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Old September 3rd 14, 06:57 PM posted to alt.autos.corvette
Rufus
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Dad wrote:
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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
>>>>
>>>> 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..
>>>
>>> ...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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Maybe a C7 Gran Sport?..maybe...
>>>
>>> --
>>> - 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?.
>> _____________
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>> 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.
>
>


....I'm trying to get rid of one - my '87. I just plain need the garage
space. No C7 in my future...a truck, maybe.

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- Rufus
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