How do you use your C5?
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How do you use your C5?
Hi all,
My name is Cassidy and I am new to the forum but not Corvettes. Had a 405hp C4 I built before it. There was even a few day overlap between selling it and when I got my CE Coupe. FINALLY done with grad school and have time to be more active in the Corvette community
My question is this....
I bought my 85 as a project when I was a mechanic. It was fun to play with it and I drove the heck out of that car. Now I allow myself 3600 miles a year (want to aim for 36K at ten years old). I really enjoy the quality time when I do drive it (splurged and drove to a C4 rally at the museum last spring), but miss the daily fun.
How do you use your car? I have lurked the forums and see some of you drive daily. My wife tells me it won't melt if it gets wet, but I want to show it at some point.
Looking for your thoughts...
Cassidy
My name is Cassidy and I am new to the forum but not Corvettes. Had a 405hp C4 I built before it. There was even a few day overlap between selling it and when I got my CE Coupe. FINALLY done with grad school and have time to be more active in the Corvette community
My question is this....
I bought my 85 as a project when I was a mechanic. It was fun to play with it and I drove the heck out of that car. Now I allow myself 3600 miles a year (want to aim for 36K at ten years old). I really enjoy the quality time when I do drive it (splurged and drove to a C4 rally at the museum last spring), but miss the daily fun.
How do you use your car? I have lurked the forums and see some of you drive daily. My wife tells me it won't melt if it gets wet, but I want to show it at some point.
Looking for your thoughts...
Cassidy
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I use mine as a motivation tool. Kinda like the "light at the end of the tunnel" tool. My daily life is so crazy, it leaves very little time for any kind of joy, fun, or excitement.
After getting beat up by the world, I have little or no motivation to look forward to any kind of pleasure. Then I think about my Vette. It reminds me that all this hard work and dedication has gotten me something worthwhile to look forward to, even if it's not right now.
It was a daily driver before I got it, and it needs some cosmetic work, but you can't tell it from 10 ft...
It's parked for the winter, and I still have 2.5 years to pay before it's mine all mine, but at least I do have it, and I can look forward to events, modifications, warm weather, and long road trips in the future.
After getting beat up by the world, I have little or no motivation to look forward to any kind of pleasure. Then I think about my Vette. It reminds me that all this hard work and dedication has gotten me something worthwhile to look forward to, even if it's not right now.
It was a daily driver before I got it, and it needs some cosmetic work, but you can't tell it from 10 ft...
It's parked for the winter, and I still have 2.5 years to pay before it's mine all mine, but at least I do have it, and I can look forward to events, modifications, warm weather, and long road trips in the future.
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My C5 is basically a week-end driver. Also use it in the evenings, after work, to go out and "relax." Never used as a daily driver 
. If I drove it to work, I'd have to call my wife to come pick me up, as the car would be gone....... 
. If I drove it to work, I'd have to call my wife to come pick me up, as the car would be gone.......
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It's a car for heaven's sake, you drive it, that's what you do with cars.
I'm honestly intrigued by what you think you'll achieve by limiting yourself to 3600 miles a year?
Personally, if I wanted something to worship I'd have gone to www.fetishworshiponline.com and bought something on a pedestal but that's just me.
I'm honestly intrigued by what you think you'll achieve by limiting yourself to 3600 miles a year?
Personally, if I wanted something to worship I'd have gone to www.fetishworshiponline.com and bought something on a pedestal but that's just me.
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In the Summer, pretty much a daily driver - - - in the winter she goe sin storage... Jus picked up a Jag X-Type that I am really diggin, so I may not drive her as much in the Summer now either considerng gas prices 
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Originally Posted by mqqn
I sort of imagined this awe of seeing low miles that "far from the factory". When I was shopping for this one (another story) I almost bought a 98 vert with 2K on it (this was in April of 2004!). Seemed just amazing to me that it was so low. A friend just bought a C6 in the fall and already has more miles than me (6041 on mine, IIRC).
From what it sounds like I have some learning to do about using the car. I guess I should also mention I did not drive with the windows down for the first year and only took the top off once. I did not want to lose that smell.......unfortunately its mostly gone and I have spent two summers blasting the a/c instead of top off fun.
Cassidy
