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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by vsocks1
Must be one dirty car...
Trust me, you could eat off of the body and undercarriage. I never drive it in the rain and clean it with a duster and detail spray every time I drive it.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
I'm the only one that ever washed my Vette. I have let others drive it though (with me along).

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No one washes it but me!
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by DevilDog II
I've never let anyone else drive my car nor have I ever washed it.
It's been sleeping in the garage ever since I got it home when I purchased it in Oct. '08, I've managed a few adds but this snow we're having today just adds to my Corvette FEVER !
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 03:03 PM
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No one has ever asked to drive either one and i am the only one that details them to.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Shirl
Neither. Once you give your keys to someone, they have complete control (or loss of control) over your property.
That is the reason I refrain from asking others.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 04:16 PM
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Drive it: ok only by a few people.
wash it: only done by me.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 05:15 PM
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It depends on who's washing....
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 05:21 PM
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Ive done both. Dont get me wrong ,I love my car but Its just a car.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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Haven't had my car long enough to wash it but will probably do it myself. Am having someone else detail it next week, though. Don't think I'd mind friends driving it. Having an A/T am surprised at its driveability - not the hairy beast I would think. Putting the pedal to the metal is another story. If it had a stick or "Lingenfelter" on the side, others driving it ..... hmmmmmn.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by MyVetteDream
Drive it? Sure.

Wash? Never.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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NEVER!
That's setting yourself for all kinds of liability issues.
If someone wants to drive a Vette, tell them to go buy a Vette.
It's good for the economy.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 11:11 PM
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There's been a few that have asked to drive it and others who in jest have offered to modify it for me... I just tell them, hand me $60,000... in cash, then they can do what they want.
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 12:15 AM
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I have let the wife drive it several times,, But I do the washing!! As for others driving,,depends on how well I know them and their driving/stick shift skill level !!
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 08:04 AM
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I'm the only one that washes her. Only I can touch my vette in her secret places.
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