The Official C8 Corvette Thread...

Started by Gotta-Qik-C7, April 25, 2018, 07:28:09 PM

Gotta-Qik-C7

I agree about the factory wheel selections! They're all terrible! Those HRE's make the car look 100 times better!
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CaminoRacer

Those HREs plus a duckbill spoiler instead of the factory wing could look dope
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ChrisV

Yeah, wheels make a lot of difference. Stock wheels and some dirt make the same color car look like a cheap wannabe kit car:

Like a fine Detroit wine, this vehicle has aged to budgetary perfection...

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CaminoRacer

lol those look like crappy plastidip curb-rashed wheels. eww
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giant_mtb


SJ_GTI

Those wheels are ugly but it is still a nice looking car.

For me I have always pretty much ignored the wheels when buying a car because I almost always end up buying aftermarket wheels.

ChrisV

Quote from: giant_mtb on January 29, 2020, 11:27:42 AM
Those are factory wheels...???

Yup. Look at the Jay Leno video on pg 38 here. That convertible has them on it. The options are the silver 5 spokes, the same 5 spokes (pictured there) in black with silver lips, and some funky lacy spoke wheels that look like utter garbage, too.





Like a fine Detroit wine, this vehicle has aged to budgetary perfection...

Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: ChrisV on January 29, 2020, 11:36:45 AM
Yup. Look at the Jay Leno video on pg 38 here. That convertible has them on it. The options are the silver 5 spokes, the same 5 spokes (pictured there) in black with silver lips, and some funky lacy spoke wheels that look like utter garbage, too.






Those Trident Spoke Wheels (Pewder Open Spoke also) actually cost a couple grand to upgrade to! I'd just go aftermarket!

Quote from: giant_mtb on January 29, 2020, 11:27:42 AM
Those are factory wheels...???
GM dropped the ball BIG TIME in the wheel department!!!

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GoCougs

Quote from: FoMoJo on January 28, 2020, 03:23:26 PM
VVL pretty redundant on a boosted engine.

Probably, or close to it, if one factors in CVTs and 8+ speed transmissions.


Gotta-Qik-C7

I finally saw a C8 in person last night. The Z51 spoiler (White spoiler on white car) is not as bad as it looks in pictures. Still not a fan but I don't dislike it as much as I did in the beginning! 
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565

Quote from: Gotta-Qik-C6 on February 22, 2020, 10:48:17 AM
I finally saw a C8 in person last night. The Z51 spoiler (White spoiler on white car) is not as bad as it looks in pictures. Still not a fan but I don't dislike it as much as I did in the beginning! 

Where did you see it?  Does that mean they are now on the street? 

Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: 565 on February 22, 2020, 02:25:49 PM
Where did you see it?  Does that mean they are now on the street? 
No customer cars have been delivered yet. I saw it at the Cleveland Auto Show!
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Gotta-Qik-C7

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Galaxy

That light blue color looks pretty good.

Gotta-Qik-C7

Yeah I really like it. It's called Rapid Blue.
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MX793

Looks kind of like a slightly lighter shade from Ford's Grabber Blue.  Not a fan (also don't like Grabber Blue).  Bright, non-metallics like that just look kind of cheap to me.
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Galaxy

It looks almost exactly like Porsche Miami Blue, which is stunning.

Soup DeVille

Quote from: Galaxy on March 01, 2020, 05:27:11 PM
It looks almost exactly like Porsche Miami Blue, which is stunning.

Almost BMW Laguna Seca Blue.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Galaxy

Quote from: Soup DeVille on March 01, 2020, 06:12:56 PM
Almost BMW Laguna Seca Blue.

I wonder if they are the same or slight modifications. Automotive OEM paints are all BASF, DuPont, maybe one or two other companies.

Soup DeVille

Quote from: Galaxy on March 01, 2020, 08:30:07 PM
I wonder if they are the same or slight modifications. Automotive OEM paints are all BASF, DuPont, maybe one or two other companies.

Oh, I'm pretty sure they'd all look significantly different if painted side by side.
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GoCougs

Tons of IP protections around paint colors.

Gotta-Qik-C7

Some guys have their cars as of today!
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Gotta-Qik-C7

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r0tor

This somehow is looking worse and worse to me... The design appears to have a lot of very unflattering camera angles
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Payman

The front is too high. Looks like a speedboat. Slap big neon Sea Doo stickers on the side.

Soup DeVille

Quote from: Gotta-Qik-C6 on March 06, 2020, 08:58:40 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoYJX1c9vRY

I'm trying not to let my hatred of Corvette Youtubers bleed through to the hatred of actual Corvettes.

I don't know if I can.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: Soup DeVille on March 09, 2020, 09:31:35 PM
I'm trying not to let my hatred of Corvette Youtubers bleed through to the hatred of actual Corvettes.

I don't know if I can.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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mzziaz

Quote from: Soup DeVille on March 09, 2020, 09:31:35 PM
I'm trying not to let my hatred of Corvette Youtubers bleed through to the hatred of actual Corvettes.

I don't know if I can.

Oh, yes. That is a tough one.
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