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Replying to: toquinho (Sep 03, 2006 9:57 pm) but YES I WANNA be a Baller and do 4.1!! As far as real world results, they are ALWAYS slower and who knows how many trials magazines do cuz sometimes they achieve really good times. As for the guy that got the Z51 with 2LT, did you get a good deal? thats exactly what im looking for-- coupe!
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Replying to: toquinho (Sep 03, 2006 9:57 pm) Not sure about manuals, but I bet they do not run up a high rpm, and probably do not rush shifts. I'm not surprised their times are the slowest. |
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Replying to: jayelleseven (Sep 04, 2006 7:59 pm) |
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Replying to: jayelleseven (Sep 01, 2006 7:03 pm) With regard to everyone reading the various reviews in CU (which I didn't read) or Car and Driver (I think) it seems to me that the Vette does not fit nicely in anyone's categories. For example, in the review that I read they were comparing the Vette to $100K cars such the Ferari and Lambroghini. So when it comes to fit an finish, the Vette was not the top pick. With regard to performance, the Vette beat every other car that they tested it against. So depending on why you are buying a Vette you may decide to buy one of the other cars. Me, I am stick to the Vette and am willing to give up the fine Italian leather to save the 50%. Besides, you can alway get the seats re-upholstered in better leather than the Ferari and still be saving a chunck of change. Corvettes as I have learned is a very unique car that is in a category of its own. As a result, Corvette owners that I have met have tended to be happy owners, and very unique themselves. Most importantly of all they would not have bought any other car regardless of the time spent in the shop or any other reson just because they love driving them. |
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Replying to: pony_pirate (Sep 02, 2006 9:24 pm) Let's face it, F1 cars are the fastest track cars on the planet (yes, even faster than Nascar!), and they use paddle shifters. IMHO, the true performance cars of the future will only have 2 pedals- and they will be faster too.  I do agree that you can probably outshift the current C6 auto (for now) but it's only a matter of time before the Vette get's a more advanced tranny too. And who knows, maybe even Nascar will eventually get them too!  tom
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Replying to: smu1976 (Sep 02, 2006 9:42 pm) tom |
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Replying to: tsy (Sep 05, 2006 1:27 pm)
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Replying to: pony_pirate (Sep 05, 2006 2:08 pm) )or you can let the computer do it! It really maybe the best of both worlds. Just some food for thought. I personally love to shift myself also, but it just wasn't practical and I figured the 6spd auto was a reasonable compromise, and it is. It's still a very fun car, even in auto form. tom
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Replying to: tsy (Sep 05, 2006 2:16 pm)
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Replying to: pony_pirate (Sep 05, 2006 10:33 pm) No – and yes. My current GM sedan & the 3 prior ones I have driven for thousands of miles work much like the Corvette’s paddles. ( Based on my 2 test drives. ) If you press or pull the paddles twice in succession, the trans. will execute the 2 shifts as quickly as the trans. can build line pressure, etc. In essence, you must cycle through all the gears sequentially – but you can ‘stack’ the shift requests. As long as the vehicle speed is appropriate for both shifts. So – if the point is to be in the gear desired and then ‘forget about shifting’ for a bit, a very rapid double press or double pull will accomplish this. I use this feature quite often. - Ray Not shiftless . . .
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