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Welcome to the forum. There is a lot you can learn about the C5 here - just keep checking in on the various sections and you'll pick up a lot of information. Best of luck getting that C5 this summer.
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Darren... I see you're in Arlington... I'm out here in Hurst. Quite a few of us get together from time to time. Nice looking hot-rod ya got there.. Good luck with the search for a C5. I know you want advice now, but it will be better to ask again as you get closer to actual purchase.In the meantime, these acronyms will get you started here on the forum and ultimately save yourself a great deal of headache!
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Common Acronyms A4 – 4-speed Automatic Tranny AB - Auto Buffs AFAIK - As Far As I Know AH – Corvette Active Handling ARE - Agostino Racing Engines BBL - Be Back Later BCM – Body Control Module (Column Lock, Horn, Anti-Theft, etc.) BFD - Big...Fat... Deal BFN - Bye For Now BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes Again BPP - Breathless Performance Products BRB - Be Right Back BSOD - Blue Screen Of Death - the windows "Crash" screen BSM - Body Side Moldings BTW - By The Way CAGS - CF - Carbon Fiber COH - Corvettes of Houston DBS – Dead Battery Syndrome DBW – Drive By Wire DIC – Driver Information Center DILLIGAS - Do I Look Like I Give A S--- DILLIGAF - A more emphatic version of DILLIGAS DLR – Daytime Running Lights DSOM – Daytona Sunset Orange Metallic EBTCM – Electronic Break & Traction Control Module EGR – Exhaust Gas Recirculation FI – Forced Induction FRC – Fixed Roof Coupe or Flying Roof Club FSU – Fuel sending unit FUBAR - "Fixed" Up Beyond All Recognition FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt - BS intended to scare you about a product. FWIW - For What It's Worth FYI - For Your Information g - grin - usually in brackets or angles <g> or [g] bg - big grin vbg - very big grin vbseg - very big stuff eating grin gd&h - grinning, ducking and hiding gd&r - grinning, ducking and running gd&r,vvf - grinning, ducking and running, very very fast GMAB - Give Me A Break GMAFB - a vehement version of Give Me A Break <g> H/C – Heads Cam Pkg HSIK - How Should I Know HT - Hardtop (related to FRC) HUD – Heads Up Display IAC - In Any Case IAE - In Any Event IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer IBIWISI - I'll Believe It When I See It IB4TL= In Before The Thread Lock INAL - I'm Not A Lawyer IMO - In My Opinion IMHO - In My Humble Opinion IMMHO - In My Most Humble Opinion IOW - In Other Words IYKWIM - If you know what I mean JFYI - Just For Your Information JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion JMO - Just My Opinion KMA - Kiss My ...Ahem.... LAPD – Los Angeles Performance Division LEO – Law Enforcement Officer LG – LG Motorsports LOL - Laughing Out Loud LMAO - Laughing My <ahem> Off LMB – Le Mans Blue LPE - Lingenfelter Performance Engineering LTFSA - Leave The Fine Settings Alone MN12 (M12) – Z06 6-speed MN6 – Corvette 6-speed MTI – Motorsport Technologies, Inc. NBD - No Big Deal NCM – National Corvette Museum NOYB - None Of Your Business NOYDB - A forceful version of NOYB <g> NOYFB - A an even more forceful version of NOYB <g> NRN - No Reply Necessary OIC - Oh, I See OEM – Original Equipment Manufacture OMG – Oh My God OTL - Out To Lunch OTOH - On The Other Hand PCM – Power Train Module PFM - Pure Freaking Magic PIMP - Peeing In My Pants (laughing so hard....) PITA - Pain In The A** PMFBI - Pardon Me For Butting In PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In PMJI - Pardon My Jumping In POS - Piece of S--- PTB - Powers That Be R8C – Nat’l Corvette Museum Delivery Option RNA - Ring, No Answer (communication or telephone term for a problem) ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing ROTF - Rolling On The Floor ROTF,L - Rolling On The Floor, Laughing RSN - Real Soon Now RTFM - Read The Fine Manual RYFM - Read Your Fine Manual SOTP - Seat Of The Pants SNAFU - Situation Normal, All "fixed" Up SW - Specter Werkes TANJ - There Ain't No Justice TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TC – Corvette Traction Control TDNBW - This Does Not Bode Well TFPT – Thanks for posting that/this TIA - Thanks In Advance TIC - Tongue In Cheek TMTOYH - Too much time on your hands TMUI - Too much useless information TOCF – The/Those Other Corvette Forums TPTB - The Powers That Be TPM - Tire Pressure Monitors TPS – Tire Pressure Sensors TR – Torch Red TSTO - To Stupid To Operate TTFN - Ta Ta For Now TTS – This Thread Sucks TTT – To the Top (when posting to a thread to bring it back to the top) TTYL - Talk (or Type <g> ) To You Later UABFH - Use A Bigger Freaking Hammer! VE - Vette Essentials WAD - Working As Designed (... is a feature, not a bug) WAG - Wild A-- Guess. S/O – Significant Other SWAG - Super or Scientific WAG WAM - World According to MSFT (MicroSoft) WGAS - Who Gives A S--- WGAF - A more emphative version of WGAS WOA - Work Of Art WOT - Wide Open Throttle WSMM - Well Shut My Mouth (Southern Computers Only) WTH - What The H--- WTF - What The F--- WCC - West Coast Corvettes WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get Y2K - year 2000 YHIHF - You Heard It Hear First YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
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My parents live right by LD Bell and my grandma lives over in hurst off cedar st. so I know the area 
That list of acronyms is huge!! I knew a bunch of those from LS2 Ive got a few thousand posts over there.... but I definitely found out some new things
I read the sticky about the common problems with some C5s and im scared!!
not really Im sure I can handle it 
That list of acronyms is huge!! I knew a bunch of those from LS2 Ive got a few thousand posts over there.... but I definitely found out some new things
I read the sticky about the common problems with some C5s and im scared!!
not really Im sure I can handle it
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Darren and welome to the forum. You can't go wrong with the C5. Have a look at this thread (a sticky here in C5 Gen.)http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...7&forum_id=103
Good luck with your search for that perfect C5 for you. I can assure you that you won't regret your move to the 5th generation Corvette. These are truely awesome cars. You'll get all the mod advice you need here, as well as pretty much anything else you need. You've found the best site on the net for Corvette knowledge. As an aside, these are some of the finest folks around. Have a look around all the sections of the forum and don't be afraid to ask questions. We were all new once (despite the fact that some forget.)
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From: Gilbert Arizona
Originally Posted by 87SAM
Welcome
I suggest you start looking now, that way when you’re ready to buy, “some” of the newness will be gone. This way you’ll know what you want and may not jump all over the first one you drive. I know, I’m the same way!
I suggest you start looking now, that way when you’re ready to buy, “some” of the newness will be gone. This way you’ll know what you want and may not jump all over the first one you drive. I know, I’m the same way!
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Originally Posted by mrC5er
Start waving to C5's now, so if I see you on I-30, I'll know it's you.
The only thing keeping me from getting one now is I dont wanna pay so much for insurance yet, but I wouldnt really consider it un-affordable
I duno I think its better that I wait that way I have more to put down (interest free payment)
and I wont rush into anything. Either way you can be sure Ill have my eyes peeled for C5's (not that they havent been peeled for corvettes since I was about 15 or so)
