Oppo Review - Stingray 

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion) 04/22/2018 at 16:22 • Filed to: None

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Neighbor bought a thing. Goes great with his modded sti. This condominium is becoming absolutely overrun with enthusiasts and I love it. It’s literally a 1:1 ratio of car guys/girls to normies.

It’s a stingray with every performance option checked, and it sounds insanely good. It also returned 32mpg on a highway stretch. That’s absolutely unfair. I wonder if I could swap a V8 with cylinder deactivation into the Miata... Anyways. Interior is simple, but quite nice. Very much driver focused. The windshield is so slanted that visibility is a bit rough for tall people. If this was my car I’d be looking into a lower seating solution. We went for a quick drive and... Well. Fuck turbos. I need a V8 in my life. This is the kind of car where you can pass anyone, in any gear, at any speed, any time. Did I mention the sound? Oh and the engine bay has SO MUCH SPACE FOR ACTIVITIES. Or a supercharger. We drove this back to back with the 400whp sti, and they both hit the same speed on banked onramps, despite zero familiarity with the Corvette. So yeah, it grips hard.

I still wouldn’t want to own a Vette... But it sure is a nice package. I wish GM would put everything in a body-style that isn’t a Corvette/Camaro/American muscle car if you get what I’m saying...

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > AestheticsInMotion 04/22/2018 at 16:29

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The C7 Z51 Stingray is my favorite Corvette ever made.

It looks so good.

Gib Lime Rock Green Z51 pls.

AestheticsInMotion > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 04/22/2018 at 16:31

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I’m going to need some income verification to make sure you can handle the weekly tire replacements.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > AestheticsInMotion 04/22/2018 at 16:31

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GM and it’s cylinder deactivation has it’s problems, it’s not really worth it IMO. It would be the first thing I would remove. Old LS1 cars were nearly rated at 30, so it’s not even that helpful.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > AestheticsInMotion 04/22/2018 at 16:35

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A sports car with almost double the displacement and 2 more cylinders than my 4Runner gets that kind of mileage. That 7th gear must be seriously tall.

AestheticsInMotion > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 04/22/2018 at 16:41

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One of the most impressive things about the car. Cruise along in eco mode with 4 cylinders activated and then in a split second Hammer the gas and you’ve got every last bit of power pushing you back in the seat

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > AestheticsInMotion 04/22/2018 at 16:41

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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion 04/22/2018 at 16:47

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By the looks of it you should be looking for a Nissan 350z.

AestheticsInMotion > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/22/2018 at 16:53

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That’s a his and hers matched pair. I’m kinda jealous

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion 04/22/2018 at 17:20

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They are nice cars but lacking that edginess that you get in your Miata or a vintage Datsun z car.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > AestheticsInMotion 04/22/2018 at 18:27

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His and hers Miatas sounds better than his and hers 350zs to me.

yamahog > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/22/2018 at 19:31

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Corvette LT1 doesn’t seem to have the truck/SUV issues fwiw.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > yamahog 04/22/2018 at 19:41

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Fair enough. That said, how many have enough miles on them?

yamahog > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/22/2018 at 20:36

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they’ve been on the road since 2014MY, they make perfectly fine summertime DDs (and year-round, depending on climate/willingness to buy snow tires) for people who don’t need more than two seats, some get driven on lots of long highway trips, and some get plenty of track time too.

Sweet Trav > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/23/2018 at 07:49

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They changed the DOD system a little bit bit from the Gen IV LS motor to the Gen V LT motor.

Marioshi > AestheticsInMotion 04/23/2018 at 14:17

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sigh.