Corvette's make great daily drivers. Plenty of people use them as such and by taking care of them it's common to see a super clean Corvette with 100k miles. I keep my cars mint, but they are not trailer or garage queens...injoy the car why save it for the next guy??
Corvettes Rule!
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Me too!
I'm not sure that I would want to own one, but they do deliver a level of performance unmatched by anything close to their price.
Imagine the fun in leaving some guy in a big dollar German or Italian car (and his "date") in your dust driving your Chevrolet.
Of course, you can often do the same in your Accord (I have), simply because the other guy is often neither skilled nor brave.
Corvettes really do rule, however.
I'm not sure that I would want to own one, but they do deliver a level of performance unmatched by anything close to their price.
Imagine the fun in leaving some guy in a big dollar German or Italian car (and his "date") in your dust driving your Chevrolet.
Of course, you can often do the same in your Accord (I have), simply because the other guy is often neither skilled nor brave.
Corvettes really do rule, however.
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My 98 Corvette is the best car I've ever owned, by a longshot! I use it as my daily driver and even with 111,000 miles on it, it still looks and drives like a new car. I am constantly amazed by how smooth and rattle/squeak free this car is considering it's age and mileage. And it's been extremely reliable too, I haven't had any repairs for 4 years now!
I think the new ZR1 is an amazing car, but an even better bargain IMHO is the Callaway Corvette. For less money than the ZR1 you can get their 606hp package, and you're not limited to the fixed roof package either, so you can get it in a coupe with removable roof or a convertible. It can also come with automatic transmission too (the ZR1 is manual only) If my lottery numbers ever co operate with me I'm definitely ordering a Callaway Corvette (with the Grand Sport package)
I think the new ZR1 is an amazing car, but an even better bargain IMHO is the Callaway Corvette. For less money than the ZR1 you can get their 606hp package, and you're not limited to the fixed roof package either, so you can get it in a coupe with removable roof or a convertible. It can also come with automatic transmission too (the ZR1 is manual only) If my lottery numbers ever co operate with me I'm definitely ordering a Callaway Corvette (with the Grand Sport package)
Every generation of Corvette gets better and better.
Will the Corvette be around for another 5 or 10 years ?
Will the Corvette be around for another 5 or 10 years ?
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
Every generation of Corvette gets better and better.
Will the Corvette be around for another 5 or 10 years ?
Sadly I think not.
It's a bad car in the eyes of the new owners. 2 seat V8 gas carbon powered co2 spewing vehicle.
I'd bet the current gen will go on for a few more years and that will be it.
Bill
Every generation of Corvette gets better and better.
Will the Corvette be around for another 5 or 10 years ?
Sadly I think not.
It's a bad car in the eyes of the new owners. 2 seat V8 gas carbon powered co2 spewing vehicle.
I'd bet the current gen will go on for a few more years and that will be it.
Bill
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
Every generation of Corvette gets better and better.
Will the Corvette be around for another 5 or 10 years ?
Sadly I think not.
It's a bad car in the eyes of the new owners. 2 seat V8 gas carbon powered co2 spewing vehicle.
I'd bet the current gen will go on for a few more years and that will be it.
Bill
The Corvette will be around. It's the Halo car for Chevrolet and GM and sales have always been good. No reason to stop making it. And it is NOT a gross polluter, runs clean and gets really good MPG's considering the power output.
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
Every generation of Corvette gets better and better.
Will the Corvette be around for another 5 or 10 years ?
Sadly I think not.
It's a bad car in the eyes of the new owners. 2 seat V8 gas carbon powered co2 spewing vehicle.
I'd bet the current gen will go on for a few more years and that will be it.
Bill
The Corvette will be around. It's the Halo car for Chevrolet and GM and sales have always been good. No reason to stop making it. And it is NOT a gross polluter, runs clean and gets really good MPG's considering the power output.
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ls1mike
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Wow, this thread has suprised me! No bashing to speak off.
I think the Corvette will hang around, it also gets folks in the show room who may want to see it and then they may just look around at the other offerings available.
