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    C6ZO6

    There's a TON more to cars than what crosses a flippin dragstrip finish line first, so don't tell me a car is "better" because you got there cheaper, that's such a shallow and one-dimensional outlook. If that's the case, who the hell needs a $45K Shelby when you could drop a crate 302 in a...
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    C6ZO6

    I don't think it's the runflats whatsoever, and I highly doubt you'd get 911-stype steering in a 'Vette just by changing to like tires.... But we're grasping at straws here... Let's just say I don't like C6 steering, and most automotive writers seem to agree with me, as that's one of the few...
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    C6ZO6

    Yes, I'm nit-picking, but C6 steering feel is just about the lousiest numbest dullest there is in the sportscar world. That's the one thing that has screamed at me in the past two generations of Corvette, C5 & C6, pathetic steering feel and precision. But when it comes to steering, it takes...
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    C6ZO6

    Yeah, no sh**.... And I always have to toss in the B.S. flag when somebody pushes the silly argument across that "with just this mod and that, this can smoke that..." Get a grip, TWO can play at that game. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. If it's o.k. for the GT500 guy to...
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    C6ZO6

    Yes, I was talking GT40, which is actually correctly the "GT", as the rights to the GT40 name belong to some British guy, and when he tried to extort a ridiculous amount of money to allow Ford to use it again, they simply went with "GT" (which was what the original cars were originally known as...
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    C6ZO6

    Any magazine will give you 127-132 mph, any magazine... Just go to the one you've got with the 12.2 in it, and you'll see a 127 or-more mph trap speed associated with it... And why are you even COMPARING Ranger's run on DR's, what's the point in apples/oranges comparisons?? Stock vs. stock on...
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    C6ZO6

    You're right, they are close, but I tend to place more weight on trap-speed than e.t.. I'd agree that a standing-start 1/4-mile run between a GT and a Z06 would be mostly driver-determined. But judging by all observed magazine tests where the GT has consistantly been 127-132 through the...
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    C6ZO6

    Let's be reasonable, it's a TON easier finding a fair deal on a Z06 than a Shelby. A ton. Let's not allow Ford bias to blind us completely... All of the dealers in my area have been delivering Z06's at MSRP for months now... Not so with the Shelby, not even close. A friend of mine just...
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    GT-500 = Boat

    As was stated earlier, you can't compare an ultra-low-production unit like an R-model Cobra... to the new Shelby. That's just silly and insulting to everyone's collective intelligence. I've got a '93 R-model with 140 miles on it, so I'm gonna watch this auction with interest!! I never said...
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    GT-500 = Boat

    :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Man, I'm sorry, but I couldn't help but pepper you with the laughing smilies.... That figure you're reading on your door sticker is for GVWR..... Here's the straightforward government definition: Gross Vehicle Weight Rating...
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    GT-500 = Boat

    I would suggest you think things through a bit more, because I'm about to blow more holes in your theory than Bonnie & Clyde's Ford... "Worth more" means nothing over a span of time unless you consider inflation and costs incurred during that span. Purchase price of a new '93 Cobra, around...
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    GT500 2007 40th Aniverssary Edition= SEX!

    Everybody knows that the GT500 was the last project of SVE, under John Coletti. Call it an SVT Cobra, call it a Shelby, call it a can of tuna fish..... The only real involvement Carroll had with the car was some ceremonial pre-production seat-time so that he could give a bit of input (which...
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    C6ZO6

    I'll admit that the Z06's wider hips and extra attitude help distract-from and dilute the standard C6's inherant awkwardness, cheesy face, and barf-bag booty. The Z06 definitely fills the proportions out better. But it's simply a car that looks good from only certain angles, and from other...
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    C6ZO6

    I'm right there with you, the Ford GT is simply on another planet compared to the Z06, once you quit spewing magazine numbers and get over talking about "value". When you see a GT in person, you could give a rat's a$$ about value, you just lust. The Corvette is a styling nightmare (due to...
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    C6ZO6

    That's exactly what I said.....read my post again, you're confusing yourself.. ;)
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    C6ZO6

    Not to mention you can buy two Z06's for the price of one GT... I don't compare those two cars... Apples and Oranges... Both are amazing in their own class..
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    DO NOT BUY FROM SIMI VALLEY FORD!

    I agree, it's a free market, if you don't like the price, shop elsewhere... But that's where the criticism is fair game. There are dealerships out there that see value and long-term profits in BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOYAL ENTHUSIAST CUSTOMERS.. And then there are dealerships who...
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    Roush charger for GT 500

    SVT is just a badge, it doesn't really represent a crack team of engineers. It's more of a symbol representing a "team" of dedicated Ford resources, engineering, marketing, styling, planning, etc... that worked in concert to make these niche vehicles happen. The engineering backbone for SVT...
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    Grabber orange pics?

    I was just giving you a hard time, that's all. All in good fun. You don't have to blow a gasket. It's only Monday, and you're already flirting with an aneurysm.... Sorry for bashing your silver stripes, truce....
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    Grabber orange pics?

    Ironic that he tosses the g-word out there, and then proceeds to suggest blue or red with silver stripes, which would probably be the 1st and 2nd color combo choices that my 15 year old stepdaughter would go for..... Bottom line, I think it's a generational gap. When I see Grabber Orange, I...
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