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Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Oklahoma City OK
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Melting Slicks
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From: Bedford MA
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2014
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From: Oviedo Florida
Ode le homes, Welcome.... I just bought my 3rd one 2 weeks ago and already spent over 2k on fun upgrade stuff at this rate I should be totally broke by say june but I'm gonna have one bad *** vette :-)
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AKA "The CLOWN"
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 6,261
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From: Chicago South Suburbs
01 convertibles were the worst year and are pretty much junk! You would be better off selling it for a different year or another brand perhaps!
Also the forum is at maximum capacity and you will need to be placed on a waiting list, currantly 8-12 months out! Until then you will not be able to post until you receive an email.
However you need to submit your $989.00 yearly membership fee now to be placed on the list! I will PM you that info
Thank you!
C'mon now that was pretty damn funny!
Just kidding around!
Welcome to the forum, hope you have thick skin to deal with some of us!
Also the forum is at maximum capacity and you will need to be placed on a waiting list, currantly 8-12 months out! Until then you will not be able to post until you receive an email.
However you need to submit your $989.00 yearly membership fee now to be placed on the list! I will PM you that info
Thank you!
C'mon now that was pretty damn funny!
Just kidding around!Welcome to the forum, hope you have thick skin to deal with some of us!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,332
Likes: 46
From: Bowling Green KY
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 7,420
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From: Morristown New Jersey
Oldtimer
01 convertibles were the worst year and are pretty much junk! You would be better off selling it for a different year or another brand perhaps!
Also the forum is at maximum capacity and you will need to be placed on a waiting list, currantly 8-12 months out! Until then you will not be able to post until you receive an email.
However you need to submit your $989.00 yearly membership fee now to be placed on the list! I will PM you that info
Thank you!
C'mon now that was pretty damn funny! Just kidding around!
Welcome to the forum, hope you have thick skin to deal with some of us!
Also the forum is at maximum capacity and you will need to be placed on a waiting list, currantly 8-12 months out! Until then you will not be able to post until you receive an email.
However you need to submit your $989.00 yearly membership fee now to be placed on the list! I will PM you that info
Thank you!
C'mon now that was pretty damn funny!
Just kidding around!Welcome to the forum, hope you have thick skin to deal with some of us!
Racer
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 265
Likes: 16
From: Columbus ga
Welcome- I have to say that 2001 Torch Reds are the best damn car ever made!!!!
Just let us know what your disposable income is and we can help you spend it!!!!
I will also have to say the guys on this forum are extremely helpful with any issue with your car...they have helped me many times- if you have a problem just ask the forum!!!!!!
Just let us know what your disposable income is and we can help you spend it!!!!
I will also have to say the guys on this forum are extremely helpful with any issue with your car...they have helped me many times- if you have a problem just ask the forum!!!!!!
Last edited by brucemac64; Jan 24, 2014 at 08:58 AM.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 6,835
Likes: 302
From: Columbia SC
I bought a 2001 convertible several years ago and really like it even though I don't drive it much. Please let us try and help you with any issues you have to save you money and increase your knowledge. I belong to several Forums and none are as active and as good as this one. Here is why I bought my C5:
Am 64, retired 3 years ago and here is my C5 retirement story:
Background, I had/still have a number of other classic high performance cars prior and following retirement.
My job required about a 60 mile round trip. Was using a Crown Victoria that was getting really ragged out. Headliner issues, torn seat, squeaks, high mileage, etc. The wife called it a Clampett car for those who remember the Beverly Hillbillies. She would not ride in it. She said I needed to sell it and get a nice reliable car (which it actually had been). I told her I was retiring soon and I would dump it then. With my truck and the other 6 cars I had I told her I was not sure I would need a daily driver car. Well, as things happen, a friend with a car lot called me and said his banker had asked him to sell his Corvette so he could buy his daughter a high school car. He said I needed to look at it, so I did. I have worked on several C5s for friends (oil changes, fixing electrical issues, etc.) and always liked them but could not justify getting one with all my other cars. However when I saw it I told him if it drove like it looked and if it checked out once I inspected it in the garage that I would keep it. It was a 2001 Navy Blue convertible with Light Oak top and interior, garage kept, and mint. I could not resist the color combination. Well, I drive home and the wife asks " Is that a Corvette?". I said "yes". She asked "did you buy it?". I said "you told me to get a nice reliable car". She now tells her girlfriends to make sure you are more specific when you give your husband directions. It has been a really fun car. Never would have bought it except for the color combination, just stunning.
Am 64, retired 3 years ago and here is my C5 retirement story:
Background, I had/still have a number of other classic high performance cars prior and following retirement.
My job required about a 60 mile round trip. Was using a Crown Victoria that was getting really ragged out. Headliner issues, torn seat, squeaks, high mileage, etc. The wife called it a Clampett car for those who remember the Beverly Hillbillies. She would not ride in it. She said I needed to sell it and get a nice reliable car (which it actually had been). I told her I was retiring soon and I would dump it then. With my truck and the other 6 cars I had I told her I was not sure I would need a daily driver car. Well, as things happen, a friend with a car lot called me and said his banker had asked him to sell his Corvette so he could buy his daughter a high school car. He said I needed to look at it, so I did. I have worked on several C5s for friends (oil changes, fixing electrical issues, etc.) and always liked them but could not justify getting one with all my other cars. However when I saw it I told him if it drove like it looked and if it checked out once I inspected it in the garage that I would keep it. It was a 2001 Navy Blue convertible with Light Oak top and interior, garage kept, and mint. I could not resist the color combination. Well, I drive home and the wife asks " Is that a Corvette?". I said "yes". She asked "did you buy it?". I said "you told me to get a nice reliable car". She now tells her girlfriends to make sure you are more specific when you give your husband directions. It has been a really fun car. Never would have bought it except for the color combination, just stunning.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 5,745
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From: Pueblo, CO
The best Corvette-related purchase I made. I use it almost every day.