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Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
05-23-2023, 07:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 884
Posted By r00t61

Need pics

Need pics
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
04-12-2023, 12:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 772
Posted By r00t61

Apart from the scenarios already described above,...

Apart from the scenarios already described above, the only other options is to hope for a deep recession - inverted yield curve has been screaming a warning for months - and that the resulting demand...
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
03-31-2023, 08:11 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 5,308
Posted By r00t61

Does absolutely nothing. It'll simply create a...

Does absolutely nothing. It'll simply create a situation where the dealer will sell at MSRP to "friends of the dealer." The "friend" will then drive the car 100 miles in a month, and then sell it...
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
03-23-2023, 03:11 PM
Replies: 2,433
Views: 264,649
Posted By r00t61

Looks like JPOW needs to keep raising rates. ...

Looks like JPOW needs to keep raising rates.

When you flood the economy with $5Trillion of funny money in a year and a half, weird stuff - like ADMs - start happening
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
12-15-2022, 01:57 AM
Replies: 2,433
Views: 264,649
Posted By r00t61

Mannheim is already showing significant deflation...

Mannheim is already showing significant deflation in car pricing - we're back to where we were in early 2022

Fed has already drained 383 billion in QT and continues to do more. If you're looking...
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
08-08-2022, 10:09 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,123
Posted By r00t61

The highest volume vette dealer in SD is Bob...

The highest volume vette dealer in SD is Bob Stall in La Mesa. They sold 130 vettes for year 2021. Projecting (optimistically) forward, they should receive about ~40 Z06 allocations for 2022 (with...
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
08-07-2022, 12:18 AM
Replies: 366
Views: 32,296
Posted By r00t61

40,000 * 8 = 320,000 minutes = 5,333 hours = 222...

40,000 * 8 = 320,000 minutes = 5,333 hours = 222 days = 0.6 years.

NOT "3 years".
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
08-06-2022, 01:34 AM
Replies: 1,397
Views: 318,688
Posted By r00t61

Black is a great color for any car if you don't...

Black is a great color for any car if you don't like certain specific design elements, but want to retain the feel of the overall shape. Like on the Z06, black hides the wishbone if you don't like...
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
08-04-2022, 06:24 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 4,692
Posted By r00t61

I had the same good experiences when I had my 911...

I had the same good experiences when I had my 911 Turbo. But my point is that even a base 911 C2 is over $100K. Which is $40K over a base Stingray.

Likewise, the closest competition for a new...
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
08-04-2022, 04:17 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 4,692
Posted By r00t61

If you want all the things mentioned in the...

If you want all the things mentioned in the article, Corvette pricing is going to have to go even higher. Because things like fancy showrooms; spotless maintenance bays; cappucino machines and...
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
07-27-2022, 12:30 AM
Replies: 366
Views: 32,296
Posted By r00t61

That's because they have slowly but surely over...

That's because they have slowly but surely over the years - and especially once they became a publicly-traded company - become a "lifestyle brand", that also happens to make cars.
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
07-16-2022, 09:39 PM
Replies: 1,169
Views: 161,989
Posted By r00t61

What are you talking about? The Porsche Cayenne...

What are you talking about? The Porsche Cayenne has been around since 2002.

And the original Boxster shared a lot of components/parts with the 996 911 - AKA badge engineering - so that it could...
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
07-15-2022, 10:26 PM
Replies: 1,169
Views: 161,989
Posted By r00t61

Hmm, you can now theoretically build out a Z06...

Hmm, you can now theoretically build out a Z06 close to the magical number of $169,900

Too bad Zerv didn't come back a third time to give us his pricing guess
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
07-15-2022, 04:56 PM
Replies: 1,169
Views: 161,989
Posted By r00t61

Since GM seems unwilling/unable to deal with the...

Since GM seems unwilling/unable to deal with the ADM problem directly, this is the next best solution - raise the price of the car such that the profit goes back to the company instead of bad...
Forum: C8 General Discussion
06-20-2022, 04:25 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 8,214
Posted By r00t61

Basic Porsche Paint-to-sample is about $12K, but...

Basic Porsche Paint-to-sample is about $12K, but you only get to pick from the preset catalog - mostly historical Porsche colors e.g., Gulf Blue, Oslo, Oak Green, etc.

If you want the true "any...
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
06-18-2022, 08:44 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 12,299
Posted By r00t61

They all have the GPF, and worse, they are all...

They all have the GPF, and worse, they are all actively monitored by the ECU - making any sort of exhaust/cat upgrade that much more difficult.
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
06-16-2022, 12:14 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,711
Posted By r00t61

Black hides the wishbone and the z07 spoiler,...

Black hides the wishbone and the z07 spoiler, which for me is a good thing
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
06-13-2022, 03:49 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 7,996
Posted By r00t61

Actually, that's just more proof that this...

Actually, that's just more proof that this document was put together by the marketing department, for sales-related training
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
06-13-2022, 01:28 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 7,996
Posted By r00t61

That's because GM didn't segment their product...

That's because GM didn't segment their product portfolio correctly. If we follow the Porsche model:

Z06 = GT3 ->

Track oriented
No sunroof or convertible option (or targa)
Less sound...
Forum: C8 General Discussion
06-12-2022, 11:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 752
Posted By r00t61

More impressive than that, you managed to find...

More impressive than that, you managed to find parking around Mission Bay in the summertime
Forum: C8 General Discussion
06-05-2022, 04:29 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,755
Posted By r00t61

That Gen1 Viper brought a tear to me eye

That Gen1 Viper brought a tear to me eye
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
05-23-2022, 08:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 544
Posted By r00t61

More discussion here: ...

More discussion here:

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c8-z06-zr1-zora-discussion/4596161-z06-carbon-fiber-5-spoke-option-would-you-feel-cheated-knowing-this.html
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
05-17-2022, 11:00 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 522
Posted By r00t61

Usually, the visualizer doesn't correctly portray...

Usually, the visualizer doesn't correctly portray the correct final ordering options.

Even if it does, and the orange calipers are only truly available on Z07 - which seems like an odd limitation...
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
04-18-2022, 06:41 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 9,697
Posted By r00t61

Carbuzz is absolute junk They - and other...

Carbuzz is absolute junk

They - and other related web3.0 clickbait baloney - makes lolcats look like serious journalism by comparison
Forum: C8 Z06/ZR1/Zora Discussion
03-09-2022, 01:12 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,826
Posted By r00t61

On the most recent Ferrari earnings calls, the...

On the most recent Ferrari earnings calls, the CEO boasted about how they had shipped a record 11,000+ cars in the past year, and were looking to blow that out of the water since the Ferrari SUV is...
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