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Topic: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)

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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2730 on: March 16, 2025, 12:40:37 PM »
$180 is much cheaper than the upgrade to the performance data & video recorder $7K

mine will measure 0-60 time  - maybe 0-100 - not 1/4 mile
What I like about the dragy is that it’s very accurate, and it will even tell you how level the road is that you’re on as well as the density altitude, which is very important.   Plus, he keeps a history of your runs, let you measure your 60 foot rollout when you do a quarter mile and fun stuff like that  
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2731 on: March 16, 2025, 01:00:12 PM »
sweet
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2732 on: March 17, 2025, 08:48:01 AM »
Since 1997 I'd had exactly two cars. Heh.
3 for me.

1995 Chevy Blazer 1995-2007
2005 Chevy Tahoe 2007-2018
2015 Ford F150 2018-present

If the trend holds, I'll be looking for a new car around 2029 or so.

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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2733 on: March 17, 2025, 08:51:09 AM »
3 for me.

1995 Chevy Blazer 1995-2007
2005 Chevy Tahoe 2007-2018
2015 Ford F150 2018-present

If the trend holds, I'll be looking for a new car around 2029 or so.
When it comes to cars/trucks, you gentlemen are smart.  A claim I cannot make regarding myself. 
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2734 on: March 17, 2025, 10:12:04 AM »
If I go all the way back to 2007, it'll be 5 cars. However I can't *completely* take credit as I was still in college so I didn't buy those two. One was a heavily used 1989 Ford Probe GT that we bought, and then that was replaced when my grandma stopped driving and we sold the Probe b/c it had less miles than her 1985 Chrysler LeBaron Turbo so I started driving the LeBaron. 

If we're talking cars that I've actually purchased (for myself; i.e. excluding wife's vehicles), it's three since 2003. 


  • 2000 Ford Ranger (sold in 2012 to buy...)
  • 2009 Jeep Wrangler (still owned)
  • 2014 Ford Flex (daily driver)



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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2735 on: March 17, 2025, 10:24:32 AM »
Yes, in the time since 1997 my wife has had

1997 Tahoe LT
2001 Trailblazer (garbage)
2003 Tahoe Z71
2013 MB GLK
2015 MB GLK

We are now a 1 car family.
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2736 on: March 17, 2025, 10:43:44 AM »
since 97?  geez

bought a new 2000 GMC 3/4 ton pickup
new 2007 Impala SS
new 2015 Silverado pickup - still in the garage
new 2024 Vette - still in storage

used 2017 Impala in 2022 - work car
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« Reply #2737 on: March 17, 2025, 11:37:56 AM »
I did have one company car from 1999-2001 that I didn't count.  It was a 1999 Dodge Stratus. 

My i s c & a aggie wife has also had 3 since '97.

1992 Honda Accord 1995-2004.  Best car either one of us has ever owned and I wish we'd kept it instead of selling it to my sister who gave it to her son, my nephew, who totaled it a couple of months later
2003 Toyota Camry Solara SLE convertible 2005-2020.  Untrustworthy piece of shit but she liked the way it looked.
2017 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 2020-present.

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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2738 on: March 27, 2025, 10:51:12 AM »
With 2025 Corvette ZR1 orders getting their much needed do-over tomorrow, we’ve been thinking about when we would learn the final piece of the ZR1 pricing puzzle which would be the gas guzzler tax for America’s newest supercar. Well, that moment arrived late Wednesday afternoon as we were able to confirm with a Chevrolet representative that the ZR1’s gas guzzler tax would be $3,000.


Considering that the 2025 Corvette Z06’s gas guzzler tax is $3,000 for the 670-hp LT6, we were thinking that the ZR1’s rating would be higher considering that it makes 1,064-hp from the twin-turbo LT7. The Stingray and E-Ray share the 495-hp LT2 and there is no gas guzzler tax for that engine.

Now that we have the gas guzzler price, the Corvette ZR1’s Build and Buy Configurator is now fully functional as it shows your build’s summary price at the top right corner instead of “See Dealer for Details.” Under the summary of info on the left side, the Gas Guzzler Tax is now a line-item:


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« Reply #2739 on: March 27, 2025, 10:56:20 AM »
I was behind this on my way to rehab yesterday. He definitely wasn't driving it like he owned it.

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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2740 on: March 27, 2025, 11:11:33 AM »
sexy
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« Reply #2741 on: March 27, 2025, 11:25:44 AM »
Not bad for a half mil.

Corvette is a much better value.
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« Reply #2742 on: March 27, 2025, 11:51:44 AM »
agreed

was thinkin bout upgrading to a Z06 sometime, but strongly opposed to a $3,000 tax.
Guess I could buy used
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2743 on: March 27, 2025, 05:51:59 PM »


1992 Honda Accord 1995-2004.  Best car either one of us has ever owned and I wish we'd kept it instead of selling it to my sister who gave it to her son, my nephew, who totaled it a couple of months later
I had a 90 Accord 4-door. It was a good car.
We've owned several Hondas, including the one my kid just dinged up.
The best was our 2006 Odyssey. Nothing cool, sexy, or fun about it, but it did its job brilliantly. Don't miss it; not sad that we replaced it when we did, but had a real good 13-year run with that thing.

 

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