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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 07:19 PM
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When I finally made up my mind to look at a Corvette..I drove only 2!!! A very nice 2000 with Automatic...and then my new 2000 coupe with a six-speed...Drives like a new car!!! I have restored about 10 cars in my life, and always had to bring them "back from the dead"...this is the first car I have ever bought ( play car) that I actually had to strip and remove excess wax...!!! Stripped the old wax, clayed, and finally waxed with a foam pad yesterday...for those of you that have been following my threads, thought I would have to color-sand out some scratches on the R/Rear fender...but they waxed out!! When we decided to sell our collector cars last year ( and get down to 3 cars from 5)...really was depressed, and tried out another car (Lexus Sc430) which was a car I always wanted...but never drove until I bought. Very, very nice car...but after trouble -shooting and driving for 6 months...not really my kind of car. I had sold my prize '06 Miata (only 5,000 miles..with performance options)...and although the Lexus was very, very refined..did not give me the performance I guess I always wanted. Strangely enough, made the decision to buy a 'Vette, drove the second car...and bought it.!!! Sold my Lexus the next day!!...I could have looked for a year, and not found a nicer car than the 'Vette I bought. To make it even more interesting...wanted to replace the driver's seat cover ( a little worn like most '00 Vettes) ..went to a store selling out their inventory yesterday...and bought a "used" virtually new OEM light-oak seat cover for only $100...strangely how things work out when they are "meant to be"...Bob
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 09:05 PM
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Sounds like you got a great car there! These cars are really fun to drive, work on, wash........ it just goes on and on....one thing, be careful of the mod bug, it gets all of us eventually

Enjoy your new ride....and remember to wave
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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Sounds like you got a great car there! These cars are really fun to drive, work on, wash........ it just goes on and on....one thing, be careful of the mod bug, it gets all of us eventually

Enjoy your new ride....and remember to wave
Congrat's
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 09:10 PM
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have to post more pics....cant say you got a new car and not post pics of the car lol Congrats!
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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Congrats on your purchase - and hope that you really enjoy the Corvette for a long, long time.
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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Congrats on the coupe...and welcome
does that shop have any more "used" light oak seat covers
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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It was a "one day" thing...and we got the only "used" OEM seat cover...just the "luck of the draw" ...or something like that...

Bob
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 10:03 PM
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It sounds like the stars aligned for you!
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