new lower cost Vette model

[ELVIS]

Vette owners in general tend to be ass holes.

feldman, slow99, denny. i'd say you are spot on sir!

god bless.

[Ratt]

Really? I was a valet for several years, never really had that experience. This was the late 90's, early 00's. Most Vette guys I talked to were true gearheads, even the older guys. I even parked a C5 that had heads/cam/cage/etc, and this was in ~2000. The wannabe snobby guys were the ones that drove Boxsters! The guys that can barely afford them don't buy them new. They are the guys buying the base C5/C6 automatics in undesirable colors combos(i.e. CHEAP).

I can't put my finger on why it was the case for me, other than I was a valet at a hotel (have no idea if that had any bearing on the situation), but most of the Vette guys I came across were like 4bangen described. Not all, but most. Porsche guys were worse, Jaguar guys were even worse than the porsche guys, and the worst I ever encountered was actually a PT cruiser guy who had it all riced out.

[White_lightning]

feldman, slow99, denny. i'd say you are spot on sir!

god bless.

I try to hate everyone equally.. i was an asshole when i had my F-body, supra and the vette..

[46Tbird]

Brilliant idea. Get the Corvette into the hands of more people. Sounds lightweight, fast, and fun.

I think it's funny that all the cheeseheads around here that go on and on about Fox bodies would have a problem with this concept.

[Rick Modena]

How about just making one without all the bells and whistles. Like a stripped down model, MT or AT whichever is cheaper, no leather (seats or dash), no premuim colors, different wheels, different brakes, wet sump (instead of dry) and no Stingray.

[4bangen]

How about just making one without all the bells and whistles. Like a stripped down model, MT or AT whichever is cheaper, no leather (seats or dash), no premuim colors, different wheels, different brakes, wet sump (instead of dry) and no Stingray.

I could get behind that. I wish you could find a new mustang stripped down to AM/FM radio, cloth manual seats, v6 wheels, ect. ect... but with the 5.0 in it, kind of like the old 5.0 lx coupes. I'm a no frills guy, and I love power. Hell I wish they still made cars with manual windows, and door locks. Those never brake, and weigh less.

[46Tbird]

I wish you could find a new mustang stripped down to AM/FM radio, cloth manual seats, v6 wheels, ect. ect... but with the 5.0 in it, kind of like the old 5.0 lx coupes.

You can. It's called the 'base' GT, lol.

[talisman]

Had one actually say, “your tip is I let you drive my car.”

lolz, like a Vette is some sort of unobtainable exotic. His Pagani must have been in the shop.

You can. It's called the 'base' GT, lol.

300a!

[4bangen]

Every GT I've seen comes with 18" wheels, "shaker something" sound system, power driver's seat, bla bla bla.. I'm talking more of a street legal cobrajet, without the big nasty motor or cage. I wonder how much less it would cost if they left out the sound deadener, carpets, back seat, a/c, and all the other nick nacks, and just plopped a stereo and two speakers. Hell they would probably up the damned price.

[talisman]

Every GT I've seen comes with 18" wheels, "shaker something" sound system, power driver's seat, bla bla bla.. I'm talking more of a street legal cobrajet, without the big nasty motor or cage. I wonder how much less it would cost if they left out the sound deadener, carpets, back seat, a/c, and all the other nick nacks, and just plopped a stereo and two speakers. Hell they would probably up the damned price.

You could get a '13 300a for about 25-26k. I saw 12s as low as 24.

[4bangen]

You could get a '13 300a for about 25-26k. I saw 12s as low as 24.

I had no idea that car existed!

[Snatch Napkin]

I had no idea that car existed!

It's not as stripped as your description, but it is cloth seats, low grade wheels, basic stereo (AM/FM/CD), and base model front and rear fascia.

[talisman]

I had no idea that car existed!

Makes me wonder why people still buy 03/04 Cobras.

[ALLAN]

You could get a '13 300a for about 25-26k. I saw 12s as low as 24.

Mine was 27 with brembos/3.73s and still paid more than Skip told me too.

[talisman]

Mine was 27 with brembos/3.73s and still paid more than Skip told me too.

I'm kind of wishing I got both those options now, but the Shaker Audio is nice.