How Do You Drive It ? [Archive] - Corvette Action Center

mac495

03-14-04, 11:29 PM

I HAD to gas it today...the punk in the honda next to me revvved his crappy engine. HAD to shut him up...... :D
TODAY I wish, here there is still a foot of snow!!!
it makes me jealous when I hear people driving vettes now..

Alloydude

03-15-04, 12:38 AM

Don’t really spin the tires as much as I take the twists and turns at well over the posted limits :Steer

Chas

03-15-04, 10:03 AM

It seems when i do run her hard, i end up under the hood or under the car:( .....maybe just me, but if i just treat her right, she returns the favor...
But man when the time is right....Feels so good! :D

RedRagTop

03-15-04, 10:07 AM

With the low gears 1-2 and the torque I like to slide it a bit on take-off once in awhile...

JHL

03-15-04, 11:13 AM

I used to give it some abuse now and again.

http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/corvettes/Car%20%20Engine/Mvc-812f.jpg

RedRagTop

03-15-04, 11:31 AM

6600RPM at 85MPH? You must have been in second or something?

UB2 SLOW

03-15-04, 11:44 AM

Like a $1 hooker in a military town on payday! Fast and hard and as often as I can!:D

DRTH VTR

03-15-04, 11:56 AM

6600RPM at 85MPH? You must have been in second or something?
The speedometer pegs at 85MPH. It was mandated by law for a while. People would work out speed by converting from the tachometer.

JHL

03-15-04, 12:10 PM

The speedometer pegs at 85MPH. It was mandated by law for a while. People would work out speed by converting from the tachometer.
Right on the money, pic was taken in fourth gear. No idea of speed and before anybody comments I am well aware it was not the brightest thing I have ever done but surprisingly my Vette is rock steady even flat out. The previous 80 4spd that I had wandered all over the road and was a real handfull at speed.

J.

RedRagTop

03-15-04, 12:59 PM

I should have known that. At that far into the red you must have been pulling the mid 100's...
Nervy pic!

teeitup

03-15-04, 01:03 PM

around town--pretty easy.....on the highway, I like to open her up, if not too much traffic around.

Sharondippity

03-15-04, 01:18 PM

My number one priority is to keep idiots from dinging my beautiful car. When I have the space, I open her up. I love that on-ramp feeling when I pass folks already on the freeway, before I even have to merge. Wahooo!

Everyone says they are a good driver. In my case it's correct. Ha ha ha.

teeitup

03-15-04, 02:48 PM

When I have the space, I open her up. I love that on-ramp feeling when I pass folks already on the freeway, before I even have to merge. Wahooo!

Exactly!! :m

SPANISHVETTS

03-15-04, 06:38 PM

None of the above. Around town I am an Old Maid.:z Ah but on the Hi-Way it is a different story. From our house to the track is a 9 mile trip, 1 mile out of the residential area, 3 miles of limited access road and 5 miles of Interstate quality road with out a single exit and 2 nice long sweeping turns. I exceed 100MPH on the way to work every day. I love watching the Euro-Trash cars cringe with fear when Thunder Road blast by them.:Twist
¨almost 56 and still only 13 years old, hell I’m never gona grow up.¨:nono

justafamilyman

03-15-04, 06:48 PM

Hi To All,
#2. Spinning the tires -only- in controlled (ie empty parking lots) when I've had a bad day. The noise and handling gets the brain back to reality. On the interstates- lets go, but avoid smokey. In the city- nice and easy.
Blue Borg Brian 1 of 58

berky2500

03-15-04, 10:02 PM

I love the sound of full throttle, I hammer it every chance I get, even it if is only for half a block. Country roads, I love the instant acceleration when passing other cars. Hard on gas, but that's the price of fun.

doylede

03-16-04, 11:39 PM

I push it hard. Your categories didn't include that without spinning the tires. Traction control stays on. At $1,500 a set, it's not cool to burn the tires up. But a day without triple digits in the headup is a day wasted. It's just so easy to do, and fun.

Jeffvette

03-17-04, 12:34 AM

One speed, full throttle. If I don't hit 100 sometime during the day, something must be wrong.

ness

03-17-04, 09:07 AM

always been pretty easy on the OLD girl...and we just bought the 12,000 mile 93 last fall,so i havent had the chance to try er out yet. what should i expect for top end with a stock 350??

RedRagTop

03-17-04, 09:16 AM

A little over 160MPH...

