The new Corvette is here! The new Corvette is here!

Private party, trade in, whichever....you are buying a used car and have no idea how those miles were put on. Go look at the Forced Induction section of Corvetteforum. You will see plenty of guys putting the stock cam, exhaust, shifters, tires,...back on their cars and selling the high performance parts in the parts for sale section. I bought my first blower from a guy like that. I'm sure the second owner of his car was amazed at what great shape his stock tires were in. The pair of slicks he never saw, well good thing he didn't see them. In '03 I almost made the mistake myself until someone PMed me that the low mileage Vette I was asking about had seen many 1/4 mile passes and was only stock for a little while, and then again when I was considering buying it. I've seen threads dedicated to how to remove the rubber from the back wheel wells. Low miles sometimes = 1/4 mile at a time.

I hear ya man, I can spot a gear-head and a 67 year old poser from a mile away.

I couldn't because the used car was in Florida and I was in NY. I ended up paying the same for my discounted new one a few months later.
(Now mine is the one that's built with a big blower. )

I passed on a lot of cars over that 6 months until I found the right one.

+1

My pops was a mechanic..I think my first trip down a 1/4 mile was a 7 or 8.

Cheater

(I'm jealous, I can't afford one)

Neither can I. Good thing Santa was nice to me a few years ago.

I'm no drag strip guy nor do I pretend to be, but isn't there better options to funnel monies towards a motor, than buying a new Vette and bolt on go fast parts? In my mind early Vettes were go straight cars, you can actually turn the C6.

Back on track.

Coincidence.

oh damn, that's a sexy shark-lookin' thang.

Last hijack- After about 4 years of ownership I found 350 HP was not enough. (I did buy the car for the handling and have put about 55,000 miles on it.) I have an old thread on CF when I pulled the entire driveline and built it. The only things stock are the crank, block, and rods. I do not drag it at all because I find that boring. 720 HP is fun to play with in all circumstances, even the twisties. It's also fun to light 'em up at 65MPH when a Civic revs on me while going down the highway.
(BTW- I'm my own secret Santa.)

Back on track. I think that Ferrari you posted looks more like a Vette than the C7 does.

:eek1

Oh my, I pop on youtube every once in a while and see those crazy fucks with 1200 HP C6's lighting em up at 100MPH.

Among other things, I see a whole bunch of this in it.

Looks like it's been crash tested with a GM employee playing the dummy.


http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/first-corvette-stingray-wreck-already-history-books-011152790.html

Damn that was quick.

Wow, That looks like a model...is it real?





Oh my... Real world testing..

well played mam

that stigma did follow the Vette around for several years. I've sensed a sea change here in the last few years though. I know of a good many 20 something dudes that are rocking the C5's and 6's. Some this lingering attitude may be regional. I can't say for sure.

I think one would only need to look at the Corvette interior to be swayed towards something Japanese or European. Believe me, if GM kept up with the European or Japanese interior ergonomics or "look-and-feel", there would be many more 20 and 30-somethings driving Corvettes.

Absolutely. Nothing screams "badass" like the interior of a Camry.

I can only hope this opens the door for a more aspirational model from Cadillac.

Simple strawman response. Go hit google images for a C5 or C6 Corvette interior and then talk to me.