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Forum: C7 Z06 Discussion
03-05-2015, 03:36 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,888
Posted By ScottNC

Great looking car, Silver is easily the best of...

Great looking car, Silver is easily the best of the colors!

And yea, I am biased. :thumbs:

Enjoy!
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-02-2013, 04:07 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

Pointing out logical fallacy and poor debating...

Pointing out logical fallacy and poor debating tactics isn't attacking. I'm sorry you feel that way.
There is no answer to illogical and/or subjective assertions that aren't backed up with fact....
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-02-2013, 04:04 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

So Porsche as a company is a small group of...

So Porsche as a company is a small group of people who are working together in secret?

GM as a company is a small group of people who are working together in secret?
...
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-02-2013, 03:44 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

Of course they are. It's all the same game. Car...

Of course they are. It's all the same game. Car companies have to market their product, car mags have to put out content that helps the company market. In turn, the companies pay the mag for ads,...
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-02-2013, 02:54 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

That's why I said the race cars are *based* on...

That's why I said the race cars are *based* on the production cars. There are certain things you can change from the production car, and certain things you can't on the ALMS cars. If your car has a...
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-02-2013, 02:46 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

Ahhh, so we are talking about the C6 now? And...

Ahhh, so we are talking about the C6 now? And here I thought we were having a discussion about the C7.



Then I will. Don't like it, tough. :)


I don't believe you, and I don't think any...
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-02-2013, 02:41 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

No, they really don't. Fringe case arguments are...

No, they really don't. Fringe case arguments are useless, and always have been. No one cares about the fact that you like having a 911 you can drive in the snow. Least of all the Dentist in...
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-02-2013, 02:33 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

Race cars that are directly based on the road...

Race cars that are directly based on the road cars in production. A pretty good indication of how good the foundation of the car is on a track.
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-02-2013, 02:30 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

Actually, many of your 'arguments' are based upon...

Actually, many of your 'arguments' are based upon a single data point with regards to a road test here, or an article there.
You surely do NOT rely on more than one source. :)


Hey, I'm just...
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-02-2013, 09:50 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

Exactly. Well, as defined by who? ...

Exactly.




Well, as defined by who? Subjective feel based on personal perception?
Journalists opinions? You mean the same journalists who survive on ad revenue from companies who spend a...
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-02-2013, 09:15 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

Or it could be that the C7 is a better drivers...

Or it could be that the C7 is a better drivers car. Why do you even bother addressing this?
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-02-2013, 08:51 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

Nah, they really don't. There you go...

Nah, they really don't.


There you go again submitting opinion as fact. Wrong.
First, you have no way to know this. Second, there is no difference. And quite honestly, (I'm guessing you...
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-01-2013, 05:36 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

Nope. This was your quote: Your...

Nope. This was your quote:


Your assessment of 'fun' is not necessarily the same as mine...or anyone else's. There are quite a few people who DO equate 'fun' in a car to how well it corners.
...
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-01-2013, 05:26 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

Nah..based on previous comparos by the same...

Nah..based on previous comparos by the same publisher, the C7 is the equal or better than the P cars in most of those categories. And controls, switchology, 'location and feel' BS..completely...
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-01-2013, 05:13 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

Exactly. People (MANY people) buy sports cars to...

Exactly. People (MANY people) buy sports cars to look cool and feel special.
The car 'earned' it in his 'opinion'.. so basically he had a subjective preference for the Cayman, correct? That...
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-01-2013, 04:10 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

That's a nice opinion, but it certainly isn't...

That's a nice opinion, but it certainly isn't fact.
I (and I am sure many others) DO associate 'fun' with 'lateral g'. In fact, I would say most people that buy performance cars with the purpose of...
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-01-2013, 04:04 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

Exactly.. That is where marketing takes over. ...

Exactly.. That is where marketing takes over. People that want status and to feel like they are special buy P cars. People that don't want to be walked around on the track buy something else.
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
10-01-2013, 04:02 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 25,875
Posted By ScottNC

Nah..not really relevant. Takahashi, as well as...

Nah..not really relevant.
Takahashi, as well as a good portion of the 'car guys' from his generation are simply a product of the 'Porsche marketing generation'.
They grew up reading about how...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
09-27-2013, 03:05 PM
Replies: 579
Views: 26,685
Posted By ScottNC

And again, these are fringe cases which the VAST...

And again, these are fringe cases which the VAST majority of potential buyers don't care about.
How many people ever in the history of the world bought the 911 over the Corvette (or over any other...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
09-27-2013, 01:36 PM
Replies: 579
Views: 26,685
Posted By ScottNC

Again, evasion. Nah..you haven't.....

Again, evasion.


Nah..you haven't.. amirite?
Actually you have:


I reiterate: you are a fraud. You attempt to evade even the most simple of common sense answers by querying for 'proof'. ...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
09-26-2013, 03:42 PM
Replies: 579
Views: 26,685
Posted By ScottNC

Let me refresh - Telepierre wrote: to which...

Let me refresh - Telepierre wrote:

to which you reply:

So that isn't a question? He has no responsibility to provide you with a reason for the assertion he just made, he asked YOU to look at...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
09-25-2013, 01:53 PM
Replies: 579
Views: 26,685
Posted By ScottNC

You are 'sure' that the figures would go up? If...

You are 'sure' that the figures would go up? If you are so sure, find them and post them.

As for the other 'conjecture rooted in common sense', I would say you would best be served by using...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
09-25-2013, 01:23 PM
Replies: 579
Views: 26,685
Posted By ScottNC

Ahhh.. the 'seems reasonable to me' argument. ...

Ahhh.. the 'seems reasonable to me' argument. Immediately followed by another question. Evasion is just about the only thing this statement is good for.
If you want to have an objective debate,...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
09-25-2013, 01:19 PM
Replies: 579
Views: 26,685
Posted By ScottNC

His assertion was answered by you with a...

His assertion was answered by you with a question. Poor tactic.



I am not saying anything of the sort. You like trying to speak for others. Another poor tactic.

Also, what is this...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
09-25-2013, 10:53 AM
Replies: 579
Views: 26,685
Posted By ScottNC

Quit answering questions with other questions. ...

Quit answering questions with other questions. It's annoying and a poor tactic.
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