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Old Vs. New. Glad I took the plunge. The old one blew a head gasket a month later. In case you're wondering those things on the hood and roof are fishing rod holders attached with suction cups.  Just washed! 
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They do , but they tend to get tangled together. The suction ones are nice, you can travel at highway speeds with 6 rods on there. https://www.rodmounts.com
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I wonder how they fair against pedestrians because I heard my state was looking at banning the fixed ones as they are basically implements of unyielding death.
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Aug 11, 2015 00:30
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blk posted:Go sit in the corner and think about what you've done! Gone neck deep in debt for a car slower and worse handling than a new 4 cyl mustang? 
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Aug 11, 2015 07:10
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Who'd ya piss off to get that red title?
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Ferremit posted:Who'd ya piss off to get that red title? I just made the mistake of blindly clicking that link in his title. Don't blindly click that link in his title.
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Crossposting from another thread, fitting here since it's a post of my own ride and all... Picked this up yesterday for the wife.  Well, its the one we ordered back in April and just arrived yesterday. Seriously, it's a drat nice car for the money. Got it for right around $23k (under invoice, didn't even need the X-plan pricing I'd had ready) but it's loaded to the gills. Quality feels much higher than our outgoing Fiesta had.
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shodanjr_gr posted:Got her washed: How do you like it? I just put an order in for mine, white as well, though with a few different trim options. It was hilariously impossible to find these in a manual transmission to test drive. Finally a local dealer got a used 2014 z51 in and let me put about 12 miles on it. I get that some people prefer an automatic. I just had no idea that the skew was so big. Out of the 40 or so on the lots around here, I'm talking like 3 are manuals. Das Volk posted:I went for a drive today That scenery is eating up the picture of that beautiful automobile. Blame Pyrrhus fucked around with this message at 16:08 on Aug 11, 2015 |
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Aug 11, 2015 16:03
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Ferremit posted:Who'd ya piss off to get that red title? I think that's pretty obvious. Disappointing effort for the red title, too. There used to be craft shown in red titles.
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Das Volk posted:I went for a drive today Why on Earth would you drive a gray Viper?
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Das Volk posted:I went for a drive today Do a burnout. 
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Tamir Lenk posted:Why on Earth would you drive a gray Viper? Eh, I just want to know how high up the mountain he had to go before it stopped being in color. Put my old wheels back on. The plain janes it comes with were so boring. 
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Aug 11, 2015 17:29
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Das Volk posted:I went for a drive today 
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Ferremit posted:Who'd ya piss off to get that red title? Someone got really upset that someone else had a nice thing, and decided to make a very original joke about it. Tamir Lenk posted:Why on Earth would you drive a gray Viper? The contrast worked really well with the lighting, the original photo was kind of hazy looking and I discovered grayscale looked better, although I don't have the skills/level of effort to do any 'real' postprocessing. The original photo is here: http://imgur.com/VF7N1yw
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I think I like the color version better, I like how the (upper portion of the) sky is the same hue as the car, but a slightly different tone - they complement each other nicely. Great pic either way.
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Das Volk posted:Someone got really upset that someone else had a nice thing, and decided to make a very original joke about it. drat, where is that? Looks amazing.
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Linux Nazi posted:How do you like it? The rev match is a godsend when you're feeling lazy but it's also so convenient that you'll give up even bothering to heel-toe when you drive it.
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Das Volk posted:Someone got really upset that someone else had a nice thing, and decided to make a very original joke about it. I'm upset that you have such a nice thing and that you live so drat far away. I would put my junk on your car if you lived nearby is what I am saying.
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Das Volk posted:Someone got really upset that someone else had a nice thing, and decided to make a very original joke about it. Jealousy? On AI? Surely you jest!
