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Old September 3rd 14, 03:35 PM posted to alt.autos.corvette
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"CardsFan" > wrote in message
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> "Dad" wrote in message
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> "Rufus" > wrote in message
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>> Dad wrote:
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>>> "Blue C5" > wrote in message
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>>>> I had the opportunity to get a look at the C7 in town. Our first
>>>> (small town). It seems as though the roof has been dropped down.
>>>> My
>>>> imagination?
>>>>
>>>> Bob Drake
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>>> Height of the C5 47.7 inches, C6 47.7 inches, the C7 is 48.8
>>> inches, any
>>> of then setting in the Corvette museum minus 38 feet..

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>> ...maybe this is why I've been having a really hard time warming up
>> to the C7. We have a couple of them in town, and I've visited them
>> at dealers, and I just flat don't like them. They seem "taller"
>> and boxy...and now I know why - they are taller. And I seem to be
>> really sensitive to what color does for the lines of the car.
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>> The pictures I've seen of the new Z06 do look "right" to
>> me...because they are wider and that makes them look as low as they
>> should be, I think. But there's no way I'd own a C7 Z06 because of
>> the carbon brakes...just plain too much of an expense on the upkeep
>> for my driving style.
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>> Maybe a C7 Gran Sport?..maybe...
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>> - Rufus
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> So you need a fatter sports car for a fat American? Sorry, I just
> don't like the fat Grand Sport and I say keep it lean and mean.. I
> totally agree that the color make it look different depending on
> your
> tastes. The black is looking better with the dark gray second, I've
> even considered the dark green.
>
> We came out of our favorite restaurant 2 days ago and I had to open
> the hatch and crawl in to pull it out far enough to let the better
> half get in, (I can say that because she paid for lunch). The numb
> nutz in the whacked out Honda parked on her door would have taken
> the
> paint off a Grand Sport. I have also found more than just a few
> Grand
> Sports sitting on the lot, maybe a dozen or so.
>
> I to have to deal in a small town that has no allotment or ability
> to
> sell the C7, seems GM thinks it is its own brand name now. Believe
> me
> I've tried and after 6 dealers they can kiss my ass. On the other
> hand
> Les Stanford has a couple with $6,000 knocked off the price that I'm
> going to go take a look at next week. I have to say that I have lost
> my "burning" desire to even trade. Run a craigslist search around
> Detroit and at that time I found 5 used for sale, all with less than
> a
> 1,100 on them, what's up with that?.
> _____________
>
> Dad, I'm with ya'. The only way I can get the better 1/2 into the
> '93 now is to promise a road trip that will pass by an ice cream
> shop. I'm 5'7" around 140, so the way the C4's seats grab me is
> great. Since she'll never drive it, it's all good.
>
> I've only seen 2 C7s here, one yellow, one gray. This is a place
> where the campus is crawling with Maseratis, Nissan G-specs, Range
> Rovers, BMW M-series, AMG Mercedes, Porsche coupes, sedans and SUVs,
> even an Aston-Martin I saw yesterday. Some of the international
> students must come here with open lines of credit, since it seems
> none of them behind the wheel are Americans, and the drivers mostly
> don't seem to have a clue.
>
> BTW, I have a friend with a fully-restored red '62 and a silver '63
> split-window fuelie for sale. I can't afford them, but maybe you'd
> be interested.
>
> AJM
> '93 40th Anniversary coupe, 6 speed (both tops)
>

Don't need anymore Corvettes, thanks. We've been looking at maybe a
911 but just not to the point of doing anything yet. Did want a C7 but
the dealers are turning me off big time. Plus for some reason there
are 6-8 private C7s for sale close by, some with less than 1,000 miles
on them. Makes me wonder why, only one is a dealer.


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