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Since carrying everything someone owns is so important, maybe people will start putting on roof mounted cargo carriers on the hard top cars. I'll keep driving my SUV to the damn golf course.
I think maybe that people measure storage in sets of golf clubs, because it is easier for most people to visualize than if you said it stores 15 cubic feet, not because they think a lot of corvette people want to play golf (i think they are actually trying to get away from that demographic anyway)
But I would like to come up with something better than golf clubs, any ideas?.. it stores 2 over head bin suit cases? i think the size of those is fairly standardized and maybe even easier for most people to picture than bags of golf clubs. Bags of groceries? (paper). Gallon jugs of water? Severed heads? (that escalated quickly)
Exactly, that's all my wife and I need to fly to the NCM and drive back. Don't mind if one goes in the frunk and one in the trunk.
I think maybe that people measure storage in sets of golf clubs, because it is easier for most people to visualize than if you said it stores 15 cubic feet, not because they think a lot of corvette people want to play golf (i think they are actually trying to get away from that demographic anyway)
But I would like to come up with something better than golf clubs, any ideas?.. it stores 2 over head bin suit cases? i think the size of those is fairly standardized and maybe even easier for most people to picture than bags of golf clubs. Bags of groceries? (paper). Gallon jugs of water? Severed heads? (that escalated quickly)
Totally agree with this. The two carry on is more important, airport trips or road trips. The 996, 997 and 991 allowed two stacked on top of each other in the frunk, so long as they were not too large.
Last edited by Michael T*; 06-02-2019 at 07:41 PM.
Yes, golf bag storage is necessary for the Corvette to maintain its reputation as a premier retiree's vehicle. Also on the feature list is an extra large compartment for storing early bird special restaurant coupons.
Forget golf. I’m doing my part to make the Corvette the premier vehicle of the Rock ‘n Roller. I currently put my guitar in the passenger seat and a small Marshall combo amp in the hatchback of my C7 to get to the gig. Hopefully, the Marshall amp will fit in the frunk of the C8, along with my guitar in the passenger seat. If not, I can always take my Jeep. Rock on people!
People get so hung up on the fact that they use golf bags as a measurement when that measurement is more useful in many ways than just listing the volume of the space. Saying that a golf bag will fit gives you a good visual representation of the size, and it also tells you that the car has at least that much storage space in one single area and that it is not in a strange shape. I have a car that technically has a reasonable amount of storage space, but what the numbers don't show is that the storage space is split between two areas and that makes it hard to fit anything in.
The # of carry-on suitcases it can fit is a MUCH better and more widely useful unit of measure to general populace (of all demographics) than equipment related to a niche dying unathletic sport associated with senior citizens.
I, like, many, fear the silly fitting golf bags requirement by GM will add extra weight and dimensions to the car (eg. overhangs), affecting it's performance as a sports car.
Last edited by ArmchairArchitect; 06-03-2019 at 10:16 AM.
The # of carry-on suitcases it can fit is a MUCH better and more widely useful unit of measure to general populace (of all demographics) than equipment related to a niche dying unathletic sport associated with senior citizens.
I, like, many, fear the silly fitting golf bags requirement by GM will add extra weight and dimensions to the car (eg. overhangs), affecting it's performance as a sports car.
That is absolutely the best description of golf ever. Hilarious and so true.
That is absolutely the best description of golf ever. Hilarious and so true.
Corvette owners should be more concerned about how to fit their lawn chair bags in the C8 instead of golf bags. The media is pumping up golf because the number of games played is way down. How many people on the Corvette Team play golf?
Say it's 1937 and you are a "sport" that plays golf as well as likes to go to go to Broadway plays and eat at nice restaurants.
Which of these two would you prefer to drive to the country club for 18 holes, and then to a five star restaurant for dinner later that evening, with your wife?
The # of carry-on suitcases it can fit is a MUCH better and more widely useful unit of measure to general populace (of all demographics) than equipment related to a niche dying unathletic sport associated with senior citizens.
I, like, many, fear the silly fitting golf bags requirement by GM will add extra weight and dimensions to the car (eg. overhangs), affecting it's performance as a sports car.
I wouldn't say it is objectively a much better unit of measure. For one, a set of golf clubs is much larger than a carry on bag, and telling people the car will carry 2 bags of golf clubs in my opinion is easier to envision than saying it will carry 5 carry on bags. For another, it shows the cargo area is large in a single area. A car may have enough space for three carry ons, but if they have to be placed in three different compartments that's not really the same as being able to fit them all in one. While the cargo requirements may seem silly to you, there is a large portion of Corvette buyers who do care about cargo capacity and the reason the Corvette sells so well is because of its wide appeal. If you throw the cargo capacity out the window then sales will take a hit and it's hard to say how financially viable the car would be for GM with lower sales. Just something to think about.
Last edited by Randy Miller; 06-03-2019 at 01:25 PM.
Exactly, golf is on a serious decline. Golf clubs are folding right and left. Ridiculous waste of time and money. All the fat asses I know golf and think they are getting exercise, what a joke.
you probably tried it and shot 125 . I'd hate it too but I have played for over 30 years , down to a 3 handicap and I am not a fat ***. Stereotyping golfers is like stereotyping corvette owners. p.s I don't care if the c8 can hold 2 sets of clubs. My c7 can but if it didn't I'd just drive my daily driver to golf.
I can’t wait until the need to accommodate golf clubs in a Corvette goes the way of the dinosaurs. Nothing against golfing or golfers, just shouldn’t even be a consideration. Golfing is on the decline and the need to carry clubs isn’t a consideration for buyers looking to purchase many of the direct competitors (911, Huracan, R8, NSX, 570S, etc) to the Corvette.
I can’t wait until the need to accommodate golf clubs in a Corvette goes the way of the dinosaurs. Nothing against golfing or golfers, just shouldn’t even be a consideration. Golfing is on the decline and the need to carry clubs isn’t a consideration for buyers looking to purchase many of the direct competitors (911, Huracan, R8, NSX, 570S, etc) to the Corvette.
I agree about the clubs, but the cars you mentioned are not going to be direct competitors to the corvette, yes the ME vette is going to be awesome, but it’s still going to be a mass produced car, people are expecting to much comparing it with some real exotics and rare cars that you maybe see on the road once or twice a year, the ME vette will be on every street corner in 3-4 years, the cars you mentioned..... not so much.
Corvette owners should be more concerned about how to fit their lawn chair bags in the C8 instead of golf bags. The media is pumping up golf because the number of games played is way down. How many people on the Corvette Team play golf?
How many golf course are there?
How many road course tracks are there?
How many places in the US are nice to drive to for a road trip vacation?
I bet a hell of a lot more Corvette owners drive on road trips a couple times a year and/or play golf each week, than those that drive a HPDE every week, or even once a year.
The closest road course to me is Hallett and that is around 200 miles away. One hell of a lot more golf courses are within a 200 miles radius of me. I wouldn't be surprised if there are a dozen golf course within a ten mile radius and the closest one to me is about a mile away.
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