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Le Mans Master
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From: Huntington tx
My neighbor came back to me after I sold him a 93 Ruby Red C4 and told me his brother just looked up the car on the internet and it HAS A LT5 that's putting out 400hp! Man what a dumb nut I was for selling him one so cheap!
No kidding...... I just turned and went back inside.
No kidding...... I just turned and went back inside.
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I'm careful with information. If I know something, I will tell people, however, if I don't know something, I say, "I don't know" and hope to learn the info from someone who does.
Le Mans Master
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From: Palm Harbor not far from Sebring Florida
St. Jude Donor '11
Oldtimer
Having a Corvette and meeting people driving Corvette's that know nothing about its heritage is not uncommon. I will admit that club members in this area have a good working knowledge, maybe all are not totally into the complete history, but on a whole they know at least what generation they drive and if it is a roadster or coupe.
I sure do not lose any sleep over what some people know and don't know. I do however try and enlighten them when they make a statement that is incorrect and hope by doing so I don't upset them.
I sure do not lose any sleep over what some people know and don't know. I do however try and enlighten them when they make a statement that is incorrect and hope by doing so I don't upset them.
Drifting
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From: Columbus Oh
just the other day i read a post here on the forum from a guy who was going to buy a second c5. he ended up not getting the car he originally posted about but instead bought a "98 z06." i about died i was laughing so hard when i read it.
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
I was at a show and this guy came up to me and my friends. He says he thinks that the C5's and C6's are nice but he will keep his C4 because it has so much more leg room...... We all just looked at each other in amazement... 
He was serious too... 
He was wearing gold rimed glasses, gold chains, gold bracelets, gold rings, and he looked like a pimp from the 70's. We never bothered to go look at his ride. I think I would have died laughing at it....
Some have NO clue.
And yea I hear people saying they have a 03 anniversary car. When I ask them what color it is, there answer is never right... I just nod my head and agree. 
I love going to a dealership and listening to the dealers talk about the car's/vettes they sell. I love correcting them in front of other people. It amuses me I guess...
Toque
He was serious too... He was wearing gold rimed glasses, gold chains, gold bracelets, gold rings, and he looked like a pimp from the 70's. We never bothered to go look at his ride. I think I would have died laughing at it....
Some have NO clue.
And yea I hear people saying they have a 03 anniversary car. When I ask them what color it is, there answer is never right...
I just nod my head and agree. I love going to a dealership and listening to the dealers talk about the car's/vettes they sell. I love correcting them in front of other people. It amuses me I guess...
Toque
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St. Jude Donor '11
Oldtimer
I have seen a few post in this topic about how dumb people are because they say they have a 2003 Corvette Anniversary editon. Maybe when you meet these people, instead of thinking that they must be the dumbest person alive, stop and think. First off many of these are first time Corvette owners. They have possibly always dreamed of driving the Great American Sports Car, and they have reached that point in their lives where they can own one. In reality all 2003 Corvette's are an anniversary cars, not the special anniversary package, but still an anniversary. Don't forget all 2003 Corvette's came with the 50th Anniversary front and rear emblems as well as it was on the key blanks and on the Owners Manual. The coupes and convertibles also had the 50th anniversary emblem on the tech and speedometer. So I would say they all have a 50th anniversary car, just not the special package.
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From: pueblo co
We enthusiasts on the forum are in fact the MINORITY. For every one of us, there are probably 50 other fellow owners who just think of it as a car.
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St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12-'13-'14, '16
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I have seen a few post in this topic about how dumb people are because they have a 2003 Corvette Anniversary editon. Maybe wen you meet this people, instead of thinking that they must be the dumbest person alive, stop and think. First off many of these are first time Corvette owners. They have possibly always dreamed of driving the Great American Sports Car, and they have reached that point in their lives where they can own one. In reality all 2003 Corvette's are an anniversary car, not the special anniversary package, but still an anniversary. Don't forget all 2003 Corvette's came with the 50th Anniversary front and rear emblems as well as it was on the key blanks and on the Owners Manual. The coupes and convertibles also had the 50th anniversary emblem on the tech and speedometer. So I would say they all have a 50th anniversary car, just not the special package.
Le Mans Master
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From: Knoxville Tn
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From: Machineguns, because I don’t compromise
I took these pictures at the Corvette Museum a couple years ago.
Fugly wheels that thankfully never made it to production.
I snuck behind the ropes to catch a shot of it's Vin number.
Now you know there were at least 22 made before it..
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Drifting
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From: Richmond Virginia
Pays to know your cars, trust me when I say that the dealer KNOWS that that 96 vette doesnt really have that LS1 that he put in the advertisement.. I see that alot.. Oh and advertising F-bodies and Impalas as having "vette" motors.. The f-bodies may be really close but its still not the real deal.
Melting Slicks
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From: Orangevale California
St. Jude Donor '10
I have seen a few post in this topic about how dumb people are because they say they have a 2003 Corvette Anniversary editon. Maybe when you meet these people, instead of thinking that they must be the dumbest person alive, stop and think. First off many of these are first time Corvette owners. They have possibly always dreamed of driving the Great American Sports Car, and they have reached that point in their lives where they can own one. In reality all 2003 Corvette's are an anniversary cars, not the special anniversary package, but still an anniversary. Don't forget all 2003 Corvette's came with the 50th Anniversary front and rear emblems as well as it was on the key blanks and on the Owners Manual. The coupes and convertibles also had the 50th anniversary emblem on the tech and speedometer. So I would say they all have a 50th anniversary car, just not the special package.
I have no idea what the "Proper Terminology" would be for my car if not a 50th Anniversary Corvette. It says "Anniversary 50" right on the badge. I definately know the difference between the 'Anniversary Edition Corvette' and my car but seriously it just comes down to semantics.
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I've fighting ignorance since 1973...it's taking longer than I thought.