08-09-2020, 09:38 AM | #29 | |
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I am by no means extremely wealthy but I do ok, enough to able to have had a GS and an SS 1le at the same time. You would have never caught me in a European car with a cost of entry that equaled the GS and SS 1le combined, not due to the money just preferance. If money was no object I'd have a zr1, zl1 1le, and a gt350r as my sports cars of choice. I'm just a simple hillbilly who likes what he likes lol.
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08-09-2020, 10:46 AM | #30 | |
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08-10-2020, 12:33 PM | #31 | |
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Naive is a better description than simple. I could care less where a car is made, they all have their attributes. |
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08-10-2020, 01:49 PM | #32 | |
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I will say both local Porsche dealers I've been to were very cool to me. They let me drive whatever I wanted for longish drives without any snobbery/pretense. This is in stark contrast to some Cadillac and Chevy dealers I've been to. One refused to let me drive an ATS V of all cars going on and on about how special it was (so special it had been sitting there for months on end) and another refused to let me drive a CTS V. Chevy stores were better, but still were very hesitant on letting me drive a ZL1, but eventually did. I've never had that issue with BMW, MB, Porsche or Audi. The ZLE is a near perfect car for me right now since it has such overall astounding performance/fun to drive factor on a relative budget. While still having usable back seats for my nine year old daughter and her occasional friend that comes with on occasion. This combo is going to be very hard for me to replace in the future. Edit: Last, I usually don't give a sh%! what people think of what I drive etc. But, I have to admit it is easier picking my daughter up from school in a "hopped up Camaro" as one teacher put it than rolling up in a very pretentious looking 911/Cayman. |
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08-10-2020, 03:23 PM | #33 | |
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Getting the SS 1LE's performance with that Porsche quality, plus in a light weight, mid engine, small package AND PDK!!! would just be perfect. Plus I appreciate great engineering and very few do that as well as Porsche. But then you look at what the C8 Z06 should be and it really does make it a hard choice.
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08-10-2020, 04:42 PM | #34 | |
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I forgot to if you want to do anything mod wise to them it has got to be M tax on roids. I definitely get the appeal as a car guy and I'm sure I'll cave one day and get a P car of some kind. |
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08-10-2020, 05:36 PM | #35 | |
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Yeah, that is the other point I left out, it would be my first P-Car as well and it is on my bucket list. But again, if GM nails the C8 Z06, it is going to be hard to say no to that. I expect the 3LT version (without the Z07 package) to be right around the same cost as a GT4 optioned the way I want it. Anyways, I am just researching now. I won't be doing anything for 12 -18 mths probably, but the planning stages are in place for sure.
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08-10-2020, 08:06 PM | #36 |
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Praying the C8 Z06 Z07 package is as hardcore as the ZLE. I'm all in if so. $100K+ is going to hurt though.
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08-10-2020, 09:55 PM | #37 | |
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Now if they went all out and put Ohlin coilovers on it, I would be all over it. But I doubt they would go that route.
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08-11-2020, 06:18 AM | #38 | |
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I believe they'll do it and finally have something that runs with a GT2RS. |
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08-11-2020, 06:26 AM | #39 | |
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I don't care where a vehicle is made, I currently own two Miatas a long with my American muscle. What the cars that I mentioned offer on top of the classic American muscle badges is a front engine rwd manual transmission setup which I am partial to and a great performance per dollar value. You won't find that anywhere else, and definately not in a European vehicle. Porsches are amazing machines, just not my cup of tea. I'm naive but yet you've stated your preferances for cars that can't handle and spinout all over the place plenty of times lol. Different strokes for different folks, we all have our preferances.
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08-11-2020, 08:30 AM | #41 |
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I apologize on his behalf, not everyone in NJ is like that.
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08-11-2020, 08:43 AM | #42 | |
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