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Every body jealous of my beat up miata
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Linux Nazi posted:How do you like it? Especially the 2014s, I've heard of people trading in those autos to get the 2015 version (it is MUCH better). I loving love mine. There's a few annoying build quality/noise chevyisms but otherwise it is phenomenal. It sounds nuts, it's absurdly fast (felony-levels speeding before you know it) and it looks like an exotic and better than pretty much anything on the road". e: Let's make a 2 person OFFICIAL CORVETTE C7 OWNER THREAD
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Randuin posted:drat, where is that? Looks amazing. That would be just off Panoramic Highway on Ridgecrest, where literally dozens of car commercials have been shot, including this Head 2 Head episode. Incidentally, they will be filming at the VCHC for Motor Trend and Roadkill magazine, so it'll be fun to meet that group. shodanjr_gr posted:Especially the 2014s, I've heard of people trading in those autos to get the 2015 version (it is MUCH better). I'm curious what quality issues the current Vettes have. The gremlin I can't seem to get rid of is my shifter handle keeps unscrewing itself, and I'm going to take it apart and loctite that fucker good.
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Das Volk posted:I'm curious what quality issues the current Vettes have. The gremlin I can't seem to get rid of is my shifter handle keeps unscrewing itself, and I'm going to take it apart and loctite that fucker good. There's some rattles, some cheap plastics and a weird exhaust vibration around 3k rpm for me. Otherwise it's great. But I do not care at all.
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shodanjr_gr posted:Especially the 2014s, I've heard of people trading in those autos to get the 2015 version (it is MUCH better). Lets! Arctic Whites only, of course. Mine is going to have this exact same trim color options. Just ordered it friday though so I'm not going to see it until probably Oct   shodanjr_gr posted:There's some rattles, some cheap plastics and a weird exhaust vibration around 3k rpm for me. Otherwise it's great. But I do not care at all. I've only driven Subarus until now. Do your best, GM!
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I really don't like Corvette styling but that's a drat pretty and angry looking car.
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Linux Nazi posted:
Surprised you didn't find one close to your spec, there are a ton of stingrays on lots here. Then again now that I think about it they are all probably 8-speed autos.
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What the hell are those red lights in the vents? Also I spent all of 1998-2012 in '98-'02 GM vehicles. I am immune to cheap plastic for life. Cheap plastic just means weight savings to me.
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davebo posted:What the hell are those red lights in the vents? Speed lights.
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davebo posted:What the hell are those red lights in the vents? Presumably the GM quality shining through. Or something is on fire. EvilBlackRailgun posted:Surprised you didn't find one close to your spec, there are a ton of stingrays on lots here. Then again now that I think about it they are all probably 8-speed autos. Generally that's the case. Blame Pyrrhus fucked around with this message at 06:06 on Aug 13, 2015 |
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Linux Nazi posted:Lets! So turns out there's three of us at work with a Arctic White C7 vette. One's gonna be a Z06. Come join us .quote:I've only driven Subarus until now. Do your best, GM! It is infinitely superior to my mustangs too. I just had my expectations too high. Linux Nazi posted:
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shodanjr_gr posted:Got her washed: Stingray in white is the best color.
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Linux Nazi posted:It's probably better than a manual in every way except for my enjoyment of using it No it was incoming stock at the dealer. I also got a very good price for it and didn't wanna wait the two months. It took about a week to arrive.
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Linux Nazi posted:It's probably better than a manual in every way except for my enjoyment of using it I've pretty much figured out why the DSG is half a second faster 0-60 than the 6 speed in the R. It takes me that long to realize I need to shift from 1-> 2. It hits redline faster than any car I've ever driven.
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Yea I had an 04 R32 and first gear was ridiculously short. Its over before your brain can even think about shifting to second.
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Sounds like 1st in an M47 trans Volvo 240. 1st gear is good for maybe 10mph tops if you want to keep the revs to a sane level.
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I'm pretty sure my 1st gear maxes out around 62mph. It's kind of nuts.
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^^^a video of that would be awesome. The mazdaspud6 also was part of hilarious short first gear crew. Combined with the baby turbo that spooled low it made 5-25MPH rather violent.
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