I think the Corvette will hang around, it also gets folks in the show room who may want to see it and then they may just look around at the other offerings available.
Originally Posted By: GMBoy
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
Every generation of Corvette gets better and better.
Will the Corvette be around for another 5 or 10 years ?
Sadly I think not.
It's a bad car in the eyes of the new owners. 2 seat V8 gas carbon powered co2 spewing vehicle.
I'd bet the current gen will go on for a few more years and that will be it.
Bill
The Corvette will be around. It's the Halo car for Chevrolet and GM and sales have always been good. No reason to stop making it. And it is NOT a gross polluter, runs clean and gets really good MPG's considering the power output.
Above 100 horse power, a vehicle's power output has no bearing on whether or not its MPG is good. Looking at the Corvette's fuel economy, I see that it gets 26 mpg on the highway (20 mpg for the LS9 engine). That is not good.
They might be able to get better fuel economy out of the engine if they used their HCCI technology with it:
http://www.dailytech.com/GM+Hopes+to+Hav...rticle15204.htm
They could probably also add a turbocharger in addition to the supercharger to get a little more efficiency out of the engine when operating at higher power outputs. Adding a carbon fiber underbody panel and coating the piston heads with a catalyst to utilize catalytic combustion in addition to HCCI would also help. They might be able employ DOHC to increase efficiency, although that could be redundant with the twinchargers.
I doubt GM would do all of these things to improve the fuel economy of the Corvette, even as a publicity stunt, because it would damage their reputation for placing fuel economy as their last priority when it comes to designing cars. It would also be expensive in terms of engineering resources, and for all automobile manufacturers, design expenses come before fuel economy.
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
Every generation of Corvette gets better and better.
Will the Corvette be around for another 5 or 10 years ?
Sadly I think not.
It's a bad car in the eyes of the new owners. 2 seat V8 gas carbon powered co2 spewing vehicle.
I'd bet the current gen will go on for a few more years and that will be it.
Bill
The Corvette will be around. It's the Halo car for Chevrolet and GM and sales have always been good. No reason to stop making it. And it is NOT a gross polluter, runs clean and gets really good MPG's considering the power output.
Above 100 horse power, a vehicle's power output has no bearing on whether or not its MPG is good. Looking at the Corvette's fuel economy, I see that it gets 26 mpg on the highway (20 mpg for the LS9 engine). That is not good.
They might be able to get better fuel economy out of the engine if they used their HCCI technology with it:
http://www.dailytech.com/GM+Hopes+to+Hav...rticle15204.htm
They could probably also add a turbocharger in addition to the supercharger to get a little more efficiency out of the engine when operating at higher power outputs. Adding a carbon fiber underbody panel and coating the piston heads with a catalyst to utilize catalytic combustion in addition to HCCI would also help. They might be able employ DOHC to increase efficiency, although that could be redundant with the twinchargers.
I doubt GM would do all of these things to improve the fuel economy of the Corvette, even as a publicity stunt, because it would damage their reputation for placing fuel economy as their last priority when it comes to designing cars. It would also be expensive in terms of engineering resources, and for all automobile manufacturers, design expenses come before fuel economy.
Originally Posted By: GMBoy
The Corvette will be around. It's the Halo car for Chevrolet and GM and sales have always been good. No reason to stop making it. And it is NOT a gross polluter, runs clean and gets really good MPG's considering the power output.
I hope you are correct....
But..
In today's PC world, no NEED for a 2 seater V8 powered car.
And considering who owns GM now, I'll still stand with what I said.
Plus there is serious question *IF* GM can stay around. Wait till hyper inflation and all the taxes and lets see if anyone can afford a Corvette...
Bill
The Corvette will be around. It's the Halo car for Chevrolet and GM and sales have always been good. No reason to stop making it. And it is NOT a gross polluter, runs clean and gets really good MPG's considering the power output.
I hope you are correct....
But..
In today's PC world, no NEED for a 2 seater V8 powered car.
Plus there is serious question *IF* GM can stay around. Wait till hyper inflation and all the taxes and lets see if anyone can afford a Corvette...
