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  #11  
Old July 17th 05, 09:12 PM
Dad
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It's was cheapened as far as the painted trim on the dash and the consol.
Otherwise it is the same as the C5, plastic.

The only reason it is thought to be improved is that some magazines said it
was, and you're supposed to always believe the magazines. Actually I like
the 2004 I had better then the present C6. What was your C5 that you think
the C6 is "significantly upgraded"? There was one improvement, 2 cup
holders, you know, the one you knock the drink out of when you hit 5th or
reverse.

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Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd


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> The C6 interior is significantly upgraded from prior models.
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> -- Vandervecken



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Old July 17th 05, 10:09 PM
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"Dad" > wrote in message
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> "Joel Jacobs" > wrote in message
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>> And while I love my Vettes, I am not blinded to the technology and build
>> of others' cars. Oh, to have the money to own a Ferrari or Lamborghini!
>>
>> And SUV's - who cannot covet a Gelandewagen?!

> We all have our weak points, and to covet a Gelandewagen only shows that
> sometimes weak points get weaker.


Got friends (multiple) in Italy, France, Germany, Austria, that are driving
G-wagens that are 30 years old and wearing more than 300,000 miles (not
kms.)



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Old July 17th 05, 10:24 PM
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Dad -

I hope I didn't step on any toes, certainly didn't mean to.

The car magazines aside - more often off-target than right - I checked
out a 'leftover' C5 and the C6. The C5's interior actually was pretty
nice. The C6's interior strikes me as nicer. The materials seem softer
and the design more appealing, the overall ambiance nicer. The C5
interior seemed to me to have a few rough edges (not literally, thank
you), the C6 does not. Things appear to me to fit a little closer, more
smoothly. Granted this is subjective, and also granted I was not really
turned off by the C5 interior.

WTH, nearly all cars are plastic inside these days.

So far I haven't bopped the cupholders going into 5th or reverse, but
there's always hope, I guess.

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Old July 17th 05, 11:04 PM
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'The reason for the price hike on the C5 is that most people still see
the C6 as a not so hot change over the C5. Plus they all think their
dick will get longer if they can get one of those Z06s. Other than the
stupid sixth gear debacle the car is a sleeper and will remain that way
as long as all of those nice C5s are available. Its performance is
scary, and it is put to the ground so well you don't realize just how
far you are over your limits. If I told you how fast it is you wouldn't
believe me, and I'd bet my last dollar none of you would take a ride
with me to prove it. One thing I will pass on to you is that in second
and third gear you can lay black marks right up to maximum rpms. I'm not
saying smoke the tires, I'm saying that the power is put to the road so
uniform that it will just run on the edge of breaking loose and lay a
nice pair of tire marks in both gears. In first gear it just destroys
the rear tires so you have to feather it off the line.'

Reply: This description is NOT of the 06 Z06 , correct ? Its of the C6
405 h.p. that you bought ???

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Old July 18th 05, 12:34 AM
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"Vandervecken" > wrote in message
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> Dad -
>
> I hope I didn't step on any toes, certainly didn't mean to.
>
> The car magazines aside - more often off-target than right - I checked out
> a 'leftover' C5 and the C6. The C5's interior actually was pretty nice.
> The C6's interior strikes me as nicer. The materials seem softer and the
> design more appealing, the overall ambiance nicer. The C5 interior seemed
> to me to have a few rough edges (not literally, thank you), the C6 does
> not. Things appear to me to fit a little closer, more smoothly. Granted
> this is subjective, and also granted I was not really turned off by the C5
> interior.
>
> WTH, nearly all cars are plastic inside these days.
>
> So far I haven't bopped the cupholders going into 5th or reverse, but
> there's always hope, I guess.
>
> -- Vandervecken

No toes stepped on here because I still find the lesser of the 2 interiors
belongs to the C6. That may have not been the case if they, GM, hadn't kept
blowing their horn about how it was going to be so much better. Like I've
said from the beginning the C6 is a subtle change, mostly in the handling
and performance side and certainly not enough to be a new generation. I look
at the Corvette different that some seem to, I drive them, so I see the
interior up close for hours at a time. There are really only 2 changes from
the C5, no grab bar and 2 cup holders. It looks like an after thought to add
the painted trim to simulate aluminum trim, what a stupid move for either of
them to be added.

Some of my club members believe that they will have to drive their C5s until
the C7 come out so they can get a better interior. The way GM is using the
new generation as a sales tool a new color could bring about a generation
change with no interior change. Really, its not a bad interior, but its only
a change, not an improvement. However the point is to enjoy them and what
someone else thinks of them should make little difference to the driver.

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Old July 18th 05, 12:53 AM
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"Joel Jacobs" > wrote in message
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> "Dad" > wrote in message
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>>
>> "Joel Jacobs" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> And while I love my Vettes, I am not blinded to the technology and build
>>> of others' cars. Oh, to have the money to own a Ferrari or Lamborghini!
>>>
>>> And SUV's - who cannot covet a Gelandewagen?!

>> We all have our weak points, and to covet a Gelandewagen only shows that
>> sometimes weak points get weaker.

>
> Got friends (multiple) in Italy, France, Germany, Austria, that are
> driving G-wagens that are 30 years old and wearing more than 300,000 miles
> (not kms.)
>

You missed the point, I said nothing about the vehicle being weak. I have
55, 41, 33, and a 27 year old vehicles and have run a few past 250k. By the
way, the 55 year old Chevy coupe has it's original babbited rod bearings. I
also have friends in Germany, Denmark, Wales, and England, not sure what
you're saying or what that changes? If I had the money and the knees to
drive a Lambo, that would be a dream come true.

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Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd


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Old July 18th 05, 03:10 AM
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If I had the money and the knees to
> drive a Lambo, that would be a dream come true.


Yup.

At 63, nearly 64, I know the feeling....

Joel


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Old July 18th 05, 01:14 PM
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"Joel Jacobs" > wrote in message
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> If I had the money and the knees to
>> drive a Lambo, that would be a dream come true.

>
> Yup.
>
> At 63, nearly 64, I know the feeling....
>
> Joel
>

Oh to be that young again. ;-p

Dad


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Old July 18th 05, 03:38 PM
Joel Jacobs
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"Dad" > wrote in message
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> "Joel Jacobs" > wrote in message
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>> If I had the money and the knees to
>>> drive a Lambo, that would be a dream come true.

>>
>> Yup.
>>
>> At 63, nearly 64, I know the feeling....
>>
>> Joel
>>

> Oh to be that young again. ;-p
>
> Dad


You old f__t. ;o)

Joel


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Old July 31st 05, 09:20 PM
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aRKay wrote:
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> I suggest you stay with the rice burners as you will not be satisfied
> with anything produced by GM.


Uh,the poster said he had a Z. Hardly a rice burner. In your defense,
you've probably really never seen a Honda, Nissan, or Toyota up close
for that matter.

>You never like American cars and probably
> never will.


Looks like GM would never consider you to advertise for them with that
attitude. Not too persuasive.

>The C5 is an American car and I will not own a non American
> car.


I would hope that most Vette owners don't think like you and are
smarter and wiser than you. I guess older doesn't necessarily mean
wiser.

 




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