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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 11:46 AM
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I love daily driving my coupe!!!!
Fall in love everytime I drive it!
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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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My C5 coupe is my summertime daily driver.

I like driving this when the sun's not shining - 2005 Toyota Tacoma TRD Offroad.

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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 06:49 PM
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My DD is an 08 Trailblazer 4wd, PA winters are just too nasty for me to drive my Z year round. Plus I drop the kids off and p/u at school m-f, two kids dont fit in the C5 too well, even though my son offers to ride in the trunk if I'll take him to school in it, lol. I just bought my 03z last month, got it primarily as a weekend fun/race car anyway. I really dont think I'll be able to park it all winter though, any weekend days above freezing and the roads are ok its coming out for a romp

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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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My Vette sits in the garage, covered up. I wanted to take it out for a spin today, but alas, the pooch wanted to go, so out came the explorer and it, pooch and I went for a ride. Unfortunately the Vette takes second to the pooch, and the pooch does not ride in the Vette.
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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 11:20 PM
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In the summer time the vert is my DD. During the winter time I use my SRT-4.
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Old Dec 9, 2011 | 02:38 AM
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Toy = 2003 Z06
DD = 2002 C5 Vert
Soon to be Toy/DD = 2014 C7
but my Vert will remain under primary DD duty.

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Old Dec 9, 2011 | 02:58 AM
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2001 C5 Coupe - my only car - every day for over 11 years now.
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Old Dec 9, 2011 | 03:20 AM
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My DD gets about half of the MPG my Z gets

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