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Topic Title: The new Chevy Corvette C8 - What do you think about it? Topic Summary: Created On: 07/23/2019 04:42 AM |
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07/23/2019 04:42 AM
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Ok, if you are a car person by now you have heard about the New Corvette C8. What are your thoughts on it? Personally, after the shine has worn off and they start rolling out the Grand Sport and Z-versions I want to look at them again and see what the real world performance and numbers are. I'm not a Corvette guy, but have to give Chevy a lot of credit for rolling out the C8 the way they did and making a game changing car...and it still has a big NA V8.
------------------------- If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD WAS MUSIC - KV Edited: 07/23/2019 at 04:44 AM by Bamboo |
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07/23/2019 10:35 AM
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I think you should buy me one, so I can give it a proper review..... I promise to clear out all the shit in my garage to make room for it.... surfboards and fishing rods can go in the house
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07/23/2019 10:46 AM
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yep ^ EVERY astronaut should have one
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07/23/2019 11:20 AM
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im getting one. $60k is pretty affordable for a mid engine car
------------------------- scientia potentia est |
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07/23/2019 06:26 PM
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A friend of mine is about to pull the trigger. He saw them fit two bags of golf clubs in the car, along with two people, and that may be the clincher.
I don't have his connections (to the Corvette Racing Team) or his budget, but I wouldn't mind having one. It's hard to say if they'll have a few kinks to work out with such a new design; I hope not. With such a radical new direction, I'd prefer they rename the car, but they're way too tied to the name and it's impossible to support two cars of a similar class (the traditional 'vette and the new design with a different name). It is what it is. Will be interesting to see how it times out on the Nurb, and what variants they'll add in the future. |
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07/23/2019 08:28 PM
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Ok, if you are a car person by now you have heard about the New Corvette C8. What are your thoughts on it? Personally, after the shine has worn off and they start rolling out the Grand Sport and Z-versions I want to look at them again and see what the real world performance and numbers are. I'm not a Corvette guy, but have to give Chevy a lot of credit for rolling out the C8 the way they did and making a game changing car...and it still has a big NA V8. [IMG][/IMG] It's the first corvette that I would want to buy. Mid engine, ferrari looks, massive HP and for well under 100k. I think they are going to kill. I paid nearly 40k for a limited edition FRS a while back just because the car handles well. Had absolutely no power. If this were out it woulda been a done deal. But of course I'll wait for Top Gear guys at Grand Tour check it out. A Porsche Cayman or BMW M2 may still be the way to go regardless of HP. But the thing looks like a Ferrari under at 60k or so? WTF Edited: 07/23/2019 at 08:34 PM by HAPDigital |
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07/24/2019 04:06 AM
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is it ever too early or too late for a mid life crisis ????
now what color ??? |
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07/24/2019 05:46 AM
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Chevy made a wise move with this car. Just think, and NSX is almost 200k
Edited: 07/24/2019 at 05:48 AM by HAPDigital |
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07/24/2019 07:21 AM
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GreenLantern - I love that Zeus Bronze Metallic color on the the second picture down in your post. Again, I think chevy did a great job and this is the natural evolution for the Corvette...and I am not a Corvette fanboy. Zora wanted the Corvette to be mid engine a long time ago. But agree, need to give them some time to work the bugs out and come out with the higher trim levels. I've been playing with the big Mopars the past few years and have no intentions of changing that, but would love to have a used >2021 GS or Z06 variant in the garage too. One thing about the new C8, it kind of pulled the rug out of the weak GT500 roll out. Heard a lot of orders for the GT500 are being retracted because of the C8. Ford kind of blew it with that one.
------------------------- If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD WAS MUSIC - KV Edited: 07/24/2019 at 07:26 AM by Bamboo |
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07/24/2019 07:36 AM
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Brand loyalty notwithstanding, it's going to make anybody in the market for a Mustang GT, Challenger R/T, M3, M4, new Supra, Cayman, Boxter and many other sports cars rethink their decision. There's a lot of bang for the buck there.
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07/24/2019 07:53 AM
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Brand loyalty notwithstanding, it's going to make anybody in the market for a Mustang GT, Challenger R/T, M3, M4, new Supra, Cayman, Boxter and many other sports cars rethink their decision. There's a lot of bang for the buck there. If it handles like a Cayman, most likely like a 911, this thing will sell like hotcakes. I'm assuming Ford is shitting their pants wishing they released a budget friendly GT. The BMW M2 still has waiting lists. This thing blows it away on paper. Good times... Edited: 07/24/2019 at 08:01 AM by HAPDigital |
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07/24/2019 09:37 AM
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------------------------- If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD WAS MUSIC - KV |
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07/24/2019 10:25 AM
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Was just playing around with build your own tool on chevys website. No pricing yet, but I bet by the time you add the performance options you will want (z51, big wing, performance seats), dealer fees, tax, it will be $70 grandish out the door. Still a performance bargain. Don't like the row of switches in the interior.
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07/24/2019 10:40 AM
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Was just playing around with build your own tool on chevys website. No pricing yet, but I bet by the time you add the performance options you will want (z51, big wing, performance seats), dealer fees, tax, it will be $70 grandish out the door. Still a performance bargain. Don't like the row of switches in the interior. Supposedly that is a retro accent, a throwback to the old stingray. |
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07/25/2019 11:40 PM
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"I never liked Corvettes but now I am willing to donate my left nut to get the C8!"
"Where do you get the other $59,999.99 from?" "Your momma!" ------------------------- "The truth is incontrovertible. malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill |
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07/26/2019 07:25 AM
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"I never liked Corvettes but now I am willing to donate my left nut to get the C8!" "Where do you get the other $59,999.99 from?" "Your momma!" I always wanted a red Ferrari. Whoddathunk the one I can get is a Chevy? |
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07/30/2019 07:55 AM
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I'll go against the grain here and say I don't care for the hard lines and edges, but that's my personal taste. I like the mid engine idea, maybe seeing one in person might change my mind.
------------------------- Capitalism is based on the ridiculous notion that you can enjoy limitless growth in a closed, finite system. In biology, such behavior of cells is called "cancer". |
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08/01/2019 09:45 AM
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looks like a lotus or ferrari
------------------------- I troll 2L.com to be a better person in real life |
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08/05/2019 02:36 PM
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I am a Corvette fan. I like it a lot. But, most likely, I will keep my current one. The current one has all I need for the present.
------------------------- I :heart; Q |
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