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This past Sunday (Easter) I took my '13 silver 6-speed GS coupe to visit my daughter at her college and take her to lunch.

With the keyless fob in my pocket, I entered my garage and unlocked the car at the touch of the door handle. I took the targa roof out, stored it in the back, and closed the hatch, which latched electrically, perfectly and gently.

I sat in the car and pushed the start button. The LS3 fired immediately and the needles swept over the entire faces of the beautiful electronic analog gauges, just like my motorcycle. I pushed the memory seat button and the power seat and steering column moved into place.

I set the magnetic ride to the tour setting.

I set the auto climate control to 68, the factory GPS to her apartment address, the XM satellite radio to Margaritaville, then backed out of the garage and closed the door with my Homelink button.

I took the freeway most of the trip. I watched my speed and the navigation directions on the HUD. I used the trip computer to monitor my mpg in the DIC. I cruised at 65 mph, turning about 1500 rpm and averaging about 27 mpg.

As I approached my daughter's apt I used the Bluetooth to call her, which worked flawlessly. We had a wonderful lunch and as we left the restaurant a father and son told us what a beautiful Corvette we had.

After dropping her off I used some secondary roads to get home so I could play a little, enjoy the handling of the GS and also enjoy hearing the NPP exhaust.

I arrived back home around 4 hours later, smiling and really happy with the beauty, comfort, convenience, fuel economy and performance available in my "obsolete" automobile.

R&L's C6

Yep, life's all about being happy with what you have.

EVRose

Nice story. It will take a lot more than C7 for me to ever think C6 is obsolete.

m kraz

C6FirstVette

I took delivery of a 'new' most recent generation C6 on November 2004 and immediately on this forum was the chatter of the C5 being 'obsolete' or 'old style' or 'lacking the newest tech toys' or you fill in the blanks. It is the typical evolution of generation to generation where some will respect those prior C versions of the past and those who have to claim the newest and best etc is the only way. I find it most entertaining many who have embraced (with little understanding where that generation came from) have to make comments about prior generations being 'obsolete' or 'old style' or well…you have read on this forum other comments.

I think there is a shift in forum members which reflect what today is all about… newest is best and everything prior is old/obsolete etc. To bad and I think those who post to criticize prior Vette generations simply do not understand how and who got us to the C7.

WICKEDFRC

Your story is sooooooo 2013.
Hahahaha


Sounds like a perfect day. Thanks for sharing!

Euthymicone

su8pack1

dbirdhouse1

....it's obsolescent..........

JKbride

SSWEET

I'd love to have one of those old obsolete 1967 427/435 HP Stingrays..
I'd suffer through the lack of Bluetooth, Homelink,GPS, Hud and etc...

z edge

I wonder does the new 15 Z06 make the 14 Stingray obsolete?

R&L's C6

Just a little..

VET4LES

Perfect day.

Mad*Max

here is my obsolete vehicle:

Gary '09 C6

hawkgfr

Good story....How I can tell if they are getting "old" cough, is to park it at a dealership and look around at other cars...When I glance back at what I rode up there in I ask does it look old and dated? There is no lying if it does lol. When I looked at the c7 and looked back at mine the answer was not no but hell no. She still looked nice and hot..

I still get complements and looks and questions just as I did before the c7...

And its all good.

MelAnn

Why did you have to press the memory button? That information should have been transmitted from your FOB identification.

1rusty1

HD_Rider

Well written. Thanks for bringing us along on your cruise.