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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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Mistsubishi Evolution MR Edition
18/24 mpg
286 hp 289 ft/lbs

Mistsubishi Lancer ES
25-27/31-34
120hp 130 ft/lbs

Yeahhhhh, those inline 4's have grrrrrrreat gas mileage.
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 09:09 PM
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second only to getting in the car and starting it up is getting on the freeway ramp and turning the screw.(pre-1971 harley lingo)
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 02:11 AM
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Please don't take this the wrong way, but I see way more corvettes on the road then then a ta ws6. I mean I love the corvette, power , style, looks, ***** getter. But for me , A Trans Am going down the road gets my attention more than any of the newer vettes. I could be wrong, but just my 2 cents.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 10:27 AM
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For me, its the camaraderie between 'Vette owners, kind of like a "bond" of sorts. Personally, I LOVE all generation Corvettes, and grew up admiring them and thinking of them as the ultimate sports car. To have one of my own, and be a part of that tradition makes me feel all tingly inside. It puts a smile on my face every ime I wash it, drive it, or even walk past it in the garage. Its the son that I haven't had (yet), lol.

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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by JOEWS6TA
Please don't take this the wrong way, but I see way more corvettes on the road then then a ta ws6. I mean I love the corvette, power , style, looks, ***** getter. But for me , A Trans Am going down the road gets my attention more than any of the newer vettes. I could be wrong, but just my 2 cents.

Didn't the Corvette outsell the Firebird in all forms towards the end???

Guess it shows in who's got the better taste. Just joking I am a Corvette converted Camaro guy here/ex-Firebird guy .
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 02:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
Another funny occurence that happens as a Vette (or even LS1 Camaro) owner. When people you meet start talking cars and ask what you drive. Then you tell them and they say something like "wow, bet thats a gas guzzler." The look on their faces when I tell them a 400HP C6 Corvette nails 30 mpg on the highway cruising 75 mph is priceless. Its just as economical as some of their pathetic 4-cylinder boxes they commute in. The general population still thinks V8s suck gas, its comical.
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SO TRUE! When I tell co-workers my 520hp Z06 still gets 22-24 mpg highway at 80mph they are always suprised...I work with a horde of Toyota lovers. They hate it when the only positive aspect (fuel economy) of being forced to drive a Toyota Camry vs my Z06 gets blown out of the water. They really get butt hurt when i tell them I paid about what they did for thier new ultracool camrys and minivans
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 09:18 AM
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A few weeks ago I had the TV on and a commercial came on about some econo/sports car saying it had a spirited 160HP sports car fell and got 31mpg the next commercial was on the Vette it was giving the specs and said that it had 400HP and got 28 mpg. I thought what great timing on the commercials and I wonder if GM had done that on purpose or Just lucky. I will take 400HP/MPG over 160HP/31MPG any day.
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