Years ago I am sitting behind a couple of VPs in our brokerage firm watching the hockey game. The "Budweiser Girls" are on the ice doing their little cheerleading thing. Coincidentally one of these girls also works for one of the VPs.
One VP says to the other, "You do know that ditz you hired can't even answer your phone correctly, right?"
The first VP doesn't skip a beat, "Yeah, but LOOK at her."
Guys, I've decided to TOFTT on this and just order one. Black ,SVT, Electronics (*no* glass roof). Waiting for the DORA on Monday and then hopefully a VIN assignment with a few weeks. Watching some of the bullshit that members here and elsewhere have been through with some of the engine builders, tuners etc. and I decided I may personally be better suited to "buy" vs. "make" in terms of the possible aggravation.
That's not to say there won't be some upgrades....
Frankly, after experiencing vibes with 2 differnt aluminum DSs, honking from the CAI, panel fuses blown when loading tunes, other driveline noise after the 4.10s (not a whine, but another "hum"), sqweaks from two different RSBs, and constant lubing needed for the LCAs, having to heat and refill the freaking NOS bottles constantly, an idle quality that suffered with the plugs required for the nitrous, a ride that was degraded because the springs/dampers weren't optimized for the GT500 wheels/tires I had on it, I agree with you...my new car is fast and handles well, has no sqweaks or other driveline noises, all the up to 145 mph, and feels good at that speed (the NAV/electronics package is awesome too).
Maybe a tune/pulley/tensioner/catted LTs & battery relocation to the rear are in the future, but that will be a coupla yrs down the road and is still a big maybe, because I KNOW there will be some sort of trade-off...like the LT's touching the frame somewhere, having to swap out plugs more often than 45k (std for the GT500), or an idle that is not as butterry smooth as it is with stock. I don't want a street legal race car...my 07 GT C/S felt like that...I want a GT that is quiet enough to be able to talk on the bluetooth phone/satnav while going 90 mph, with plenty power so it'll get up and go in a hurry, and with just enough exhaust noise so that it still sounds like a muscle car. That is what the GT500 is. The mufflers are a perfect balance of sound and looks, with no aftermarket needed in my opinion, given the 4" stainless pipes that fill the appertures in the rear fascia on either side of the functional diffuser. The aero tweaks (splittter/Gurney flap-spoiler/diffuser) on this car are done such that it retains the same frt/rear weight balance at speed as it does standing still, and I can reiterate that when I took it to 145 mph (on a closed road naturally) it felt well planted.
Even though tastes and opinions are individual and everyone has one, just like something else, I support and encourage your decision.
I'm interested to know what the 2011 will weigh, and how much the frt/rear balance changed.
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