I'll never forget it. Fishtailing through 2 gears down a freeway on-ramp. The salesman was kraping his pants and I was laughing uncontrolably for the next 10 minutes.

I HAD to have that car!!

 

I beat the **** out of a 97 C5 vert, powershifting (which it didnt like) and treating the brakes like a dog. Brought it back to the dealership with the brakes smoking big time. As we entered the lot the salesguys boss was standing out front like, We had to hold our poker face til we got in the back of the lot. (salesguy was a friend fo mine, it was slow that day)

 

I bought my '92 new off the lot without test driving it.

 

That was ballzy.

 

I didn't know how to drive stick at the time so my dad drove it

 

No test drive for me, got it at auction, closest I got was sitting in it.

 

I bought a 59 3 speed shift car and never drove a manual car before so my test drive was back and forth in the driveway.

 

Sadly, I don't remember mine

I just remember doing the paperwork, having my dad co-sign since my credit was not high enough at the time, and then driving it home.

The gas tank was EMPTY and it was missing the targa tool. They gave me one from another car so I popped the top, filled it up and drove to EVERYONE's house I could think of to show it off LOL. I think I put over a hundred miles or so the first evening I had it just driving around town.

What a good feeling!

 

When I test drove the '76 I bought a while back, salesdude was with me. Drove down the road about 3 miles, pulled into a parking lot to turn around, and it was like a fire was raging under the hood, only white/blue smoke escaping though, no flames. Smelled badly of burning oil.

Shut the car off, popped the hold, and it was the valve covers leaking oil on the exhaust headers. Salesdude poiints that out, says "we'll fix that, no problem".

Drove back to the car lot, owner of the lot sees us, comes outta the building, and yells at salesdude, "That car hasn't been inspected yet, it's not for sale!". 30 minutes later, I was driving the thing home. Replaced the gaskets the same day, engine was perfect.

 

I had looked at many before I came to "mine". When we arrived the guy who owned it walked us around back where there was a one car garage and a barn w/ some horses. My wife and two daughters immediately gravited towards the barn! I of course went to check out horses of different kind!! The car was covered when we opened the door. As he peeled the cover back I was mesmerized by the immaculate condition of the car. Even before driving it I knew it was the car for me! We drove it up his dirt driveway and it did not make a peep...not one rattle or squeak...I was further impressed. (As most I had driven were typically loose and rattley) Got on the rode and he told me to gun it. Which I did. SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A day I will never forget!

 

Mine was a revelation. Had NEVER driven any kind of Vette before and was not at all a Vette fan, based largely on magazine reviews and a few rides as a passenger in a mid-70's C3, which frankly I thought was a terrible car.

I had just nixed the purchase of a Porsche 944S2 which was not what the guy claimed on EBAY, and so was still looking to replace my painfully slow 1988 RX-7 Vert. I saw an ad for a 1993 6-speed with 84K for $11K and called the owner for a test drive. I told my wife "I need to see what 300HP feels like." She responded "why bother; you are not a Vette person."

I was impressed when I arrived to see the owner pulling off the car cover with the vehicle parked in his garage on a carpet. I had never seen anything like that before so I suspected that this car had been well cared for. It was no garage queen, but looked really nice for the miles.

The drive was great. I was a bit nervous not to upset the owner (who went with me) so he eventually said: "Go ahead and have some fun." I did. The car did everything really well, everything worked, squeeks and rattles were very minor, and the kick in the butt from the LT1 was awesome (of course I, like everyone else, have come to want more ). Overall, a much better driving experience than I expected it to be.

I went home and told my disbelieving wife I was going to buy the Vette I had just driven! Truly a snap decision and somewhat emotional, but I've not regretted my choice at all over the last 30 months of ownership. My wife -- I'm not so sure. But it's not the first or last of my cars that she won't love

 

It Was Blast For Me And My Wife. As Soon Has Sat Down, I Knew The Car Was Going Into My Garage, And It's Been There Ever Since.

 

Got a 6 speed. Found out all about the 1st to 4th. Quickly learned how to drive it.

 

My test drive was an odd one of sorts.
Having never driven a vette before (and riden in only a couple of 'em for short stints), the first time to drive one was when I sat down in mine (after getting the paperwork) and firing it up for the drive from Tampa back to Ft. Worth (1,300 mile is one heck of a test drive ).
Car was in the family..........soooooooo...........new it had been well taken care of..........but still was kind of spooky. Kind of like one of the other big "firsts" in life......you know it's going to be fun and feel good, but not real sure how long the feeling will last. When it's all over, wanted to jump right back in and do it again (talking about the test drive of course!!!!!!!).









Ok, maybe not just about the vette..........but that's for another time and place)

 

The saleslady, real looker BTW, actually let me drive it by myself

She said "Have fun now"

I did Bought it that day.

 

I bought mine at American Sportscar Center in Atlanta in 2000 or 2001, there was a sales girl there name Cindy. She was great, but knew that I had not driven a Vette for a long time and was basically a Corvette neophyte. I got in and couldn't believe how awesome it felt. Then pulling out of the lot I gave it a little too much gas and that was all I needed to know it was going home with me that day.

 

Yeah, it was only a year ago.

I wasn't even planning on buying a Vette for another, probably 6 months. I talked myself into seeing what financing I weas approved for. I was surprised at what they offered, so I, with the help of a coworker talked myself into going to look at it. I inspected it, looked it over, told myself I would not buy it that day! I wound up putting a deposit down on the car that night and called them back within 48 hours and had then do up the papers. Signed them on Friday, drove it of the lot on Saturday morning.

Test drive was at night. I didn't even get into full throttle. Probably between 1/2 and 2/3 throttle was enough to sell me on the car. The torque of the L98 is very nice, especially since I hadn't driven a V-8 in a while. I pretty much knew trying to talk myself out of buying this car wasn't going to work.

 

When I was 19, my brother in law's friend came over with is brand new '72 Corvette coupe. It was Goodwood Green w/ matching interior. He made the mistake of letting me drive it. I was hooked. About six months later, I bought my first vette, a '65 coupe (black/black), known as "The Oven" because it did not have A/C. The day I got it on the road, I got pulled over by a cop in town. Why? Because he wanted to look at my car. I could write a book about the adventures I had in that car, I am sorry I ever sold it.
BTW, I paid $1400.00 for it.

Randy

 

Yes, but I knew I was going to love it. And I wasn't disappointed!

 

The previous owner handed me the keys and said dont run off too far and patted his pocket. He was packing a .38

Needless to say I was careful with it and only took it for a 15 min joyride, but I put it through its paces in that short time though