Homie was talking a lot of **** for what was presumably a 12.4-12.6 car. My point being that a car which runs upper 8's is out his stratosphere.carl spacklers hat said:
Wasn't really directed toward you. 996 is one of my favorite cars. Think it's funny someone in a pick-up is trying to run smack at a Porsche.
agracer said:austinag1997 said:agracer said:agracer said:
Still a Chevy…also 296 better looking.
360 also better looking...
Those are cool cars. I just have no clue about the maintenance regime and cost on a Ferrari. Guess I could inquire.
Oil 1x per year, add brake fluid, coolant and gearbox oil every 2nd year, timing belts every 5. And this one has an access panel so no dropping the engine nonsense like some early Ferrari's. Gearbox oil is kinda a PITA bc you have to drop the diffuser and take off the bumper to get to it. Rest of the fluids are pretty easy (like any other car).
Timing belts can be a lock and swap with new bearings or if you want pull the cam covers and check the valve timing. The timing belts used to say Dayco on them and were $30/ea. Now they say Ferrari and are $130/ea !!
i did install new Tubi headers and did a Challenge Stradale ECU tune along with new MAF sensors. Put new PS2's on it 8 years ago and they only have 8,000 miles and are due bc of age.
agracer said:
it is until random stuff breaks as it gets old.
The passenger door handle/lock is known to have cable stretch, which used to be $20 part. But Ferrari no longer sells the cable by itself so you have to buy the whole door lock/cable assembly for like $800. I grabbed a cable from Maserati and it's sitting on my storage shelf.
The 2000+ cars have a pre-cat in the header collector which has come apart on some people's car (it's very rare) but it does happen. This can get sucked back into the engine and cause catastrophic damage.
The carbon brakes are crazy expensive but folks have found that certain model year Vette's have the same pads/rotors and a much cheaper.
Clutch components are not cheap and the F1 cars do not last as long as the manual car. That can be $10k all in if you pay a shop to do it. The clutch, flywheel, throw out bearing, etc is $4,000.
Just random stuff like that on the older cars can bite you. They only made 15,000 360's. It's not like there is a crazy demand for parts so they get expensive.
Silvy said:carl spacklers hat said:
Wasn't really directed toward you. 996 is one of my favorite cars. Think it's funny someone in a pick-up is trying to run smack at a Porsche.
Homie was talking a lot of **** for what was presumably a 12.4-12.6 car. My point being that a car which runs upper 8's is out his stratosphere.
Even a 296GTB running upper 9's isn't much of a comparison. A 1 second difference in ET is significant, we're talking 747's, not car lengths.
CactusThomas said:carl spacklers hat said:
People getting in a pissing match between a 996 and a pick-up truck. Comical.
My money is on the truck. Whatever it is.
Buck Turgidson said:
You have a high strung, unreliable vehicle for which any kind of maintenance, repairs and parts will be insanely expensive. Further, its not like there are garages or dealers qualified to do the work on every corner, or even every town.
The Chevy, meanwhile, will be far less expensive to maintain and repairs can be made at any Chevy dealership. Absolutely every aspect of Corvette ownership is simpler and a superior value compared to those high strung Italian go karts.
lazuras_dc said:
I thought the hardest part was finding the right length jean shorts to wear with your corvette t shirt
tk for tu juan said:
C8 Corvette: 2 condom nanny state
996 and older (maybe 991) 911: rawdog analog
That was the point originally, not quarter mile times
Yesterday said:
Most likely no one on this forum can drive either to their full potential.
Yesterday said:
I've been a Corvette fan my whole life. I've owned 5 of them. The c8 is hands down the best corvette ever made. The z06 is a damn super car and the ZR1 is just bragging rights. Most likely no one on this forum can drive either to their full potential.
Ferrari's will always hold a special place in my heart but they're not American and never will be. Porsche just always came off as a woman's car. Can't take men who drive them seriously.
theJonatron said:
Man that's a lot of peni measuring contest scrabble we got from Ferrari vs Chevy.
So let me add to it.
Chevy makes the best sports cars for the money. A 1LE SS will outperform any car 2x its cost on a circuit track. A Z06 Corvette will outperform just about any car outside 911 GT3 RS at my home track.
A ZR1 will likely outperform all cars on the track.
If you want to look rich or cool, maybe pick up the divorced single mom with your car flex sure, enjoy the Ferrari, but that's not why I got my sports car. I got mine to do fast laps at Eagles Canyon Raceway. The most popular cars there are 911's, Corvettes, and Miata's. I've never seen a Ferrari on the track, outside of car show days.
I very much enjoy overtaking drivers that don't know how to push their 911's or Corvettes to the limit.
Yesterday said:
I think the new 5.5 flat plane engine redlines around 8k rpm now. Not your daddies 5.7 small block anymore.
Teslag said:
I've had my C8 1LT for a year now and have yet to push it past 100mph
tk for tu juan said:Yesterday said:
Most likely no one on this forum can drive either to their full potential.
There are SCCA champions, NASA American Iron and CMC drivers, SpecMiata drivers, and former open wheel racer (agracer) on this forum along with some ol' school TAMSCC members. We all up for this challenge, toss us the keys
I will ignore that tarded comment about Porsches
Silvy said:
But it's still a Chevy
austinag1997 said:Teslag said:
I've had my C8 1LT for a year now and have yet to push it past 100mph
Usename does not compute. Didn't peg you for a petrol engine guy!
Teslag said:austinag1997 said:Teslag said:
I've had my C8 1LT for a year now and have yet to push it past 100mph
Usename does not compute. Didn't peg you for a petrol engine guy!
Still have the Tesla, and a diesel truck. I got a great deal on the vette last year.
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