Rogue

03-17-04, 12:17 PM

......I exceed 100MPH on the way to work every day. I love watching the Euro-Trash cars cringe with fear when Thunder Road blast by them.:Twist
¨almost 56 and still only 13 years old, hell I’m never gona grow up.¨:nono

Same here. I let her rip every chance I get. I love the sound of that V8 at high RPM. And I love blowing away people in their SUV's, and so called "Sport compact cars".

"You think that's fast? NOT! THIS is fast!" Vrrooooom!

Stallion

03-18-04, 12:23 AM

I like to chirp the slicks every once in a while. ;) And I usually gun it a lot. I like to get put back in the seat. I mean, that's why we drive Vettes, right? :D

corvette22

03-18-04, 11:07 AM

I will say, I drive fast on highway, less face it, we drive a corvette, but around town I tap the gas pedal to show off Borla Exhaust noise.

sherry_ridgeway

03-18-04, 12:05 PM

Hi All:)
I picked the "I dont drive it hard but gas it sometimes", In my opinion Mines too old and in too good of shape to take it out and run the perverbial "c--p out of
Just for fun, "thats what they make ricers for " LOLOL!!! , Just my 2 cents
Sherry:L

60vettesdr

03-18-04, 02:12 PM

I just like to take it nice and easy. It makes people more envious to see me cruising along with the top down in my turquois '60. If I went too fast they would never know how beautiful she is.

Stallion

03-18-04, 08:45 PM

I bet your ride is real nice! A turquois '60. Yum! :D I would definitely drive that slowly. That's a cruiser!!! :)

60vettesdr

03-19-04, 04:23 PM

You've got the idea Stallion. There is nothing better then a nice sunny day and a winding road so that I can take it out and enjoy a nice cruise. I hope that spring comes soon 'cause I'm itching to get her back on the road. I would post pictures of the car (I am only the secon owner and it is all original except some of the paint and the engine has been rebuilt) but I can't seem to figure out how to do it.

sherry_ridgeway

03-19-04, 04:44 PM

Hi All
I think this post was in here someplace on a former thread and the one reply
that really tickered my innerds was "drive it like you stold it" .."good one" LMAO
Sherry:) "drive it like ya love it" ..I do
:D

SPANISHVETTS

03-21-04, 04:41 AM

Well I drove my Vette to an all time low yesterday. The boys from the shop call and told me that we needed 4 bags of cement. I was short on time and did not want to go 17 Km to get the truck and double back so I put an old blanket in the back and carefully placed 4 100# bags of cement under Thunders rear hatch.:eek
I tried to be good but it was impossible. I just had to see what the 383 thought about having 400# on top of the rear axel. Well the beast did not care a bit. She still chirped the tires on the 2-3 shift. I pushed her up to 185Km/hr just to have bragging rights…I have the fastest cement truck in Spain.:_rock

Vettefan87

03-31-04, 12:21 AM

I picked I dont drive it hard but i gas it sometimes.im to afraid of something breaking so i take it pretty easy.

BruceBed

03-31-04, 12:45 AM

i LIKE TO OPEN IT UP ON THE LOCAL INTERSTATE AND HEAR THE RUMBLE OF THE EXHAUST AND THE SOUND OF THE FOUR BARREL. I NEVER BURN RUBBER OR BEAT MY SWEETHEART. IT'S LIKE FINE WINE YOU NUTURE IT - NOT GUZZLE IT.

doylede

03-31-04, 01:07 AM

Once or twice a week, I go to a chicken place out on I-95 for pick-up lunch. They have fried chicken livers. Nectar to a southerner.

I can hit 160 up the tall bridge over the harbor enterance with no fear of cops. Then on the back of the loop, 170 is sometimes possible on I-95.

Makes a great break from deskbound work.

mac495

08-15-04, 12:52 AM

cac

So out of 10000+ members only 150 drive there car?

doylede

08-15-04, 01:47 AM

cac

So out of 10000+ members only 150 drive there car?
Gee Mac, you didn't get a 100% response to your poll. What a suprise!

This is normal.

Roadfrog

08-15-04, 08:39 PM

Just hard enough to outrun theblackvette. It isn't difficult at all. :L

corvettecrazy

08-15-04, 10:30 PM

I do 3 & 4 in my moms bonneville all the time...

my dad drives like he is 110, which is mega boring.

Edmond

08-15-04, 11:03 PM

Just hard enough to outrun theblackvette. It isn't difficult at all. :L

Ha, I could do that on foot! :L

I wonder why one Mad Mic hasn't replied to this thread... :D

1987Silvervette

08-15-04, 11:46 PM

It is balls to the wall 24-7. If the motor breaks then i will have to fix it. There is nothing like slamming 3rd gear and leave a euro in the dust. I burn them on just about every cornor. Hell the end of my street where you turn off to the main road, there is enough rubber there from me to make a set of firestone firehawlks.

