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Old Jan 2, 2026 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
Yea it has the GTS Laguna interior option, most luxurious version. Heat is bad on the other gens, especially the G2 because of the bad A/C. A/C is great in the G5, been on road trips with it without issue
I just think they look really good, what a massive improvement over the prior gens in every single way.
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Old Jan 2, 2026 | 12:41 PM
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Yeah! We'll see. I do think the next Escalade/Denali will have comfortably over 500hp (the 525), not that 510hp would be anything to sneeze at.

I think it'll be more like 550 in the GS Corvette.

But we will know soon enough!

That's too much HP for me.
I'll give 100hp back. 🤓🏃‍➡️
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Old Jan 2, 2026 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
That's too much HP for me.
I'll give 100hp back. 🤓🏃‍➡️
Suit yourself! Lol.

Escalade needs more power. A Navigator among others would dust it, as satisfying and fun the current 6.2 is. The Denali doesn't need any more power but I'd take it, lol.

It wouldn't be a terrible idea to give the Escalade the most power and then detune it just a bit 30-40hp or so for Denali duty, like the GMT800s were.
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Old Jan 2, 2026 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
Ouch! That rim took a hit!

I'm sure you can get it refinished for a couple hundred bucks, there is a place here that does or did it for $100.
I already had it fixed for $200. The finish doesn’t perfectly match because the original is a brushed finish but no one but me can tell and it’s a daily driver so it is what it is.

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Didn't this happen before too? If so, it's a gift that keeps on giving.
To be fair I did the last one. I only wished she curbed the same wheel, she curbed the one on the other side.

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Shame, Shame, Shame. Haha 🍿
Yeah, she curbed it good.

#maximum_cringe
Yeah she did, I’m not even sure how she did it like that.
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Old Jan 2, 2026 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by patgilm​​​​​​

Looking at that picture makes we wonder just where the TIRE is. LOL.

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Old Jan 2, 2026 | 09:34 PM
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saw a c7 z06 at a light... still love the c7 design over the c8 and that c7 z06 had MASSIVE wide tires on it.
sorry didn't get a pic.
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Old Jan 3, 2026 | 06:19 AM
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Those low profile tires lead to more curb rash than normal. My wife curbed all four on our earlier ATS-V.
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Old Jan 3, 2026 | 08:37 AM
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Old Jan 3, 2026 | 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
saw a c7 z06 at a light... still love the c7 design over the c8 and that c7 z06 had MASSIVE wide tires on it.
sorry didn't get a pic.
C7 was the best looking Corvette since the C3.

The C8 looks good but not as good as the C7.
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Old Jan 3, 2026 | 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by FrankReynoldsCPA
C7 was the best looking Corvette since the C3.

The C8 looks good but not as good as the C7.
Absolutely agree
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Old Jan 3, 2026 | 09:01 AM
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Saw all this within 5 min







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Old Jan 3, 2026 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by tinmanwpk
Those low profile tires lead to more curb rash than normal. My wife curbed all four on our earlier ATS-V.
Tires look way too thin for me.

Needs a sidewall expanded about 4 fingers wider at least. 🤓

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Old Jan 3, 2026 | 11:43 AM
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Happy New Year everybody!

My mom told me that my old ES300 hasn't started since Saturday of last week, I've had people in town so I'm headed over there today with a new battery and a battery load tester to see if I can figure it out.

I wish she would let me get her a new car
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Old Jan 3, 2026 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Happy New Year everybody!

My mom told me that my old ES300 hasn't started since Saturday of last week, I've had people in town so I'm headed over there today with a new battery and a battery load tester to see if I can figure it out.

I wish she would let me get her a new car
No start or no crank?

And yes me too, though now isn't the greatest time for me to be hopping in and out of cars and dealerships, and she doesn't care bc she barely drives anywhere other than for social stuff.

HNY to you and everyone else as well!
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Old Jan 3, 2026 | 12:04 PM
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Happy New Year everybody!

My mom told me that my old ES300 hasn't started since Saturday of last week, I've had people in town so I'm headed over there today with a new battery and a battery load tester to see if I can figure it out.

I wish she would let me get her a new car
get her a self-driving tesla with a home charger so she doesn’t have to deal with gas stations, oil changes, etc. i doubt she drives far, so range not an issue.

my uncle visited me over the holidays and not a car guy but he LOVED my model y, the self-driving, the sound system, the smoothness and quiet, and lol’ed at the fart cushion option.

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