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adey · 12-11-2002, 03:23 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (ca18guy @ Dec. 11 2002,05:35)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Have you ever been in a corvette? If you would'nt like that car I think you just wouldn't like cars period.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
No, I have not been in a corvette, but I've seen them up close and can compare it with a '91 NSX that I've been in. All i can say about the Z06is "plastic abound"... the switches, buttons and dials look like they came out of my '93 240sx, not a new, top-of-the-line sports car like the z06 is supposed to be.
They may indeed have a "dual zone climate control" and fancy shmancy stuff like that, but where's the design or the craftsmanship?? This looks just like the JDM 180sx automatic climate control!

Seriously, my volkswagen's analog/manual climate control looks better than that.
...and the plastic! I'm not saying plastic shouldn't be used, but at least use a plastic that doesn't look so brittle and cheap! this is reminiscent of the plastic chairs that I sat in in highschool.

Don't get me wrong, I haven't DRIVEN a corvette (yet) so I can't compare anything in that department, but I feel like the Americans in general need to take a big hint from European styling and finish departments.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"> I don't know why people on the internet don't realize that. It is a point - just like any other. Beyond that,it is a far cry from making the "best" car in any field. Just like Japan doesn't make the "best" of much of anything. Cheap and mass-marketed, yes. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

Hippo- I did not imply that Japanese made the best automobiles and nor do I pretend to feel that way. They do however, happen to make a car that looks the way I like, that fits my budget, and that I can toss around without too many maintanance issues. I wholeheartedly believe that the Europeans make the best cars, to which I don't think many would contend.

What I do mean to say though, was that American cars are, by a far cry, not the best at anything, either. They come off to me as even cheapER (fit and finish) than their japanese counterparts, and are even more "mass marketed" than most Japanese car companies.
I mean seriously, when was the last major chassis upgrade of the Grand Am? or the firebird or the Camaro for that matter... If the Japanese don't make the best cars, at least they're innovative!

12-11-2002, 03:23 PM	#14
adey Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,061 Trader Rating: (0)	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (ca18guy @ Dec. 11 2002,05:35)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Have you ever been in a corvette? If you would'nt like that car I think you just wouldn't like cars period.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> No, I have not been in a corvette, but I've seen them up close and can compare it with a '91 NSX that I've been in. All i can say about the Z06is "plastic abound"... the switches, buttons and dials look like they came out of my '93 240sx, not a new, top-of-the-line sports car like the z06 is supposed to be. They may indeed have a "dual zone climate control" and fancy shmancy stuff like that, but where's the design or the craftsmanship?? This looks just like the JDM 180sx automatic climate control! Seriously, my volkswagen's analog/manual climate control looks better than that. ...and the plastic! I'm not saying plastic shouldn't be used, but at least use a plastic that doesn't look so brittle and cheap! this is reminiscent of the plastic chairs that I sat in in highschool. Don't get me wrong, I haven't DRIVEN a corvette (yet) so I can't compare anything in that department, but I feel like the Americans in general need to take a big hint from European styling and finish departments. </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"> I don't know why people on the internet don't realize that. It is a point - just like any other. Beyond that,it is a far cry from making the "best" car in any field. Just like Japan doesn't make the "best" of much of anything. Cheap and mass-marketed, yes. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> Hippo- I did not imply that Japanese made the best automobiles and nor do I pretend to feel that way. They do however, happen to make a car that looks the way I like, that fits my budget, and that I can toss around without too many maintanance issues. I wholeheartedly believe that the Europeans make the best cars, to which I don't think many would contend. What I do mean to say though, was that American cars are, by a far cry, not the best at anything, either. They come off to me as even cheapER (fit and finish) than their japanese counterparts, and are even more "mass marketed" than most Japanese car companies. I mean seriously, when was the last major chassis upgrade of the Grand Am? or the firebird or the Camaro for that matter... If the Japanese don't make the best cars, at least they're innovative!