Goofy C5 Owner.
Goofy C5 Owner. So I run down to Autozone to get Oil for the Station Wagon, er um Equinox and I see a C5 Corvette siting in the left lane not moving when I go outside.
I ask the guy if he wants to push it to the side.
"Oh no those cars have no bumper"
"Really?" I say "I meant I push it with my hands"
"Oh" "Isn't it too heavy?"
Me "No"
He gets in and says ready. I push no movenment. Car is still in park.
I explain how to get it into neutral without starting it.
So we get it to the side.
I say go into autozone get a belt and we can borrow the toosl to swap out the belt.
"How would you know how to do it, this is Corvette"
I said "I have a Trans Am with a Similar Drivetrain"
"Oh they can't be similar"
Me "just go get the stuff"
Him "ok"
10 minutes later he is one his way.
He was however. Very Gracious!
What a goof. I mean I know not everyone knows about cars, but I figured if you have a Vette, you might know how to get the car in neutral.
I ask the guy if he wants to push it to the side.
"Oh no those cars have no bumper"
"Really?" I say "I meant I push it with my hands"
"Oh" "Isn't it too heavy?"
Me "No"
He gets in and says ready. I push no movenment. Car is still in park.
I explain how to get it into neutral without starting it.
So we get it to the side.
I say go into autozone get a belt and we can borrow the toosl to swap out the belt.
"How would you know how to do it, this is Corvette"
I said "I have a Trans Am with a Similar Drivetrain"
"Oh they can't be similar"
Me "just go get the stuff"
Him "ok"
10 minutes later he is one his way.
He was however. Very Gracious!
What a goof. I mean I know not everyone knows about cars, but I figured if you have a Vette, you might know how to get the car in neutral.
Last edited by My1st Truck; Jan 25, 2008 at 11:12 AM.
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I was in Bellevue yesterday in my C5 and it's dirty as hell. A guy walking by when I was getting into the car noticed how dirty it was and gave me the thumbs up for "driving" my car and not wasting it in a garage.
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