The Vette has a new stablemate!

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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 04:43 PM
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Just picked up my Vette last saturday, and it is now time for a change in family car. We sold our Sport Trac & are selling the Sebring. I REALLY wanted an 02-04 Escalade, CTS or Navigator, but after driving a few of them, I wasn't really too excited about them. They look nice, but I was going to have to just fall in love with how they look and feel inside/while driving. We checked out some 300's & chargers and still nothing.

Finally, I found a 2005 Impala SS for under 15k (msrp is up over 20k) - me and my wife both liked it, it was close to mint condition, gorgeous black paint, sunroof, supercharged and it fits the kiddos in the back seat. It was the lowest priced Impala SS on Autotrader for the year and mileage.

Turns out they sell a Stage VI kit for these things to run 12's ... yeah!!!









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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 05:00 PM
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Sweet, damn Tanner, you're big balling...
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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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lol thanks - now you gonna help me do the install on the stage 6 package? (provided the wife lets me? haha)
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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by nomorews6
lol thanks - now you gonna help me do the install on the stage 6 package? (provided the wife lets me? haha)
Let me know.
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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 05:44 PM
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congratz, nice Vette and 'SS. stage 6 runnin in the 12's, sounds like a no brainer . I'm thinking about trading in my dd (05 G35) for either a new duramax or 05 GTO myself.
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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 10:43 PM
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Not bad. But for god sakes please dont put "dubs" on it.
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 07:25 AM
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enjoy it, we had a 2004 for a bout 6k miles and then my wife ran it into clear lake and totaled it. We both miss that car!
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 07:59 AM
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 08:51 AM
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thanks casper! do you have knowledge on modifying these yourself?
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bah - I don't think it's gonna matter anyway. Looks like my wife isn't going to let me mod it for a while
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