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SL/R230: I don't usually do domestic cars, but this s#+t is Hot!

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Old Jan 16, 2014 | 04:50 PM
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On my 3rd coupe!
I don't usually do domestic cars, but this s#+t is Hot!

I've always like the exteriors of Corvettes but I've always felt like the interior was much to plain and didn't compliment the exterior. I need to feel good about the inside & the outside of my vehicles; I guess that's why I've always driven foreign cars. My first car was a '78 Audi 5000, then a '84 Peugeot 505 etc etc. Anyhow, sorry I didn't snap a pic of the interior because the guy was still in the car lol, but I think this time GM finally got it right!


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Old Jan 16, 2014 | 10:09 PM
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and the Z06 coming out in 2015 is even hotter....
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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 12:51 AM
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On my 3rd coupe!
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and the Z06 coming out in 2015 is even hotter....
Wow I'm gonna Google that..
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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 01:07 AM
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I seen one the other day, really caught my eye.
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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 10:39 AM
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just a thought.... i think rectangle exhaust tips may go better with the lines and flow of the design .
it IS a hot car though
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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by COMEINPEACE
just a thought.... i think rectangle exhaust tips may go better with the lines and flow of the design .
it IS a hot car though
You are sooo right!
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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 11:31 AM
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JBs C63 PP( wifes car ), Mc Laren Pxx(toy), 2013 Mustang GT 5.0 ( DD ), ML 6.3 ( winter DD )...
Its a hot corvette, well IMO.
Good friend of mine test drove it ( owns an 2013 Mustang GT 5.0 ) and said...car is good, motor is nice...but he has a strange feeling sitting in it and not exactly figuring out the width of the driver fender. So when he test drove the corvette he was driving way to far on the right side. He also said...interrior was disapointing, for the serious $ you have to lay down.
BTW...how much do they run for?
70k?
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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 04:46 PM
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I'll have to get used to it, a lot sharper lines than the previous model.

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I sold my C6 Z06 last September. In my opinion, the C6 (predecessor to this new C7) was the last good looking Vette. Although the engineering improvements are great with the new C7, the back end is horrible. The new Z06 that's coming out is going to be one fantastic Vette. Wide body like the outgoing C6, 625HP with something like 640 pound feet of torque. My Z06 was 505HP and 475 torque and would brake the tires loose from a 40mph roll in 2nd just my rolling on the gas. This new one is just going to be stupid fast.
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