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LouB57 07-11-2013 07:10 PM


Originally Posted by OHV4LIFE (Post 1584383764)
Did they, by any chance, come up with a list of 10 Worst Things About the 2014 Corvette for the haters?

1. Camaro Lights
2. Fangs
3. Skinny Tires
4. Round Fuel Door
5. Not Enough Power
6. No AWD
7. No DCT
8. No E85
9. Ugly Vents
10. Looks too much like a Viper/Ferrari/McLaren/Mazda/GTR/etc, etc, etc

EDIT

11. Screaming chicken logo

12. The Inevitable Trolls that frequent the C7 Forum ;)

ZL-1 07-11-2013 07:16 PM


Originally Posted by speedlink (Post 1584383481)
Skip shift is not a problem. Just accelerate to 25mph. then you can shift all you want. CAGS really never intrudes, unless you are afraid to drive the car. And it's only when shifting from 1st gear.

Don't understand the concern.

Guys who use their Corvette as a fun car have no problem with CAGS. If you use it as a daily driver and get stuck in traffic jams where you just creep along, then you'll curse CAGS. Those owners are the ones who need to eliminate their CAGS.

Still, CAGS is worth the trouble, it's saved us all a lot of $$ in gas-guzzler taxes :thumbs:

ZL-1 07-11-2013 07:22 PM


Originally Posted by LS1LT1 (Post 1584383762)
Are they sure about that one?
I could've sworn that the C3 era small blocks had a slight rear weight bias as well?

:iagree:

You're right. Since 1963 there have been many Corvette models that have had better than a 50/50 rearward weight bias. Apparently C&D quoted a GM press release without consulting their own archives.

sam90lx 07-11-2013 07:32 PM


Originally Posted by OHV4LIFE (Post 1584383764)
Did they, by any chance, come up with a list of 10 Worst Things About the 2014 Corvette for the haters?

1. Camaro Lights
2. Fangs
3. Skinny Tires
4. Round Fuel Door
5. Not Enough Power
6. No AWD
7. No DCT
8. No E85
9. Ugly Vents
10. Looks too much like a Viper/Ferrari/McLaren/Mazda/GTR/etc, etc, etc

EDIT

11. Screaming chicken logo

Fangs....# 1 !!!

gthal 07-11-2013 07:33 PM


Originally Posted by Big Dan 427 (Post 1584384103)
Unfortunately some just have a difficult time hearing the second coming needs to go back to the drawing board!:rofl:

People don't have a "difficult time hearing it" as much as it's simply annoying because, for them, it doesn't have to go back to the drawing board :thumbs:

It also looks like for the mags (C&D and MT anyway), they also don't think it needs to go back :D

michaelinmech 07-11-2013 07:36 PM

It was just 40ish posts ago that this Thread was about the 10 AWESOME Things About the 2014 Corvette - a Nice Topic . . . . then someone threw in CAGS, someone else threw in 10 Worst Things, and in the blink of an eye the Trolls and regular Infighters yet once again, left the original topic off in the distance, replaced with their regular bullshot agendas . . . . . Sad :shrug:

gthal 07-11-2013 07:43 PM


Originally Posted by michaelinmech (Post 1584384561)
It was just 40ish posts ago that this Thread was about the 10 AWESOME Things About the 2014 Corvette - a Nice Topic . . . . then someone threw in CAGS, someone else threw in 10 Worst Things, and in the blink of an eye the Trolls and regular Infighters yet once again, left the original topic off in the distance, replaced with their regular bullshot agendas . . . . . Sad :shrug:

This is exactly why people get so defensive and annoyed. Positive or productive topics get ruined continuously by folks who simply want to de-rail things. And then those people suggest others are too sensitive... it isn't being too sensitive it is being constantly pestered and annoyed. :ack:

Fastcat3 07-11-2013 07:48 PM


Originally Posted by CPhelps (Post 1584383290)
If you drive it like a performance car it will never activate.

You are correct about that. Skip shift is only an issue when you are asleep at the wheel so to speak!

Snorman 07-11-2013 08:01 PM


Originally Posted by gthal (Post 1584384605)
This is exactly why people get so defensive and annoyed. Positive or productive topics get ruined continuously by folks who simply want to de-rail things. And then those people suggest others are too sensitive... it isn't being too sensitive it is being constantly pestered and annoyed. :ack:

It won't be an issue for much longer. Do you really think any of those people are going to come into a thread where somebody posts pictures of their new C7 and make dumb comments about the "fangs" or the taillights or the plastic wheel well trim? I would submit they'll either be banned from this section in short order or they'll just disappear.
If somebody was in one of the C6 sections doing the same thing, they'd be gone in a day or two.
S.

