Somorin#1:
Trac, have you owned a Corvette or driven oen for a reasonable length of time?

I doubt that you have.

I've owned Corvettes and I have a friend who owns a stable of Corvettes and a Ferrari (not sure of the model of the top of my head).

Corvettes are not the death traps and unsavory mechanical contraption that you make them to be.

OP, what are you after?

Ferraris are great cars, they offer differing models and prices are all over the place.

Chevrolet makes fantastic cars, the Corvette is one of them. The newer ones are first rate world cars. They are not Ferraris but that is not a bad thing. a BMW 750Li is not a Bentley, an Audi A8L is not a Maybach. They are all different animals.

It's Trac here. This is my original profile; started in 2007. Ikenna banned me because I reproved him; that's another post entirely.

True; I have never owned a Corvette, nor driven one. To drive a Corvette requires a "technique." A BMW does not really require a technique for taming. A Mercedes requires a technique, due to its soft turn-in, enormous torque and the feedback from the steer-wheels. Most people that own a Corvette cannot tame it. It is a problem when linear acceleration is performed and the limit has been exceeded. As long as the Corvette is still built on the solid suspension, it's not a car that will dial into corners well without a technique suitable to tame it. No doubt; it's got some serious g's (V²/R) - but that's due to its huge tyres, low clearance, stiff setup and factored downforce . With this recipe, its break-away envelope (buffer) is almost non-existent. This is not a car for the recreational experienced racer. In my personal opinion, they belong to the professional race drivers. It is easy getting to the Corvette's limit, due to its primitive chassis. Ever so, because of the solid axle setup. The chassis makes all the difference. Driving a Corvette at 80% of its potential is not an easy task and maintaining consistency. For most people, it's not possible.



P.S. I'll respond to the pending post at the other thread when my current account is lifted from the ban. I've escalated the issue to Seun at the moment and feedback may not be timely.

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