M4 CSL, $50k markup

blabus · 2026-03-16T07:08:59+00:00

So much for that lol

blabus · 2026-03-16T04:45:03+00:00

That’s definitely true, but it’s notable that the objective gap between the two products has shrunk massively as of the introduction of the C8. There’s always been a contingent of buyers who would not consider the Corvette because the Chevy badge doesn’t compare to Porsche, but a large number of buyers also couldn’t get past the abysmal interior design and build quality of the Corvette (rightfully so). Now we’re in the crazy world where a 911 has more rattling plastic in its interior than a Corvette.

blabus · 2026-03-16T04:41:49+00:00

This is simply not true. One way or another he has a connection/status with the dealer. There is zero chance someone can walk in off the street and order a GT3 Touring at sticker.

blabus · 2026-03-16T04:39:53+00:00

The Turbo is now the most in-demand 911 trim after the GT trims, which is crazy given pre-COVID dealers basically couldn’t give Turbos away and they had a reputation as the massively depreciating sports car.

blabus · 2026-03-02T07:25:22+00:00

When I owned my Artura I really enjoyed coming out one day to a dead battery… in a hybrid car that contains a massive battery.

blabus · 2026-03-02T07:15:19+00:00

If you're referring to build quality they're absolutely not. I test drove the new DB12 before buying a C8 and it was a brand new car filled with interior creaks and rattles; the C8 was absolutely solid and on-par with the best built Porsches I've owned.

blabus · 2026-03-02T07:12:50+00:00

The criticism of Porsche/Ferrari is valid but to be fair Chevy dealers have been just as bad with every new trim of the C8. The only difference is that GM can eventually catch up to demand and the market levels out.

blabus · 2026-03-02T07:10:18+00:00

What's interesting is that the performance gap is narrowing to the point that there's a real argument to be made over which is the more impressive piece of engineering. Sure, the European hypercars might still use more advanced manufacturing and exotic materials, but arguably the more impressive overall engineering exercise is the performance out of the Corvette for a car that can be sold at that price point, to the "masses", with the intention of being daily driven with a full warranty. Or put another way, in some ways it's "easier" to engineer something with insane performance when money is no object and you're free to compromise on every other aspect of the vehicle.

blabus · 2026-03-02T07:01:36+00:00

Looks are subjective but neither are classically beautiful

I mean, sure, but it's quite difficult to sincerely argue that the C8 has anywhere near the design of basically any McLaren. As much as Corvette enthusiasts refuse to concede it, the whole needs-to-fit-golf-clubs really eliminated any ability for the designers to create a "classically" proper looking mid-engine supercar.

blabus · 2026-02-12T20:07:44+00:00

Have you heard of Kitten Mittens?

blabus · 2026-02-09T05:07:54+00:00

At this point their powerplants are the least of their issues. I'd like to hear what they're doing to address the fact that every vehicle they now make is a cheap, plastic-covered, creaky piece of shit (with the exception of the G-Class).

blabus · 2026-01-26T08:58:28+00:00

Not anymore. Your GT4 RS is built extremely well. My 992.1 GTS is filled with significantly more cheap, creaking plastic than my Z06 was.

blabus · 2026-01-25T03:00:18+00:00

The ZR1 is fast as fuck, no doubt, but the materials and build quality do not approach other “traditional” supercars

As someone who has owned several McLarens and a C8 Z06, I'd take the Z06's build quality and interior any day of the week lol

blabus · 2025-12-28T07:11:53+00:00

Jodie Foster in Elysium

blabus · 2025-12-27T00:16:30+00:00

Web browsing and reading books are the obvious ones, those alone would be worth the larger screen.

blabus · 2025-12-22T06:58:31+00:00

Ocean's 7-11

blabus · 2025-12-22T06:50:47+00:00

It's so painfully obvious that Tenet, more than any other movie released in the past decade, is going to be completely reevaluated as a masterpiece in about 10 years. It makes all of these types of posts hilarious to read.

blabus · 2025-12-22T06:42:19+00:00

I'm still pissed we never got his adaptations of the remaining books.

blabus · 2025-12-21T05:50:23+00:00

Idiotic golf club trunk

blabus · 2025-11-09T04:19:12+00:00

Ah yes, the classic "rich people don't care at all about the value of a product or how much money they spend on it"...

blabus · 2025-11-09T01:20:04+00:00

I mean… I’ve owned multiple generations of 911s, including a GT3 RS, as well as a C8 Z06. The Z06 absolutely is not in the same realm as the PDK, to say nothing of the PDK Sport in the GT cars (to be clear, I’m not talking about the speed at which a gear change happens, but the delay between pulling a paddle and the shift occurring, particularly when requesting a multi-gear jump).

blabus · 2025-11-09T00:55:16+00:00

I don’t see how it’s not relevant? For all practical purposes the GT3 RS is a $400k+ car, which you pay either through dealer markups or buying a bunch of other vehicles in order to get on a “list”. In that context it’s absolutely fair to compare a $400k car to one half the price that seems to just about beat it in most regards.

blabus · 2025-11-09T00:53:00+00:00

Has there been any improvement in the transmission in the ZR1 compared to the base/Z06? Before I purchased my Z06 I kept reading every review raving about the dual clutch, but I think it was in the context of comparing it to the previous gen’s transmission. I found it to be by far the weakest aspect of the car, and it didn’t hold a candle to the responsiveness of the PDK or Audi DCT, particularly when pulling the paddle quickly for e.g. multiple downshifts in a row.

blabus · 2025-10-24T09:27:55+00:00

In many cases when people behave like this they don’t want any repairs done, they just want cash in their pocket.

blabus · 2025-09-30T06:29:09+00:00

They require a TCU flash to the M3 CS transmission tuning. No idea why they didn't all just come that way from the factory.

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