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that would have been priceless for sure. kinda bummed out i got no pictures of me in the car with said outfit on.

affirmative. it only took two dealerships to find someone looking to sell me a car. first dealership just pretty much laughed at me and said forget it---they didn't have the car i wanted and wanted $10k over msrp for a black edition---no thanks. the second dealership, located the car i wanted, made all the arrangments, and basically things went off without a hitch.

i've only had the GTR out for 25 miles---the car is absolutely insane. tight, quiet, great feel for the steering, etc---and i've yet to use any of the gadgets on the car. the z has to stay--it is that fun of a car well, i was supposed to be at ccjr. honestly, i went to some of the conference, but didn't stay too long definitely coming off soon thanks dude we didn't get to see it---they're not completely done with it, and the parts that were done, had huge lines

damn bro!! watch out for that rear wing. you can get those snagged on low overpasses. welcome to the site, great build

awesome!! one of my twins lost her first tooth a month ago.

after all the harassment at the park by my wife/inlaws, i got a great idea::: how funny would it be to just show up to a random car dealership dressed in full pirate attire, makeup and all, and just buy a new fucking car?? you could imagine the looks i got at the dealership when i showed up dressed like a jackass, and the looks i got when i wrote the check for this :fuckyeah: http://imageshack.us/a/img38/3950/dsc00559hd.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img821/4957/dsc00576yk.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img339/1970/dsc00565lv.jpg like a boss. its a new '13 premium GTR. just got it shipped to me yesterday, and haven't driven it much yet, but i can tell you this car is pure nuts from 0-80mph. like being shot out of a cannon.

here's another pic decided at the last second to get a 'pirate makeover' with my 3 year old boy. kind of crazy--the wife and inlaws were making fun of me a bit. i walked around the magic kingdom for half the day dressed like this. :dumb: http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3892/piratefi.jpg

not a huge fan of people just throwing around the term 'epic', but here's what i consider a fairly epic vacation story. i have a conference in orlando, and we've been to disney the last couple years. each year gets a bit more involved, with more activities. gonna be hard to top this year. day one at the magic kingdom. http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/7387/disney3i.jpg breakfast with the characters. http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/1600/disney4.jpg princess makeover http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1144/disney1i.jpg random shot on the dumbo ride http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/8700/disney2sz.jpg

+rep the people who take the end of the world shit seriously are the same ones who constantly see ufo's. coincidence?? i think not.

i buy my cars without driving them first. sometimes its a good decision, sometimes its not. in order for me to drive one of these, i'd have to buy it first. i just don't see myself buying a 200hp vehicle at this time--unless i'm buying a 'safe' car for my kids when they turn 16 (in 11 years). who knows, stranger things have happened. maybe i'll just buy one

you guys usually get our weather from wisconsin a day later. not to disappoint you, but we haven't really gotten shit yet. kirk

aside from having less than half the horsepower required to gain admittance in my garage, i truly don't see what the hype is surrounding these cars. am i missing something??

good intro. welcome to the site. looks like you're driving the car as it was intended and i give you props for that

good advice here. if its only a weekend car, and will see very little daily usage, then the z is the choice. the ctsv just makes that good of a daily driver if i could only have one nice car in my stable, it would be the cts-v. when i want to go out and make trouble, the z-06 gets the nod

the automatic in the gen 2 ctsv is very nice. you would be hard-pressed to run faster with the 6speed. not saying it cant be done, but its not likely. once the tires get warm, with the auto in sport mode, this car launches VERY well. in normal mode, the car always starts in 2nd gear, and shifts like butter. in sport mode, the car starts in first (obviously) and the shifts are noticeably firmer, but not overbearing by any means

Our tempurpedic was pricey--couldn't believe a bed could be that expensive. I had troubles sleeping prior to the new mattress. With the tempurpedic I've finally been able to go some rest. It's worth it

They are very close, trust me. My coworker in Columbus (2008) had a m6 ctsv, while I had my ls2 gto. We drove each others' cars frequently when the group went to lunch. His car was a bit smoother ride, but other than that, the cars were remarkably similar.

The fit/finish/intangibles on the ctsv won the car over for me. Every eurotrash mag sucks off bmw to no end. The ctsv has squared off twice against the m5 and won both times. The first time around, it was faster/better in every way. Although the new m5 is faster/more capable, the faggy magazine editors still preferred the ctsv for the intangibles. You've already owned a vette---the c6z is much faster, but still a vette, and suffers many of the shortcomings of the c5. If I'm not mistaken, you've also owned an ls2 ctsv---which is basically a 'dolled up' gto. Trust me, the v2 is nothing like the v1, just like my ctsv is an order of magnitude better than my gto in every measureable and unmeasureable way

Its not a twin clutch auto, but even in stock form, it does well. At 80mph, you're at a sweet spot. Hit the go pedal and you'd swear 80-100mph+ goes by in 2 seconds---probably, because it does.

