Corvette Advice sought....

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,925
    edited August 2018
    polrbehr wrote: »
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    As long as there are idiots who continue to text and drive and cause violent head-on
    collisions, a driverless car doesn't seem to be a bad thing.

    You don't suppose that "they" have deliberately designed, engineered and enabled all of these driver distractions as a lever to help drive home the widespread acceptance and implementation of centrally-controlled, driverless vehicles... do you?

    ;)


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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,825
    In my best Bugs Bunny voice -- ehhhhhhhhh, could be! :)

    When it comes to citizens being steered (no pun intended) into acceptance, nothing surprises me if money is a motivator.
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • come on over to the British side

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,902
    LOL, driverless cars are not going away. Tesla is not a driverless car, but autopilot.

    Close enough, a bigger version of cruise control, which I never used. Somebody got the idea of removing mistake prone humans from the equation, and replacing it with software/hardware, made by the same mistake prone humans.

    With a driverless car, your removing the liability from those pesky humans to whom exactly ? That's the key question, and one that will brunt the lawsuits that follow.

    If you want to tell me the humans are still responsible for making decisions that are out of their hands, then what's the point ? They are also responsible for texting and driving, drinking and driving, etc. In other words, humans may bear the responsibility in either scenario. If that's the case, and I'm to bear that responsibility, then I want to make the decisions while driving. Make sense ?

    Another side to driverless cars is....you may not be required to actually have a drivers license, depending on how advanced the car is. That opens up sales to much more people. Could that be where all this is headed ?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,902
    Ok John, if a corvette is your desire, I'll keep an eye out. Years you like ?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    come on over to the British side

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    Already have a Jag....
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,124
    come on over to the British side

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    Already have a Jag....

    That needs to be a minivan :p

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    We are planning on having the classic car, a Subaru Outback, and my XJ8...
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  • nothing wrong with upgrading then to a F type and F Pace,

    I drive the XK and the wife drives the XF
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,902
    edited August 2018
    Now there's an idea. In 15 years your current Jag will be a classic, give that to the kid and buy yourself a new one now.

    Least you'll know the quality of the car your handing him. Plus....you can use his car to take everyone to the beach and keep yours clean. :)
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
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    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
  • woodhead 2
    woodhead 2 Posts: 367
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  • I handed my oldest daughter my old Crossfire (it only had 75k) The only thing I have had to do for it since was a new waterpump (they are not cheap on that Mercedes engine) but nothing else but normal maintenance.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,902
    I handed my oldest daughter my old Crossfire (it only had 75k) The only thing I have had to do for it since was a new waterpump (they are not cheap on that Mercedes engine) but nothing else but normal maintenance.

    Did ya change the timing belt at the same time ? Saves a lot when you do them both together because they basically have to do the same amount of work to get to each.

    Amazing what it costs, a 25 buck water pump, 900-1000 bucks roughly to install.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,925
    mrbiron wrote: »
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    Yeah -- but Ferrari beat 'em to it.

    :)

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  • the price of the pump was $1300 total cost was $1800
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    Another car on my radar is the 1968/69 Toronado W-34 with a floor shift and center console. Fewer than 1500 were built between the two years with the console, and there are fewer than 100 left....

    I just located one.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    Search may be over... this car could be the one that got away. It’s not a vette, but has been and always will be my first car-crush.

    https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/d/1963-buick-riviera/6667833118.html
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,471
    Sweet ride! Looks like most of the work is already done.
  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,288
    edited August 2018
    Sharp and a wildcat motor! Not too far from me also. Go for it!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    The search may be over... I go look at it Saturday.

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  • Keep searching.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,474
    How many clowns come with it?
  • pitdogg2 wrote: »
    How many clowns come with it?

    And are they midgets.
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  • Wow, ain’t that a sight.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    edited August 2018
    It’s a ‘98 pace car collector edition that was one of the 110 or so used by Indy as a courtesy vehicle during the festivities. Personally, being a Minnesota Vikings fan, l like the color.
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  • It’s a ‘98 pace car collector edition that was one of the 110 or so used by Indy as a courtesy vehicle during the festivities. Personally, being a Minnesota Vikings fan, l like the color.

    Well there you go. It’s meant to be.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    The only thing I will swap are the wheels. I think they look horrible on the car and take away from its appearance.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,707
    The wheels are unique, though. Came on no other Corvette and part of what makes it collectible. Take them off, fine, but don't get rid of them or you'll lose value in the vehicle.
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