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Old 09-02-2015 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 5CHN3LL
The fourth generation Corvettes are not luxurious. There is a lot of hard plastic, the door sills are MASSIVE, there are exposed screw heads all over the cabin. But...if you are willing to look past the plasticky interior and ignore the squeaks, you can get yourself a really, really fun car - not much more than a 5.7 liter V8 bolted to a frame with 4 big tires and a curb weight of just 3,200 pounds - for less than 10 grand.
Problem with the C4 is the C5.



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Old 09-02-2015 | 02:11 PM
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Every once in a while, I get the urge to go to Tire Rack and find the skinniest wheel and hardest tire combo possible for either the 911 or the Corvette...

Imagine how fun it would be to have 5" run-flats on the back of either car... heh.

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996C2 is a great car to hold sideways, hardest part is getting the tail to kick out.

E36 and Z3 are the best that I've driven for it though. The car will keep sideways until you want to bring it back in.
Old 09-02-2015 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by white out
Problem with the C4 is the C5.

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Yeah, I have drowned one. I'm sure the design made sense at the time, but...
Old 09-02-2015 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 5CHN3LL
Every once in a while, I get the urge to go to Tire Rack and find the skinniest wheel and hardest tire combo possible for either the 911 or the Corvette...

Imagine how fun it would be to have 5" run-flats on the back of either car... heh.

That would be pretty fun!
Old 09-02-2015 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by white out
E36 and Z3 are the best that I've driven for it though. The car will keep sideways until you want to bring it back in.
I had an RX-8 - same thing... Great slidy car...huge fun in the rain!!
Old 09-02-2015 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 5CHN3LL
Every once in a while, I get the urge to go to Tire Rack and find the skinniest wheel and hardest tire combo possible for either the 911 or the Corvette...

Imagine how fun it would be to have 5" run-flats on the back of either car... heh.
Spacesaver spares are fun, with enough practice, (& spacesavers) you can write your name in cursive.
Old 09-02-2015 | 05:09 PM
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Nice and simple instructions on over steering. I do the turn in whip technique to shave fractions off my time at solo events. My old c2 was the master if this move, c4s now just needs a little more power. http://m.motortrend.com/multimedia/v...1/xJSrwTq33V4/
Old 09-02-2015 | 05:50 PM
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Reminds me of a thread a year or two ago by a guy who wanted to know how to do burn-outs in his 996.




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