Fuuuuuuuuck dude those cars are fast as shit with a blower
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Yea...need to see if I can sell the first. I don't have space for another car.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Yeah I like the black one too. IMO it would make a better sleeper / drag car in black. Draws less attention to itself.Davestr wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 4:02 amI like them both but the day you add 5k to the red its worth 20 or less. Id offer 15 on the black one. Really smooth style those have. Nice looking performance coupe.Johnny_P wrote: ↑Thu May 17, 2018 10:38 pm https://allentown.craigslist.org/cto/d/ ... 79372.html
Black juan. Stored in a garage in the blessed lands by a boomer and jizz shined weekly looks like. 40k on the clock. $18k.
Dang these are reasonable.
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I mean. It's like a more usable vette that nobody knows what it is and it looks like a Grand Prix. Better ground clearance, no scraping, will ride and soak up potholes better, useless rear seat for dog and stuff, fly under the radar, but it's got a sledgehammer of an engine.
way to go here
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I will never own another black car. Way too difficult to keep clean. Plus, I love color. I want Red, Blue, or #1 Orange, but those are on all cars.
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Well, usability is questionable. The has a MASSIVE hatch area. It's ridiculous how much crap you can fit back there. I really like that. GTO's don't really have a trunk because the gas tank is there, so I'm not going to fit much back there, not like I will.Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 8:01 amI mean. It's like a more usable vette that nobody knows what it is and it looks like a Grand Prix. Better ground clearance, no scraping, will ride and soak up potholes better, useless rear seat for dog and stuff, fly under the radar, but it's got a sledgehammer of an engine.
way to go here
Your point on ground clearance, scraping, and ride is really what gets me going. Would be a 5/7 switch. But the same could be said for a 4th gen f-body.
Mentioned selling the Vette casually to this morning, and it turns out that she really likes the I had no idea, but she thinks it's a bad idea to sell it. She said I should have told my boss "marry a woman that hates crotchfruit and you can have all the toys you want. A Corvette that lasts forever is cheaper than a year of worthless college.".
Apparently, she likes that the top comes off and we can cruise Woodward and whatnot on nice nights (which we do a few times per week in the summer). She also likes taking it on road trips. I was pretty surprised, I had no idea she liked it so much. I mentioned the bad roads and she said to just stop driving it to work and we'll carpool in the truck more (we did this today). Maybe she just doesn't want me sinking into another project, but I did NOT expect that reaction. She usually says to do whatever I want.
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Infamous is 5/7.Detroit wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 9:57 amWell, usability is questionable. The has a MASSIVE hatch area. It's ridiculous how much crap you can fit back there. I really like that. GTO's don't really have a trunk because the gas tank is there, so I'm not going to fit much back there, not like I will.Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 8:01 am
I mean. It's like a more usable vette that nobody knows what it is and it looks like a Grand Prix. Better ground clearance, no scraping, will ride and soak up potholes better, useless rear seat for dog and stuff, fly under the radar, but it's got a sledgehammer of an engine.
way to go here
Your point on ground clearance, scraping, and ride is really what gets me going. Would be a 5/7 switch. But the same could be said for a 4th gen f-body.
Mentioned selling the Vette casually to this morning, and it turns out that she really likes the I had no idea, but she thinks it's a bad idea to sell it. She said I should have told my boss "marry a woman that hates crotchfruit and you can have all the toys you want. A Corvette that lasts forever is cheaper than a year of worthless college.".
Apparently, she likes that the top comes off and we can cruise Woodward and whatnot on nice nights (which we do a few times per week in the summer). She also likes taking it on road trips. I was pretty surprised, I had no idea she liked it so much. I mentioned the bad roads and she said to just stop driving it to work and we'll carpool in the truck more (we did this today). Maybe she just doesn't want me sinking into another project, but I did NOT expect that reaction. She usually says to do whatever I want.
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Or you could buy a new camaro ?!Johnny_P wrote: ↑Thu May 17, 2018 10:36 pm https://cnj.craigslist.org/ctd/d/2005-p ... 38156.html
2005 ellis dos CABRA con manuel and only 6,500 miles. $26k. Honestly I don't think that's horrible. It's basically a new car.
Hot damn that would be a fun car. Throw a blower on it and some coilovers. You could get 600 HP out of this rather easily.
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What is she driving nowadays ?!Detroit wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 9:57 amWell, usability is questionable. The has a MASSIVE hatch area. It's ridiculous how much crap you can fit back there. I really like that. GTO's don't really have a trunk because the gas tank is there, so I'm not going to fit much back there, not like I will.Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 8:01 am
I mean. It's like a more usable vette that nobody knows what it is and it looks like a Grand Prix. Better ground clearance, no scraping, will ride and soak up potholes better, useless rear seat for dog and stuff, fly under the radar, but it's got a sledgehammer of an engine.
way to go here
Your point on ground clearance, scraping, and ride is really what gets me going. Would be a 5/7 switch. But the same could be said for a 4th gen f-body.
Mentioned selling the Vette casually to this morning, and it turns out that she really likes the I had no idea, but she thinks it's a bad idea to sell it. She said I should have told my boss "marry a woman that hates crotchfruit and you can have all the toys you want. A Corvette that lasts forever is cheaper than a year of worthless college.".
