and congrats on finding what sounds like a great C5! 
That feeling lasted until I fired up our '04 to drive it home from the dealer. 
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Welcome, Phil and congrats on the '01. 
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Thanks for the warm welcome!
Wow, thanks for all the friendly words.
This site seems pretty cool so I plan to pull up my chair and get settled in.
If you are ever in Bel Air, MD drop in and see us at the Bel Air Corvette Club.
http://www.bacc-md.org/
This site seems pretty cool so I plan to pull up my chair and get settled in.
If you are ever in Bel Air, MD drop in and see us at the Bel Air Corvette Club.
http://www.bacc-md.org/
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Welcome to the insanity of this place Phil! The search function is your friend - C5's have now been around almost 10 years, this forum has been around since 1999 - so chances are someone here has already experienced those things that come up that are new to you....
Good luck with the C5 - you'll find like most of us here think that it is a spectacular piece of engineering. Miles and miles of smiles to you!
Good luck with the C5 - you'll find like most of us here think that it is a spectacular piece of engineering. Miles and miles of smiles to you!
