......explain “Corvette” to a non-enthusiast? I consider myself a fairly good communicator, but I can’t seem to find the words to describe the feeling I have for this wonderful lifestyle.

I know that most of you feel the same way. It’s not just the machine, it’s the entire package. I’m convinced you don’t necessarily have to own a Corvette to “Be Corvette”. The car is just the common bond we share and I’m fairly sure some in this group do not own a Corvette…yet.

I spent about 2 years on the forum before my dream finally came true and it took me about 42 years to be able to afford mine. But, from the first time I saw my cousin drive his brand new ’68 up the driveway, I was hooked, and I was only in Kindergarten. I fondly remember that first ride, and even then I knew I would own a Corvette one day. It’s been a lifelong passion, and I don’t ever see it subsiding, EVER!

I just can’t explain it to some of my friends and family. Help me, please! What do I say so they will “get it”?

 

TAKE THEM FOR A RIDE. I give everyone a "tour" of mine. I run through ALL the electronic features( all DIC options and programs). I then give them a great ride to show off the peformance of this wonderful machine.

 

Can't answer you, but I know exactly what you mean. I always thought Vettes were nice, but I was never a Corvette fanatic. That is until the C-5 was introduced back in '96. I knew I was going to get one someday. Took me years of saving and sacrifice, and I had to buy used, but I have been on cloud nine for close to a month now. When I first drove the car, I knew it would change my life. I know that sounds melodramatic but it's true. I'm 41 but I feel like a teenager again. To hell with Viagra - buy a Vette!

 

When I was 5 in 69 my uncle took me for a ride in his 67, I've been hooked ever since and going on to my 3rd vette. The feeling is not something easily put into words...

 

The same way I tell people about riding Harleys, "you just wouldn't get it"

 

Dang! gotta change my avatar

 

I don't get it.

 

Says it all!


..rickko..

 

Give them a ride, take them to an all Corvette show, let them talk to other owners and ask questions. Its hard to explain what its all about, but with a little help from other Corvette fans, the message should sink in.

 

Exactly! If it is not your passion, you just will not get it. They key is to make then relate to your passion with something they are passionate about. Explain the instant camaraderie, etc

Other than that, put 'em the passenger seat and scare the stuff our of 'em.

The Harley thing is harder to explain. Why did I spend twice (maybe three times) the amount for something with two wheels than another bike? You just wouldn't understand!

At least with a 'vette you can argue that it is the best stock dollar per HP per performance buy in the world...

 

with everyone - give them a quick dose of PermaGrin(tm) and watch them have "a religious experience"

 

maybe when they see the industry that corvette has become it will give them an idea of what it's all about

 

Either you are a car-guy/gal, or you are not.

Ever since I can remember, I've loved cars. I remember in the early 60's having seen pics of modified stock racecars that ran without hubcaps (remember those?), I tried to convince my dad to take the hubcaps off of the family car, a '58 Pontiac Chieftan two-tone sedan, cause I thought it would look cool. He didn't go for it. Then there were all the model cars I had and the outdoor play dirt track out in the back yard where my buddies and I would "race" our model cars.

Having 2 older sisters, mom would frequently take them shopping and leave me in the car. I'd sit in the driver's seat and pretend to be racing against other cars as I played with the steering wheel and pushed all the buttons and moved all the levers at my disposal.

So yeah, I've always been a car nut and when I saw my first Corvette back in '63, a s/w coupe, I was hooked. From that day I knew that someday I'd have one. Everytime I'd imagine having a million dollars, I'd play that game of "What I'd do with all that money," and the first thing I'd promise myself is that I'd get a new Corvette.

I guess the bottom line to me is in my first sentence of this post. Some people think of cars as nothing more than a toaster or a microwave oven...an appliance to go from point A to point B. They drive the Camry's and the Priuses (sp?) and other econoboxes and can't figure out why you and I spend so much time and money on cars.

To me, half the fun of going places is getting there in Red Racer. I feel sorry for those who don't enjoy the driving experience. Everytime I push that gas pedal with authority and see those triple digits come up, I feel like a kid on Christmas morning. There's nothing like it. Well, maybe one thing, but you know what I mean.

If you have to explain it, you might as well not try.

 

 

Ask them if anyone has ever waved to them just because of the car they drove ...