New LS1TECH project car! C6 Vette
Nice car Tony and good luck with it. Im glad someone that can drive got one now go show us some good times from that thing. I have yet to see one of them run good times bone stock.The Best I have seen is 12.7. 
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Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Houston, TX
BSME here.
Today was a long day! Stayed out too late last night drinking with some friends, woke up after 4 hours with a slight hangover and then Lisa and I took the 3.5 hour trip up to Plano (North of Dallas) to pick up the new 2005 Corvette. I got a nice deal on the car, $3K off of MSRP. Here in Houston they want 2-7K OVER MSRP. That wasn't going to happen!
Nice dealership up there, didn't haggle on price or anything. I simply handled the purchasing via email mostly. Told them what I would pay, and they said 'no problem'. I'd highly recommend Huffines Chevrolet in Plano, TX to anyone, they were good to work with. Ask for Rob Dingwall.
So, the convertible SS is at it's new owner's home in St Louis, and my garage space is occupied by this stealthy looking ride:
https://ls1tech.com/05Vette/index.htm
These cars are SO nice to drive. Much tighter/quieter inside than the C5s I've driven. Virtually no wind or road noise comes into the cabin. The seats are just sweet, I'd love to have a pair of those for every car I own. I put 248 miles on the car driving it home, it only had 7 miles on it when we picked it up. It easily feels like a mid-12 second car, and the LS2 engine has a nice throttle response.
Tony
Today was a long day! Stayed out too late last night drinking with some friends, woke up after 4 hours with a slight hangover and then Lisa and I took the 3.5 hour trip up to Plano (North of Dallas) to pick up the new 2005 Corvette. I got a nice deal on the car, $3K off of MSRP. Here in Houston they want 2-7K OVER MSRP. That wasn't going to happen!
Nice dealership up there, didn't haggle on price or anything. I simply handled the purchasing via email mostly. Told them what I would pay, and they said 'no problem'. I'd highly recommend Huffines Chevrolet in Plano, TX to anyone, they were good to work with. Ask for Rob Dingwall.
So, the convertible SS is at it's new owner's home in St Louis, and my garage space is occupied by this stealthy looking ride:
https://ls1tech.com/05Vette/index.htm
These cars are SO nice to drive. Much tighter/quieter inside than the C5s I've driven. Virtually no wind or road noise comes into the cabin. The seats are just sweet, I'd love to have a pair of those for every car I own. I put 248 miles on the car driving it home, it only had 7 miles on it when we picked it up. It easily feels like a mid-12 second car, and the LS2 engine has a nice throttle response.
Tony
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Damn...that's like 5 minutes away from me. I guess I should have seen this sooner and gotten your number. We could have had lunch or something today.
Huffines rocks for a dealership. If I have any work done, I go there. Plus I bought a used car there with no hassle.
Nice car...nice work. Next time you come to D, give me a call.
Huffines rocks for a dealership. If I have any work done, I go there. Plus I bought a used car there with no hassle.
Nice car...nice work. Next time you come to D, give me a call.
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Originally Posted by kickassT/A
**** like this is the only reason i'm still goin for my marine engineering degree
**** like this is why I can't wait to finish medical school next year. 
Im speachless. Im sure you will do wonderful things with it. Just out of curiousity, did someone on the board buy the SS? 
Originally Posted by Nine Ball
32. Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. I was already making $40K about a year before I graduated, they hired me as an engineer on my jr year. Of course, that salary has doubled since then.
guess i shouldve went to college 
