The Official "My 1st Corvette" introductory post!!
04-30-2013, 03:05 PM
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04-30-2013, 03:27 PM
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Great story for a lot of reasons.
1. I know the feeling of having that first Corvette
2. Because, while a lot of people have c5's, and may want c6's or even a c7, its great perspective to see how a nice c5 is still a damn good car to own!
Next goal for you, is drive it to one of the following:
60th anniversary event at Natnl vette museum
C5/c6/c7 bash 2014 at NCM
2014 corvette caravan
Gotta do at least one!
1. I know the feeling of having that first Corvette
2. Because, while a lot of people have c5's, and may want c6's or even a c7, its great perspective to see how a nice c5 is still a damn good car to own!
Next goal for you, is drive it to one of the following:
60th anniversary event at Natnl vette museum
C5/c6/c7 bash 2014 at NCM
2014 corvette caravan
Gotta do at least one!
04-30-2013, 03:34 PM
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You did great - heck, that's really a brand new C5. Congrats and enjoy.
04-30-2013, 03:55 PM
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Good for you. I am on my 8th or 9th Corvette right now and I started about the age of 21 with the early C3's, they weren't that old then! I really don't know about saving the money though, I have a pile of money into them but it sure has been a fun ride. I have had the fortune to own 2 C5's ,one FRC and my current vert and they so far are my favorite. Hope you have a ball with your new Corvette and maybe we will meet some time.
04-30-2013, 04:15 PM
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Congratulations Jeff - it looks like your scored a wonderful Corvette for you and your family.
I got a kick out of your messages before going out to get the car and enjoyed your adventure . .(you still open the garage door and flip on the light now and then, don't you?)
Enjoy and congrats !
Rollie
I got a kick out of your messages before going out to get the car and enjoyed your adventure . .(you still open the garage door and flip on the light now and then, don't you?)
Enjoy and congrats !
Rollie
04-30-2013, 04:20 PM
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Melting Slicks
Congrats on your corvette looks great . I bet your ride home didn't seem like 11 hours. If you thought the hunt for the corvette and then the ride home was great. It just keeps getting better. Just knowing you own a corvette looking at it in your garage, drives, cruise nights the word great is not even the right word. Have a BLAST with your car as I do with mine.
04-30-2013, 04:22 PM
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Jeff, do like some of the others and myself have done. Put a big screen in your garage, a refrigerator and comfortable chair and enjoy the view. Nothing like polishing those wheels or working on the car while watching the race or whatever!
04-30-2013, 04:28 PM
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04-30-2013, 06:00 PM
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Ya done good! 
As the others have said, now drive it and enjoy it!! Hard to imagine an 11 yr old car with less than 2000 miles!! Yellow rocks!! Enjoyed your "backround" story. I still have my T/A from 33 yrs ago!!
As the others have said, now drive it and enjoy it!! Hard to imagine an 11 yr old car with less than 2000 miles!! Yellow rocks!! Enjoyed your "backround" story. I still have my T/A from 33 yrs ago!!
Well done! You are going to love the C5!!! I am also in my 50's and just bought a black on black Z. You have a beautiful piece of machinery there.
04-30-2013, 06:18 PM
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great buy.
My wife is from Arlington Hts, my in-laws still live there.
I rode motorcycles for years before buying a Vette. I still drive all the back roads and avoid the highways when possible. I don't miss the motorcycles but I sure would miss the Vette if anything happen.
Keep the Wave
(Jack usually speaks for me)
04-30-2013, 07:15 PM
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Jeff, congratulations on a great purchase. Every time I go into the garage, either to take our dog into the back yard or for something else, I always look over at my '04 (including during the dead of winter with the cover on it). Had it out today with the top down (choosing to ignore the price of premium in the Chicago area).
