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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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so in my last few posts ive been talking about buyting my first vette.I found a guy at a local dealership that said he has a carvette he can get me directly from a wholesaler.Its a 2001 c5 glass targa 6 speed heads up display active handling etc 40,000 miles.He can get it to me for about $17000 out the door!thats a pretty good price i havnt found anything close to that around here.Anyways-he says to me "the only down side is that its rootbeer brown".Ive never seen this color and i dont really care cause my uncle has a body shop so ill just have it painted but im still curious-what does it look like?any one have any pics?Its a factry corvette color but ive never seen it
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 03:48 PM
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No such color. I highly recomend running a vehicle history report before going any further. Maybe GM made a prototype rootbeer brown Carvette in 2001 for some high up executives.
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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The closest color I know of to "Rootbeer" would be Sunset Orange Metallic. And I don't think GM offered SOM for the C5's. Wish they would of though...
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 05:49 PM
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Ive never heard of that color before and maybe the guy that owned had it painted it the rootbeer color Thats a great deal, if its legit i would pass it up. Good Luck!
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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The only brown you'd find like that is on a 1979 Pinto.

It was probably wrecked and repainted with turds.
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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i was thinking maybee its pewter cause that could be a far off brown.Or maybee it was repainted and the guy didnt know that burt it was one owner with a clean dmv and carfax record.I really didnt think they made a rootbeer brown or what if they did and its like really ultra rare!no probabky not but thatd be cool.It couldve been black and he could have been confused.I havnt seen a brown car at all from gm in a while so it doesnt make sense for them to paint their flagship car such a weird color.Ill just have to see the car tomarrow and let you guys know
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 10:56 PM
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Get pictures. Hopefully its not a bad re-spray from an accident or customizing.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 09:28 AM
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The only thing I know that could even be close to that brownish (looked gold to me) color was an option for the C4 vette.
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just sounds nasty looking but i love rootbeer so it made my mouth water a little IBC
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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go check it out, it might look cool and then you would have 1 of a kind vette. Though make sure other people think its cool too, cuz when you got to re-sell it you dont wanna have a car that only yourself thinks is great, and everyone else thinks is ugly.
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 05:24 PM
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My guess is that it pewter met, not a bad color.
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well? what was it?
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