Bill
Originally Posted By: ls1mike
I think the Corvette will hang around, it also gets folks in the show room who may want to see it and then they may just look around at the other offerings available.
That is what the Volt is going to do!
(I crack myself up at times)
I think the Corvette will hang around, it also gets folks in the show room who may want to see it and then they may just look around at the other offerings available.
That is what the Volt is going to do!
(I crack myself up at times)
Originally Posted By: ShiningArcanine
Looking at the Corvette's fuel economy, I see that it gets 26 mpg on the highway (20 mpg for the LS9 engine). That is not good.
Don't confuse fuel economy with emissions. It's possible to use a lot of fuel but burn it cleanly.
Looking at the Corvette's fuel economy, I see that it gets 26 mpg on the highway (20 mpg for the LS9 engine). That is not good.
Don't confuse fuel economy with emissions. It's possible to use a lot of fuel but burn it cleanly.
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: GMBoy
The Corvette will be around. It's the Halo car for Chevrolet and GM and sales have always been good. No reason to stop making it. And it is NOT a gross polluter, runs clean and gets really good MPG's considering the power output.
I hope you are correct....
But..
In today's PC world, no NEED for a 2 seater V8 powered car.
And considering who owns GM now, I'll still stand with what I said.
Plus there is serious question *IF* GM can stay around. Wait till hyper inflation and all the taxes and lets see if anyone can afford a Corvette...
Bill
The Corvette will live on....under what ownership would be the only question.
Originally Posted By: GMBoy
The Corvette will be around. It's the Halo car for Chevrolet and GM and sales have always been good. No reason to stop making it. And it is NOT a gross polluter, runs clean and gets really good MPG's considering the power output.
I hope you are correct....
But..
In today's PC world, no NEED for a 2 seater V8 powered car.
Plus there is serious question *IF* GM can stay around. Wait till hyper inflation and all the taxes and lets see if anyone can afford a Corvette...
Bill
The Corvette will live on....under what ownership would be the only question.
I was not a big fan of the early vettes, C1 - C3. I loved the styling but there was too much shake and rattle with the roll.
I love the C5 and C6, they are completely different animals! Solid, reliable, and fast. I just finished reading the book "All corvettes are red". It's an insiders story of the on and off development of the C5 from 1988 through 1996. It's a great read. Not only about the development process but also the internal politics of GM. The project was almost kill numerous times. That said, GM is in worse shape now than they were then and current corvette sales are in the dumper. Some people that are in a position to know, say future C7 development is on hold. Bottom line is IF the corvette survives it is likely to have peaked as far as performance goes.
Check out this car guy's opinion of the current ZR1...
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/clips/2009-chevrolet-corvette-zr1/867761/
I plan to buy a C6 this summer... it will be a pre-retirement toy and I'll probably keep it till I die.
I love the C5 and C6, they are completely different animals! Solid, reliable, and fast. I just finished reading the book "All corvettes are red". It's an insiders story of the on and off development of the C5 from 1988 through 1996. It's a great read. Not only about the development process but also the internal politics of GM. The project was almost kill numerous times. That said, GM is in worse shape now than they were then and current corvette sales are in the dumper. Some people that are in a position to know, say future C7 development is on hold. Bottom line is IF the corvette survives it is likely to have peaked as far as performance goes.
Check out this car guy's opinion of the current ZR1...
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/clips/2009-chevrolet-corvette-zr1/867761/
I plan to buy a C6 this summer... it will be a pre-retirement toy and I'll probably keep it till I die.
I love my '03 Z06 so much that I'm already plotting about how I'm going to get a C6 Z06 when I get back from an Uncle Sam sponsored trip to South Korea, with a decent increase coming, I'm even thinking about getting a ZR-1 and giving the Z06 to my dad.
The interior got considerably better with the 4LT interior package and pretty much with the C6 in general. The stock C5 shifter knob is just plain cheap.
A lot of people, non Corvette owners, are snobby against the Corvette because it doesn't cost as much and can go just as fast and most times even faster.
They just have to stop hatin'.
The interior got considerably better with the 4LT interior package and pretty much with the C6 in general. The stock C5 shifter knob is just plain cheap.
