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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 06:05 PM
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And I nearly forgot. I got my first wave yesterday while driving my daughter around. White C5 going the opposite direction and he beat me to the wave!! He has no idea how excited that made me - LOL!!
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 06:13 PM
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Nice C5-and has my favorite color. How many miles are on it?

How about some pictures of the interior and more of the exterior?
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 06:29 PM
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Here's a couple more pics. Engine bay is dusty, but clean otherwise. I haven't had a chance to clean things up from the weekend! Car had 86k miles on it and I paid around 15.5.

A bit higher than maybe you'd expect for the mileage, but it has new tires from January, and the following recent fixes: new driver side window regulator, new headlight actuator (no brass gears dang it!), and the Oil sending unit was just replaced. All said I feel it wasn't a steal but a fair price - especially for single owner with all records well kept.



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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 07:15 PM
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Congrats on a great looking Vette, Welcome to the forum.
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 07:57 PM
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Beautiful TR cpe. I had no idea any states other than CA. had a restriction on LTs. Too bad, 'cause they sound nice. GL with your new passion.
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 09:18 PM
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congrats and welcome..drive it and enjoy

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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 09:36 PM
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You chose well, beautiful car.
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 10:04 PM
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congrats on the nice ride and welcome to the corvette family..and watch out for the mod bug, she bites hard and its hard to get rid of her!
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 10:21 PM
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Sweeet!
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 10:36 PM
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Congrats and smart choice on the color!
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 08:47 PM
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Nice purchase! Looks like it was well maintained and that engine bay will clean up real nice with some Adams. Have fun with it!
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 09:02 PM
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Before driving my car, I had test driven a C6 and a C5 that had a C6 shifter in it. I didn't know the C5 had a C6 shifter in it until I got behind the wheel of my car. I immediately knew that stock shifter had to go. I would like to try an MGW shifter but found a C6 shifter and **** with 50 miles on it for $90 shipping included. I've been happy with it.

Congrats on the car......looks nice!
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 10:25 PM
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Congrats and welcome. You will learn a great deal from the guys here. Check the balance on your retirement account and then start modding!!!!
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 10:29 PM
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Congrats and welcome!
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