SLOW SEDAN

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The C8 was designed from the beginning to have a hybrid variant.

01CamaroSSTx

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All electric? If so that's a BAD MOVE!

SLOW SEDAN

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They stated early on the "frunk" is designed for the hybrid setup. The C8 does nothing for me, it may as well be an EV as it would certainly be faster than the untunable valve dropping hunk that's in there currently, and they did themselves no favors with that transmission as it has tons of failures as well. Making it an EV would be deleting two big failure points everyone complains about now, I'm not sure the white new balance crowd would even notice its an EV as they wax it 15 times a month.

01CamaroSSTx

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I'm no fan of the C8 either and the C6 will always be my favorite.

LLLosingit

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So cost is now a factor in how fast they are stock?

I make my meals so it's easy to eat well on less than $10 a day and yes that's three meals a day.

RPM WS6

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I agree that the government will likely attempt to continue increasing gas taxes to the point that it eventually becomes just a hobby type of thing for the hardcore ICE folks, sort of like how cigarettes are taxed so heavily in many areas, so it's important to delay and mitigate that as much as possible with each election. But this is still a long way in the future, ICE won't be in the minority any time soon.

With that said, the current state of gas prices isn't much worse than what I saw back in 2007; I was paying $4.96/gallon for 93 back then, now I can get it for $5.59 in the same region. Probably not much difference when you factor inflation over those 15 years. The current spike will likely ease up eventually, to some degree, just like it did during the Great Recession which came shortly after that 2007 peak.

Every time we see a bubble or hyperinflation in any segment, folks tend to think it's permanent. There is always some level of correction or valley yet to come, though the average does continue to climb.

SLOW SEDAN

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I didnt say stock, but what mods are you gonna do? I cant eat breakfast for $10

SLOW SEDAN

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For sure it was the last GM car that hovered around 3000lbs, these Corvettes that are approaching family car weight are absurd.

01CamaroSSTx

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Since the market is so good right now my son went to sell his C6 Grand Sport that's a manual car but the stealership offered him 3K below market value. We know they're going to sell the car at least 10K above market so he said thanks but no thanks.

LLLosingit

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I used to eat a lot of fast food and realized not only was it not healthy it gets expensive, I'll still eat pizza for lunch now and then but it's cheaper to bring lunch by a long shot. You can make a whole meal for a whole family for $10 although it's getting harder with meat prices double to triple what they were before the senile one took office.

allbaugh_04

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Like others have said, I'd rather hear the purr of an ICE engine. Even my Acura TL is a bit too quiet for my liking. I can barely hear the motor at 5krpms.

I wouldn't like the feel of a silent car. When I push the pedal down, I want a reaction in sound and feel more than I want speed. It's part of the driving experience and many people think of cars as A to B, but that's just not for me.

TrendSetter

ive owned a variety of cars over the years and the tesla fits in nicely i think. i still have a BB dually, 3 73 chevelles in various states of disrepair. the main driver even has front bumper exhaust. my next project is looking to be a 4 banger. and the tesla is a great hop in and go and i never have to worry about stopping for gas or running into anything on the road thats faster. prior to the tesla the car that filled its role was a c6 z06 with a HPR 468 that just plain sounded mean and shook at stoplights. i loved it.

Roarin_8

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Another article on corvette forum: https://www.corvetteforum.com/articl...n=April_22_NL2

SLOW SEDAN

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I don't do fast food, but I frequent a lot of locally owned restaurants for breakfast and lunch. I almost always cook dinner for the fam, but zero chance I can do it near $10, my dogs eat more than that some days it seems.

I get it, having a jump in and go daily is clutch. Personally I don't care how fast a daily is, not trying to race karens with my kids and dogs in the vehicle. I have a C6 and god they suck as a commuter, I can't do it.

Roarin_8

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Plan on getting a C6, what don't you like about it as a commuter?

SLOW SEDAN

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Besides being cramped and the front hitting everything, visibility isn't the greatest (not only for you but other people seem to not see it), tunnel gets warm, my head sits at everyone elses bumper height, interior shows its age, and even a seemingly perfect road gives it tons of rock chips. I said screw it and turned it into a project, for a weekend car its a ton of fun (after you turbo it).

Roarin_8

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Is yours lowered or stock height, also how tall are you?

SLOW SEDAN

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Only slightly lowered since I usually run a 28 or 30" tire. The cramp to me in daily use is width not height, I think someone 6' can drive them fine as long as they are narrow but my shoulder is basically against the door all the time, not much arm movement. At the track wearing a helmet its basically against the roof, even with lowered seat mounts.

Roarin_8

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Guess I'll just have to get one and see

SLOW SEDAN

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For sure, probably the last domestic you can get under 3000lbs without too much effort.