"real rides are built not bought"

chevyaddict

08-15-04, 11:53 PM

Well, see it is like this.

68 Camaro convertible - drive it like a granny
89 IROC conv - daily driver and collectible - drive it normal
VETTE - well, the answer should be obvious

VROOM VROOM..... SCREECH... RUMBLE !!!!
Anymore questions?

curtis

08-22-04, 09:09 PM

I have almost 400 HP and use it way too often.. Guess which way I voted.

Hammer Down. Squash those rice burners and ponies.

chevyaddict

08-22-04, 09:18 PM

Hammer Down. Squash those rice burners and ponies.
AMEN!!!;worship

warren s

08-22-04, 10:08 PM

Sometimes I just cant help "Flirtin with disaster"

SPANISHVETTS

08-23-04, 03:37 AM

"real rides are built not bought":BOW Amen bro:D :v :Steer

sweet04

08-23-04, 09:39 AM

I still baby her (sorta). . .but every now & then I'll get on it just to see what she can do. If I took the bait every time I was challenged, I would have needed new tires already. But give us the North Georgia mountains . . . she likes to take the twists and turns hard and fast. . . :D

Chas

08-23-04, 09:45 AM

that sounds like a great place to let those horses run free sweet04! is it the same place as that photo in your signature? Nice place !

Chas:w

I still baby her (sorta). . .but every now & then I'll get on it just to see what she can do. If I took the bait every time I was challenged, I would have needed new tires already. But give us the North Georgia mountains . . . she likes to take the twists and turns hard and fast. . . :D

Blade

08-23-04, 09:45 AM

It's nice knowning you can if you want to, but you don't have to.

sweet04

08-23-04, 09:55 AM

Hey Chas. . .
Yep, it sure is. Heaven on earth! It's a great place to go and just sit. . . it gives you time to really figure things out. Give me Georgia ANY DAY!

Susan
:w

that sounds like a great place to let those horses run free sweet04! is it the same place as that photo in your signature? Nice place !

Chas:w

sweet04

11-08-04, 11:01 AM

UPDATE 11/8/04...babying is done...Now I wanna hear her SCREAM ! ! ! :cool

I still baby her (sorta). . .but every now & then I'll get on it just to see what she can do. If I took the bait every time I was challenged, I would have needed new tires already. But give us the North Georgia mountains . . . she likes to take the twists and turns hard and fast. . . :D

Nut

11-08-04, 08:17 PM

I can still make mine still scream running her soft and gently :D

.......... Nut

sweet04

11-09-04, 08:24 AM

You MUST be doing something right! I should try it.

:cool
.......Susan
I can still make mine still scream running her soft and gently :D

.......... Nut

Nut

11-09-04, 09:39 AM

Patience.......... :D

...... Nut

Randy Eads

11-09-04, 10:57 AM

CAC

How do you drive your Vette around the town?
LIKE I STOLE IT!! ;LOL

Chas

11-13-04, 09:47 AM

remember the guy in the movie who didnt "choose wisely?"
There are places to have fun and there is a time for being cautious...enjoy that fine ride , she wont let you down....come back alive!

(besides, your a Redwing fan and i need a winger to help set up a sweet goal on Patrick after he gets layed out on the blue line!...its ok Patrick , stay down on the ice...it keeps the swelling down!;LOL )
Chas:w UPDATE 11/8/04...babying is done...Now I wanna hear her SCREAM ! ! ! :cool

sweet04

11-13-04, 05:39 PM

Happy to be your winger...name the place...name the time. SWEET is ready when I am... ROAD TRIP! ! ! ! :_rock Poor Patrick...where is he?

BTW... always cautious... Alert and oriented...uhhhhhh... most of the time. Way finding skills do not APPLY! ! ! ! I.E. BG

remember the guy in the movie who didnt "choose wisely?"
There are places to have fun and there is a time for being cautious...enjoy that fine ride , she wont let you down....come back alive!

