by "Poor_Sh" (ar4x)
Published 11/22/2017 at 14:25
by "Poor_Sh" (ar4x)
Published 11/22/2017 at 14:25
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Hi all, I’ve been lurking for years and posting via burners seldomly for the last year. But I keep wanting to ask bigger questions, post cars I see too, and just contribute to this great site. So here I am. My automotive backstory may come later, and I’ll try to spread out all my ideas for posts over time, but I’m currently on year 2 of my 2014 Mustang Gt Premium (manual).
This car will be paid off next summer and I’m starting to look a bit more seriously at my next daily driver. I will post more about that later but here’s just a quick story from visiting a Chevy dealership today.
It’s rainy and low 50s here in New England so I knew I wouldn’t likely finagle a good test drive. This is actually the first time I’ve gone to a dealership without intending to buy since 2010 so I was nervous. I’ve been very inspired by many of your stories of similar quests so I took a deep breath and walked in. I found a salesman and introduced myself as well as stating my intentions so as not to waste his time. Really, I would have been happy just walking around and taking a seat, but DeAndre was awesome and helped me for over an hour.
First up was a Corvette Grand Sport like the picture, with other higher trims around it, but no manual. I’m contemplating a Stingray maybe 2LT so this was a tad out of my league, but it was the only one open. Gorgeous red, I’d prefer Admiral Blue but this red is a close second. I’ve always loved the C7 design, but I was looking at ground clearance specifically because DD + New England = Struggle for such cars. I think the Stingray’s clearance will be fine but any of the higher trims with added aero pieces could be troublesome.
The other big thing for me is that I’ve never been able to get comfortable in my mustang even with the very adjustable power seats. Oddly my cloth non-powered seats in the 2011 V6 mustang was the best I’ve had. The seats in the Vette felt great! Good sign, but eventual test drive will tell me way more. I loved the layout of the buttons/switches from where my hand sat on the shifter, it feels like a cockpit to make the driver the focus. I adjusted the mirrors and I’m sure I could see well enough, though might like some blind spot stick-ons. Lastly the space definitely seems adequate, with a phone cubby behind the screen, another phone sized cubby armrest, the cupholders FINALLY out of my arms way, and a hatch with just enough space to scuba/hike/etc.
Then, I moved into a 50th anniversary Camaro (manual) just to see what it’s like. Something something visibility, but really it wasn’t the worst. I don’t have too much to say about this other than it’s cool to see wireless charging for phones built-in to a car now. The negatives for me was how the armrest storage couldn’t even fit my Pixel nicely, the infotainment screen is angled slightly down (WHY?), and the opening to the trunk would be very difficult for scuba/hiking/etc.
In any case I had a ton of fun, DeAndre was awesome though a tad green, and thank you so much for inspiring me to go do this. Much more to come, so what do you think?
P.S. I’m at my parent’s house for the Holiday on my cell just FYI.
"punkgoose17" (punkgoose17)
11/22/2017 at 15:15, STARS: 3
I am guessing the screen is angled slightly down to avoid washout from sunlight; I don’t think this should be a problems with new screens, but I’ve never had a car with an info screen.
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"Poor_Sh" (ar4x)
11/22/2017 at 15:38, STARS: 0
Ah yes, that makes sense though I think the little lip above the screen on my car and others is a cleaner look for sun blocking. I dislike the tablet glued to the dash look.
And thank you :)
"CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever" (carsoffortlangley)
11/22/2017 at 17:44, STARS: 1
Welcome to Oppo! Fine car!
"JR1" (type35bugatti)
11/22/2017 at 17:52, STARS: 1
Welcome lurker! Although you’ve been here a while it sounds like. In my opinion the Corvette would be the one to buy out of the two. You couldn’t really go wrong with one of those. Never driven a C7 but with my experiences in a C6 I can only imagine the C7 is even better!
Any thoughts checking out a GT350 or Challenger?
"Poor_Sh" (ar4x)
11/22/2017 at 17:57, STARS: 0
I’m not actually interested in the Camaro, just wanted to see what the reviews and gossip talk about. My top 3 choices are actually C7, Cayman, and F-Type but I’m gonna write up something more in-depth about my future car plans. And, will likely then go into the choice even further later on to get the hive mind opinion.
What are your experiences in a C6?
"JR1" (type35bugatti)
11/22/2017 at 19:29, STARS: 1
Family member had a base 400ho C6 and I was lucky enough to drive it on a few occasions. Great brakes, seats were not as bad as people said but they could use more bolstering, and even with *only 400hp the 3200lbs weight made the car feel very fast. Probably a little faster than the 2012 Mustang GT another family member of mine had. The low end torque of the LS motors I think is what helped make the base C6 feel faster than the Mustang GT. I think it was due to that punch in the gut feeling from the low end torque of the LS motor.
I was also lucky enough to be in a Zr1 once. And then the next day a Gallardo Superleggera (it was a fun weekend) the Zr1 felt quite a bit faster.
"Poor_Sh" (ar4x)
11/22/2017 at 20:03, STARS: 0
That’s awesome. How do so many people on here have do many stories of getting to drive a bunch of cars? I’m wondering if I’m just too timid to ask the right people.
"JR1" (type35bugatti)
11/22/2017 at 22:35, STARS: 0
Ha no no. I had to pay for the Lamborghini in Vegas at the track. The ZR1 was part of Chevy’s ride and drive demonstrations for Barrett Jackson in Vegas. They made an autocross course.