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Old 06-20-2022, 05:18 AM
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Not really but I often hear voices. Does that count?
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hmm..another reason added to my list of why I don't like HTC. LOL
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Happens at least once a month in the C8. When I had my C7, it was really comical. A guy 2 lanes away and one car back tried having a conversation with me. He was yelling and I couldn't hear ****. I was just shaking my head in amazement that someone would actually try having a conversation 2 lanes away at a red light. lol
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I’ve had the car for about 2 weeks now. No one ever talks to me. I’ve driven now 360 miles and only seen 3 c8s and many other gen corvettes. No one even waves or anything. I wave but they don’t lol! I do see tons and tons of chargers and challengers though.
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All the time, especially from SUV's or Pick up Trucks that look down into it.
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Originally Posted by ZEEEE06
HTC: Do people talk to you at traffic lights? I stopped at a traffic light this morning with the top down and an SUV pulled up beside me. The rear window rolled down and and a teenager asked me to rev the motor which I did. Big smile. Then the front window rolled down and a guy was asking questions about the car. Not the 1st time this has happened. How about you?
Happens quite frequently. Young kids, adults, men, women, you name it. Red lights, gas stations, grocery store, car wash (DIY booth place, not an automatic one), or restaurants. It's not uncommon for me to come out of a store and have a Vette parked a couple spots over from me as if to say "hi." I've been keeping a tally of the waves, and here in Indiana, I'm averaging about 80-90%. My younger daughter loves it.

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Old 06-20-2022, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ZEEEE06
HTC: Do people talk to you at traffic lights? I stopped at a traffic light this morning with the top down and an SUV pulled up beside me. The rear window rolled down and and a teenager asked me to rev the motor which I did. Big smile. Then the front window rolled down and a guy was asking questions about the car. Not the 1st time this has happened. How about you?
Yep! And I have to lower my window! Recently had a fellow who was making a left at a stop sign while I was making a right on a two lane road ask a question! A common question is "How much does it cost!" I used to always answer that for my C6 and C7's with, at the time Kerbeck' s discounted price for a stripped new Vette. All their prices were on the Net for often ~200 cars in stock. Now I just quote the MSRP for a striped base C8. What surprises many around here is their extended cab decked out, 4 wheel drive, diesel pick-up costs as much!
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^^^
I generally say "About the same as a nice SUV."
Old 06-20-2022, 02:44 PM
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All the time. In traffic, getting gas, in parking lots, etc
Old 06-20-2022, 03:56 PM
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Seriously? Even with my top down (on any of my convertibles or roadster) everyone else is apparently hermetically sealed within their extended. rolling smart-phones.
Old 06-20-2022, 04:19 PM
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90 percent of time when I pull to lights people talk to me. They also talk to me at gas stations
Old 06-20-2022, 04:36 PM
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Happens to me all the time. My wife always comments on how this didn't happen nearly as much with my C5s or C7. And the questions are much more forward. Maybe more a sign of the times. "How much was it?" "What do you do for a living?" "How fast have you had it?" etc. I find it fun, but maybe partially because I don't think I've ever had anyone be a jerk or make rude comments. People are usually excited to see it and I think it's great that other people get joy out of it as well.
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yes, quite a bit. Always have. When I first bought a convertible in 2006 it kinda surprised me. Now I'm used to it.
Old 06-20-2022, 07:40 PM
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I have a coupe, but if my windows are down I get a red light talker at least once per week.

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Not much. I keep my eyes forward so that may discourage dialog.
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More in the Ferrari than the corvette, but it does happen.

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Originally Posted by ZEEEE06
HTC: Do people talk to you at traffic lights? I stopped at a traffic light this morning with the top down and an SUV pulled up beside me. The rear window rolled down and and a teenager asked me to rev the motor which I did. Big smile. Then the front window rolled down and a guy was asking questions about the car. Not the 1st time this has happened. How about you?
I have a '22 Accelerate Yellow HTC, with Adrenaline red/black interior...Yeah, it's happens at just about every time I'm stopped in traffic. Sometimes, people come up beside the car, slow down, and carry on a conversation while rolling down the road...Flattering, really...

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I was in a C7Z convertible at a light first in line. A Tesla driver started talking, asking me to show him something at the green. I replied - nope, I do not do that.

He said he has a new Tesla coming and it would probably take my C7Z.

I replied, "Not at Sebring".

A few weeks before I was behind a Tesla at Sebring in a C6Z. The Tesla did not belong on that track, at least the driver didn't.

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Originally Posted by Keppler
I was in a C7Z convertible at a light first in line. A Tesla driver started talking, asking me to show him something at the green. I replied - nope, I do not do that.

He said he has a new Tesla coming and it would probably take my C7Z.

I replied, "Not at Sebring".
Tesla driver's are just Prius driver's, with more money...
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Old 06-20-2022, 09:47 PM
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Happens to me all the time - *especially* when it's another sports car driver.



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