Comprehensive discussion of premium car audio. I had forgotten about some of these pairings. My first Corvette, a ‘92 had the Bose Gold which couldn’t be appreciated in that noisy cabin. Who thought the tweeters should be mounted in the footwells at your feet? Thank the audio gods of today for noise cancellation. Repairing those 4 amped Bose speakers drove me to the brink. Today one can easily have them rebuilt or replaced with readily sourced rebuilt units.
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I had a friend who bought a beautiful light blue met. Bavaria in 1973. It was navy inside with an automatic transmission. I was not familiar even though beemers were becoming more common in CT displacing Mercedes and Cadillacs. That 3.0 engine was turbine smooth, and realizing one is driving at twice the speed limit was a common problem. I remember also other BMW owners would flash hi beams in recognition, it was like being in a certain elite group.
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I really enjoyed the observations and comparison here. With computerized engine management came even greater efficiencies and horsepower. I loved my ‘92 corvette, the handling, hp and styling held up for decades until I drove the C7. I regret not keeping the C4 to this day.
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Memory lane. Growing up in CT in the 60-70’s volkswagens were as common as Country Squires. Our family had various bugs, super bugs, dashers and jettas. I longed for a Rabbit for my first car but wound up with a Mustang. I was almost disowned. After driving American my entire life, I still dream of that Rabbit I never owned.
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Beautiful. I restored my ‘70 30 years ago and stupidly sold it. It was dark ivy metallic with a ginger interior and top. I agree dropping the top and driving could turn around any bad day!
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The moment I finally saw an example of the car, I really felt Cadillac was on to a trend their loyal customers and potential customers would embrace. The packaging was right, I assume there wasn’t enough cachet. Cadillac needed to get more Allantés into style maker garages earlier.
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A great list, but a C4 corvette would be a worthy addition. Performance, handling, technology, serviceable, reliable, with affordable examples in all levels of condition.
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