also.. made this wallpaper just this evening cause of this topic..

(its made for dual monitors, which i use)

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/9211/zr1vettenx6.jpg

or d/l http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/6310/zr1vettent3.jpg
resolution is 2304x864

 

How about you make a wall paper for the Ford GT too....lol

 

and the viper has prototype build qualitys when vette wishes they could have

 

is this proven.. or are speaking based of entire bullpoop? cause you just made a statement with no reasoning behind it..

 

it is proven, the Viper is not a full production car; the parts are at a prototype level of fit, with holes sometimes containing flash, brackets sometimes not bent correctly, and formed parts sometimes needing to be tweaked.

Management has benchmarked the Corvette and other vehicles and is trying to build a car with prototype level parts but production-car times; despite the fact that the Corvette is built as a production car, with much higher volumes. With the Viper no longer being emphasized as an image builder (perhaps because it hasn't any Mercedes parts), workers seem to believe that, if the Viper does not earn a substantial profit, it will be pulled.

copied from http://www.allpar.com/cars/viper/production.html down at the bottom...

 

Whoa whoa whoa,

Let's not take any low blows.

I would never take away from the quality of a Vette. I don't even know what you are trying to say when you say they have "prototype build qualities"?

A prototype is not a production car so what does it matter how much of a "quality" build it is? Does it really matter? Negative...

 

i'm talking the general production cars not the specialty version of it (the bare bones version of the car, right out of the factory)

 

I voted No. Only because I would rather have a GTR for $30k bucks cheaper.

 

The 08 GTR is going to be the value buy of 2009.

0-60 in 3.3

1/4 mile in 11.4

$70k leaving the guys who can afford it, a little room to upgrade it.

 

I guess you missed the bit where it said "Old Material from 2003".

 

all i gotta say about the viper is that you wont go far with mopar

 

I think if I could afford it, Id'e be driving a 2008 Z06......I think That's all the car I would ever want.....Supercar performance off tha lot for 80k.....with a Twin Turbo kit, these cars can put down 1,000 HP to the wheels.......but everyone know that.....

 

That is a valid argument my friend. BUT! How much research have you done on the Skyline? I've heard some nasty roomers regarding some retarded dealer markups.... I've also heard that only 1,800 Skyline GT-R's will be shipped to the states for sale.

This is more of a "friend told a friend" type of quote too which I have no solid references.

If you think about it the markup would make sense during the first production year given the logistics behind implementing a new vehicle into a Dealerships lineup....

Sooooo..... MSRP says value buy but the bottom line will remain to be seen.

 

I'm not buying one, so I really don't care what a dealer marks it at. But 1800 GTR's...yeah right. It's a production car, not a limited edition. Check My350z.com, there is a dedicated thread for the GTR that is full of information. It's not going to go up to some rediculous amount.

 

I voted yes, because of two things. One, there is tremendous buzz surroundng this car, which is important in the modern car biz. Two, I go back to the old adage "too much is never enough", which holds especially true for cars.

 

this car sold on Barret Jackson over the weekend.. and went for 1,000,000.. the car looks sweet.. and will also be the best corvette for sometime.. cause of smog laws

 

I voted yes for the selling aspect because "There's too many self-indulgent wieners in this city with too much bloody money." But the car won't last, there is no way that thing will be able to pass the new emissions laws in 2010. Personally, If I was to spend that much money on a weekend driver, I'd get an Ariel Atom and get infinitely more looks than just another Corvette, plus have more fun doing it .

 

That is true...

 

I guess, but I don't know how the hell you would classify an Ariel Atom? I mean, it's not a cheap car.... It's light and it does get up and go for sure but honestly it's a really high tech go cart... Literaly.....
Look how comfortable those plastic seats look!


This is a yummy pic.... I mean does it even have an instrument panel?


I had a go cart as a kid and it was really fun but I perfer not to have to wear a helmet when I'm in my everyday exotic/luxury/hot rod because it doesn't have a windshield.

Just a preference of mine....

 

^^You wouldn't have to have a helmet. It's not considered a motorcycle. Would be closer to a convertible car than anything else.