BlueOx 07-11-2013 08:07 PM


Originally Posted by sam90lx (Post 1584384537)
Fangs....# 1 !!!

Sure is! :ack:
http://image.motortrend.com/f/auto_s...quarters-2.jpg

sam90lx 07-11-2013 08:08 PM


Originally Posted by Snorman (Post 1584384763)
It won't be an issue for much longer. Do you really think any of those people are going to come into a thread where somebody posts pictures of their new C7 and make dumb comments about the "fangs" or the taillights or the plastic wheel well trim? I would submit they'll either be banned from this section in short order or they'll just disappear.
If somebody was in one of the C6 sections doing the same thing, they'd be gone in a day or two.
S.

Why? Do those same people get banned for making fun of the GS gills? No! And they should not unless some Sissies complain. It's a forum...get use to it!

sam90lx 07-11-2013 08:09 PM


Originally Posted by BlueOx (Post 1584384813)

Those Zits are much smaller and at least flow instead of sticking out like a sore thumb. Your the photoshop king....put the C7 right above or below that Viper pic! Then put up a poll if your brave enough.

BlueOx 07-11-2013 08:10 PM


Originally Posted by sam90lx (Post 1584384826)
Why? Do those same people get banned for making fun of the GS gills? No! And they should not unless some the Sissies complain. It's a forum...get use to it!

Whiners complain. Sissies bitch. Actually whiners complain and bitch.:cheers:

rgamache 07-11-2013 08:18 PM


Originally Posted by CPhelps (Post 1584383290)
If you drive it like a performance car it will never activate.

:iagree: I've never had mine activate yet...and I tried..:rofl:

~Stingray 07-11-2013 08:24 PM

I good article with some good images.

Question: Is it true that if you don't get the Z51 package and a manual, your rear fender vents won't be functional? (#4 in the list)

JOHNGFLYER 07-11-2013 08:25 PM

#1 should be more reliable also. No real moving parts!!!!

Bill17601 07-11-2013 08:27 PM


Originally Posted by sam90lx (Post 1584384839)
Those Zits are much smaller and at least flow instead of sticking out like a sore thumb. Your the photoshop king....put the C7 right above or below that Viper pic! Then put up a poll if your brave enough.

I am surprised you did not take this opportunity to promote the black wheels.

As for the fangs, I think I like the fangs better then the HUGE HOLES in your doors...

BlueOx 07-11-2013 08:30 PM


Originally Posted by sam90lx (Post 1584384839)
Those Zits are much smaller and at least flow instead of sticking out like a sore thumb. Your the photoshop king....put the C7 right above or below that Viper pic! Then put up a poll if your brave enough.

No they are fugly in my opinion. Way fugly.
In addition to my top five:
1. Complete suckage on the hood
2. Color like a buttercow
3. Black wheels
4. Horrible gap between nose and hood
5. The most clown-shoe-like butter cow ever seen

sam90lx 07-11-2013 09:28 PM


Originally Posted by Bill17601 (Post 1584384969)
I am surprised you did not take this opportunity to promote the black wheels.

As for the fangs, I think I like the fangs better then the HUGE HOLES in your doors...

WHAT.....Holes, where? Lol

SBC_and_a_stick 07-12-2013 02:56 AM


Originally Posted by Big Dan 427 (Post 1584384211)
Actually I don't see many either, I don't know how the productions #'s but I don't think they are "low", meaning a few hundred. I also must apologize, I did leave one piece of criteria out and that would be expense. I would say in that regard a ZR1 is on the low end of the supercar expense category, then up to the limited Porsches/Lambos/Ferraris etc.:thumbs:

You sure take one of the best parts of the Corvette and throw it down the shitter. GM did one good thing, and that was to bring a sports car that can compete against any contemporary and sell it for a price that anyone can afford. That is an American success. It's modest and yet devastatingly capable. Kinda how Bejamin Franklin was the poorest dressed diplomat yet was pure genius among his foreign peers. It is American to the bone that way, and this very simple fact seems to elude you still.

Anyone of the top 2 dozen car manufacturers can make an expensive and exclusive car. That's never going to be a huge success. 1 in 50 will probably be as reliable and almost none will be as practical. It takes an insane amount of talent, from engineering, to managing to make a car like the Corvette. Honestly, you just don't get it. :(


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