i hate this forum!
Racer
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: Melbourne Florida
Originally Posted by mistermog
(i woke up thing about a navy blue coupe though.... sorry kev heheh)
Advanced
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My personal take. Im 24. Just got mine. its doable. wait 6 months. Play around with your finances ( REFI's-Home Equity Credit, 401K loans) Theres a million options. Do it now or you'll be posting in 45 years saying how you just got your dream 45 years later. Best part is.....your young, and can always recover.
Never hesitate to overextend a tid bit. Life's to short to play it too safe.
Never hesitate to overextend a tid bit. Life's to short to play it too safe.
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2001
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Originally Posted by mistermog
I swear im obsessed... I cant decide anything except its going to be a 99 6spd... hopefully z51 with no dual zone... anything else is pretty much up to the car i find.
Racer
Joined: May 2002
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From: Huntsville, AL
Originally Posted by steve8
Just wait until you get one. That's when this forum starts costing you even more!
So, so true. It's hard to keep up with all the cool products you see on the forum.
Every day it's..."Oooo....got to have that on my Vette!"
Pro
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From: Wasco Ca.
St. Jude Donor '07-'08
At age 20, paid cash for a "71"... Got married in "79" and sold it!
Divorced in "86" and bought a "79"... Remarried in "90" and sold it!
Found a "01" NBM coupe in "04" and can truly now afford it!
There are more important things than a car, but once a vett gets in your heart it never goes away!!! Try to buy what you can afford, the less payments the better...
Divorced in "86" and bought a "79"... Remarried in "90" and sold it!
Found a "01" NBM coupe in "04" and can truly now afford it!
There are more important things than a car, but once a vett gets in your heart it never goes away!!! Try to buy what you can afford, the less payments the better...
Team Owner
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From: The warm part of Anger Island
St. Jude Donor '09
This is going to sound painful but I managed to do it...
Save your beer money up for a nice down payment. You don't have to give up beer completely (and you are a better man than I if you do) but instead of buying your little knick-knacks and stuff, keep the money hidden away somwhere and forget you have it (keep adding to it though). I did for 3 years and now have an 01 vert.
Tell your S/O to stick to the dollar menu when you go out for dinner. This only helps with the vette money, though.
Save your beer money up for a nice down payment. You don't have to give up beer completely (and you are a better man than I if you do) but instead of buying your little knick-knacks and stuff, keep the money hidden away somwhere and forget you have it (keep adding to it though). I did for 3 years and now have an 01 vert.
Tell your S/O to stick to the dollar menu when you go out for dinner. This only helps with the vette money, though.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Opelousas, Lousiana
CI 6-7 & 9 Veteran
I also wanted a Vette all of my life. I waited until my daughter was out of school to get the first one. I was 48 before I bought the first one, but it sure was sweet. I was one of the lucky ones who was never given anything in life so it is even nicer when it happened.
If you work hard, you will achieve your goals... Good luck.
If you work hard, you will achieve your goals... Good luck.
Racer
Joined: May 2006
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From: Pembroke Pines FL
im 21 and i just got my C5 about a month ago...i am LOVING it!! this is definately the start of a loooong journey!! it took me a ton of saving and sacrificing to be able to drive this beast!!!...youll get your turn...
Pro
Joined: May 2004
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From: North Reading MA
Originally Posted by mistermog
Ive wanted a corvette since i was 6 (now 25) and they just keep getting better. I read about all you people and how much you love your cars, and how they take on meaning and personality with you, and how some people really get emotional for the cars and... dammit... i dont have one! 
This is just my little way of saying grrr! reading these stories makes my hands ache for a steering wheel and brain try to figure any possible way to obtain one....
you guys suck, you make it worse!
keep it up everyone, and ill join you one day.
This is just my little way of saying grrr! reading these stories makes my hands ache for a steering wheel and brain try to figure any possible way to obtain one....
you guys suck, you make it worse!
keep it up everyone, and ill join you one day.
I understand where you're coming from, I had to wait 5 years to get mine (yes, I know, a lot of you are thinking that I was lucky to only have to wait 5 years). I used to be on the forum reading what people were saying. Heck, I even learned about the Corvette wave from this forum even before I had a Corvette! I used to dream about taking my future Corvette on cruises. I wanted it so bad, I could practically taste it! I guess my whole point to this is that wanting one as bad as you do will make you appreciate the car more when you have it because you'll think back to those days of dreaming of having one. I've had mine now for 2 years and I still think back to those days and it makes me love the car more.
Just my .02
Drifting
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From: . Kona, HI. Orem, UT. PSL, FL
you can get one at any age.. im on my bros name but he got his 02 z06 when he turned 20 and i got my 99 frc a few months ago and im 17. just save your pennys and sell the skittle
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Appleton Wisconsin
im 19 and have been wanting one since 97 when the C5 came out and still want one. Being 19 and a full time college student doesnt help at the moment. But i worked my a$$ off throughout highschool and will when college is done so hopefully soon i can get the 02 black/black zo6side body molding with somewhat low miles that i want
Racer
Joined: May 2005
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From: Orange County California
You bought a house before you bought a Corvette!?
You don't really care then.
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Just kidding, I bought my house in March 2005, Vette in July 2005.
Just now turned 25. Quit slackin' and get crackin'.
You don't really care then.
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Just kidding, I bought my house in March 2005, Vette in July 2005.
Just now turned 25. Quit slackin' and get crackin'.
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Drifting
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From: Cocoa Florida
Hey guys... see thats the thing, i could go get a new one if i wanted, but id rather not be strapped, i like to keep a cushion incase something happens.... that seems to be the difference between the younger crowd and the older crowd....
no offense but the younger crowd has to struggle a lot more to afford to have a nice toy, and i dont wnat to do that. im going to have one soon and that i know for a fact. im not in a hurry, but i know what i want. i have other things i have to take care of first... (mortgage payments
) but hey... good things come to those who wait... so i dont get one when i wanted, but ill have it soon.
i dont see a point in overextending on a car that isnt going to get anywhere but in the hole. i did that on the SRT and now im feeling the effects heheh...
life is all in the choices, live and learn and enjoy as you go...
so now that i say that, i went looking at some dealerships tonight, man vettes are scarce around here.... other than some 01 and 04s i didnt see anything on lots, so looks like ill have to look a bit more private.
until then....
no offense but the younger crowd has to struggle a lot more to afford to have a nice toy, and i dont wnat to do that. im going to have one soon and that i know for a fact. im not in a hurry, but i know what i want. i have other things i have to take care of first... (mortgage payments
) but hey... good things come to those who wait... so i dont get one when i wanted, but ill have it soon.i dont see a point in overextending on a car that isnt going to get anywhere but in the hole. i did that on the SRT and now im feeling the effects heheh...
life is all in the choices, live and learn and enjoy as you go...
so now that i say that, i went looking at some dealerships tonight, man vettes are scarce around here.... other than some 01 and 04s i didnt see anything on lots, so looks like ill have to look a bit more private.
until then....