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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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27 02' zo6 got it new in 01' and its sill like new 25,000mi and yes i have had f-bodys i had a 86' I roc win i was 15 and then late in 97' i got my new red 98''ss god i loved that car!!
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 09:54 PM
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how do you young guys afford the insurance? for that matter the car itself, im 21 and im struggling to pay bills, let alone keep the z28 on the road
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 09:58 PM
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work.... my insurance is $60 a mo
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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28/M 99 MBM coupe 6-speed. I have a 95 Z28 also. And I have owned 3 other F-bodies.
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by WhosNXT
Another question. Did you all move up from the F-body like me? Or is the vette your first lsx car?
I had a lightning first and then the dodge in my sig (daily)
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by plaf713
how do you young guys afford the insurance? for that matter the car itself, im 21 and im struggling to pay bills, let alone keep the z28 on the road
I am 21 and some how when I was 18 and broke, I stumbled across the job I have now. 3 years later and a lot of hard work to get where I am now with the company, allows me to pay the bills to have whats in the sig.
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 11:32 PM
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21/m with a 2002 Z06. My insurance is only $54 a month for full coverage. No tickets and good credit help a lot with that.
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 11:56 PM
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24 now, 23 when I bought my Z06.

Had a 03 Cobra before I bought the real car.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 03:03 AM
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29 buying a 2000 C5.

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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 03:17 AM
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I'm 20. How can I get a C6Z in 4 years? Much less with 2 turbos...
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 03:24 AM
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soon to be 24/m/6spd coupe...really diggin the targa top.

previous car was an 06 GTO 6spd.

and before the goat was an 04 G35 coupe 6spd. nice but too slow
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 05:28 AM
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27 now 03 z06, I bought the car when I was 23
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 05:57 AM
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23 now but bought at 22, 00' FRC this is my first lsx car I came from a whippled 03 cobra!
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Vindication
24 now, 23 when I bought my C6 Z06 TT.

Had a 03 Cobra before I bought the real car.

Lets be friends!
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 06:52 AM
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22 with a 04 Z. Also had a 04 Cobra before my Z
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 06:56 AM
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39 y/o, 2004 Z06 CE, have had too many performance vehicles to count and "yes" moved up from (but kept) a bad-*** 4thGen F-body...
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 07:28 AM
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30 yrs old, 02 z06, bought it when i was 27yrs old
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:00 AM
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26/have owned 04 C5 since 04.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:04 AM
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17 m 1985 not LSx but still a vette
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:17 AM
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Dam, I feel OLD!

35 yrs old 04 C5
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