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Old 01-12-2006, 12:49 PM
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800 Miles one way. From Lincoln to Detroit...
Old 01-13-2006, 08:56 AM
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I went about 300 miles to get my last one.
Old 01-16-2006, 10:14 PM
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I went about 40 or so miles to get my SS, not bad compared to some of you people. I don't think that I would much over 150 miles to get mine. I would just stay patient and find one round here that i like, which happened to me.
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couldn't find any.. so i bought a mustang gt, 2003, and the 1st camaro i test drove 6 months later about 50 miles away i traded it right in lol
Old 01-17-2006, 11:52 AM
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I flew out to Phoenix to pick up my Firehawk, then drove it the 750 miles back to Utah.
Old 01-17-2006, 11:58 AM
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from va to nj, i believe 250 mi.
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I took about a 30-35 mile drive, met the guy bought it and he even drove it to my house for me, sweet deal.
Old 01-17-2006, 02:43 PM
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Had my '02 Z28 shipped from Los Angeles to me.

Flew to Denver to pick up my wife's '00 B4C and drove it home.

(The 2 Pewter cars in sig.)
Old 01-17-2006, 04:31 PM
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I live in Richmond, VA.... I flew to cincinatti and bought my car from a dealership with warrenty.... had 86,k miles... told dealer to tell me if anything was wrong with it cause if I got there and he lied about something I was gonna be extremely pissed... and he told me... Nothing is wrong... well it needed brakes... thats it... but thats alot of miles... I got home with 88,5k miles on it....
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I live in Western Massachusettes and went to Long Island (Amityville to be exact) to get my SS. Technically speaking it wasn't very far (mileage wise), but if anyone has ever gone from Mass. to L.I. on a Saturday evening/night, they'll know my pain. 5+ hours of traffic. Worst part is that the dealer sucked. I should have seen it as an omen that he was in Amityville. Don't go to Arnold Chevrolet, although I think he's moved since I bought the car.
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Originally Posted by brad02somss
I went about 40 or so miles to get my SS, not bad compared to some of you people. I don't think that I would much over 150 miles to get mine. I would just stay patient and find one round here that i like, which happened to me.
I went over 3000 miles for mine. Where I live there is a 3-5K premium on F-bodies over the majority of the country, plus an 8.25 sales tax.

To me it was a no brainer, though I'd of liked a 6 spd at 15K for a clean as hell 2000Z28, leather, ASR, 17in Chrome 10 spokes, etc, etc, from PA was a steal.

I got the car in 2004 with a little over 20K miles. From the mileage and the looks I knew the car was garaged all winer(PA), was owned by a person with a second vehicle, obviously, and probably saw only limited rain/garaged. I don't 100% know the details since I bought it off a GMC/Pontiac lot, but it stands to reason. Nice thing about buying from a dealer is the superb inspection and detailing that comes with the car as well as the brand new KDWS...worth the drive in my book.
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I live in Buford, Georgia and got my 99 SS from Austin, TX with a little over 11K on the clock for $15K a few months ago. So that's about 1000 miles one-way? Had to have it...exactly what I wanted. Black SS hard-top six-speed with low miles and no modifications.
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760 miles

A lot of people would rather suck it up with higher prices locally (within 200 miles) but I could not justify paying 2-4K more.

It cost me approx. $300 round trip (rental+ drop off fee and gas there and back). Maybe I could have gotten one closer ... maybe not. WS6's aren't exactly found on every street corner around here. I've only seen 2 others anywhere within 35/40 miles of here (none were for sale). SS's are the same way ....
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About 250 miles one way, from houston to dallas. Probably about as far as i would go.
Old 07-21-2006, 03:04 PM
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First two drove an hour to get, the third one drove 14 hrs from NC to chicago to get
Old 07-21-2006, 03:11 PM
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I flew from DC to Tampa, FL for my TA and then drove it back home. A friend in Tampa checked out the car for me so there were no surprises.
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I had mine shipped over 2000 miles away, Colorado to South Florida.

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I drove about 180 miles round trip for mine. not that far, and well worth it.
Old 07-22-2006, 09:01 AM
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Had to go from Pasco, WA to Post Falls, ID. I was going to buy a black SS, but hesitated because it didn't have leather and T-tops (if you are going with a car like this, T-tops are an absolute must - helps my mullet air out). I got back from a business trip with a change of heart and went down to buy it and it was gone. I found my Z28 on the internet and bought it without seeing it. Aside from a drivetrain clunk (they fixed the front yoke/u-joint but it persists - I'm thinking tranny bushing or torque arm mount), everything is great. Gotta love that GM Certified warranty...
Old 07-22-2006, 11:51 AM
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I'm going to be traveling a little over 800 miles from Georgia to Missouri to get my new 2002 Silver T/A WS6. I'm opting to pay a company to just pick it up and deliver it for me.


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