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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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after the worst buying experience ever in my life, i will have the vette on the road. title just arrived from california. i dont wanna get into the whole story, but i saw a car on this forum in MARCH and flew to indianna to drive it home back to jersey. when i got there title was ripped. nj dmv sucks. so does the whole state of california.
got the title today. videos of burnouts and driving in the snow and rain to follow!!!!

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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 11:46 AM
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 12:05 PM
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Now that the stress is over, you can enjoy the Vette
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 01:43 PM
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Congrats! let's see some pics!
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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the FD is my friends and it's going to have an ls1 and paint within the year. we just picked it up a few months ago from virginia for a deal.
lovin the car! cant wait for snow!!!!!!
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 03:24 PM
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Enjoy the new ride.
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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congrats on the new ride! Now go give her a nice warm bath!
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i wanna get it detailed and waxed
i rag on guys here for garage queen status, but my neighbor lets me use his garage for my motorcycle. (i live in apartmnent building with one off street parking space on a main road near two bars)
i kinda wanna put it on there to keep people away from it more than im worried about rain or snow
satill gonna drive it all the time
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Nice car. Congrats.
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Congrats on the purchase and good that the registration issues have been resolved. Hopefully you can get out and enjoy the car a bit before winter keeps the car in the garage.
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Kick back and enjoy the ride
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