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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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I always wanted one as a teen. We all know how that goes. Minimum wage and the facts of life. I owned a custom 2002 PT Cruiser with 12k miles so I was able to sell it at a decent price since we never drove it. So I looked and looked and found a 75 with 3000 miles on a new CM crate motor. Runs clean and looks awesome. New rims soon. Going to go with AR TT "D" chrome. Hard to believe I only paid $9000.






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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 12:08 PM
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Congrats!!!!

My first vette was a 75! I loved it, and kinda wish i still had it.

BTW, go with 18" TT D's! 18's, YEAH.
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 01:29 PM
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 01:51 PM
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Great car Brian. Welcome aboard!
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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welcome and nice C3. if your going w/18" TT's the back end looks a little high now w/the low profile 18" tires its going to look like she's jacked up. may want to think about lowering the rear or stay w/the 15 or 16 inch wheels & 255/60's to fill in that wheel well.
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 02:29 PM
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Well, climb aboard,Slim!
Lets see what this sum@#%@ can dew!
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Nice Car. You got a good deal from what I can see.
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Congrats! 75s get maligned around here from time to time, mainly because of the stock 165 HP engine. Good to see the PO already fixed that.
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welcome and congrats nice looking car This is a great board with a lot of helpful people....use it........good luck with her

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Welcome aboard. That is a nice looking 1975 you have found. And from the outside looks of it, the price may be pretty good too.

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Congratulations, Great looking car.
Now you are addicted and you can never go back.
Enjoy, and I hope you have many trouble free miles of cruising.
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You went from a PT Cruiser to a C3 Vette? All I can say is...Welcome Back To Reality!!!


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Welcome! Good looking car. Kinda partial to '75's myself.
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