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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 06:09 AM
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Driving the Vette to work this morning. Been wating for a dry day for the last month to test drive it so wish me luck!
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 07:21 AM
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Hope everything goes well 4 U today !

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Made it! No problems!
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Wow, congratulations! I remember mine. It couldn't have been more stressful flying to the moon and back.

Drive it often!
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Glad you made it! How far was the drive?
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Congratulations and there is no reason to be affraid to drive it but it happens.LOL I remember my first ride just around the block as it wasnt licensed for road yet. I wanted to check things out after rebuilding everything. I was so nervous thinking what could go wrong until it came time to drive it. I was checking everything so closely I totally forgot my nerves and it was a great trip.Good luck and enjoy.
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Glad you made it! How far was the drive?
52 miles one way.

Now the true test, 5:00 rush hour traffic on an 80 degree day!
If all goes well I'll turn Mamma loose on it and she'll drive the hell out of it!
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good luck and have fun! As you more or less eluded to, if mama aint happy, aint nobody happy!
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Made it with flying colors! Hottest it got was 190 in bumper to bumper traffic.
Time to give it a bath, get the dead bugs washed off and have some fun!
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