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So many (two) wrecks already... WHY?

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Old 10-15-2013, 05:36 PM
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Default So many (two) wrecks already... WHY?

Seriously, tell us what you think. Why have two Vettes already been wrecked? Vote here: https://www.corvetteforum.com/articl...dy-third-next/
Old 10-15-2013, 05:39 PM
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285's ?
Old 10-15-2013, 05:42 PM
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Guy's can't handle the horsepower. LOL. Just Bad Luck.
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Excess power, lack of skills and or brains....
Old 10-15-2013, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by R&L's C6
Excess power, lack of skills and or brains....
Old 10-15-2013, 05:46 PM
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My guess is too busy looking at the fancy new screens and trying to make changes or access information while driving. They might as well be texting.
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Wonder if gawkers got into them? Or "victims" shut down the nannies, which for 99.9% of us are there for very good reasons.

Seems incredible that there would be two wrecked given how few total miles the C7 has experienced thus far....
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Paparazzi! Thats what got Princess Diana!
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C6/GS to....... C7(Z06 like power)....... too much to handle

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Originally Posted by BlueOx
Paparazzi! Thats what got Princess Diana!
Should've included this in the poll...
Old 10-15-2013, 05:56 PM
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fast car

inexperience with new car

showing off

letting someone else drive it

distractions inside and out

turning off driver aids

many more!
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I Feel It's A MiX Of People Not Use To The Power And/or The Fact That Since It's A Brand New Body It's More News. You Don't Hear How Many 2013 Corvettes Crashed When People Received Them. Why? Because It's Not A Big Deal Since This Years Body Car Has Been Out For A Few years. Just My Opinion.
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Nice, subtle way for you to plug your website, heh.

... And the reason is probably that early buyers have more money than sense.
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All the safety nannies in the world cant save an idiot from themselves.
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Nice, subtle way for you to plug your website, heh.

... And the reason is probably that early buyers have more money than sense.
I don't know what you're talking about...

And yeah, probably.
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Originally Posted by Stingray23
All the safety nannies in the world cant save an idiot from themselves.
This...if they even had them on.
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Almost too many things could be the reason, but seeing there have not been any details to either we all seem to want to jump to the conclusion that it was the driver of the C7 that was at fault, when it may be just the opposite. Wonder if we will ever know what the cause was.

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A. Taking eyes off road to retrieve beverage from first ever usable cup holders

B. Trying to adjust suspension mode, exhaust sound, rev matching and selecting song from play list all at the same time

C. Demonstrating secret hand gun hiding spot to passenger while driving through a red light intersection

D. Admiring the view of overhead electric and telephone wires through new clear poly-carbonate roof

E. Saying to passenger - "Here, hold my beer and hang on"

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Respect the horsepower!
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Originally Posted by michaelinmech
A. Taking eyes off road to retrieve beverage from first ever usable cup holders

B. Trying to adjust suspension mode, exhaust sound, rev matching and selecting song from play list all at the same time

C. Demonstrating secret hand gun hiding spot to passenger while driving through a red light intersection

D. Admiring the view of overhead electric and telephone wires through new clear poly-carbonate roof

E. Saying to passenger - "Here, hold my beer and hang on"

You forgot one...
F. "Watch this.................................... ............OH SH*T!!!!!!!!!"

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