Humbled just a little
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Humbled just a little
I was leaving the weekly car show in our town the other day. Had the top off the car was looking great my hair was doing good I was checkin my sh*t out in the store windows. All in all I was stylin. I noticed alot of people pointing in my direction and thought it a little unusual in that there were alot of very nice classic cars. But what the hey it's still a Vette even if it isn't a classic yet. So anyway I returned a couple of thumbs up and a wink and the old finger gun point and shoot a few times. I stopped at a red light and looked in the rear view and notice there was a red Lamborghini Countach right behind me. Needless to say I think most of the attention was probably directed to it and not my poor little C5. Man those have always been one of my favorites what a bad a$$ looking automobile. :bb
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I'm sure they were looking at your vette..I had a guy in a yellow lambo give me a thumbs up on Hollywood Blvd a few weeks back..I could tell by the look in his eyes that he was seething with envy 
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Originally Posted by VLVETTE
I was leaving the weekly car show in our town the other day. Had the top off the car was looking great my hair was doing good I was checkin my sh*t out in the store windows. All in all I was stylin. I noticed alot of people pointing in my direction and thought it a little unusual in that there were alot of very nice classic cars. But what the hey it's still a Vette even if it isn't a classic yet. So anyway I returned a couple of thumbs up and a wink and the old finger gun point and shoot a few times. I stopped at a red light and looked in the rear view and notice there was a red Lamborghini Countach right behind me. Needless to say I think most of the attention was probably directed to it and not my poor little C5. Man those have always been one of my favorites what a bad a$$ looking automobile. :bb
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For sure. My friend paid $75K for the 1998 F355 with 20K miles on it. I paid $34K of my 2004 C5 with 2100miles on it. But if I could afford it I would have a Lambo or Ferrari in the driveway. There just cool.. 
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Originally Posted by chriswtx
I know how ya feel. My friend just bought a yellow F355 Ferrari. Not very fast but it sure looks good...
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Originally Posted by VLVETTE
I was leaving the weekly car show in our town the other day. Had the top off the car was looking great my hair was doing good I was checkin my sh*t out in the store windows. All in all I was stylin. I noticed alot of people pointing in my direction and thought it a little unusual in that there were alot of very nice classic cars. But what the hey it's still a Vette even if it isn't a classic yet. So anyway I returned a couple of thumbs up and a wink and the old finger gun point and shoot a few times. I stopped at a red light and looked in the rear view and notice there was a red Lamborghini Countach right behind me. Needless to say I think most of the attention was probably directed to it and not my poor little C5. Man those have always been one of my favorites what a bad a$$ looking automobile. :bb
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From: Toronto
Originally Posted by VLVETTE
I was leaving the weekly car show in our town the other day. Had the top off the car was looking great my hair was doing good I was checkin my sh*t out in the store windows. All in all I was stylin. I noticed alot of people pointing in my direction and thought it a little unusual in that there were alot of very nice classic cars. But what the hey it's still a Vette even if it isn't a classic yet. So anyway I returned a couple of thumbs up and a wink and the old finger gun point and shoot a few times. I stopped at a red light and looked in the rear view and notice there was a red Lamborghini Countach right behind me. Needless to say I think most of the attention was probably directed to it and not my poor little C5. Man those have always been one of my favorites what a bad a$$ looking automobile. :bb
Strike a pose!Good one, alot of people are wound too tight, and can't laugh at them selves. Been there, done that!
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Originally Posted by chriswtx
For sure. My friend paid $75K for the 1998 F355 with 20K miles on it. I paid $34K of my 2004 C5 with 2100miles on it. But if I could afford it I would have a Lambo or Ferrari in the driveway. There just cool.. 
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From: queensbury ny
lambo
a tune up cost 5 grand for a ferrari,i don't know what it cost's for a lambo.I do know,however,that resale on a Lambo drops like a ton of bricks out there!Unless they've rebounded some,i hope that guy bought his used!!You're right,they are bad a$$ looking cars!!!
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i like yellow calipers on dark colored cars...nice contrast. the new carrera GT has yellow calipers on its black colored bodies and it looks BEASTY!!!!! just my .02
oh yeah...good story too...
oh yeah...good story too...
