wv8090

I failed statistics however I would be inclined to bet that the odds of getting a paint chip / rock chip / cracked windshield / bird poop are about 1000X greater than a strangers jean rivet tearing up my seat. If your that worried about it you should keep it in a bubble.

Of course I'm also the kind of guy that trashed my warranty at 900 miles with a supercharger/meth/exhaust and my license plate says "STOLE IT" so my .02 probably doesn't mean much.

HalfMoon

This is true. There have been a couple cars that were getting good reviews that I purchased but only kept for 5-7 months and didn't care about a cash loss to get rid of them.

fdxpilot

I was getting out of my NRB vert in a large parking lot, when a small boy behind the car grabbed his mother and said "Momma, that man got out of the Batmobile. Is he Batman?"

level6

Fun comment, great attitude!

Steve Garrett

^^^ The license plate says it all!

Bodieism

Haha, that's awesome!

faninc

The new Camaro's no longer have those tail lights- have rectangle plain tail lights.

faninc

Clearly these people missed the news years ago, that Pontiac was gone?

They say the rear and the emblem look like the Pontiac bird?

Michael A

I won't keep it in a bubble, but I will put my car cover on when outside.

By the way, I have scratched my own leather steering wheel with a jeans rivet TWICE, two different cars. Those things are dangerous.

Everyone's different. Enjoy!

Michael

Mfserge

That's great, kids say the funniest things. My cousin actually owns a Batmobile, a replica that was hand built by a local Batmobile shop...yes there is such a thing. It's pretty awesome and shoots fire out of the back. If you think the C7 turns a lot of heads, take a drive in a Batmobile, it stops traffic.

Steve Garrett

^^^ Pictures?

Bodieism

Arthur Chandleer

My own favorite:
Two kids biking by my crystal red 2014 Stingray parked on the street:
Kid #1: "Man, that is the coolest car in town!"
Kid #2: "No it's not -- it's the coolest car in the WORLD!"

NukepoweredC4

My '94 C4 runs a stroker 383 with a big V-1 t trim Vortech supercharger that makes a lot of noise (and a lot of boost). I'm at the Auto Zone with the hood up, showing the friendly guy behind the counter (who is putting a wiper blade on a mini van for a lady) what's making all that noise.

With the engine idling and supercharger whistling like an F-22 Raptor he says:

"That's not the supercharger (making that whine) ... it's the power steering pump"! "You thought that was the supercharger"? He laughs; hikes up his jeans and walks away chuckling ... shaking his head. Can you imagine how depressed I was? Knowing I paid all that money to Vortech ... thinking I was getting a supercharger ... and all I got was a faulty P/S pump?

monicatomokc

My wife and I were in downtown OKC, in front of the Bricktown Ballpark, stopped and waiting for traffic, when this women was crossing in the middle of the street and came up to my side of the car and said it was such a beautiful car and she just had to look inside. Okay, good start. Then came "Is this a Ferrari?" Okay, I can live with that and I said no, this is the new Corvette Stingray, and then (here it comes) she says: "Oh, that's a Pontiac, right?" WHAT!!!??? Now in her defense, I could smell liquor on her breath, so I guess I'll just chalk it up to that as the reason for her moment of insanity....

Mfserge

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He goes to shows with it and kids get to take their pic in the Batmobile, pretty cool. Built by. Gotham City Super Cars. Here is a link to photos of the build.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...9442536&type=3

kmlute

Stopped in at a Dunkin Donuts and my wife went in to get a coffee while I parked in the lot. The cashier told my wife "nice car I like the Camaro".

C7 in White

Ok this could be in two treads....

My last C6 was unfortunate to be a part of the flying roof club.
This guy asked me if I ran under a barbed wire fence. I said nope I flipped it. He says " Dang ".

Now I get a lot dumb questions but they dont bother me. What bothers me is how I let the roof fly off in my C6.

I do a 3 point check every time I get into my C7.

smithrebel

My fiends call mine the space shuttle. Many ask how fast does it go, and I tell them just enough to get in orbit.

Graybeard ZR1

I've read this whole thread and I can't believe the snide attitude a LOT of you guys have.

The owner who said that we are all ambassadors for this car is right. Can't you tell ignorance from stupidity? Most people in this world don't know what the hell a Corvette is, believe it.

An ignorant person just doesn't know exactly what he's looking at, a Viper? (c'mon, they do look a lot alike to the public), a Ferrari? to some people any exotic is a Ferrari, or Lambo. That's a compliment. Can't you take it and kindly inform them it's a Chevy Corvette. Then if they have more questions it's because they don't know much, and they want to know more, tell them. be nice it won't cost you a dime. And it might change the reputation that a lot of Corvette owners have. Next to Porschephiles, a lot of people think of Corvette guys as major schmucks. (I've heard it all after owning these cars for 40 yrs.) Let's change the image, not deny it exists.

Now stupid, and rude, people get different treatment. If some dumbass asked me for a ride around the parking lot with his little kid, I'd say "What kind of a father would let a stranger drive off with his kid?" Or a guy says "My wife wants a ride in your Lamborghini", I'd tell him "Sure, do you want her back, or can we keep on going?"

But if someone is nice and strikes up a conversation, and asks me what the car cost, I'd tell them. But to the butt heads that ask "How much did that cost ya?" I ask them "How much do you make in a year?" If that doesn't embarrass him and he tells me, I say, "Not enough".

As for the ricers that want you to fry your tires for their amusement, try this.
One night I was coming home from the drag strip on a rural four lane. Stopped at a light, a car full of kids in a fart can Honda really wanted me to roast the radials, "Come on man, c'mon". I didn't give them the satisfaction. But when the light changed, I left right with them, and stayed even through first, and halfway through second calling out
"c'mon man, c'mon" mocking them. Then let 'em have it. I gave them the top end of second, (which in a C4 ZR-1 sounds like a demon from hell), and by third I was gone. At the next light we all had a laugh, and they were now Corvette believers.
The point is, you can help educate the ignorant, and shame the dorks, without being the jerk too many people think Corvette guys are.

Sorry for the Rant,