Finally found my first Vette
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,735
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From: Visalia CA
Way to go Stan! You're gonna love it! Sounds like you found a good one! 
Welcome to the Forum.
Have a safe trip home and take lots of pics so you can post 'em when you get back.
Oh, and don't forget to wave!
Welcome to the Forum.
Have a safe trip home and take lots of pics so you can post 'em when you get back.
Oh, and don't forget to wave!
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awesome find !!
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,496
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From: San Dimas Ca.
Looks like a real nice car. Hope this one works out for ya. Your frequent flyer account should be lookin pretty good. I was wondering if the guy would throw in the extended warranty for you
but again your only spending 26k. 
Rick
(THIS COST IS $50 EXTRA TO BUYER TO CONVERT THE WARRANTY WITH GM-THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALES PRICE)
Rick
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Orange County California
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 798
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From: Rougemont NC
Thanks so much for the kind words, everyone! It seems like tuesday will never get here! Turns out the guy is a State Farm Insurance agent, so that makes me feel a bit better. (I have State Farm Insurance too) We've talked on the phone a few times, and he seems a stand-up guy. One thing's for sure, he can't be any worse than the dirt bags I met down in Florida. I have a good feeling about this one, I think she (the new Vette) has found a new home. I'll take good care of her. Thanks to all of you for your encouragement and the endless things I've learned already on this forum. You guys are the BEST!!!!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Loudon/Lake Mary Tennessee/Florida
Pro
Joined: May 2007
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From: Columbia SC
As some of you will remember, I flew down to Florida last week to pick up a 2001 Vert from a dealer that I bought from on ebay. Turned out the dealer was employing pathological liars, and the car was grossly misrepresented. I passed on the car, got my deposit back, and resumed the search anew.
Kept looking at autotrader.com and the forum 'for sale' areas here, but the ones I found were always either too high mileage, too high in price, or the wrong color or the wrong tranny. (I wanted a M6). Well, tonight I checked back on a 2000 Victory Red Vert with tan top that I'd been watching on ebay. I put in a cursory bid to test the waters, and viola! became high bidder and just cleared his reserve price.
Kept watching as the time drew down, and got a little nervous, but lo and behold, I won the auction on a 2000 Vert with only 18K miles. Has the tan top and interior, with nice-looking seat covers he put on also. Spoke to him on the phone already, and he seems like a pretty decent guy. I'm flying up to NY next tuesday or wednesday to pick it up. (Oh, and the carfax was clean, and the car has the GM extended warranty until 2009.) I'm stoked! My very first Corvette at last! Here's the link to the ebay page, if anyone wants to see it. Wish me luck everyone, hope this road-trip turns out better than my last one!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...127892125&rd=1
Kept looking at autotrader.com and the forum 'for sale' areas here, but the ones I found were always either too high mileage, too high in price, or the wrong color or the wrong tranny. (I wanted a M6). Well, tonight I checked back on a 2000 Victory Red Vert with tan top that I'd been watching on ebay. I put in a cursory bid to test the waters, and viola! became high bidder and just cleared his reserve price.
Kept watching as the time drew down, and got a little nervous, but lo and behold, I won the auction on a 2000 Vert with only 18K miles. Has the tan top and interior, with nice-looking seat covers he put on also. Spoke to him on the phone already, and he seems like a pretty decent guy. I'm flying up to NY next tuesday or wednesday to pick it up. (Oh, and the carfax was clean, and the car has the GM extended warranty until 2009.) I'm stoked! My very first Corvette at last! Here's the link to the ebay page, if anyone wants to see it. Wish me luck everyone, hope this road-trip turns out better than my last one!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...127892125&rd=1
