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I've bought cars done and built cars, I don't think I'll ever build another one. Too expensive as time consuming. That being said 10.70s is not even kind of fast for a street car now a days. Lol at pretending like it is. It's so cheap and easy to get into the 10s it's not even funny.
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I've bought cars done and built cars, I don't think I'll ever build another one. Too expensive as time consuming. That being said 10.70s is not even kind of fast for a street car now a days. Lol at pretending like it is. It's so cheap and easy to get into the 10s it's not even funny.
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truth, 9's are the new 10's and 8's are the new 9's. Not sure if it's that I'm getting a little quicker or if I'm finding friends with faster cars, but either way I feel slow. Outside of finding a stock GN, i'm buying a project car that already has a built drivetrain. As you said, it's just too consuming both time and money to go bone stock to built if that is the original intention upon purchase of a stock car.
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It's still fast, it's just more the norm than it was 10 years ago.
To me, my Cobra is the definition of a fast street car. It's comfortable, looks stock, drives stock and is reliable.
When I see purpose built cars that lose the comfort, the stock looks and is not reliable, to me it is a street car in name only.
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[QUOTE=Heater;17925547]It's still fast, it's just more the norm than it was 10 years ago.
To me, my Cobra is the definition of a fast street car. It's comfortable, looks stock, drives stock and is reliable.
When I see purpose built cars that lose the comfort, the stock looks and is not reliable, to me it is a street car in name only.[/QUOTE]
^^^^I agree whole heartedly.
10 is fast, just hang out with some peeps that aren't car enthusiast. I know it's annoying at times when they have no clue what's what, but give them a ride. The brown stain on their pants will let you know its quick.
To me, my Cobra is the definition of a fast street car. It's comfortable, looks stock, drives stock and is reliable.
When I see purpose built cars that lose the comfort, the stock looks and is not reliable, to me it is a street car in name only.[/QUOTE]
^^^^I agree whole heartedly.
10 is fast, just hang out with some peeps that aren't car enthusiast. I know it's annoying at times when they have no clue what's what, but give them a ride. The brown stain on their pants will let you know its quick.
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It's not difficult to build a car that retains all/most all of the creature comforts and looks relatively stock that go 8s-9s. Just takes money. Maybe it's just me but I don't find high 10s to be impressive in the slightest.
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You're 23 and at this point in life you "Meh"most things, so you not finding it impressive is no shock. Just respect speed. You lost a friend last week in a crash, and it can happen to anyone anywhere at any time. Play by factory production car norms and not drag racing norms and the perspective might change.
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Take that bitch to Texas and you can find out exactly how fast it is. High 10s isn't fast around here and we have a terrible car scene. I'm not saying the car is slow but street cars have gotten a lot faster and high 10s isn't fast anymore.
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If 10sec street cars ain't quick, then you're hanging out with a fast crowd.
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I live in Texas, have been to the mile, and I'd still say 10's is quick. A stock C6Z is a fast car. There are faster, but there's always someone, somewhere that's faster. I likely will be at 2k, and, no I won't be competing for fastest street car, but I wouldn't call my ride slow either.
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We've got 7,8,9 second street cars ranging from street driven Raceish cars to full weight, full option, stock looking cars. We don't have a car scene anything like Houston, Dallas, Chicago, Kansas City, Indy, etc. So I don't know if you all just hang out with slow people or what but around here high 10s wil get you rolled up by a pretty large number of cars.
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To each there own really. With good tire my car is low 11s capable. I don't consider mine a really fast street car, but to over 90% off people I give rides to consider it fast as hell. I know there are many people that would not consider it fast. Its all what people are use to and what car scene they're in.