Retired the 'Vette
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Drifting
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From: Mont Belvieu Tx
Retired the 'Vette
Well, my '99 Nassau Blue Coupe has entered a new phase in life. She has been retired to the garage. My wife and I are expecting our 2nd child soon and the vette ..well.. just can't cart all the kiddos around. So, I picked up an electric blue '07 Pontiac G6 GT (4 door) to be a daily driver in the vette's place. I feel good about this transition because now I can keep my vette the way I like to (clean and safe). So.. now to get to those repairs I've been wanting to do. New A/C control unit with a working display, oil pressure sender not saying 128PSI all the time, and replace/cap those door sills that my 3yr old girl wasn't very easy on. I'll probably end up spending more time/money on the vette now that it is a garage dweller. No figure.
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Drifting
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From: Mont Belvieu Tx
And yeah.. the Vette is paid for and I have no intentions of ever parting with it. ... ... ... ... unless the C10 (or whatever number they are at) is freaking awesome when the kids are out of college.
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Pro
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You'll probably have some fun in the G6 as well. I bought an 06 G6 GTP coupe (electron blue as well) a few months back and am quite impressed! Quite a bit of room in it, plenty quick, and handles very well - but not as well as the vette 
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IMHO - You should sell the Corvette.
Put the money in the kids' college fund.
Spend time with the kids. You'll miss them when they leave.
When the kids graduate college (or get a giant scholarship) you can buy another Corvette.
It seems like a long time to wait.
But it isn't.
Put the money in the kids' college fund.
Spend time with the kids. You'll miss them when they leave.
When the kids graduate college (or get a giant scholarship) you can buy another Corvette.
It seems like a long time to wait.
But it isn't.
Burning Brakes
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From: fort hood tx
IMHO - You should sell the Corvette.
Put the money in the kids' college fund.
Spend time with the kids. You'll miss them when they leave.
When the kids graduate college (or get a giant scholarship) you can buy another Corvette.
It seems like a long time to wait.
But it isn't.
Put the money in the kids' college fund.
Spend time with the kids. You'll miss them when they leave.
When the kids graduate college (or get a giant scholarship) you can buy another Corvette.
It seems like a long time to wait.
But it isn't.
wow talk abought extreme! way to keep the vette
trust me i got 5 kids two are out already but sometimes you need to get away and go for a cruise.u got plenty of time to save for there college.
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Drifting
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From: Mont Belvieu Tx
IMHO - You should sell the Corvette.
Put the money in the kids' college fund.
Spend time with the kids. You'll miss them when they leave.
When the kids graduate college (or get a giant scholarship) you can buy another Corvette.
It seems like a long time to wait.
But it isn't.
Put the money in the kids' college fund.
Spend time with the kids. You'll miss them when they leave.
When the kids graduate college (or get a giant scholarship) you can buy another Corvette.
It seems like a long time to wait.
But it isn't.
But, yes.. you are right. If I ever had to come up with a chunk of cash for an emergency I could sell it. Hopefully that won't happen.
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From: You can't get there from here NJ
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IMHO - You should sell the Corvette.
Put the money in the kids' college fund.
Spend time with the kids. You'll miss them when they leave.
When the kids graduate college (or get a giant scholarship) you can buy another Corvette.
It seems like a long time to wait.
But it isn't.
Put the money in the kids' college fund.
Spend time with the kids. You'll miss them when they leave.
When the kids graduate college (or get a giant scholarship) you can buy another Corvette.
It seems like a long time to wait.
But it isn't.
.If you can afford to keep it, do it. Imagine the look on your kids face if you give them the keys when they can drive, and say"Let's take the Vette out, YOU drive." I remember when I said that to my son, when we were preparing to leave Carlisle the year he got his license.Did you ever see a grin on a kids face that lasted for almost 3 hours( time it took to drive back home from Carlisle)?
Pro
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From: Spicewood, TX
IMHO - You should sell the Corvette.
Put the money in the kids' college fund.
Spend time with the kids. You'll miss them when they leave.
When the kids graduate college (or get a giant scholarship) you can buy another Corvette.
It seems like a long time to wait.
But it isn't.
Put the money in the kids' college fund.
Spend time with the kids. You'll miss them when they leave.
When the kids graduate college (or get a giant scholarship) you can buy another Corvette.
It seems like a long time to wait.
But it isn't.
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Drifting
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From: Mont Belvieu Tx
Racer
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its ok man..its for the better. As a fellow vette owner and enthusiast. I suggest I come by to your place once a month and take the car for a joy ride. You can join too if you want. That is, if you arent too busy changing diapers 