Apparently, she likes that the top comes off and we can cruise Woodward and whatnot on nice nights (which we do a few times per week in the summer). She also likes taking it on road trips. I was pretty surprised, I had no idea she liked it so much. I mentioned the bad roads and she said to just stop driving it to work and we'll carpool in the truck more (we did this today). Maybe she just doesn't want me sinking into another project, but I did NOT expect that reaction. She usually says to do whatever I want.
Volt is no bueno, corvette is a no go. Does the zr2 have a heated steering wheel ?
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She drives the until the Volt is fixed (picking up the bumper from the body shop tonight).max225 wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 11:53 amWhat is she driving nowadays ?!Detroit wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 9:57 am
Well, usability is questionable. The has a MASSIVE hatch area. It's ridiculous how much crap you can fit back there. I really like that. GTO's don't really have a trunk because the gas tank is there, so I'm not going to fit much back there, not like I will.
Your point on ground clearance, scraping, and ride is really what gets me going. Would be a 5/7 switch. But the same could be said for a 4th gen f-body.
Mentioned selling the Vette casually to this morning, and it turns out that she really likes the I had no idea, but she thinks it's a bad idea to sell it. She said I should have told my boss "marry a woman that hates crotchfruit and you can have all the toys you want. A Corvette that lasts forever is cheaper than a year of worthless college.".
Apparently, she likes that the top comes off and we can cruise Woodward and whatnot on nice nights (which we do a few times per week in the summer). She also likes taking it on road trips. I was pretty surprised, I had no idea she liked it so much. I mentioned the bad roads and she said to just stop driving it to work and we'll carpool in the truck more (we did this today). Maybe she just doesn't want me sinking into another project, but I did NOT expect that reaction. She usually says to do whatever I want.
Volt is no bueno, corvette is a no go. Does the zr2 have a heated steering wheel ?
I really do not mind driving the Volt, especially with free charging at work. It's a legit commuter. She'll keep driving the and I'll drive the Volt on days we don't carpool. We've been carpooling 2-3 days/week, so we'll probably switch between the Volt and the for that.
In the winter, she'll need to drive the Volt because of the heated steering wheel, not on the ZR2.
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Not a V8 new, but you can get a gen 6 V8 in the high 20's now. I'd probably rather have that than a GTO for the same price.max225 wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 11:50 amOr you could buy a new camaro ?!Johnny_P wrote: ↑Thu May 17, 2018 10:36 pm https://cnj.craigslist.org/ctd/d/2005-p ... 38156.html
2005 ellis dos CABRA con manuel and only 6,500 miles. $26k. Honestly I don't think that's horrible. It's basically a new car.
Hot damn that would be a fun car. Throw a blower on it and some coilovers. You could get 600 HP out of this rather easily.
GTO's really seem to be too expensive, TBH. I'd probably rather have a gen 4 Camaro.
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She got her truk!!!!!Detroit wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 12:29 pmShe drives the until the Volt is fixed (picking up the bumper from the body shop tonight).
I really do not mind driving the Volt, especially with free charging at work. It's a legit commuter. She'll keep driving the and I'll drive the Volt on days we don't carpool. We've been carpooling 2-3 days/week, so we'll probably switch between the Volt and the for that.
In the winter, she'll need to drive the Volt because of the heated steering wheel, not on the ZR2.
Sorry man ...
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They are 10k cars to me 0 draw in a gto. Overpriced AF considering the current car offerings
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Although for boulevard cruising and V8 hilarity I think it's kind of hard to beat the various flavors of Challenger currently available. I mean, a hellkitty would be hilariously fun in the Detroit area.
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Eh, it's by choice actually.max225 wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 12:47 pmShe got her truk!!!!!Detroit wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 12:29 pm
She drives the until the Volt is fixed (picking up the bumper from the body shop tonight).
I really do not mind driving the Volt, especially with free charging at work. It's a legit commuter. She'll keep driving the and I'll drive the Volt on days we don't carpool. We've been carpooling 2-3 days/week, so we'll probably switch between the Volt and the for that.
In the winter, she'll need to drive the Volt because of the heated steering wheel, not on the ZR2.
Sorry man ...
If both vehicles are GOING to be driven, I'm the only one with free EV charging. Seems silly to waste that. If I wanted to drive the truk, I could.
She has mentioned trading the Volt in on another which I deem I'm, weird, but I really don't mind the Volt at all...there's times where I actually like it quite a bit. I also may be looking at a company car in the next 9-12 mos, so I don't want to make any new car moves until that gets ironed out.
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Agreed. I don't value a GTO at much about $10k, personally. The fact that $10k buys a POS is kind of a non-starter.
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There's no doubt in my mind that if I worked somewhere else, I'd have a Challenger Hellcat. Purple. It's perfect for this area.
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$32k in 2005 is about $42k today. You're getting a RWD, V8, 400 HP monster of a car engine with a pristine interior and super low miles for the price of a Honda Civic Si. Or in the case of the black one, a Honda Civic LX.
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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For 49k today you can get a C7 with a warranty. Or challenger for 33k new. Sorry that car does nothing for me at that price point
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Agreed. $10 MAYBE $12k tops.
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