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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 04:45 PM
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Hey guys,

After a long journey, lots of dissapointments and endless time searching my long quest finally has come to an end.

I have finally found THE ONE!!

I found a 2003 Z06 in Ventura, Thousand Oaks, CA! The car is torch red and have 11400 miles on it.
I bought it from the original owner 3 months ago for $33000.
It's in perfect condition, no accidents, was always garaged and never driven daily, modified or abused.
It came with all of the documentation like the DVD, owners manual and maintenance records which were only a couple of oilchanges and some small stuff.

The owner was a little old man that only used it for pleasure driving. When I asked what the reason for selling was, he opened his garage and there was a 2007 C6 Z06 and a 1967 Corvette, self-explanatory...
It was not a long drive to go and pick it up either considering Ventura is only 170 miles away from where I live which is San Diego.
I will only use it for pleasure driving myself on weekends, I currently drive the car 50 miles every 2 weeks or so.

The exitement was so big that it took me 3 months to post about it here!
It was not easy to find THE ONE.

I will post some pictures soon!

SPECIAL THANKS to everyone here that assisted me with this large project.


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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 05:21 PM
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Congrats, sounds like a great deal. Give it time, you'll be looking for excuses to drive it, 1200 miles per year could never satisfy my addiction!
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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Sounds very similar to my buying experience.

Enjoy the new ride
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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Congrats.
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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Congrats and post some pictures.

Old Aug 13, 2007 | 01:03 AM
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Be careful, I wouldn't be surprised if that old man called the cops on you...


CAUSE YOU STOLE IT!

har har har

Good find!
Old Aug 13, 2007 | 07:30 AM
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Congrats!
Old Aug 13, 2007 | 09:29 AM
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Sounds like a great deal... Welcome to the club.
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I know this is a manual trans thread, I got an auto, got my car back from Speed INC, Schaumburg IL, last week. I got a 373 gear and 3200 stall. I’m still breaking in the gear, haven’t gotten on it yet, but what a difference so far. Here’s some pics.




They also did a complete trans service as well, new filter and gasket.
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Originally Posted by Beast
I know this is a manual trans thread
This is actually a 15-year-old thread about a guy who bought a Z06. Pretty sure you replied to the wrong discussion.
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