I might have posted this before, but...

"BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather" (bugeyedacura)
05/30/2014 at 10:30 • Filed to: None

I'm always shocked how many active Vette haters there are out there. Like people will search out Corvette articles and blast them with trolling about interiors and lack of refinement. The new one is the best one yet, and has pretty much caught up in all regards, but people still fall back to their old reasoning and steretypes. I'm convinced that Chevy should just stay the course on building a cheap exotic-beater because for the haters and ignorant masses, it'll never be good enough. I, for one, can't wait till the day I can afford one.

DISCUSSION (37)

Brian Silvestro > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 10:33

God I want one so bad. At that price point, what is there to hate?

Mattbob > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 10:34

Kinja'd!!!

Mattbob > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 10:34

Kinja'd!!!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 10:35

I'm with you 100%.

They have found a formula to build a car and sell it well under $100k and beat down cars that are sold up to $200k. And the top end line of it may be above $100k, but that one takes down cars up to what? $300k? $400k?

Keep doing it Corvette. I'll probably never be able to own my favorite car ever built - Corvette. I need back seats.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Brian Silvestro
05/30/2014 at 10:35

Because it's too good and made in America.

Brian Silvestro > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
05/30/2014 at 10:36

Well those are clearly justifiable reasons!

Deven > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 10:37

I hate when people tell me the rear lights are shit because they don't have the same shape that they used to.

IMO, the new corvette is by far and away one of the best looking cars an American company has ever made. Now I just hope this starts a revolution of the American sports car industry.

MPA > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 10:40

Vettes rock - and the fact that you can get a great, used sports car for not a lot of money makes them super appealing.

Most cars have haters - the good ones - Corvettes, Miatas, Mustangs, BRZs - have a lot.

Racescort666 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 10:45

Kinja'd!!!

I couldn't agree more. It doesn't photograph for shit but they are gorgeous.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 10:45

I shit you not, a few years ago at the auto show, I was standing around a C6 Z06, admiring the LS7 under the hood when I hear two guys talking to each other and say something along the lines of:

"My turbo'd (enter FWD asian compact) could smoke this thing"

"I know right, big, ugly American POS is what it is"

I just stood there in amazement at the fact that this guy genuinely thought such a thing. There are people out there who think these are that bad. It's ridiculous! This isn't a '74 with the 165 horsepower V8, it has a screaming LS7 under the hood!

I for one can't wait til C6 Z06 or C7 prices get into my realm of affordability in the future.

Nibbles > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/30/2014 at 10:48

Kids leave the house eventually, if you do it right

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/30/2014 at 10:49

I have a special place in my heart for the LS7 (one of the best revving small blocks), and that place grows even bigger when talking about the Z06.

Or is it my penis that grows when I talk about the Z06? It may be that one...

Either way, it'll murk anything this side an Aventador.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Brian Silvestro
05/30/2014 at 10:50

Arch Duke is right. You need a car that screams #prestige at the top of its lungs.

Without prestige, we're all just animals, man.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/30/2014 at 10:51

They're so cheap, it's always a second-car alternative. Find a later model C4 with the 6MT for 9-10k and go forth and enjoy.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Deven
05/30/2014 at 10:52

The C4 has squared off taillights for half its run too. In fact, that was one of the differentiating factors of the C4 ZR-1 when it was first released.

Brian Silvestro > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 10:52

You're right. Peasants and such.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 10:52

It's a shame that the LS7 doesn't have much life left. After the Z/28, I think it's pretty much dead, and that makes me really sad. I guess CAFE regulations don't really leave a lot of room for a 7-liter small block motor in a carmaker's lineup.

JACU - I've got bonifides. > Nibbles
05/30/2014 at 10:53

Man one could read a lot into that statement. ;-)

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > MPA
05/30/2014 at 10:53

The Vette actually makes it hard to consider the others you listed lol. Depending on vintage, you can get one for cheaper than all the rest lol.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Nibbles
05/30/2014 at 10:53

haha, eventually. But at that point the Montego should be so perfect I won't be worried about it.

SPNKiX > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/30/2014 at 10:54

it's too bad they can't turn, tho.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Brian Silvestro
05/30/2014 at 10:54

Nnnnn, quite right Brian. I only ride in chariots made by the finest German craftsmen.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > SPNKiX
05/30/2014 at 10:55

Is that why a Z06 holds the record at Laguna Seca?

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/30/2014 at 10:55

It doesn't even get that bad of gas mileage. It's a 500hp engine getting mileage like a lot of 400hp engines...

Brian Silvestro > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 10:56

*raises pinky finger and sips tea*

Yes...indeed.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Brian Silvestro
05/30/2014 at 10:56

Fancy a spot of cricket old chap?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 10:57

I'll give GM one thing, they can get DOHC V6 gas mileage out of OHV V8s.

JEM > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 10:58

This. Exactly. I'm seriously considering doing this when I sell the Javelin and get a second/commuting car. I'll probably go with a late 90s/early 00s Mustang though just because they're almost half the price but still. If I was looking to spend 10-12K on a good driving car I'd go with the Vette in a second (I'm cheap and looking to spend 5-8K).

Opposite Locksmith > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 11:01

these just need to assimilate so to speak. They're fantastic vehicles and once they're more commonplace like the C6 the armchair haters will have a hard time face to face

Milky > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 11:04

I'm still not in love with the C7's design. Like its half blacked out rear bumper, chrome grill strip, the dozen creases across the front, etc ...

But I will never fault its performance value. It really is the next step up from the "butyoucouldahadaV6mustang". A used Z06 is still my next want. There is just no argument against 30k, 500hp and reliability.

Brian Silvestro > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 11:06

Sorry, I must be attending the dutchess' ball on the hour.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Milky
05/30/2014 at 11:06

If 25k is "couldahadaV6mustang", then 50k should be "couldahadaVette".

LS7 is definitely the way to go. 7liters at 7000 rpms. So yummy.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Brian Silvestro
05/30/2014 at 11:08

Ahh, no apologies necessary. A man of your stature must make sure he frequents all of the gatherings our lordship provides.

Brian Silvestro > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 11:08

But of course! *tips hat*

Tripper > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 11:48

You really can't beat a Corvette for the money. You just need the proper skills and an decent amount of courage. I only have the latter. My mom used to have a C5 w full exhaust (whole family is nuts about cars). It was terrifying to drive fast, but it was so fun and so loud!

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Tripper
05/30/2014 at 11:54

Skills can be built. It's important to have the courage already because that's something where you either have it or you don't.

And being that the Corvette often comes with tuned muscle-car engines as their options, Vettes with exhaust are fucking sweet.

SPNKiX > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
05/30/2014 at 12:50

for the most times crashing at the first turn?