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Originally Posted by rcandiloro
Dude, these kinds of things drive me crazy. Compared to a 700hp Mustang it probably does feel slow, but there is so much more to this car than straight line speed. You have better brakes, a better suspension, the car is built with the extra cooling required to go to the track while the GT500 needs "options" to make it track worthy. I thought about getting a GT500, knowing full well that it was faster in a straight line, but that car didn't do it for me like the ZL1. When I looked at the GT500 I thought, "Cool car.", but when I saw the ZL1 I absolutely fell in love with it. I thought it looked so much more badass. Then I read the reviews comparing the two and liked that the ZL1 is generally considered a better road car. I was using mine for a daily driver so it was a win/win. It all depends on your priorities. Be the bigger man and say, "Yep, it's slower, but that's not my priority." If it is your priority then get the mods to make your ZL1 800hp and tell him his car feels slow. Don't let someone bully you into doing something you don't want to do if this is your first muscle car. Are you happy with it? That's all that matters.
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Thanks, for the specific info "BETTER BRAKES, BETTER SUSPENSION, EXTRA COOLING". I will do my research into that and have something to hit him back with.
I had went to the Chevy website to use the side-by-side comparison, but the only thing that showed as a ZL1 advantage was the 100k warranty as opposed to Ford's 60k warranty. I told him that Ford didn't think his vehicle would last as long as Chevy felt its cars would due to the quality of manufacturing.