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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 07:07 PM
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I remember numerous threads of members saying that some cars were Garage Queens
See the following pics and all haters will know why my Z is kept inside[/IMG][/IMG][/IMG]
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 07:27 PM
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That is so sad....
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 07:28 PM
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NO WORRIES!!!

A little Zaino and that'll come right back to showroom finish.
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 07:32 PM
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Oviously someone that never cared for that car. Hell they parked it in a gravel pit lol
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 07:54 PM
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NO WORRIES!!!

A little Zaino and that'll come right back to showroom finish.
Or it could be kept inside
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 08:19 PM
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Toque will fix it!

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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 09:57 PM
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Looks like a crappy re paint. I keep all my vehicles inside to protect them and keep them nice longer. Also helps with re-sale as it's pretty easy to tell if it's been kept inside or out.
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 10:21 PM
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Garage queens never get out of the garage. Mine lives in the garage at night. During the day, not so much.
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That car's had a tough life from the looks of the paint.
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 10:30 PM
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I'd call mine a Garage Queen...........in so much that it spends a lot of time under a cover in the garage, and it doesn't get driven in the rain, and it is pampered to hell. But it is driven.
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Originally Posted by C5FORFUN2
Looks like a crappy re paint. I keep all my vehicles inside to protect them and keep them nice longer. Also helps with re-sale as it's pretty easy to tell if it's been kept inside or out.


Clearcoat delamination is usually bad prep before clearcoat application or chemical etching. For all we know the car used to be pink.
I don't have a garage for my vette at the moment but I spend a LOT of time caring for my car's finish.

Garage space is coming very soon, though.

Then time for headers. And clutch. and intake. probably heads and cam. and a CAI. I better build jack adapers and ramps. Oh man it's going to be so awesome having a GARAGE for my car!


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Originally Posted by C5FORFUN2
Looks like a crappy re paint. I keep all my vehicles inside to protect them and keep them nice longer. Also helps with re-sale as it's pretty easy to tell if it's been kept inside or out.
Definitely a re-paint. Was how my first C5 turned out when I changed the colors and the body shop didn't do their job correctly.
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Old Nov 3, 2012 | 02:56 PM
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Yeah. That has little to do with being stored outside and much more to do with a bad paint job and/or just plain not washing and waxing.
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What the heck are those doors right in front of them for???
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Originally Posted by C5FORFUN2
What the heck are those doors right in front of them for???
He keeps his daily driver in there.
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Washer dryer a freezer a fridge a vac a steam mop clothes steamer sink hot water heater 5 dbl stack tool boxes air compressor, car is safer in the driveway
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