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Old May 13, 2005 | 12:01 PM
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Default Purple is gone

Ever see the movie "Shane"? At the end the little boy runs down the road shouting "Come back! Come back!" That is the way I felt when the 1996 dark purple metallic coupe backed out of my driveway with a new owner at the wheel.

Dang, I'm gonna miss that car. The navigator and I have put a lot of fun roadtrip miles on Purple, but it was time to move on.
This forum has been great. I haven't posted much, just lurked and learned. The knowledge available her is a valuable asset to anyone with a Vette. Have a problem? Do a search. Want to known something? Do a search. The forum is more entertaining than any of the newsstand magazines, and a better source of information.
Now I've moved to the C5 section, but I still love the C4s so I'll be back to check out photos. And, yes, I wave at C4s.
C'ya
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Old May 13, 2005 | 12:26 PM
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Sorry to see you go. But at least you are still in the Corvette family. Have fun in the new section.
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Old May 13, 2005 | 12:27 PM
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Old May 13, 2005 | 12:52 PM
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Best of luck to you. At least you didn't go out and get a Mustang or something crazy like that!
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Old May 13, 2005 | 01:58 PM
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Old May 13, 2005 | 02:15 PM
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I hope your C5 treats ya as good as the C4 did
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Old May 13, 2005 | 02:53 PM
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Old May 13, 2005 | 03:54 PM
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too bad you had to take a step backwards

Enjoy the C5
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wow! i would have gotton all choked up.
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