Bless me father for I have strayed

[HOWSER]

Originally Posted by simpleman68

Awesome toy! I did the same thing and sold the C5 for an E63 AMG S.
Absolutely love it and it just hit 40k miles and has been rock solid except for a bad AC line.
Scott

I too did something similar. Dumped the C7 Z and grabbed an AMG GT which I absolutely love.

[04 commemorative]

Looks great
Enjoy it

[sublime1996525]

Congrats! Glad you got it and I think you'll love it. I'm jelly!

[simpleman68]

Originally Posted by HOWSER

I too did something similar. Dumped the C7 Z and grabbed an AMG GT which I absolutely love.

Sweetness!
Scott

[Onebadcad]

Congrats, I think many who wanted a C8Z already have abandoned the pursuit, and many will follow, as I believe less than 100 C8Zs were delivered to ACTUAL customers in 2022--I think we were told production would start in early summer 2022, and that was a big lie, or an incompetent management strategy.

I went on the list, am 690 at kerbeck, am thinking maybe 2026 at earliest-originally thought end of 2024, so I may bail, as never wanted an automatic, and can do a lot more with $150K than own a car--maybe a Viper.

Amazing that GM has not figured out how to make the cars that customers want,,,

[Onebadcad]

Originally Posted by Vette40th

The Porsche is far better vehicle, fit, finish, and performance. Not per dollar, but, it can dance around a Corvette after the Corvette overheats half way through a few laps..
Flame on, but that Porsche will outlast any Corvette driven mile for mile

I would have argued with you a few months ago, but now that my C7Z lost its water pump on a spirited highway run, I have to be more objective.

The water pump failure, along with a 'blue' crank, some head work and a bunch of performance and cooling mods, a triple-disc are $30+K.

Corvettes are not cheap to keep,,,

[Onebadcad]

Originally Posted by snide

Glorified Beetle.

Perfect description for the 914

[ricks327]

Originally Posted by Egnalf

With zo6 production lagging and messy, I took a different look and for the first time in many years my toy isn't a corvette. I said three hail Mary's and signed the papers. The new egmobile....

It's an interesting car so far. Should be fun once top down weather gets here.

Congrats, great looking car! Have you remained on the Zo6 list?

[carlton_fritz]

A lot of us are getting too old to wait 4+ years for a Z06, Zo6 or whatever it's called now.

[snide]

Originally Posted by HOWSER

I too did something similar. Dumped the C7 Z and grabbed an AMG GT which I absolutely love.

Pics?

[Anjdog2003]

Originally Posted by Onebadcad

Perfect description for the 914

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[HOWSER]

Originally Posted by snide

Pics?

Let’s see if this works.

The top one is from a C&C that someone took and posted to the FB page. The second is as it sits in my garage under my lift.

[snide]

Originally Posted by HOWSER

Let’s see if this works.

The top one is from a C&C that someone took and posted to the FB page. The second is as it sits in my garage under my lift.

I've always wondered just how much Viper DNA is in that car...

[Egnalf]

Originally Posted by ricks327

Congrats, great looking car! Have you remained on the Zo6 list?

i have and may potentially still end up with one if they ever sort out production issues. time will tell. this is the only non vette toy for me since my 1986 trans am that i bought new, then traded for an 85 vette. its a weird feeling, not sure exactly how to describe it, but having come from a very modest background/upbringing. i feel like i shouldnt have such an expensive toy and that i dont deserve it.....the poor kid in me sees it as a bridge too far even though i can easily afford it.

[HOWSER]

Originally Posted by snide

I've always wondered just how much Viper DNA is in that car...

It sure feels like you’re in a Viper as you sit so far back in the cabin. Two things it does very well is respond to mods and put the power down.

[Vette40th]

Originally Posted by HOWSER

It sure feels like you’re in a Viper as you sit so far back in the cabin. Two things it does very well is respond to mods and put the power down.

European cars seems to have very good traction control tuned into their cars..
Porsche 911s have engineering also to get them to go fast, faster and absurdly fast...Some 911 Turbo S are evil fast..

[Egnalf]

Originally Posted by HOWSER

It sure feels like you’re in a Viper as you sit so far back in the cabin. Two things it does very well is respond to mods and put the power down.

nice!, i have always liked the look of those but thought they would be tiny inside.

[Vette40th]

If I can get a first year Turbo 911, modern era, 2017?, and 4wd pdk, I would simply put a tune to it and enjoy it..
A friend had one, and it was a fun car to drive. It felt secure.

[Egnalf]

Originally Posted by Vette40th

European cars seems to have very good traction control tuned into their cars..
Porsche 911s have engineering also to get them to go fast, faster and absurdly fast...Some 911 Turbo S are evil fast..

i was surprised by the torque the first time i got on my car, then enjoyed the turbos pulling up top. i thought it was going to have to be driven high in the rpm range to be any fun. i was way wrong. my ass dyno feels as if its significantly faster than the c8 even though its probably on par.

[Vette40th]

I bet its the traction, with all the weight over the tires, and Porsche knows their turbo tuning. If I remember correctly they have progressive boost controllers too.

Whatever it is, its a great experience. Almost addictive.