Pretty cool car sighting

[nismodan]

Oh trust me....signing those insurance forms made my palms sweaty.

 

[NorCalAthlete]

@ the Chevy Malibu in the one picture. That guy has got to be feeling pretty good about himself right there.

Forget the guy in the malibu, both because he's running the tour and because the dude with a blond ponytail a few pics down has a priceless expression on his face + body language

VULCAN 6 = how to not get laid while driving a Ferrari.

I'll see your rofl and raise you this pic and this one

My Z06 was good for a 7:43 around the mighty Nurburgring. Faster than the German made Audi R8 V10 and Italian made Laborghini Gallardo Superleggera.

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Comfort? In a supercar? It really isn't happening. The Bentley there may have lots of leather and nice seats, but I bet it will still beat you up after a long trip. Has to if it's wearing the Supersports name. A car that heavy needs serious shocks, springs, and roll bars to keep that thing from getting sloppy when you push it.

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Engineering? Don't coun't America out just quite yet. The fancy shocks in that Ferrari 599 that more and more manufacturers are using? Done by America almost 10 years ago Debuted in the Cadilac STS in 2002. My 2003 Corvette has them too.

Vette may have been faster than them, but imo the comfort and style and craftmanship is far, far above a vette when it comes to any of those cars mentioned. Granted, it's what you pay for, but having driven some ultra luxury cars along with corvettes and other muscle cars...I think the luxury cars are far more comfortable.

 

[nismodan]

Oh, and just to give some more info on WCD.
Well....#1: I'm not sure this is WCD, as I don't recognize the employees.
But in any case, when I did the event there were 3 guys with us; 1 in a lead car (Dodge Charger), 1 in a chase car (Dodge Charger), and 1 in the SLR because nobody was allowed to drive that alone.
The guy in the lead car for was the guy on the WCD website, Didier Theys.
Wikipedia on him.

He was definitely able to set a brisk pace in the Charger. When we asked why he picked that car: "It's comfortable"

 

[TheRobSJ]

Vette may have been faster than them, but imo the comfort and style and craftmanship is far, far above a vette when it comes to any of those cars mentioned. Granted, it's what you pay for, but having driven some ultra luxury cars along with corvettes and other muscle cars...I think the luxury cars are far more comfortable.

Those cars cost so much more because, yes there is a lot more detail in them. THe kind of detail that usually is done by hand. When it comes to cars...handbuilt is far too overrated. I'm sure the UAW would disagree, but the human factor is bad for reliability. Tales of cars that make all kinds of noises going over bumps because that frame was welded together on a Monday morning by a guy with a fat hangover are classic examples. Me? Give me the robots everytime. I've seen a lot of handbuilt exotic shit. And yeah when that flashy orange or tennis ball green Lambo is brand new, sure it's flashy and cool looking so you're not looking for flaws. But after a few years, you see panel gaps aren't even, the leather and trim is falling apart, and other things that might be expected on a 10 year old Jetta.

As far as comfort goes...now there's no way Im gonna say that a Corvette is more comfortable than a S550 Benzo or a 750i Bimmer. Or even a Lexus LS460, Acura RL, Cadillac DTS, or hell even a Hyundai Genesis. But those are dedicated luxury cars. They'd better be comfortable. Because they sure as hell aren't keeping up with a Corvette in any performance test. But compared to a Lamborghini or Ferrari? Probably ride about the same. The press likes to bitch about the Corvette's seats when driving hard, but for actual comfort like I just want to drive it down the coast to Pebble Beach at the speed limit and not have a sore back when I get there? Corvette wins. Because you can hold more than a gym bag in the Corvette's trunk and carry luggage and clubs for two.

That said. The offer still stands to anyone. Z06 for Ferrari 599. Straight trade. The money I saved with not spending $300k for a car with the same performance as a $70k one, everytime I decided to take a trip to Pebble Beach (yeah...like I'm really that good) I could afford to just buy a set of clubs from the pro shop down there and throw them in the ocean when I finished the round.

 

[Karbon]

In this thread... someone is butt hurt their Vette doesn't get a second look lol.

 

[TheRobSJ]

I don't think they do it anymore, but in the earlier days of Santana Row, all the really rich folks would meet there in the back parking lot on Saturday mornings with the expensive Porsches, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and so on all parked in lines like a car show. Dozens of them. Occasionally, you'd see something super ridiculous like a Ferrrari Enzo.

I parked way the fuck away with another Corvette and a lowly sub $50k Lotus Elise. Pretty obvious that we didn't belong. Maybe I could've gotten away with parking with the Panteras and real Shelby Cobras if I'm just taped a shitload of $100 bills all over my car and bedazzled the rims with diamonds, because really...all it is was just is a demonstation of how much money you're willing to put into a toy.

