Another noob checks in....
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From: New Harbor, ME
Another noob checks in....
It took me 30 years, but I finally got my first Vette last month thanks to CF. Like many of the folks here, I cut my teeth on F bodies and owned a string of Firebirds: 2 x 68 verts, and 89 Formula and a 95 Formula. I pretty much grew up a Pontiac guy but always had a thing for Vettes. I just never thought I'd be able to afford one.
I've been toying with the idea for a couple years now and looked at literally thousands of Vettes online. I also subscribed to Corvette Magazine in an attempt to learn as much about them as I could. I discovered Corvette Forum in January and couldn't believe the wealth of knowlege on this site. I learned more about Vettes in 1 night on CF than in two years of reading magazines.
Anyway, I got in the habit of checking the For Sale/Wanted section daily, along with several other sites such as cars.com, vehix.com and autohunter. One day last month I logged on and discovered an 04 C/E coupe about 40 minutes away from me in Mont Vernon NH. The asking price was about 8K under Kelly BB and 2K under dearler trade in! I started typing as fast as I could and quickly had made arrangements to view the car the next day. It was a true garage queen with only 14800 on the clock. You could do open heart surgery on the engine it was so clean! I knew as soon as I drove it that I was finally going to be a Corvette owner (even though I promised myself I wouldn't buy the first car I looked at). The seller (a forum member) was a fantastick guy who bent over backwards to make the transaction as easy as possible. I couldn't have asked for a better buying experience and have stayed in touch with him cause he was such a cool dude.
The car mostly sat in my garage for the entire month of April because I was either working or it was rainy and miserable here in MA. The weather has finally broken the past couple weeks and I'm finally getting to spend some time behind the wheel. I've quickly learned that it's an entirely different animal than all the F-bodies I've owned. I can't believe how much power is on tap. The Z06s must be insane!
I'm captain **** when it comes to my rides, so this baby won't be on the road if there's a cloud in NY. I know it's a car and it's made to be driven, but this represents something I've been wanting my whole life and a bit of a financial stretch as well, besides, it looks so awesome now that I've got a couple coats of Zaino (another CF discovery) on it.
Sorry for the long winded post, but I'm so stoked about my car and I've learned so much thanks to you guys so I wanted to say hello. My photography skills leave a lot to desire, but here's a couple shots I took last week:
I've been toying with the idea for a couple years now and looked at literally thousands of Vettes online. I also subscribed to Corvette Magazine in an attempt to learn as much about them as I could. I discovered Corvette Forum in January and couldn't believe the wealth of knowlege on this site. I learned more about Vettes in 1 night on CF than in two years of reading magazines.
Anyway, I got in the habit of checking the For Sale/Wanted section daily, along with several other sites such as cars.com, vehix.com and autohunter. One day last month I logged on and discovered an 04 C/E coupe about 40 minutes away from me in Mont Vernon NH. The asking price was about 8K under Kelly BB and 2K under dearler trade in! I started typing as fast as I could and quickly had made arrangements to view the car the next day. It was a true garage queen with only 14800 on the clock. You could do open heart surgery on the engine it was so clean! I knew as soon as I drove it that I was finally going to be a Corvette owner (even though I promised myself I wouldn't buy the first car I looked at). The seller (a forum member) was a fantastick guy who bent over backwards to make the transaction as easy as possible. I couldn't have asked for a better buying experience and have stayed in touch with him cause he was such a cool dude.
The car mostly sat in my garage for the entire month of April because I was either working or it was rainy and miserable here in MA. The weather has finally broken the past couple weeks and I'm finally getting to spend some time behind the wheel. I've quickly learned that it's an entirely different animal than all the F-bodies I've owned. I can't believe how much power is on tap. The Z06s must be insane!
I'm captain **** when it comes to my rides, so this baby won't be on the road if there's a cloud in NY. I know it's a car and it's made to be driven, but this represents something I've been wanting my whole life and a bit of a financial stretch as well, besides, it looks so awesome now that I've got a couple coats of Zaino (another CF discovery) on it.
Sorry for the long winded post, but I'm so stoked about my car and I've learned so much thanks to you guys so I wanted to say hello. My photography skills leave a lot to desire, but here's a couple shots I took last week:
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Congratulations on your awesome acquisition! It looks like you picked up a sweet ride. Welcome to the great community of Corvette drivers. Make sure you drive that thing and truely enjoy it. Life's too short to let it sit in your garage too much. 
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
Congrats 
You will totally enjoy the new ride and the ride of a true sports car!
Enter: Your Vette
So: What was the price? and the year did I get it right it is an '04?
Take some more shots soon! and of the engine bay too!
Thanks,Matt
You will totally enjoy the new ride and the ride of a true sports car!
Enter: Your Vette
So: What was the price? and the year did I get it right it is an '04?
Take some more shots soon! and of the engine bay too!
Thanks,Matt
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I remember when mine looked just like that
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