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#319 of 914 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Aug 21, 2004 (2:47 pm)
I wouldn't try it. That's out of my league, even with some training that I've had. That 186 mph world is a whole other universe--an altered state if you will.   WEll, maybe on a windless smooth flat surface that's 25 miles long, yeah, you might make 186. But hit a golf ball and you're dead. Replies to this message: avolvofan (Aug 21, 2004 8:20 pm)
#320 of 914 Re: [Mr_Shiftright] by avolvofan Aug 21, 2004 (8:20 pm)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 21, 2004 2:47 pm) If I could drive at a higher speed (say, up to maybe 80 mph on the freeway) and not get ticketed, I would sign up for the special license in a heart beat. However, I still wouldn't drive 186 (or anywhere near that speed) on the street - there is too much variation on road surfaces. The most that I would push a car on the street is probably around 90 for any extended period of time. Brief sprints to 100 or 110, but no way at 120 or higher for an extended run. There is just too much that can go wrong on a road surface that is not continually prepped for speed. Maybe on the autobahn; but not in the U.S. At 120, things happen too fast to be able to react with any reliability.
#321 of 914 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Aug 22, 2004 (9:15 am)
One of the car magazines once did a survey and asked professional drivers (I mean BIG TIME drivers) a question something like this: "At what speed, on public roads, in your own high performance personal car, do you stop talking, fiddling with the radio, etc. and start to CONCENTRATE"?   Answer (averaged out) About 93 mph.
#322 of 914 Another take on the new Vette by starrow68 Aug 22, 2004 (8:28 pm)
They comment that base pricing is down but note also that it is expected that 75% of the models delivered will cost more. http://www.nypost.com/wealth/29126.htm
#323 of 914 Major Mag articles now online by starrow68 Aug 23, 2004 (8:03 am)
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=2&article_- id=1458   http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_- id=8423   For those like me that wait for the web.
#324 of 914 Graphic guy by bigmike5 Aug 23, 2004 (10:07 am)
Hey Graphic--Just got back from the Woodward Dream Cruise. I put about 900 miles on the 04 Vette making that trek. The Detroit on-ramps and roads generally put it to the suspension system, but the Magnetic Selective Ride [F-55]was up to the challenge and she rode pretty well in spite of the roads. Just thought you might want to hear what the gas mileage was? I averaged 30.4 miles per gallon running 65-72 highway, and that included about 100 local miles for trips and cruising Woodward on Saturday. I thought never having to be second off a light was great, but now after filling the tank and looking at the message center I have to break into a smile when I see a "Range 535 miles." Quit "stalling," [pun]dump that RX-8 and get a Vette, there are still great deals out there on the 04's and with F-55 it runs smooth. No back seat, but lots of storage space.
#325 of 914 Message #305 Starrow68 by cvrinc Aug 23, 2004 (2:15 pm)
In regard to the comment on the "rocking seat" problem with the C5, what exactly is the problem and what years are effected?   Thanks. Replies to this message: starrow68 (Aug 23, 2004 3:50 pm)
#326 of 914 Re: Message #305 Starrow68 [cvrinc] by starrow68 Aug 23, 2004 (3:50 pm)
Replying to: cvrinc (Aug 23, 2004 2:15 pm) Not sure what years but my '02 was included, there is a 'tech service bulletin' on the problem and here is how I understand it. There is a motor that moves the seat forward/back and up/down and it has to hold it's position, it gets loose over time and starts to allow a rocking that is most noticable when accelerating or braking but not so much if you just try to do it when sitting still, also causes a skweak sound.
#327 of 914 Keep the reviews rolling down the path, they love this car ... by starrow68 Aug 26, 2004 (7:52 pm)
http://www.freep.com/money/autoreviews/phelan26e_20040826.htm   But in line with Shifty, another skip shift ding!   Then I read about pulling the kid daydreaming ad and get all the bleeding heart reports until I came across this: http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=100700 When did it become too dangerous to daydream?   Ok this is worth a look too, resale value prediction: http://www.wjactv.com/automotive/3683444/detail.html
#328 of 914 More about the ad being pulled ... by starrow68 Aug 29, 2004 (2:32 pm)
Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - 15 hours ago My wife and I saw that commercial, and we both thought it was cute. I was amazed by the protests by consumer and safety groups. For gosh sakes, lighten up! ...      Since I don't subscribe to the LA Times I can't say what the rest of the article thought of the ad. Seems this is making the press in the UK and Ireland as well, not sure but that GM is getting more coverage out of pulling the ad than they got from the ad itself. Kids should be able to have innocent fantasies. How else did most of the these Baby Boomers end up with a Vette!

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