(besides, your a Redwing fan and i need a winger to help set up a sweet goal on Patrick after he gets layed out on the blue line!...its ok Patrick , stay down on the ice...it keeps the swelling down!;LOL )
Chas:w

lov-n-life

11-13-04, 06:35 PM

Hmm... the results are quite interesting! Seems the vast majority of us truly respect the car, and although we know Corvette is quite capable, I would venture to say we also enjoy just cruising on a regular basis.

wishuwerehere82

01-12-05, 01:08 PM

Heavy Duty

01-12-05, 01:39 PM

I drive mine like I drive any car. If there's an opportunity for fun, take it! Otherwise just keep up with traffic and go along for the ride. Keeping in mind that tires cost big bucks, the horses only get let out of the corral when they are feeling frisky.:)

Yep. I like cursing in mine. Tires and broken parts are way to expensive. The best cruse so far was with the Z-06 over Christmas. Had a ricer with his girlfriend onboard playing around and doing all he could to interrupt my crusing time. Stopped at a stop light and he yelled over to me "I thought Z-06s are suppose to be fast". i said "yep...but not this one". His face turned red and he started making lots of noise with his fart can. When he peeled out from the light it sounded like someone locking the brakes on a bicycle;LOL. At the next light I let him hear what a real peel out is suppose to sound like. His eyes where as big as a dinner plate and his girlfriend was trying to hide her face. Short of the story is that he stopped showing off for his girlfirend. Other than the occasional throughly provoked spanking someone needs, I just mind my own business during cruse time:cool.

jrose7004

01-14-05, 03:15 PM

I'll run up on the speed limit pretty fast!

napacruzerC5

02-04-05, 12:45 PM

I'm pretty chicken around town. On the freeway or open back roads I go about 8/10ths with an occasional WOT. I like the twisties better than the long straights; not into top speed (plus it scares me) especially on public roads. Too many things can go wrong and I hate to see a flashing red light in my rear view.

PLRX

02-07-05, 03:33 PM

Love to get out of traffic, specially around ramps, love to press it to the metal and just leave "cars" behind. Always driving on the "left" lane...:Steer

milehigreg

02-07-05, 03:43 PM

I have only driven it for a month but find that I pick my spots. I found my limits but not the car's limits on the twisties. Nice safety factor. Plenty of fun to be had without beatin' on it.

ROCKETBLOCK

02-13-05, 04:31 PM

It's nice to know it is there if you need it.......and I need it!:L

Dad

02-28-05, 03:00 PM

bossvette

02-28-05, 10:15 PM

I just got a written review of my driving from a deputy last night about 1:00 AM. I’ll go get it and read what he had to say; I think he said something about speed. Didn’t even mention the absence of the front license plate.

:L I got two of them the first week I had the C5, I have learned to control myself a little better lately ;LOL

Dakota kid

03-25-05, 03:15 PM

Rice Ain't Wright!!:r gmjunkie!!

DAMM STRIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

younggun

04-25-05, 10:03 PM

The best view in a vette is the rearview mirror. 'cause all the other cars are behind you:_rock

koolaid117

04-26-05, 08:55 PM

Still getting to know the car so I don't drive it hard very much ;) . Man it is just too much fun!!

74bigblock

05-04-05, 10:18 PM

With my open side pipes I can idle up to anyone and they either close their window or drool, smile and gimme a thumbs up. With all the attention, I still feel the need to flog her regularly. She makes so much power, and puts it to the ground so well I just can't help myself.

My favorite is not launching from a light or stop sign, rather rolling up to a sucker at about 35 mph and dropping her into first gear with a simultaneous mashing of the gas. The result of these two items together propels the car forward violently. I am instantly catapulted to 60+ mph and the poor sucker I dropped on is left wondering where I went, and why thier ears are ringing!!!!

I do the same thing on the highway at about 70... I plop her into 2nd and am instantly doing 100. The best is when the sucker is on their cell phone :D !

74bigblock

05-04-05, 10:41 PM

I do that in my Haulen Truck it's a LS 6 auto. 3in. pipes, I call it Blap'n em!!;LOL ;LOL ;LOL gmjunkie!!

You sure it's your truck your blap'n em with?

Vette Dawg

05-04-05, 11:47 PM

When I get a 'Vette, I gonna baby it . . . . and punch the "go" pedal when she begs me to let her goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

SPANISHVETTS

05-05-05, 03:34 AM

I do that in my Haulen Truck it's a LS 6 auto. 3in. pipes, I call it Blap'n em!!;LOL ;LOL ;LOL gmjunkie!!

I like to do that to Audi TTs, Porsches, and BMws when I am driving the slightly modded* 1982 S-10. :D

*350 RWHP, Th400 shush-O-Matic, 4:11 Posi-Track, all original paint, bends, rust and scratches.
http://corvetteactioncenter.com/gallery/data/500/5541S10_motor-med.jpg