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Detroit, 6:58 AM
Sun Nov 29
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04/24/09
I don't know if you're trying to reference the C4 Grand Sport, but that color was Admiral Blue not Le Mans. If you weren't then please pay no attention to the crazy Vette guy.
04/24/09
Kudos and a heart-click for admitting to being enough of a Corvette fan to know that.
On the note of heart clicks, whenever I go into my profile, I can't see the heart clicks in the lists of friends/followers. I don't think that it a browser issue, as I have tried Chrome, Safari, IE, and Firefox, but it made no difference.
Has anyone else noticed this?
(And yes, I emailed Pete about it yesterday, even though I don't know if he has any control over that.)
04/25/09
04/24/09
/cranky old manism
04/24/09
This just makes me want one even less, if that is even possible. Hell, I rather have a Corvair than a Corvette.
04/24/09
Not wrong, just un-American. Possibly even un-Canadian.
04/24/09
04/24/09
04/24/09
With the dry sump, will the engine be lowered in its subframe? If not, all you'll bet is slightly more reliable oiling, and I hadn't heard that was a problem.
Also, where is the 0.2 seconds saved? At the car wash? At the lease signing ceremony? on my personal Ringtime? Inquiring minds and all.
04/24/09
However, I thought I would be cool and put the "Jeep" sticker diagonally across the curve of the hood, kinda like the stripes on the C4 Grand Sport.
That car didn't get me laid once.
04/24/09
04/24/09
Wait, that was Pontiac. Well, I guess it didn't take the Chevy guys long to raid the Pontiac slogan drawer. I wonder who got that good chair.
04/24/09
And more on topic, I could not help but notice the following:
For those that opt to equip their Grand Sport with the six-speed manual transmission, Chevrolet will throw in a dry-sump oiling system, differential cooler and a rear-mounted battery.
As if we needed any further convincing that a proper Corvette needs a manual. The dry sump system alone is worth the extra cost over a base Corvette.
04/24/09
Too bad you can't delete features... And I still want the fastback in place of a hatch!
04/24/09