Lol. I had to comment on this. I have a 300 ft driveway on a hill. Coming home one day, I decided to show off for my kids who were in my garage. About halfaway up the driveway in my burnout, I lost control of the vette and ended up 30 ft off the driveway into my neighbor's yard. Almost hit a tree too. To this day my kids still think it was awesome. They ask me how I did that trick with the car, and EVERY time I take the car out they ask me to do it again:fuckyeah: It's easier to do than you think

I'd steer clear of the gt500 for sure. Mine is still at the dealership right now, getting a new rear gear set for whining gears. I may sell it, lemon it out, or simply gut the fuck out of it and turn it into a street legal cobra jet just because it would hilarious to do so. The zl1 looks like shit, but if it drives at all like the ctsv, then it is probably a better overall car compared to the gt500. Only buy the gt500 if you want a straight line, drag car. If you're considering a gt500, you should get a ctsv. Same cost (relatively). Caddy looks better, handles better, brakes better, can fit 4-5 people, looks great valet parked outside a nice restaurant, looks great if you ever take clients/people out at work, is not overly common, and can be just as fast as the gt500 with a simple pulley swap. Interior is better. It's an lsx, so you know it can be modded as extensively as you want, and comes with a great auto as well

Like I said, the vette is nuts---insanely fast, hugs the road, involves the driver, big brakes, big sex appeal, etc etc. But everywhere you turn you see a vette. The ride is very stiff. Push in on the rear bumper with your hand, and then imagine a car doing the same 'push' just at 40mph. Chevy has not responded to the seat issue in the vette---they are that bad, and the interior generally sucks balls. The v has the most amazing seats you can imagine if you get the recaros---why gm can't just stick those exact seats in the vette is mind blowing to me. The caddy is not 'the best' in any one single category, but does everything well.

:ninja: Just talking nonsense. I'm on a family vacation the last thing I'm thinking of is cars :fuckyeah:: As per the op, I'd go with the cts-v. If you purely want a weekend warrior in the sense this car will see limited daily duty or longer trips, then the z06 would suffice. I rarely drive my z06 to work, will occasionally take the wife to dinner in it. 99% of its use is simply to take the car out when I have an hour to spare and beat the absolute living piss out of it. Before the snow hit Wisconsin, I took it out for one last drive, stopped in the middle of a public road and did donuts, a smokey burnout, and a few 40-90 mph blasts before I even realized some hick was watching me from his garage. Every single time I take the car out it sees triple digits on my personal 'autobahn'. There is nothing I've driven/rode in that compares. The car is civil enough that my princess-wife will ride in it. If you want the car to serve any amount of daily usage, the v is the way to go. When I had my gto my buddy let me drive his v8 s5. I was in awe of how smooth the car was, the sound, the power, the auto trans, the interior, etc. he had a similar reaction when he drove my v over the summer. His jaw dropped when he hit the go-pedal at 80mph and the car almost broke traction on the way to 100. There's a reason why one of the dipshit, snobby-ass rags (motortrend maybe) ran up way over 20k miles in less than a year with their black ctsv wagon. Every time they tested a super car, the v served as the chase car, and sometimes even did too good of a job chasing. They mention it over and over again when talking about other cars. I enjoy the auto. The only thing that would improve the car is a bigger gas tank, and re-programming the trans in sport mode for a little more aggressive shifting, and some downshifting on deceleration to a stop. Other than that, this car is perfect. Feels 400 lbs lighter than my gt500, not 400 lbs heavier. Sure, I could throw a pulley, h/e on and run 11's all day with my unskilled right foot, but the car is fun enough, stock

Both Better yet, wait a week and ill be able to give you the c6z, cts-v, gtr comparo. Back to back to back. Honestly, the ctsv is THE best car I've owned----period. It feels much lighter than its 4200lbs would suggest. Incredible comfort, great styling, great brakes, ability to fly under the radar, yet rape-choke just about ANY car out there from a stand-still to 80mph and beyond. And mine is bone stock, save for a catback I've had almost 20k miles of flawless joy from this car--and still sport wood when I see my wife drive off in this beast. The v gets my vote.

my vette has 5500 miles in nearly 3 years of ownership. its on the battery tender every time i park it---never had a dead battery even with the mild to wild switch. never had a fob issue