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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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Default Alright...who does the lookback?

I know I am guilty of it no matter where I go.

I just can't seem to walk away from my car without looking back at least once. Although sometimes that just isn't enough...


If you say no, I know your lying.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 11:58 PM
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I think we all do!
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 12:04 AM
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I think we all do!
YEP - how 'bout the "Double Take" ...that's me
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 12:07 AM
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haha i always look back!! sometimes like 5 times
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 12:09 AM
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guilty...you mean you only look back once?

..and a stupid grin when I walk out to it
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 12:11 AM
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Yep...Guilty as charged...
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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not as much as when i first got it. i do when i add something new though.
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 12:17 AM
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How can I NOT?

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Just can't help it-it seems to look better every day!

At Work I park it across the lot from the shop door,so I've gotta "appreciate" it every time I go out into the shop.(alot)
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I do, just as i would look back at a hot female
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I have never ever ever done that!!
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 12:58 AM
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guilty one here! i look back to make sure the alarm work and smile at myself knowing that i own a vette
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 01:19 AM
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All the time! I can't wait to get all of the new stuff on it... I might not be looking then, I think the terminology would be leering.
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 01:20 AM
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Originally Posted by shadeshift
guilty...you mean you only look back once?

..and a stupid grin when I walk out to it
haha man i totally catch myself with a stupid grin when im headed to the car.. i talk to my car, too (sometimes in baby talk)
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 01:41 AM
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How did you know:o
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Originally Posted by hawaiiC5
guilty one here! i look back to make sure the alarm work and smile at myself knowing that i own a vette
That's exactly what I do. Also, when I come home after a hard day at work and open the garage to drive the DD in, I see the back of the Vette and smile.

Yes, I've talked to her too and I've even hugged her a couple of times out of appreciation. Especially after she kept me from getting in a really bad wreck.

Is there some kind of treatment for what we have? Even if there is, I don't want it.

Owning a Vette gives new meaning to the saying: "GRIN and bear it". Or how about - GRIN and FLOOR it!
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 01:50 AM
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funny i was just thinkin that today as i did it again ...were you watchin me lol
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Originally Posted by C5lady
That's exactly what I do. Also, when I come home after a hard day at work and open the garage to drive the DD in, I see the back of the Vette and smile.

Yes, I've talked to her too and I've even hugged her a couple of times out of appreciation. Especially after she kept me from getting in a really bad wreck.

Is there some kind of treatment for what we have? Even if there is, I don't want it.

Owning a Vette gives new meaning to the saying: "GRIN and bear it". Or how about - GRIN and FLOOR it!

That's exactly what I feel. Everytime I open the garage door (I park the DD behind the vette to "protect it") I can't wipe the smile off of my face. I even say "goodbye" to it when I leave home.
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Guilty!
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 02:10 AM
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Sometimes I stand back think what it is like to not have the Vette.( just to see how many others may look at the car from a distance) The I smile pull out the keys and drive it somemore.
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