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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 07:52 AM
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Followed a C6 around on the Busa yesterday...

It was a yellow 'vert with M plates.

Impressions?

Welp, the rear end styling was OK, although the crossed flags without the circle around (through?) them made it look kind of plain.

The most striking thing about the car is how much smaller it looks. Compared to a C5, it looks downright tiny - which is a good thing.

The yellow was.... well.... yellow. Not my favorite color, but hey... different strokes...

Anyhoo, all in all it looked pretty good. I'll look good in one.



Welll... as good as I can look, that is...

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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 03:11 PM
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you didn't try to race it, did you?
Old Jun 7, 2004 | 03:16 PM
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A C6? I thought they weren't for sale untill fall...
Old Jun 7, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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Originally posted by AdioSS
you didn't try to race it, did you?
Annihilating a C6 with a bike just isn't that high on my list of things to do.

My world view:
Cars race cars, bikes race bikes, guys marry girls, girls marry guys, heavy metal is the only music that matters.

Besides, it was an "M" plate, if he gets caught racing he in DEEP DOO-DOO.
Old Jun 7, 2004 | 07:00 PM
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Originally posted by PacerX
Annihilating a C6 with a bike just isn't that high on my list of things to do.

My world view:
Cars race cars, bikes race bikes, guys marry girls, girls marry guys, heavy metal is the only music that matters.

Besides, it was an "M" plate, if he gets caught racing he in DEEP DOO-DOO.
Lol that was a great quote. Especially the metal part.

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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 07:40 PM
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They are definitely smaller looking...and in a very good way.
Old Jun 7, 2004 | 08:04 PM
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so...?
Old Jun 8, 2004 | 06:58 AM
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Originally posted by morb|d
so...?

Errr... it was yellow and smaller than a C5 and had a GM employee driving, the crossed flag emblem on the tail didn't do a whole lot for me. Looked good. Everyone oughta have at least two of them.

That's about it.

I tried hooking up a 5th wheel to get a 0-60 time but he wouldn't hold still.
Old Jun 10, 2004 | 10:20 AM
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The majority will have no clue what a "Busa" is.

1999- present Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa Motorcycle.

The fastest accelerating stock production vehicle on the planet

CBR1000RR Nope
YZF-R1 Nope
GSXR1000 Nope
ZX-10R Nope

I had a 2001 for a while...beyond scary!

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Old Jun 10, 2004 | 03:53 PM
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Originally posted by ronssito
The majority will have no clue what a "Busa" is.
Unless they are bike fans as well as muscle car fans

Hayabusas are awesome bikes. I'm planning on getting my first bike in the next year sometime, a slightly used GSX-R600. Not the fastest out there by a long shot, but it'll own the other 600's and handle like a ****.
Old Jun 10, 2004 | 04:05 PM
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Originally posted by PacerX
My world view:
Cars race cars, bikes race bikes, guys marry girls, girls marry guys, heavy metal is the only music that matters.
Can I put that in my sig??
Old Jun 11, 2004 | 08:59 AM
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Originally posted by Meccadeth
Can I put that in my sig??
Sure thingy.
Old Jun 11, 2004 | 02:51 PM
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Re: Followed a C6 around on the Busa yesterday...

Originally posted by PacerX


The most striking thing about the car is how much smaller it looks. Compared to a C5, it looks downright tiny - which is a good thing.

Yes, a good thing for the export market. However, the C5 flopped in Europe for a more obvious reason. GM slapped a $70K pricetag on the Corvette for the German market - this despite the fact that the C5 only needed a handful of lighting modifications to be sold in the EU.
Old Jun 14, 2004 | 11:40 AM
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Saw a black C6 on 75N here in Cincinnati on Friday evening. That has to be one of the best colors for it. Of course I had to follow him around for a bit.
Old Jun 15, 2004 | 06:59 AM
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Originally posted by FlyBono24


Black would be my only color option!

Pics?
DON'T BUY A BLACK CAR.

Ask me how I know this...



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