Is C6 the First Real "Parts Bin" Corvette? I Think Thats the REAL Problem here.
12-26-2003, 01:36 AM
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Re: Is C6 the First Real "Parts Bin" Corvette? I Think Thats the REAL Problem here. (Valleybacker)
Sharing parts with the xlr is not a bad thing. If you're going to share parts from a car from gm, the xlr is the best one to get them from.
12-26-2003, 02:01 AM
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Re: Is C6 the First Real "Parts Bin" Corvette? I Think Thats the REAL Problem here. (Valleybacker)
Yes ValleyBacker this is EXACTLY what im trying to say. :iagree:
12-26-2003, 02:14 AM
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Re: Is C6 the First Real "Parts Bin" Corvette? I Think Thats the REAL Problem here. (C4FantaC)
Before you know it C6 will just be another Chevy with a 50K price tag.
As a fan of the C6 and not as a hater, I will break it to you that that is what the Vette has been for many many years.
As a fan of the C6 and not as a hater, I will break it to you that that is what the Vette has been for many many years.
12-26-2003, 03:09 AM
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Re: Is C6 the First Real "Parts Bin" Corvette? I Think Thats the REAL Problem here. (C4FantaC)
C6's greatness, or lack thereof, has NOTHING to do with XLR.
Corvette has both given parts to, and taken parts from, the GM parts bin from its inception.
As for a common look with other GMs -- GM *wishes* that were the case. C6's nose might remind some of us of a lot of other sports cars, and the C6 interior might remind some of us of a lot of other non-sports cars, but aside from the frankly weird steering-wheel comparisons (and I gotta say I just don't see the "striking" similarity to other Chevy steering wheels -- it's obviously stolen from a video game console, not a car!) nobody else around here is saying that C6 looks like other GMs...
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[Modified by Jinx, 12:09 AM 12/26/2003]
Corvette has both given parts to, and taken parts from, the GM parts bin from its inception.
As for a common look with other GMs -- GM *wishes* that were the case. C6's nose might remind some of us of a lot of other sports cars, and the C6 interior might remind some of us of a lot of other non-sports cars, but aside from the frankly weird steering-wheel comparisons (and I gotta say I just don't see the "striking" similarity to other Chevy steering wheels -- it's obviously stolen from a video game console, not a car!) nobody else around here is saying that C6 looks like other GMs...
.Jinx
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12-26-2003, 03:19 AM
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Re: Is C6 the First Real "Parts Bin" Corvette? I Think Thats the REAL Problem here. (J-Rod)
GM has always raided the parts bin. The nice thing about thart is that replacement parts are more avaliable, and thus cheaper. Many automakers do this. Lexus steal from the Toyota line for many of its parts, why shouldn't GM. But, agreed, I still don't like the sterring wheel...
IS300 = Toyota Altezza
Lexus doesnt steal anything. Toyota just decided to rebadge its high end cars and give it a different name in the states to milk more money. :)
12-26-2003, 05:36 AM
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Re: Is C6 the First Real "Parts Bin" Corvette? I Think Thats the REAL Problem here. (C4FantaC)
53-62 Corvette- complete 49 Chevy front end assembly, motor (minus the intake) & trans
63-67 Corvette- 58 Impala A-frames, power steering, door handles, fuse box, motor and trans- [I]even tail lights
68-82 Corvette- all the aforementioned C-2 parts (except for the tail lights and fuse box), along with a Vega steering wheel in the '77 Corvette
:crazy: :lol: :lol: :crazy:
And I'm sure the C-4 and C-5's have similar lists-
63-67 Corvette- 58 Impala A-frames, power steering, door handles, fuse box, motor and trans- [I]even tail lights
68-82 Corvette- all the aforementioned C-2 parts (except for the tail lights and fuse box), along with a Vega steering wheel in the '77 Corvette
:crazy: :lol: :lol: :crazy:
And I'm sure the C-4 and C-5's have similar lists-
12-26-2003, 11:53 AM
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Re: Is C6 the First Real "Parts Bin" Corvette? I Think Thats the REAL Problem here. (C4FantaC)
the corvette has a GM TRUCK ENGINE does that make it a parts bin car???? :chevy
12-27-2003, 10:53 AM
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Re: Is C6 the First Real "Parts Bin" Corvette? I Think Thats the REAL Problem here. (C4FantaC)
It's all about survival in a highly-competitive industry...if parts-sharing keeps the costs down and helps to ensure the longevity of the marque, then I'm all for it! :thumbs:
...maybe, just maybe, that's why the Corvette has been around for 50 years, while others have come and gone?
...maybe, just maybe, that's why the Corvette has been around for 50 years, while others have come and gone?