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Old 08-01-2015, 12:27 AM
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In the last ten years, over 30,000 miles/year on Vettes.
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Originally Posted by owc6
In the last ten years, over 30,000 miles/year on Vettes.
Thats amazing!
Old 08-01-2015, 01:39 PM
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Pikers! 25,200 miles on mine in 17 months. I think I had it three days before I turned it into a work truck.
Old 08-01-2015, 01:53 PM
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Im at 33,900 miles in my C7, bought it in April 2014. And, thats 33K miles of smiles!
Old 08-01-2015, 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by FYREANT
Im at 33,900 miles in my C7, bought it in April 2014. And, thats 33K miles of smiles!

Easy to do!
Old 08-02-2015, 01:08 AM
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5 months and 9,000 miles, all of them happy.My C5's each had about 70,000 miles on the in 2 years, C6 was more normal, 80,000 miles in 6 years.
Old 08-02-2015, 02:12 AM
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I took delivery on June 3, 2015 and I already have over 5000 miles on it.
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I totally understand. My motorcycles have barely seen the light of day sense I made a C7 a new home. About ready to sell them if this keeps up.
Old 08-03-2015, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by TennisFreak
You guys are ruining your Vettes!!!!

These things are not meant to be driven, rather looked at and admired from afar
Old 08-03-2015, 10:55 AM
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Don't worry about it, Vettes were built to be driven, not sit in the garage and saved for the next guy I picked mine up the end of May...so about 8 weeks now and two road trips later I'm at 6500 miles. Next Sunday we will be leaving on our 3ed road trip to do the western states, probably 5 to 6K miles in 4 weeks or so.

After that it will be a short trip down to Austin for the September race at COTA then back out west to Spring Mountain to attend the Ron Fellows school. I figure buy 6 months the car will be pushing 15K and I will have enjoyed every mile.
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Originally Posted by hisvett
Don't worry about it, Vettes were built to be driven, not sit in the garage and saved for the next guy I picked mine up the end of May...so about 8 weeks now and two road trips later I'm at 6500 miles. Next Sunday we will be leaving on our 3ed road trip to do the western states, probably 5 to 6K miles in 4 weeks or so.

After that it will be a short trip down to Austin for the September race at COTA then back out west to Spring Mountain to attend the Ron Fellows school. I figure buy 6 months the car will be pushing 15K and I will have enjoyed every mile.
maybe, we'll see you,if you are heading to Wyoming/Montana/Canada?
we leave Saturday for the northwest.
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Originally Posted by stingraymyway
I totally understand. My motorcycles have barely seen the light of day sense I made a C7 a new home. About ready to sell them if this keeps up.
I put my 2012 Camaro up for sale because I wasn't driving it much BEFORE I got the new Vette and expect to drive it less now! If it would EVER stop raining in central FL I would LOVE to get out again in either car. Work from home so no...it is not a daily driver...
Old 08-03-2015, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Black&White
I have already put 3000 miles on this car in less than 6 months!! I NEVER have put so many miles on any of my past 21 Corvettes in one season EVER and the season is only half over! The problem is I can't stop driving it. The more I drive it the better it feels and its turned into a terrible revolving cycle I may never drive the Caravan again!
HaHa! I too have a Caravan and a 2014 AW Z51 Coupe and it is horribly tempting to drive the Stingray at all times but we do need to be disciplined and use it only for fun! Aw screw it! I'm takin' the Stingray!
Old 08-03-2015, 02:21 PM
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Picked up May 16th 4,800 miles.
Up here in Cleveland you gotta enjoy it while you can. Every morning it's a joy to jump into my C7 and take that 27 mile ride to work. The 1st 12 miles are not congested so with the waze app and my Valentine 1 I get to let her clear her throat a bit....if you know what I mean
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Originally Posted by 2kvetmy
maybe, we'll see you,if you are heading to Wyoming/Montana/Canada?
we leave Saturday for the northwest.
We did that section a couple of years ago in the C5 Ragtop when we did the Black Hills Vette run & Vettes on the Rocks; make sure you hit Glacier National Park and the Road to the Sun.....awesome ride

We mainly do back roads (secondary) rather than Interstates when possible.....if you need suggestions, just yell. I'm looking at hitting Hwy 212 that runs between Roosevelt Lodge (in Yellowstone) to I90 across a rugged sawtooth ridge in the northeast corner of WY on the way home.

Post Pic as you go with all the interesting stops; we all like to add roads to our bucket list.

Drive safe
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Originally Posted by LisaVette98
I put my 2012 Camaro up for sale because I wasn't driving it much BEFORE I got the new Vette and expect to drive it less now! If it would EVER stop raining in central FL I would LOVE to get out again in either car. Work from home so no...it is not a daily driver...
I do work from home as well sometimes. Amazing the excuses I've found lately to drive somewhere.
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Originally Posted by checkur6
HaHa! I too have a Caravan and a 2014 AW Z51 Coupe and it is horribly tempting to drive the Stingray at all times but we do need to be disciplined and use it only for fun! Aw screw it! I'm takin' the Stingray!

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Old 08-03-2015, 08:23 PM
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Now that I finally got my C7, I completely understand. Many miles of smiles to come, for sure
Old 08-03-2015, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by LisaVette98
I put my 2012 Camaro up for sale because I wasn't driving it much BEFORE I got the new Vette and expect to drive it less now! If it would EVER stop raining in central FL I would LOVE to get out again in either car. Work from home so no...it is not a daily driver...
Lisa: I, too, sold my 2011 Camaro Pace car (a total garage queen) to buy my Z06.

Couldn't be happier and I have to drive it every day or I go thru withdrawal.
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My 2015 Stingray will not be a garage queen. I enjoy every mile.


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