So where is the love for the base model?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Fairview Heights IL
Technically speaking, the base model -- or more precisely the narrow body model -- has a cleaner aerodynamic shape with a lower Cd drag coefficient. All the scoops and bulges on the wide body exact a price in terms of air resistance, and ultimately fuel economy. True, they do help keep things stable at 130+mph, but honestly guys when was the last time your C6 saw those speeds? 
Racer
Joined: Feb 2017
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From: Phx Az
No complaints here with my base. All I wanted was an ls3/6m with low miles and one that didn't weigh a ton with a bunch of ****(options) I didn't need. Lol
All I wanted was a vette to slap some boost on it and some tire/suspension and go have some fun with it.
All I wanted was a vette to slap some boost on it and some tire/suspension and go have some fun with it.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Darien, IL
St. Jude Donor '15-'16
So I bought this one in 2014 and of course I can now see any difference from one Vette to another.
And wonder how I couldn't before I became a Vette guy.
Last edited by Carvin; Feb 20, 2017 at 04:17 PM. Reason: clarify
Burning Brakes
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From: Ashtabula Ohio
and I prefer the base
Racer
Joined: Jun 2016
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From: Twain Harte CA
As a regular reader of the C6 Forum I see Grand Sport this and GS that. When I bought my Vette back in '15 I could get a 2010 2LT GS coupe for the same price as a base 3LT Vert. For me it was a no brainer. I'll take a Vert over a coupe any day. So I ask; Where is the love for the base model?
Steve
Le Mans Master
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From: South Dakota
I have a 2008 base coupe, and really like it. I much prefer a coupe over a vert. When I want a vert, I simple remove the targa top. Another reason I wouldn't have a vert is because I sunburn easily, and I would rarely have the top down.
Team Owner
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From: Below the bottom of Berby Hollow, NYS
But when the post '72s through all C4s were out I totally lost interest in Vettes. Lumpy, bland, nondescript, not unique-looking from any angle as they always were before.
C5s were a big improvement, but the C6s were a huge leap forward in sexiness and the "This is a Corvette" look from any angle.
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