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10-29-2013, 11:31 AM
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You guys crack me up sometimes. Enthusiasm for the 951 is great... but cars have come a long way since then. Honestly I'd hesitate to get involved in a stoplight-to-stoplight run against a V6 Camry nowadays... my car may be faster, but not by much... and unless you're running up to 110mph and the full 1/4, the Camry has enough nuts to stay at least next to my door, I'm sure. If one caught me off guard at a light it would be a bit of work for me to get around it.
To be fair.. he DID say "V6". 
I think the current Camaro is REALLY cool looking. A futuristic twist on a classic design. But I've driven a couple, and while the build quality is eons better than the 4th gen F-body, they handle well, and are reasonably quick... good God they SUCK to see out of. I've lost an entire Nissan Pathfinder in the C-pillar blind spot before.
I think the current Camaro is REALLY cool looking. A futuristic twist on a classic design. But I've driven a couple, and while the build quality is eons better than the 4th gen F-body, they handle well, and are reasonably quick... good God they SUCK to see out of. I've lost an entire Nissan Pathfinder in the C-pillar blind spot before.
10-29-2013, 11:49 AM
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I still don't get the reason for dropping a V8 in a car like the 944 Turbo. You kill the way the car was designed. You could get a Corvette for about the same money and have a much more modern suspension setup and brakes.
10-29-2013, 12:10 PM
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10-29-2013, 12:19 PM
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You guys crack me up sometimes. Enthusiasm for the 951 is great... but cars have come a long way since then. Honestly I'd hesitate to get involved in a stoplight-to-stoplight run against a V6 Camry nowadays... my car may be faster, but not by much... and unless you're running up to 110mph and the full 1/4, the Camry has enough nuts to stay at least next to my door, I'm sure. If one caught me off guard at a light it would be a bit of work for me to get around it.
10-29-2013, 12:29 PM
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You guys crack me up sometimes. Enthusiasm for the 951 is great... but cars have come a long way since then. Honestly I'd hesitate to get involved in a stoplight-to-stoplight run against a V6 Camry nowadays... my car may be faster, but not by much... and unless you're running up to 110mph and the full 1/4, the Camry has enough nuts to stay at least next to my door, I'm sure. If one caught me off guard at a light it would be a bit of work for me to get around it. To be fair.. he DID say "V6". I think the current Camaro is REALLY cool looking. A futuristic twist on a classic design. But I've driven a couple, and while the build quality is eons better than the 4th gen F-body, they handle well, and are reasonably quick... good God they SUCK to see out of. I've lost an entire Nissan Pathfinder in the C-pillar blind spot before.
I think the current Camaro is REALLY cool looking. A futuristic twist on a classic design. But I've driven a couple, and while the build quality is eons better than the 4th gen F-body, they handle well, and are reasonably quick... good God they SUCK to see out of. I've lost an entire Nissan Pathfinder in the C-pillar blind spot before.I drove the new SS when it came out and I totally agree with you on the outward vision. Totally killed the car for me. However the Vette does not have this issue. I wish they made a Z06 convertible, I really want a convertible, especially here in Cali.
10-29-2013, 01:16 PM
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From: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...el_comparison/
the new SE V-6 preserves the 268-hp 2GR-FE engine and six-speed automatic; but thanks to a 134-pound weight loss, it is now considerably quicker. Zero to 60 takes a scant 5.8 seconds (yes, unlike the old 6.2-second car, the new Camry is officially a sub-6.0 sprinter) and the quarter mile just 14.2 at a heady 100.6 mph (versus 14.6 at 96.8). That '93 M5 and 500E? They needed 6.2 and 14.6 at 96.7, and 6.3 and 14.7 at 96.9, respectively.
10-29-2013, 01:55 PM
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10-29-2013, 03:13 PM
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They make one, they just don't call it a Z06. They call it the 427 convertible. http://www.caranddriver.com/news/201...nvertible-news
10-29-2013, 09:21 PM
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Keep it Porsche? The whole front engine water cooled design was blasphemy at Porsche. Proper Porsches were rear engined and water cooled, so to hell with 'I want to keep a Porsche engine in my Porsche'
I'm tracking and autoxing my 951. When, and it's definitely a when, the motor grenades, time for Chebby power!
10-29-2013, 09:54 PM
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Give it a few months and they'll be selling for below MSRP. I went through the same thing when I bought my Z06 back in 2000. One of the first in the state, HAD to have it, they were "limited edition" and I paid over MSRP... LOL. 8 months later they were everywhere and you could get them for a few $k under. I don't expect the C7 to be any different.
Your ignorance makes it clear to me you've never driven a C5 (let alone a new one), nor ever been in the market to actually buy something new in that price range.
10-29-2013, 10:00 PM
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Interesting. So this is a 'proper Porsche' then? http://996ls1.blogspot.com/
I hope you read my sarcasm with the 'proper Porsche' references. I've been around Porsches and into 951s for years, and I always get sick of hearing peoples opinions on the 944 platform. Not a real Porsche, real Porsches are rear engined, 4 cylinder cars aren't rear Porsches, your car was built by Volkswagen...
So there's no reason to be afraid of ruining your 944 with an engine swap, you'll still hear those comments at car meets...