I wanted a new car, but couldn't get away
01-07-2011, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by QUIKAG,Jan 7 2011, 09:42 AM
Started with a Del Sol, then 5th gen Prelude, C5 Vette, S2000, C6 Coupe, and now ZR1
Not gonna get a lot of takers on their videos after seeing this thing.
01-07-2011, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by dombey,Jan 7 2011, 10:11 AM
Nice progression!
Not gonna get a lot of takers on their videos after seeing this thing.
Not gonna get a lot of takers on their videos after seeing this thing.
01-07-2011, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by QUIKAG,Jan 7 2011, 01:43 PM
Dude, I want some good vid of your IS-F with that 8-speed banging through the gears and that 5.0L roaring! On a private track, of course and always be safe.
The auto trans is... an auto trans. The 5.0L is a great motor... as smooth as the F20C at high revs (with twice the power), but the stock exhaust & sound-dampened interior take away a lot of the excitement.So... don't get too excited.
01-07-2011, 11:18 AM
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Sweet ride, love the color as well. 
01-07-2011, 11:28 AM
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Corey, just curious - what's the insurance on the ZR1 like relative to your old Z51? I know Corvettes generally have good rates, but I can imagine how much anxiety a 640hp, six figure supercar would create for underwriters.
01-07-2011, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris S,Jan 7 2011, 12:28 PM
Corey, just curious - what's the insurance on the ZR1 like relative to your old Z51? I know Corvettes generally have good rates, but I can imagine how much anxiety a 640hp, six figure supercar would create for underwriters.
01-07-2011, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by mxt_77,Jan 7 2011, 11:48 AM
lol... I've driven an IS-F, and there's no "banging through the gears" or "roaring V-8" involved. The auto trans is... an auto trans. The 5.0L is a great motor... as smooth as the F20C at high revs (with twice the power), but the stock exhaust & sound-dampened interior take away a lot of the excitement.
So... don't get too excited.
The auto trans is... an auto trans. The 5.0L is a great motor... as smooth as the F20C at high revs (with twice the power), but the stock exhaust & sound-dampened interior take away a lot of the excitement.So... don't get too excited.
I don't have any good vids, there are some on youtube of various IS-F intakes and exhausts. I think I have one up that is the worst piece of camerawork ever (trying to operate paddles, hold a camera, and steer at the same time, lol). It was just for the sound so it was ok but not a professionally executed video like yours!
01-07-2011, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by QUIKAG,Jan 7 2011, 12:57 PM
Actually just called my ins. this morning on the way to work. I dropped my '08 Coupe and added the 2010 3ZR ZR1 to my policy and also bumped up my reported Yukon mileage from 13,000 miles to 18,000 (which is closer to how much I drive it) and my policy went up $69/month. Not too bad, but it's not free. $828 extra/year? Could be worse, I guess.
01-07-2011, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by dombey,Jan 7 2011, 03:34 PM
if you pay your term up front instead of monthly, you might get back a lot of that increase...