Corvette - not my kind of car

[dagibbs]

Perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised. Ok, it had muscle. You push down on the accelerator hard, and even at highway speed, it roared and pulled hard. But, it also got all skittery when doing so. And it didn't corner particularly well -- or maybe the traction control wasn't working well, since it seemed to apply it at times where I didn't think I was anywhere near the edge of traction. (Or, if I actually was, then it conered REALLY badly.) And, of course, a lack of back seat, and minimal trunk space makes it severely impractical -- but I knew that already. :)

I've always thought I was more of a sports-car kind of guy than a muscle-car kind of guy, and this just confirmed that opinion. The 'Vette is definitely a muscly muscle car. And so not my type of car.

And, in other news, I played a game of Twilight Struggle with frenchzie after teaching her the game this evening. Yay boardgame!

I know, I just haven't been doing much gaming the last few months. With work travel eating up a lot of my time, and most of the rest of the weekend time being chewed up by rock climbing, it hasn't left much time. I haven't forgotten my love of gaming, I will come back. Just wait until the end of climbing season. :) Probably not more than a month left, now. (And, hey, maybe I've gotten rusty from not having played in a while, right? I'll be easy meat next couple of gaming get-togethers. :)

Comments

[kattale.livejournal.com]

When are you in Ottawa? It's predicted to be 26 degrees and sunny this weekend - that's got to be some awesome climbing weather.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

I am out of town this weekend, in fact I leave tomorrow. And yes, that does sound like awesome climbing weather.

[horsetraveller.livejournal.com]

After all that, you say a Corvette is a muscle car? And by that do you mean it looks like it is sporty but doesn't act like it?

I just think it's a Barbie doll kind of car, and the fact my mom has one only confirms that image.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Nah, actually I think it is a well-mannnered, nice-handling, little sports car.

Maybe it is a Barbie doll kind of car, too.

[horsetraveller.livejournal.com]

So now I'm confused.

You don't like the Corvette.
You're a sports car kind of guy.
The Corvette is a sports car.

??

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

No, I'm just being confusing.

The Corvette is a muscle car, emphasis on brute acceleration, but not really a sports car.

I tend to prefer the sports car -- emphasis on handling, rather than brute performance.

[horsetraveller.livejournal.com]

"Nah, actually I think it is a well-mannnered, nice-handling, little sports car."

??

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

That was said (at least in my head) in the same tone of voice I'd say, "No, I'd never do anything dangerous like rock climbing."

Unfortunately, such tone does not transfer very well to a written medium.

[horsetraveller.livejournal.com]

In response to someone asking for clarification
maybe better to make the jokes *after* it's clarified what you really mean

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Which model of the Corvette were you driving?

http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette-family/

Most reviews I have seen say its a sports car that can get out of shape quickly.

http://youtu.be/g4CPBfpnye0

A driver's car.

http://youtu.be/Ko9kzyqW-l8

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Dunno what model. Whatever QNX has.

I haven't read reviews of it -- I don't tend to read car reviews very often. Heck, I don't even read motorcycle reviews very often.