How Often Do You Drive?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Agoura CA
How Often Do You Drive?
just finished up a round of maintenance on the 66 and been driving her around a bit. thinking about making fridays Corvette Fridays. Good way to end the week i figure, plus i go in early/leave early so i can avoid the traffic. how often do you guys drive your early vettes?
Drifting
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From: Crownsville Md.
Every chance I get that I'm not working, taking one of my girls yo
softball, gymnastics, soccer, piano or basketball. Also only if
it's not raining. I guess that means I don't get out much.
Shemp
softball, gymnastics, soccer, piano or basketball. Also only if
it's not raining. I guess that means I don't get out much.
Shemp
Drifting
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Almost every day!!!! Rain or shine.... 
The trick in the Pacific Northwest is to have a corvette for every occasion. One with a hardtop for the rainy days. One with the ragtop for the in-between days.... and of course a show car, and a work in progress.... of course at this point... unless you are a rich man..... you are in debt up to the wazooo like me... but hey, you only live once!!!!
The trick in the Pacific Northwest is to have a corvette for every occasion. One with a hardtop for the rainy days. One with the ragtop for the in-between days.... and of course a show car, and a work in progress.... of course at this point... unless you are a rich man..... you are in debt up to the wazooo like me... but hey, you only live once!!!!
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From: Ks
I have put 10k miles a year on my 67 the last three years. I'm not sticking it in the garage with a dust cover on it and pulling it out twice a year. Why save it pristine for another person ? Let the guy with 5k Org miles do that. Mine is a driver. When I die the next owner can restore it. ha ha
Jeff
Jeff
Melting Slicks
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From: Wheaton IL
Not enough..... Spring and fall seem to be the best times because the coupe is just too damn hot in the dog days of summer. One garage addition has drastically reduced the driving frequency - the 4 post lift. No more can I just hop in and go. Now I have to move a car, lower the lift, move ramps, and do everything in reverse.
Driving to work on Fridays is great because it isn't often that you look forward to the drive to work AND because the friday afternoon high is that much better because you're in a midyear.
Brian
Driving to work on Fridays is great because it isn't often that you look forward to the drive to work AND because the friday afternoon high is that much better because you're in a midyear.
Brian
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by ptuner1
most everyday the weather is good so I can see myself in the store front windows.
Yep, and to pull next to "fairy's" in their new convertible Porsches and apologize to them for them not hearing their CD players cause my sidepipes are too loud....
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From: St. Joseph Mo
Every Day is Corvette Day.
Daily transportation when I'm not with the wife. I.E. haircut, goin fishing, getten cigs. , Wally World for fishin' supplies, visiting other 'ner' do wells' (I'm retired) or any errand without Her. She dislikes the car, can't get in and out, smells, rough ride etc. 
Last edited by 67L36Driver; May 11, 2006 at 06:26 PM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Calhoun, GA_______ Let It Rock
I loved driving mine to work on Fridays. What a way to end the week ! Now I am having to park in a graveled area....so I have stopped. I at least get it out on the w/e's though.
Racer
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From: Orange County Ca
I get to drive mine two or three times a week when the weather's good here in Ohio. I don't drive mine to work very often as the parking lot's always full and I hate to leave it out there with so many cars pulled up next to it. Most Saturdays and my wife and I like to head out early on a Sunday morning in the midyear and stop for breakfast.
Burning Brakes
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From: Roswell GA
Originally Posted by Grey Ghost
I loved driving mine to work on Fridays. What a way to end the week !
I do the same thing. Even though I fight Atlanta Traffic to do it.
I drive 2-5 times a week this time of year, - a quick little 5 or 10 mile jaunt to make up for all the days in Dec Jan and Feb I'm garaged. with weather 65 to 75 degrees and the real humidity not here yet, I FEEL GUILTY not driving her with the top down ... as the top never sees the light of day except in unexpected rain.
Lemme go ... keys are jingling RIGHT NOW. See Ya!
Burning Brakes
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From: Fairfield County CT
When the roads are dry, no salt residue in winter or puddles in warmer months, I take the Vette out just about every Saturday and Sunday, at least once each day. I look for excuses to take it out--hardware store, gun store, shooting range, liquor store, beer distributor, etc.--often just a nice run on our back country roads.
Have to be careful, as one of our members has already pointed out, not to park in a lot where doors of adjacent cars/trucks will take target practice on mine. Amazing how many folks are unconscious of your car's presence just a very few feet from theirs.
Due to my commute when in state and my frequent travel out of state, I only rarely get to drive the Vette on weekdays. Damn!
Have to be careful, as one of our members has already pointed out, not to park in a lot where doors of adjacent cars/trucks will take target practice on mine. Amazing how many folks are unconscious of your car's presence just a very few feet from theirs.
Due to my commute when in state and my frequent travel out of state, I only rarely get to drive the Vette on weekdays. Damn!
Racer
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From: Long Island, New York
I drive mine mostly on the weekends when the sun is shining. If I have no place to go I’ll take a blast down the parkway and take a few clover leafs. I just like to make sure there isn’t any carbon build up for next time I need to go somewhere.