A lot of people, non Corvette owners, are snobby against the Corvette because it doesn't cost as much and can go just as fast and most times even faster.
They just have to stop hatin'.
Originally Posted By: Edmond
I love my '03 Z06 so much that I'm already plotting about how I'm going to get a C6 Z06 when I get back from an Uncle Sam sponsored trip to South Korea, with a decent increase coming, I'm even thinking about getting a ZR-1 and giving the Z06 to my dad.
The interior got considerably better with the 4LT interior package and pretty much with the C6 in general. The stock C5 shifter knob is just plain cheap.
A lot of people, non Corvette owners, are snobby against the Corvette because it doesn't cost as much and can go just as fast and most times even faster.
They just have to stop hatin'.
Given that car accidents usually occur above 100 mph, I doubt that the Corvette's ability to drive faster than other cars which all can drive above this threshold is a desirable trait.
I love my '03 Z06 so much that I'm already plotting about how I'm going to get a C6 Z06 when I get back from an Uncle Sam sponsored trip to South Korea, with a decent increase coming, I'm even thinking about getting a ZR-1 and giving the Z06 to my dad.
The interior got considerably better with the 4LT interior package and pretty much with the C6 in general. The stock C5 shifter knob is just plain cheap.
A lot of people, non Corvette owners, are snobby against the Corvette because it doesn't cost as much and can go just as fast and most times even faster.
They just have to stop hatin'.
Given that car accidents usually occur above 100 mph, I doubt that the Corvette's ability to drive faster than other cars which all can drive above this threshold is a desirable trait.
On the contrary: it's MUCH safer to be in a car that is designed to go fast than to be in one that isn't. Those cars can swerve and stop in situations that would cause other vehicles to spin or flip, and their safety cells tend to be very strong.
A good sports car like the Corvette is a comprehensively engineered machine. It's not just an average car with a big engine. It has the brakes, handling, and structural rigidity to match the horsepower.
Almost any car can crack 100 MPH these days. Keeping it under that speed is a matter of driver restraint no matter what car you're in.
A good sports car like the Corvette is a comprehensively engineered machine. It's not just an average car with a big engine. It has the brakes, handling, and structural rigidity to match the horsepower.
Almost any car can crack 100 MPH these days. Keeping it under that speed is a matter of driver restraint no matter what car you're in.
Originally Posted By: d00df00d
On the contrary: it's MUCH safer to be in a car that is designed to go fast than to be in one that isn't. Those cars can swerve and stop in situations that would cause other vehicles to spin or flip, and their safety cells tend to be very strong.
A good sports car like the Corvette is a comprehensively engineered machine. It's not just an average car with a big engine. It has the brakes, handling, and structural rigidity to match the horsepower.
Almost any car can crack 100 MPH these days. Keeping it under that speed is a matter of driver restraint no matter what car you're in.
It is not safe to drive above 100 mph in just about any car on public roads. The highest design limit of any highway that I know is 85 mph. Above that, no vehicle is guaranteed to remain on the ground. If you drive over a small hill at 100 mph, your car will likely lift off the ground. If the road is curved, that will cause your car to fly off the road. At that point, the design of the car in terms of performance becomes irrelevant as far as safety is concerned.
On the contrary: it's MUCH safer to be in a car that is designed to go fast than to be in one that isn't. Those cars can swerve and stop in situations that would cause other vehicles to spin or flip, and their safety cells tend to be very strong.
A good sports car like the Corvette is a comprehensively engineered machine. It's not just an average car with a big engine. It has the brakes, handling, and structural rigidity to match the horsepower.
Almost any car can crack 100 MPH these days. Keeping it under that speed is a matter of driver restraint no matter what car you're in.
It is not safe to drive above 100 mph in just about any car on public roads. The highest design limit of any highway that I know is 85 mph. Above that, no vehicle is guaranteed to remain on the ground. If you drive over a small hill at 100 mph, your car will likely lift off the ground. If the road is curved, that will cause your car to fly off the road. At that point, the design of the car in terms of performance becomes irrelevant as far as safety is concerned.
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