10-29-2013, 09:41 AM | #1 |
Drives: Honda Accord Join Date: Oct 2013
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How did it feel and drive before you bought.
With cars now shipping to satisfy orders, how many buyers actually had an opportunity to sit in-let alone drive one before laying out 50-70 thousand dollars? I have been trying for 6 weeks now and have yet to find a dealer that would even let one of their staff give me a ride with them driving. I will not spend that kind of money before I have a chance for a test drive.
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10-29-2013, 10:13 AM | #2 | |
Drives: 2014 C7 Z51 Wht/Blck LT3 Auto Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL
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10-29-2013, 12:15 PM | #3 |
Da WHALE
Drives: 2014 Stingray, 2015 Panamera 4 Join Date: Dec 2011
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Saw it, signed, then got to drive it. LoL! First time I'd ever "bought" a car without test driving first. I did however get to sit in it first.
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11-03-2013, 11:41 PM | #4 |
Drives: 2014 Stingray Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: N.W.Florida
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I ordered, paid and then sat in and drove home. This is my second Vette so I kinda knew what to expect. Not dissapointed.
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11-04-2013, 09:13 AM | #5 |
asptroopa1
Drives: 2014 Corvette Join Date: May 2013
Location: Little Rock Arkansas
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Saw all the great reviews on the C-7, I had never wanted a corvette after the 80's, but knew I wanted this car.......ordered it in May before any were out- Got it in October- Never Drove it before signing and dropping the cash..........The BEST car I have ever owned, and I have enjoyed talking to people that share the same on Corvette7.com
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11-04-2013, 09:20 AM | #6 |
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I examined in & out, and drove mine for about 9 miles... all before I sealed the deal with my check & paperwork. Love this thing... never would I have imagined buying a Corvette until that infamous day on 1-13-13... it changed my mind completely considering I was thinking of buying a Cayman or a used 911. Yes, I like and still like Porsches but the C7 is a game changer. IMO, you just won't know it until you actually drive & spend ample time in one.
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11-04-2013, 09:23 AM | #7 |
Retired from Car mfrs....
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Never drove it at all, read all the tests and about 3 weeks before got to sit in one to see if it fit....
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11-04-2013, 10:23 AM | #8 | |
Drives: 2012 GS Conv and 2014 Stingray Z51 Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: New Hampshire
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Try McMulkin in Nashua, NH. Call Tommy Jr. He has a ton there and coming in, but I'm not sure what is sold/not sold. |
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11-04-2013, 10:26 AM | #9 | |
Drives: 2012 GS Conv and 2014 Stingray Z51 Join Date: Oct 2013
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Sorry, hit submit by mistake before I was done.....Purchased my C7 from MacMulkin and never drove it. I have a C6 and loved it so much, that I just had to have the C7 and didn't care that I wasn't able to test drive one. Yon WON'T be disappointed. Its an amazing machine. I have 600 miles on mine already and picked it up on 10/9 |
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11-04-2013, 10:26 AM | #10 | |
Drives: 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2013
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11-04-2013, 10:31 AM | #11 |
Drives: 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51 Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
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This is my 1st Corvette and I had never driven one. I went to my dealer and drove a 427 only to see if I would fit (6'5" 295) in that car. Read several reviews and watched a bunch of "First drive" videos on YouTube. After knowing that I could fit I ordered. When It came in I didn't bother to drive it. I gave them the check and haven't stopped driving it whenever possible. I don't regret buying it for one second.
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11-04-2013, 03:35 PM | #12 |
Drives: 2014 Corvette Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Ohio
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I did sit in one before I purchased. The only other Vette I've ever driven was a Lingenfelter corvette one time.. 65 to 150 before I could let off it... like Star Trek warp drive..
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11-04-2013, 03:52 PM | #13 |
just can't get enough
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Many of us... this is our first ever Corvette. And what a better way to make it the first! I was lucky to have an opportunity to test drive a base coupe back in late Sept... and then extensively, at high speeds and under high performance conditions, a Z51 during the Precision Event at PBIR. This new C7 is a blast in & out... night & day when I compare it to my other sporty coupes.
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11-04-2013, 04:01 PM | #14 |
I ordered back in May. Ordered Museum delivery; the first C7 I ever actually saw was while driving in to Bowling Green the day before delivery was scheduled.
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