How far would you go?
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From: Roy Utah
How far would you go?
Hey all its my first post, and I am in the market for my first Vette, which leads me to a question for all you Vette owners. How far would you go to get your first Vette?
Thanks in advance,
Matthew
Thanks in advance,
Matthew
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From: Peoria Arizona.. Resident Gold Cylon
ARMY Answer is All the way
I am assuming you are refering to distance with this question?
I flew in Houston and flew into Kentucky to pickup two Vetts and drove them each back to Phoenix.
I am assuming you are refering to distance with this question?
I flew in Houston and flew into Kentucky to pickup two Vetts and drove them each back to Phoenix.
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I'm in CT. When I was looking I had two cars lined up at the same time. One was in Illinois and I had a 3rd party company perform a thorough inspection with 100 pics and a full PDF mechanical report. The other was in south New Jersey which I test drove personally.
I was just about to purchase the IL car (I would have flown out and drove back) when the NJ seller called and offered me a deal I couldn't refuse. 4 hours round trip. The rest is history....
I was just about to purchase the IL car (I would have flown out and drove back) when the NJ seller called and offered me a deal I couldn't refuse. 4 hours round trip. The rest is history....
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how far would you go
Mine was in south Fl. I live in central Fl. about 2 1/2 hours away. I found it on E-bay on my lunch break called the guy took the rest of the day off went to the bank and the rest is history. 1990 vert with 29000 miles.