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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 08:43 AM
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any of you all C5/C6 guys feel threatened by the new lux/sport cars coming about such as the Shelby GT500/Saleen S281E & BMW M6/MERC BENZ 63AMG line, etc...... It seems seems now like we're going to need c6z06 power just to run with them from highway rolls and at the track....That new M6 is trapping 121 and tops out at around 200mph, not even a regular C6 can run with that 3900lb car. The S281E traps around 120, the 63 AMG traps 120+ and they are all stock.
After i do my heads/new cam i'll be trapping 123-124, but the cars above have the potential to trap in 125+ once they are bolt ons, which makes my car redundant on the highway. hmmmm...i think this is a sign/premenission telling me to prepare and start saving for the LS9 C7 or a 446ci w/LS7 topend components.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 09:20 AM
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lol. Shelby GT500, I am not afraid of a 4,000lb pig.

I don't feel threatened. With the money I saved buying an 8 year old car I could dump it back into a blower and call it a day. If I cared that much.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by keliente
lol. Shelby GT500, I am not afraid of a 4,000lb pig.

I don't feel threatened. With the money I saved buying an 8 year old car I could dump it back into a blower and call it a day. If I cared that much.
Damn girl! You already have your 'new' homepage up and all...nice!

Ditto though. There will always be faster and better cars coming out, but if that is of utmost concern then it all comes down to the green in your wallet...otherwise enjoy what you got and why you got it!
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by keliente
lol. Shelby GT500, I am not afraid of a 4,000lb pig.

I don't feel threatened. With the money I saved buying an 8 year old car I could dump it back into a blower and call it a day. If I cared that much.

Never cease to amaze me keliente... your old web page was pretty badass I can't believe how fast the new one got up wasn't it like a month and a half ago that you were asking if you should cross over to the vettes? Bad *** looking car... I wish mine didnt have the gay silver stripe that it does.... You beat me to the blk Z06 motorsports wheels too. jk great car

And by the way screw the new cobra... put 3k into your car and it'll never touch you.
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 09:48 AM
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Threatened? No. There's ALWAYS something/someone that's faster. Besides, who'd be scared of the Gt500 after the C&D or MT tests recently?? The BMW's and Benz's?? How often do you see those?

I take solace in the fact that for what we spent on "used" C5's we're left with much room to play without the gargantuan payments every month.
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Fastbird93
Threatened? No. There's ALWAYS something/someone that's faster. Besides, who'd be scared of the Gt500 after the C&D or MT tests recently?? The BMW's and Benz's?? How often do you see those?

I take solace in the fact that for what we spent on "used" C5's we're left with much room to play without the gargantuan payments every month.
People will always trap higher w/ street tires.
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