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Old May 17, 2007 | 08:37 PM
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Old May 17, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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Old May 17, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by jarsdad1
Nice car. Welcome aboard! Saw your other post - is your avatar a road sign, or your dipstick?
The girl in your avitar is hot!
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Old May 17, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Its PEWTER
Hello all, two weeks ago I bought my first Corvette. I found an 02 coupe 6-speed with only 21,400 miles. I'm still walking on air, it's an awesome car.

Here's a picture for you there will be more later!!



Be sure to wave to me!!
Great looking coupe! Welcome to the DRIVE side!
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Old May 17, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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Pewter is a color. congrats on the new car. welcome to the forum.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 01:24 AM
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Welcome!!!!

Car looks great!
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Old May 18, 2007 | 01:30 AM
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Welcome to the . Great choice for your first Vette. Let's see..............
wheels
lower on stock bolts
CAI
cat back exhaust
duct, side vent & rear vent screens to go with the Z06 screens



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Old May 18, 2007 | 01:33 AM
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Welcome. ALOTTT of very intelligent people here.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 02:37 AM
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wlecome and great color choice
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Old May 18, 2007 | 03:05 AM
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congrats and welcome
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Old May 18, 2007 | 07:50 AM
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Thanks for the warm welcome people!

Hopefully my CLB will come in today and I can get that done this weekend. Then I can CRUISE! Be sure to wave!!!
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Old May 18, 2007 | 10:54 AM
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Welcome.


Be sure to find the local guys up in NoVa... They are a great group. - The forum has a regional area and the Southeast section usually has a few events posted in that area.


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Old May 18, 2007 | 11:01 AM
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To its Pewter, welcome to the fold. I just bought our C5 about a month ago and still go out to the garage to stare at it. I wanted your color with red interior, but the wife thought it would be "flashy" so we settled on this black one.

I saw your post in the Tech section on the CLB. I have the same basic history and recalls as yours, have the CLB laying here on my desk. Just trying to get up the nerve to tear into the dash. I'm hoping nothing gets messed up because at the moment everythings working perfect.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 11:08 AM
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Nice car and welcome to the family!
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Old May 18, 2007 | 12:15 PM
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jdsaengine --> I've got my dash undone, waiting for the CLB to get here. I"m watching our posts on the sticky to see if someone can maybe confirm my approach is correct. It feels better to get some nodding heads when you're doing something like this.

Congrats on YOUR new car, it looks great. Any color was OK for me, except black (too hot) and silver. I think the pewter looks understated, not too flashy. Anyway, I'm LOVING this car and I can't stop grinning when I drive it.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 12:45 PM
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our previous C4 was triple black coupe which burned our behinds when we got in. I serched the internet for 4 months to get a black C5 vert with a tan interior so my bottom would not suffer. Finally found one 600 mi. away. Drove it home on Penn turnpike in driving rain the whole way. Boy was I nervous. Loving it ever since.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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Old May 18, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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Is your top tan too? That's an awesome combo. With the top up you have that FRC profile.

Black and Tan. Makes me think about beer...

Now I'm thirsty!
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Old May 18, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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Nice Ride!!

We will be in Fairfax Va in late August.
Watch for a Navy Blue Convertible, Iowa plate THXBABY


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Old May 18, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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You'll be in my neighborhood, I'll watch for 'ya!!
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