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Old 11-04-2015, 06:03 PM
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Default What is your worst habit related to your Corvette?

I haven't started a thread in awhile, this sounded like it would be good for some conversation!
Old 11-04-2015, 06:16 PM
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I haven't started a thread in awhile, this sounded like it would be good for some conversation!
Not driving it enough - or having enough time to do so!
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Not cleaning it like i used to/should after each drive...
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Taking it totally apart in 1983 and spending the money put back for it driving race cars until 2013.
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Default I can think of a ton of them!

Let's see how free we are with our vices, and bad habits.
Old 11-04-2015, 08:22 PM
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restoring it and keeping it for over 30 years
Old 11-04-2015, 08:33 PM
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Reading this bloody forum!
Old 11-04-2015, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by SW Vette
Reading this bloody forum!
Make that two...lol!
Old 11-04-2015, 09:12 PM
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Selling my first 63 split window and all the parts then starting all over again 4 years later.

Getting rid of new old stock clock, hubcaps in perfect condition. and original floor mats

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Originally Posted by SW Vette
Reading this bloody forum!
That's #1 bad habit. 1A is responding to threads.

#2 is peeking into the garage to look at it every night before I go to bed. I guess I can't believe I have one.

#3 is daydreaming about a million things I would like to do with it.
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Originally Posted by Easy Rhino
That's #1 bad habit. 1A is responding to threads.

#2 is peeking into the garage to look at it every night before I go to bed. I guess I can't believe I have one.

#3 is daydreaming about a million things I would like to do with it.
Busted again!

#4. Hitting the Buy it Now button on another cool "restoration" part I can't do without
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I agree with "not driving it enough".
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Smoking meth in the back and spilling beer on the passenger seat.

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You can't have just one
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Originally Posted by rtruman
Selling my first 63 split window and all the parts then starting all over again 4 years later.
Exactly what I did, but I waited 8 years for the prices to go all the way up first!

Originally Posted by 54greg
You can't have just one
Singing to the choir, brother.
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Trying to get the attention of high school girls, making special passes as school is let out as they work on their Megan file.
No excessive exhibitions of speed, and growing their ticket collections.
Needing new rear tires, because they have an addiction to the smell of burnt rubber!
Asking the Hooter gals for a photo op, patronizing the restaurant chain more than twice a week.
Looking at yourself in your car and as to how cool you and it looks passing storefront commercial properties where there are reflective glass windows
Parking it in the driveway to show it off constantly after you polished and waxed it all day long, as the other neighbors have cycle in and out doing their lawn care.
Etc

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Originally Posted by TCracingCA
Trying to get the attention of high school girls, making special passes as school is let out as they work on their Megan file.
No excessive exhibitions of speed, and growing their ticket collections.
Needing new rear tires, because they have an addiction to the smell of burnt rubber!
Asking the Hooter gals for a photo op, patronizing the restaurant chain more than twice a week.
Looking at yourself in your car and as to how cool you and it looks passing storefront commercial properties where there are reflective glass windows
Parking it in the driveway to show it off constantly after you polished and waxed it all day long, as the other neighbors have cycle in and out doing their lawn care.
Etc
You must be looking for the C7 forum. 3 doors down on the left.
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There are a couple things that I have not done to or for my Corvette that I should have done. #1 letting it set in a dark garage with only steal body cars so to fix that I bought 2 more Corvettes to keep it company. Then there is the miss use of not driving all of them like they should be driven and keeping all of them clean like they all should be kept clean. So what did I do? I went (along with a great amount of help from Brett Henderson Vettedaddy) and we recreated the 54 Corvair Motorama Car. The only thing is I have spent more time with the 54 then I did with the other 3 cars. Now that the 54 is in the NCM I can get back to making up for lost time with the other Corvettes.


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