before but I usually buy a system from one vendor so it can maximize performance. My car plan is simple. 3 to 5 years old to lessen depreciation, use for 5 or 6 years and prepare to flush it out to get newer tech and so I don't have to hear "obsolete" at the parts counter. The older it gets, the harder it is to keep it 100% mechanically functioning. My cars are like any inanimate objects. Here till the upgrade.
[QUOTE=shutout;1608270628]I will be looking at a 2019 Watkins Glen Grey, 7m 1lt Corvette this weekend. Has 27,xxx miles, certified, comes with 12 month, 12k mile bumper to bumper warranty. I am currently driving a 2011 6m Grand Sport and I don't know too much about C7's.
Really enjoy my 2019 G.S. which I bought new end of November, 2019. Loaded with automatic, navigation, transparent roof, chrome rims, heads up, 2LT, etc. Now have 20,000 miles on it. Switched to Michelins Pilot all weather tires at 18,000 miles. Traded in a G.S. 3lt 2010 model with similar equipment.
I really like both the C6 GS and the C7 GS. For several years, I drove a red 2013 Corvette to work where there were 9,000 employees. I got compliments often. Even a guy in a Tesla stopped in a parking garage, put down his window and said it was a beautiful car. A woman saw me getting in it and laughed and said she did not know it was mine and added that she had taken photos of it. I traded the 2013 for a black 2018 Stingray. I got one compliment. Yet, I like the looks of my Stingray as much as the red Corvette—probably more.
I know poster "aklim " will criticize someone posting pics here ("seen one, seen them all" in his opinion), but these are great looking Corvettes. Really nice comparison of C6 vs C7 profiles. I'll bet practically every visitor to this thread stopped here to look at these pictures. Who doesn't like seeing pictures of Corvettes? Oh yeah, I can think of somebody. But for 99% of us, we enjoy seeing pics. That's why whenever someone posts that they just bought a C7, others ask "send a pic."
I know poster "aklim " will criticize someone posting pics here ("seen one, seen them all" in his opinion), but these are great looking Corvettes. Really nice comparison of C6 vs C7 profiles. I'll bet practically every visitor to this thread stopped here to look at these pictures. Who doesn't like seeing pictures of Corvettes? Oh yeah, I can think of somebody. But for 99% of us, we enjoy seeing pics. That's why whenever someone posts that they just bought a C7, others ask "send a pic."
I'm flattered you pay that much attention to what I post. For the life of me, I don't remember what anyone said unless I look at the post above.
I know poster "aklim " will criticize someone posting pics here ("seen one, seen them all" in his opinion), but these are great looking Corvettes. Really nice comparison of C6 vs C7 profiles. I'll bet practically every visitor to this thread stopped here to look at these pictures. Who doesn't like seeing pictures of Corvettes? Oh yeah, I can think of somebody. But for 99% of us, we enjoy seeing pics. That's why whenever someone posts that they just bought a C7, others ask "send a pic."
I bought one new car in my life. I was new to cars and didn't want to go without a warranty till I learned how to work on it to a point. Corvette or not, it is just another car so same rules for other cars.
Like you and many others, I have had some bad luck with people doing work for me, whether it is car repair, house repair, concrete for the patio, storm door, you name it. I have found a definite correlation between me knowing the person who is working on my stuff and the success rates. Tell me if this is your experience. Toss the keys on the counter, wait for the call, come pay for it, take the car and hope it is done right, get pissed if not. At this point, the dealership or in your other case, Tire America sucks.".
I would suggest he gets to know the guy working on his car and ask for that guy EVERY TIME. Accept NO prostitutes or substitutes.
Always!... Use a privateer. Yeah, drive to the next town!
Always!... Use a privateer. Yeah, drive to the next town!
Didn't matter for me. Franchised or not. Maybe a slight difference in labor rates. Could be down the road or 50 miles away. It's the person who is doing the work that's going to make the difference, not the affiliations or location.
