-shrug-
.. my Vette avg's 31mpg at 70
.. will do 13's in the quarter
.. corners so hard it hurts
..is downright scary to punch the brakes in a panic stop situation because it stops so fast.
..has 123k miles on it
..insurance is 3 dollars more every *6* months than my Nissan pickup is (both same coverage, same company)
..is a '97 coupe (C-5) with no add-ons .. yet.
..~3200lbs/345hp with 17x8.5 ft & 18x9.5 rear wheels with stickier tires than 'stock' all around
..cost $11.5k (can you say 'bang for buck?)
Of course I want more out of it
.. I plan to add a 427 LS motor (500+hp) in a couple years followed by a ProCharger (another 200+hp) and all the system upgrades that entails.
Goal is 700hp at the rear wheels .. fairly mild but that will do for me jest fine
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There are members of our club here with dual turbo/methanol injected C-5 beasts that top 1100hp
..and still have not approached the GT-R's initial cost.
There are a couple of folks in the club that have newer iron very much beefed up that are probably in the GT-R's ballpark
for costs .. one is even a new black camaro SS .. supercharged 427, coil-overs, 1100hp .. scary to be close to when he punches it
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Just sayin .. the GT-R .. I will never own one.
I'll just tinker a bit with my Vette and do just fine .. straight line, turns, stops .. it does it all very well and for a lot less.
And it looks *good* every day all day
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-Frank aka GE