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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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Default So...how do you enjoy your vette?

I hopefully will become a first time vette owner in the next couple weeks


I don't see myself taking it to the drag strip all the time, sure once and awhile, but I don't want to beat the crap out of it. No real good auto cross tracks near me that I know of


So how do YOU enjoy your Vette?
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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Back roads. Eventaully Ill find time to take it to the roadcourse.
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 10:58 PM
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i like long walks on the beach...personally lol
i really like customizing it. iv spent a lot of time lately painting different parts and such (mostly engine bay stuff). I think the most special part of owning my dream car, is making it "me"
washing it is also a special moment
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 11:19 PM
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I enjoy it at triple digit speeds everytime I get behind the wheel.

Drag strip is a waste of its potential. A high-speed road course is where it was born to run.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 12:28 AM
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I love just gettin mine out on warm days and putting the top down and just go cruz around and watch all the people stare at it when i drive by. That to me is a sign ive really do have my dream car and everybody else wants it. lol not to sound conceted.
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Originally Posted by MetallicaMatt
So how do YOU enjoy your Vette?
I enjoy it however and as often as I can.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 07:21 AM
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What are you guys looking at for monthly payments on your favorite toy?
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 07:27 AM
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I have dragged raced mine once, but I do the road racing about 5 - 8 times a year. It is what this car is made for. Here is a nice vid at VIR doing 150:

http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...2008dec149.flv

http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...008Dec1lap.flv
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 08:26 AM
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I need to find a nice road course near me.

I'm sure it's fun as hell on the street, but you can only go so fast
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 08:34 AM
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I like the top off motoring on a 70* day with the tunes blaring.

I look for breaks in the traffic on my commute to mash the gas in short bursts or take some turns hard enough to send the G meter on the HUD pretty far to the right.

Hit some lightly travelled, limited access roads early on a Saturday or Sunday morning and open it up in 3rd and 4th.

I plan to take it to Summit Point this spring if my work schedule permits.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 09:40 AM
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Saturday morning about 7 am on a old country road going thru the gears.............damn
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 11:29 AM
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I do some cruising, some backroad driving, etc. I went to the drag strip yesterday for the first time just for grins, but it is not made for that. I plan to try it out at a road course one of these days.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 11:54 AM
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Now it looks like a majority of the peopl that responded, live in warm states, where their car isn't in storage almost 6 months a year like mine will be

Just sucks making that big monthly payment when she sits in the garage.

I'm hoping to hit up car shows and cruises also. I think the JSB will attract some lookers
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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My payment is a little over 320 a month. Not to bad considering what im driving, you know what i mean.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 02:07 PM
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I enjoy mine daily.
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Originally Posted by ~JOSHUA
I enjoy mine daily.
Damn you southern guys and your good weather!!!
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 04:17 PM
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I really like my C5, It has been a great car with no troubles to speak of, It is great on gas, Good power, Handles well, And the smile factor is great.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 04:28 PM
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I love mine and drive it as much as possible, which isn't enough.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 11:36 PM
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I drag race mine and LOVE to cruise around Myrtle Beach. These things are a blast to drive anyway and anywhere you want to drive them.
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