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08-12-2019, 02:18 PM | #1583 |
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Is it really any question that nearly any modern sports car isn't going to be halfway decent at track? 1:58@buttonwillow
Vette Stingray 2:01 I doubt it's any question most of these cars are going to be pretty incredible on the track. Add in driver variation and skill levels differing and the tons of potential for aftermarket on any performance car, I'm pretty sure the Supra will hold up to its competition. Not to mention that the Supra is coming from the team that made the 86. Not to mention Gazoo Racing has taken it to the nurburgring for 24 hours. Yeah I'm pretty convinced "it's going to hold its own." |
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Just about every Corvette owner, who didn't buy it for track use only, I've ever known used it as much more close to a daily driver, at least between April and October...maybe we run in different circles.
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I was shooting for basic prices. You can spend over $4k for a titanium exhaust. You can spend significantly less than $750 for a straight pipe down at Joe-Smoe Mufflers. $750 was reasonable for a basic catback.
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Around here the Sunday drivers buy the cars new, put 2,000 miles on over 5 years and then sell it for the next model. The guys buying them then use them as daily driver through the nice weather. I doubt if 1/2 a percent ever see any form of track or other type of formal racing use.
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We have a big car meet every Sunday not to far from my house. There are at least 12 guys that bring their Corvettes and Mustangs on a regular basis. I doubt if they have a total of 5,000 between all of them on those cars. It is literally drive the car a few miles to the meet. Stand around 2 or 3 hours with the hood open. Drive it home and put it back in the garage. Every single Sunday. They are all between 55 and 65 years old.
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That's pretty much it. I'd have owned a Vette 20 years ago if I hadn't needed an Astro to drive the kiddies around. I can only justify so much money in depreciating assets so the sports car had to wait. The FRS was a compromise because it was a decent DD once I didn't need the family car full time, but was still paying for college for the kiddies.
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In my opinion, the new car "average age" is skewed by a couple of things. First, most people in the "older bracket" will own multiple cars that were purchased new. Second, a lot of times the new car is purchased by the older person but benefits the younger person.
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Anybody I have ever met that is very well interested in cars and their performance/maintenance, any mechanic worth their salt, and every person I've met that can drive are car skillfully has all said this same thing: "The best thing you can do for a car, is DRIVE it." "Cars are meant to be driven." "Just drive the damn car." <--- Loosely translated to the above.
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Why do I not feel like one.
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Hah! Looks that way, at least in this demographic. Be proud!
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