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Originally Posted by Skid Row Joe
I would have thought that the C6es would be well regarded - even by Corvette owners/fans?
I don't think any series of Corvette are any better than what they're making today. Perhaps I am dead wrong. Again, I don't feel comfortable in one, and to me it seems difficult to manuever in traffic because of their low-slung body, and lowered visibility to other cars on the road with you.
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I agree. I can't for the life of me think of ANY Vette of the past that can match up to the latest version.
What would be a persons pick of the old ones that are better than the new ones?
o Would it be because until 1974 or so they had point ignitions?
o Could it be that until 1963 they had a straight rear axle?
o How about the clunky independent rear suspension from 63 to 82 with the skinny tires? These things going into a turn would start to oversteer then GRAB.
o Maybe it was the carburetors that made them better than fuel injection.
o Would it be the higher level of rattles in the older cars?
Some of the older Vettes did have great Classic looks, but there has been technical progression right along. In the drivers seat, reliability, performance or technology, there is no older Vette that can hold a candle to the latest versions.
One area in which I will give the advantage to the early cars would be ease of maintenance, but that pretty much holds true across the board with the progression of most any car.
My $0.02,