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Old Feb 25, 2022 | 08:13 PM
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Hi guys! How's it going? The wife said no more yellow or red cars! At least she didn't say no more cars. So I went amplify orange. I said no mods, but I already lowered it. High wing is next.





C3 content: the C8 is quick and fast, but the C3 LS427 is scary fast!



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very nice, yes very nice, indeed
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LOL! Please don't banish me. The C8 forum is ok, the people on the C6 forum suck, so I want to hang with you cool C3 guys.
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Damn, very nice.
Best wishes.

nice pics
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Love the color.
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Nice trio of hot rods.
Congrats on the C8.
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Very nice collection of Corvettes! And it looks like you still have a C3, so you can still hang around! LOL.
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Now tell us how you decide which one to drive. LOL Congrats!
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This is the first orange C8 I've seen, I think the car was made for that color.

Very nice, congrats.
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I want to go back to the Corvette Museum. Saw my first C8 there August 2019. They had them all behind the gate waiting to be shipped.
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Congratulations brother! Love the color!
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Congrats! I test drove a C8 a little under a year ago, and ended up ordering something else. I barely fit! And after so many years with my C3, I couldn’t live with another headbanger in the garage - in a bad way.

I really wanted to like it, too.

But I picked up my consolation prize a few months ago.

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Nice choice with all the color matched panels and silver wheels. Looks way cleaner than black and carbon trimmed c8s to me.
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Congrats! I test drove a C8 a little under a year ago, and ended up ordering something else. I barely fit! And after so many years with my C3, I couldn’t live with another headbanger in the garage - in a bad way.

I really wanted to like it, too.

But I picked up my consolation prize a few months ago.
Excellent choice. I have an unlimited headroom Boxster too.

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And a Evo softail
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Congratulations!

What's it like driving a car that weighs over 3600 lbs and has an automatic transmission?

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Originally Posted by Bee Jay
Hi guys! How's it going? The wife said no more yellow or red cars! At least she didn't say no more cars. So I went amplify orange. I said no mods, but I already lowered it. High wing is next.





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Nice collection.......jealous!
The C8 is a gem......one of those "what a time to be alive" kinda cars.......
I am SO glad that you didn't get black wheels......love the orange....works great with the saddle......BUT, all Corvette's are Red...LOL.

Have fun!

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The PERFECT guy to buy one! Now... get started on that weight reduction. Only needs to lose about 600lbs to be down to where it should be. Get on it!


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