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  1. balthazar
    Stinking Creek KY 1940 ~
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    OMG: finally some respect! 237" overall length and look; got like 2 feet in front, like 6 feet in the rear, and there was a good 3' to the line on the other side of the truck. So luxurious!!
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    Base car does 60-0 in 97 feet- that's much better than the AMGGTTTGSG (100-105'). Huracan does 104'. Motor Trend tested the '14 Stingray doing 60-0 in 90 feet. C7 Z06 does 1.19 lateral G- that's second only to the Porsche GT3 and better than the lambo AND DaimlerGGGT3. The Camaro beats those 2. LalaFerrari does 1.16. Porsche GT3 does 1.12. You can sit there with your arms crossed and your lower lip out, frowning & grumbling that 'the Corvette ain't no supercar', all day long, but you're still wrong. They HAVE the chassis, they HAVE the brakes, they HAVE the suspension, and they've only shown you the lowest spec versions of the C8 so far. And higher performance variants are coming which will improve upon these class leading numbers even more so.
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    I answered that multiple times already. The MB makes up time on the straights for being heavier/slower in the corners. And I repeat : a mere 4 seconds over 13 miles. You really think that's an opportunity to brag? I mean- why is it so much slower than the old C7 ZR1?? Of course you don't, but why not? When it was FE, the C7 was only 21 secs behind the huracan after 13 miles. Huge in a racing event, but the Lambo has 602 HP, not 495. Drop the Lambo to 495 HP and see the lap time balloon. You always looks at these weird, non-scenarios in a twisted manner. A car's platform & powertrain do not care how many doors it has. Look to your favored AMGGTGTGTGT- how does DaimlerMBbenZ do it? Horsepower, mostly. Pile it on and go faster. Corvette is at 495, has already brought 755, the rumor mill says 900 for the C8. 900 and ME is going to drop it below 7.00 secs. Then what??
  5. balthazar
    Maybe FCA will bring back Hudson, with advanced aerodynamic body construction, safety & strength, and proprietary engineering, excellent handling and a new injected aluminum straight six.
  6. balthazar
    Cute, in a pug dog sort of way, but way overpriced, IMO. 0-60 in 28 seconds !!
  7. balthazar
    Davy West Virginia, year unknown (circa 1940 & today) ~ 2010 population: 420. Estimated population in 2018: 351. Median household income: $16K.
  8. balthazar
    Fast food employees are the least likely to take pride in their prep. I mean; why would they?
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    Internet sez MBAMGGTS63QRXT does 0-60 in 3.1 sec, also says C8 Corvette does it in 2.8. 0-60 in 2.8 seconds covers what- 100 feet? 125 feet? (don't know offhand). Nurburgring is 13 MILES long and the MBAMGGTS63QRXT has nearly 150 more HP (yet only was 4 seconds quicker... over 13 MILES). Unplug & think. - - - - - As to the C8 : the 755-HP C7 ZR1 did 0-60 in 3.0 sec, and the C8 with 495-HP does it in 2.8. Expect collossal performance gains once a C8 ZR1 appears. - - - - - MBAMGGTS63ZR2 does 60-0 in 105 ft, C8 does it in 97. So the MB does NOT have better braking (Or it may, but it weighs as much as a full-size pickup, so they're overpowered.)
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    IMO, if on Monday morning there was an EV version of every model of IC vehicle, within -say- 7% of MSRP, that in 5 years it might hit 15% of the market. Maybe. But I believe it would level off around there for at least the next 15. What OEMs are thinking by declaring they're going 100% EV in 4 years is beyond me- it shows a distinct lack of market awareness.
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    Of course, every possible scenario under the sun exists. But IF one is trying to flip for profit, and therefore tackles a valuable auto, 'doing things cheap' cuts heavily into that profit. People who can afford the level of collectible that insures a healthy profit do not commonly purchase lightly / unknowingly.
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    wiki says the MBAMGGTS63 is 4340-4500 lbs. But I agree : mercedees are all too fat. Of course- Nurburgring is 'water cooler talk' - akin to fantasy football. But I'd certainly wait to see what the higher-up C8s bring if it's important to you. You don't seriously think the Corvette team is done at 495 HP, do you??
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    Not to be argumentative, but I'd still disagree with that. Resto businesses certainly have done on-spec restos and promptly sold them- if there's the ability, the willingness, the money available, why not restore & flip a car for profit? I'd jump at the right project car if the comps showed a strong upside for profit after resto... and I'm pretty happy with my small stable. A C2 Corvette, for example (certainly minimal rot potential there); monster potential, but I'd have no interest in keeping it / falling in love with it.
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    ^ Of course that's not true ("never"). Plenty of collector cars out there that were restored to factory correct and were worth more than was put into them. The 2 biggest ticket items are rot repair, and missing a LOT of extremely rare parts. So a mostly complete, western car with little rot is not much more expensive to restore than a commonplace one of the same era. But some of them are worth a LOT. Think Chevelle 300 vs. Chevelle SS- along the same lines of resto costs, but enormous value for the right SS.
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    Actually, GM's market share seems to have stabilized- it was 17% in '16 and '19.
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    The word you were searching for was 'repulsive', not 'interesting'. '50s Eldorados are automotive royalty. Not sure why you'd think otherwise of ANY post-war production automobile. Technically, it's a 'forward quarter splash guard'. ?
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    ^ High water fording kit.
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    The time for the 2018 MBAMGGTS63 was 7.25.41. It has 630 HP - it's the very top powertrain in the model line. The time for the 2020 Corvette (base) was 7.29.90. It has 495 HP - it's the very bottom powertrain in the model line. For contrast, the C7 Z06 did the 'Ring in 7.13.90.
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    ^ You mean the front fenders? Sure- you can find them. It certainly doesn't look to far gone to restore, the question is; is it financially prudent to do so?
  20. balthazar
    ^ No; no A/C - would have air scoops on the rear quarters.
  21. balthazar
    Would love to see their internal projected balance sheet! ?
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    Another perspective : https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-no-worse-flu-why-103535565.html
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    We seldom -if ever- do.
  25. balthazar
    Contrasted against previous sweeping illnesses, there's little question that some of the response is fear-driven, and some of that is unquestionably pushed by the media - even if it's just continual doom-y coverage.
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