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Originally Posted by IOMZL1
Buying without a test drive has nothing to do with hype. I bought my last two cars without so much as a test drive and they were not performance cars by any means. My current vehicle was purchased in the first model year and I was one of the first in the area to get one. It had nothing to do with hype or status. Tons of research done before hand narrowed down my choice to the vehicles I purchased. I didn’t want to get a long-in-the-tooth version when the redesign would be released a few months later. I didn’t have to step foot in the car to know what I wanted and I couldn’t be happier with my purchase 5 years later.
For me, the same goes for the ZL1. I’ve narrowed it down beforehand. No test drive of any other car in the price range is going to change my mind.
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Not trying to start a war with you here, but you state it has nothing to do with hype or status, yet you are sure to note that you were the first one in the area to get one... that is a bit contradictory.
Not saying you need to drive another car in the price range to change your mind, but market experience and actual road experience are certainly worthwhile to consider.
The new gen GTO comes to mind. Many people, myself included, wrung our hands when it was first introduced in '05 wanting to get a new body muscle car which we hadn't seen since the camaro/trans am left us in 02. GTO had a LS1 in 05, and moved to an LS2 in 06/07, among other nice changes.
To me, buying a car without its production yet to experience the road IS a hype-buy. Sorry. I'm all about about research as well, but I still didn't buy my camaro until I had real-world feedback and experience to compare that research to.