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<blockquote data-quote="Rruuff Day" data-source="post: 130313" data-attributes="member: 2217"><p>Lol... Debate is the third most stimulating thing one can do Derek... </p><p></p><p>I agree.... somewhat...hehe.... GM needs to produce something to contiue to appeal to the working man's sportscar dream... But as a former working man, I bought my first Corvette for a couple specific reasons over and above loving the Corvette. There's nothing I would have loved more than having a 67 Stingray in my garage.... cruise the weekend show and shines, turning heads downtown...oohs and ahhs.... And for the price point of a C7 any one of us can have a restored C2.... woohoo... But.....I also wanted a dependable sports car I could comfortably cruise 500 km a day in... A car that Brenda and I could load up with a cooler, my small duffel bag and her 10 cu. ft. suitcase (slight exaggeration).... and take off for an extended two week vacation Corvette run.... As much as the C2 is a sweet auto, I couldn't see loading it up and driving it across Canada or the US in comfort....</p><p></p><p>So for me, if it's gonna be my only one, it had to be functional for our lifestyle purposes as well.</p><p></p><p>Now....The C8 mid engine will likely be a comfortable sports car... that will turn heads.... go like helll... handle like a dream..... and dependable.... But how much luggage can you put in it.... Will a 16 " tall electric cooler (as well as the forementioned luggage) fit behind.... or in front of the seats... Thats the thing that probably wouldn't cut it for me.... The C6 and now the C7 meets my needs as a gorgeous sports car with power to spare and the head turning looks to go with them. Comfort and dependability on long extended cruises and trips, and 15 cu. ft. of cargo space. And with some inventive packing techniques, I can still store the targa top in there as well. In mid engine comparison, the GTR has 8.8 cu. ft. of cargo room, the A8 has 8, the NSX and the 911 Carrera both have 4 cu. ft. That's 1 small duffel bag and the cooler goes on the floor at Brenda's feet. (and just for giggles Murray and Riley, the Fiero had 5.85 Cu. ft.</p><p></p><p>For the working mans sports car that has a wife and wants similar things from his sports car that Brenda and I do, the mid engine C8 probably isn't going to make the grade.... So here's hoping we are correct and GM pays heed and continues to produce that working man's sports car too.</p><p></p><p>Regardless of my arguments..... With a big lotto win, both the C2, the C7, and the C8 will be mine anyway....... !!!!!!!!!!!!!! <img src="/styles/smilies-extra/vette-smileys/thumbsup.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumbs:" title="Thumbsup :thumbs:" data-shortname=":thumbs:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rruuff Day, post: 130313, member: 2217"] Lol... Debate is the third most stimulating thing one can do Derek... I agree.... somewhat...hehe.... GM needs to produce something to contiue to appeal to the working man's sportscar dream... But as a former working man, I bought my first Corvette for a couple specific reasons over and above loving the Corvette. There's nothing I would have loved more than having a 67 Stingray in my garage.... cruise the weekend show and shines, turning heads downtown...oohs and ahhs.... And for the price point of a C7 any one of us can have a restored C2.... woohoo... But.....I also wanted a dependable sports car I could comfortably cruise 500 km a day in... A car that Brenda and I could load up with a cooler, my small duffel bag and her 10 cu. ft. suitcase (slight exaggeration).... and take off for an extended two week vacation Corvette run.... As much as the C2 is a sweet auto, I couldn't see loading it up and driving it across Canada or the US in comfort.... So for me, if it's gonna be my only one, it had to be functional for our lifestyle purposes as well. Now....The C8 mid engine will likely be a comfortable sports car... that will turn heads.... go like helll... handle like a dream..... and dependable.... But how much luggage can you put in it.... Will a 16 " tall electric cooler (as well as the forementioned luggage) fit behind.... or in front of the seats... Thats the thing that probably wouldn't cut it for me.... The C6 and now the C7 meets my needs as a gorgeous sports car with power to spare and the head turning looks to go with them. Comfort and dependability on long extended cruises and trips, and 15 cu. ft. of cargo space. And with some inventive packing techniques, I can still store the targa top in there as well. In mid engine comparison, the GTR has 8.8 cu. ft. of cargo room, the A8 has 8, the NSX and the 911 Carrera both have 4 cu. ft. That's 1 small duffel bag and the cooler goes on the floor at Brenda's feet. (and just for giggles Murray and Riley, the Fiero had 5.85 Cu. ft. For the working mans sports car that has a wife and wants similar things from his sports car that Brenda and I do, the mid engine C8 probably isn't going to make the grade.... So here's hoping we are correct and GM pays heed and continues to produce that working man's sports car too. Regardless of my arguments..... With a big lotto win, both the C2, the C7, and the C8 will be mine anyway....... !!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbs: [/QUOTE]
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