Happy Holidays Everyone.......Review: 2006 Chevrolet Corvette C6
12-22-05 | 05:40 PM
#16
Heh, my father has little involvement in my life, I just bought the C4 so he'd perk up and want to do something together. http://www.lextech.org/images/stuff/...pics%20001.jpg the decision is between the C5 and the C6. I just need to drive them both.
12-23-05 | 12:58 PM
#18
EV ftw!!!
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From: Lake Ontario
Originally Posted by mmarshall
Like my answer to DASHOCKER, the GS400, while not as hard-edged as a ' Vette or GTO, is certainly no sloutch either in the sports-sedan department....though you are correct that it is not the best sports-sedan for foul weather. And even though the ' Vette is much-improved in many ways from its predecessors, a Lexus in build quality it is not.
If you would like a foul-weather capable GS, may I suggest the 2006 GS300AWD? It is a superlative machine, quality-wise......one of the best overall cars I have ever driven, though it is, as I noted in that review, quite pricey. Still, it doesn't cost any more than a C6.....and neither does a new 300 HP , 260 ft.-lbs. AWD Acura RL with Acura's latest incentives.
If you want to save money and still have a good AWD product, you also may want to look at the newer IS250 AWD but its power level is only about half that of a Corvette....in a heavier, though better-built, car. You can also save even more money and look at upper-level Subarus with their superb AWD systems...the best in the under-35K range.
Here is my review of the GS300AWD from last March:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...cked+GS300+AWD
If you would like a foul-weather capable GS, may I suggest the 2006 GS300AWD? It is a superlative machine, quality-wise......one of the best overall cars I have ever driven, though it is, as I noted in that review, quite pricey. Still, it doesn't cost any more than a C6.....and neither does a new 300 HP , 260 ft.-lbs. AWD Acura RL with Acura's latest incentives.
If you want to save money and still have a good AWD product, you also may want to look at the newer IS250 AWD but its power level is only about half that of a Corvette....in a heavier, though better-built, car. You can also save even more money and look at upper-level Subarus with their superb AWD systems...the best in the under-35K range.
Here is my review of the GS300AWD from last March:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...cked+GS300+AWD
I ended up buying (try very hard not to laugh) a 95 Dodge Neon. Yes I know it is a ******-box - but I drive less than 10 mins to the GO Train station in the morning, catch the train and go to work in Toronto 45 mins later. The Neon is perfect for that. My mechanic checked it out and it runs very well and is cheap on gas. The car feels like crap - but it gets me to the station and back home every day, so it's all good.
Besides which even in the summer I would not want to park my GS at the GO Train station parking lot for fear of it being vandalized, so the Neon will come in handy then too.
12-23-05 | 01:35 PM
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Zombie Slayer
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From: East Bumble F, NJ
Nothing wrong with a station beater car Hameed!!!! Years ago (back when I lived with my parents) my father had a beater Escort for the train station. Now the station by my parents in NJ (Metropark train station - NJ Transit) has gotten extremely large and crowded. The parking deck is mostly comprised of monthly permit parking and all spots are spoken for. Occasionally, someone in, lets say a new Benz, will hog up 2 spots to prevent dings. My father would intentially park as close as possible to that guy's drivers side (roughly 6-8 inches), so no matter what, the Benz driver would HAVE to hit his door on my Dad's car. He didn't care...it was a beater! He would also make sure that his driver's side had ample room to exit himself. 
The joys of no worries!!!
The joys of no worries!!!
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