 

[Med23]

I could afford to just buy a set of clubs from the pro shop down there and throw them in the ocean when I finished the round.

Funny visual.

 

[pecha]

FYI the vette wasn't with them
and that doesn't make it a bad car, I personally would rather own a Z06 even if I had $300K to spend on a car

 

[maxandgrinch]

I don't think they do it anymore, but in the earlier days of Santana Row, all the really rich folks would meet there in the back parking lot on Saturday mornings with the expensive Porsches, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and so on all parked in lines like a car show. Dozens of them. Occasionally, you'd see something super ridiculous like a Ferrrari Enzo.

I parked way the fuck away with another Corvette and a lowly sub $50k Lotus Elise. Pretty obvious that we didn't belong. Maybe I could've gotten away with parking with the Panteras and real Shelby Cobras if I'm just taped a shitload of $100 bills all over my car and bedazzled the rims with diamonds, because really...all it is was just is a demonstration of how much money you're willing to put into a toy.

It's called EuroSunday and it happens monthly around the bay area. Was probably the collapse of AutoZotica that made the need for ES. AZ was meet then drive. ES is meet, pose, then maybe a drive.

Sort of a circle jerk- the guys that own the cars need to be 'massaged,' , and the fanboys that want them are willing to 'massage,' pretty sad when it rains and I show up in the most exotic high hp car

 

[windex]

I wouldn't mind doing that thing where they let you drive all those cars for a day. What is it like $1500 or so? Certainly a lot more than renting a Nissan Altima for $29.99 a day and nobody's really watching to make sure you don't take the Altima off some sweet jumps. But is there really any other way to test drive a six figure supercar? Even if you are filthy rich and they know it, I thnk the best you could test drive would be a Maserati Quattroporte.

To drive them 200+ is like $5,000 or so, can't remember the price right off. Just for the 200 MPH ride is $750 and $250 to watch. Have fun with the cage ride, that several track days at speed and money left for new parts.

 

[TheRobSJ]

$250 to watch?! Watch? As in be on the side of the road or in the stands?

Watch?

And people pay that? I can watch that for free on YouTube.

 

[windex]

Yep, they bring their S/O when they are driving. Better then spending the money on a test drive, before you drop it on a car you've never driven.

You can sit in the cars for the $250 and get snacks

 

[Nahullo]

My Z06 was good for a 7:43 around the mighty Nurburgring. Faster than the German made Audi R8 V10 and Italian made Laborghini Gallardo Superleggera...

I am not sure if you were talking about the preproduction or production versions of the Z06... But I did find this...

 

[Nahullo]

this might give more detail...

 

[TheRobSJ]

I looked on the wikipedia list for production car times. The time for auto sport is there. But the 7:43 (7:42.99 they say) is from a GM driver. As was the ZR1's 7:26 time, which also isn't on the auto sport list there. Same goes for the Cadillac CTS-V's 7:59. All production cars with stock tires.

 

[4tuneit1]

This was last weekend wasn't it?

 

[pecha]

yes, it was

 

[4tuneit1]

yes, it was

That F430 dude lives off Mandan near my place, or has a friend that lives there. Saw him early Sat cruising around my neighborhood. I didn't have my car up there at the time, just my truck but wanted to hook up with those guys and go for a cruise. Happy to see all the crowds gone though.

 

[juha_teuvonnen]

My used to know a guy who owned a Ferrari. Every 20K or 30K he took it in for service. And every time the dealer found enough wrong with the clunker, for my owner's wallet to become 5 grand lighter by the time he drove it off the lot. Not once did he get away with a measly 3-4 grand To add insult to injury, a souped up C5 corvette is noticeably faster than the Italian supercar on the street. Call me a coward, but I tend to keep it below 160 mph on the street.

For the money, Corvette is a sports car than that is superior to anything that comes from Germany or Italy, period.

 

[4tuneit1]

My used to know a guy who owned a Ferrari. Every 20K or 30K he took it in for service. And every time the dealer found enough wrong with the clunker, for my owner's wallet to become 5 grand lighter by the time he drove it off the lot. Not once did he get away with a measly 3-4 grand To add insult to injury, a souped up C5 corvette is noticeably faster than the Italian supercar on the street. Call me a coward, but I tend to keep it below 160 mph on the street.

For the money, Corvette is a sports car than that is superior to anything that comes from Germany or Italy, period.

If I spent 150+k on a car, 5k service doesn't mean much to me. Second who cares...drive what you enjoy.