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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 10:29 PM
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I was part of a few forums about a decade ago, at the time I had a '99 C5 FRC. I ended up selling it due to personal situations and swore I would find another one, a better one, someday. FF to now and I found just that. It’s a 2002, yellow Z06 with 26k miles and was completely stock, up to and including the 1-4 skip.

I could not have asked for a better upgrade from 10 years ago. Cleanest vehicle I've set eyes on; inside, outside, underneath, you name it. Anyway, that’s the quick introduction of myself. Oh yes, I’m visiting from way up north; Alaska



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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 10:31 PM
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Where's the pictures? Congrats on your new ride!!!!
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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 10:37 PM
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…..updated with current picture. Funny, I've taken lots of the car, very few with me or anybody else
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Old Aug 30, 2014 | 09:56 PM
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Looks great
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Old Aug 30, 2014 | 10:39 PM
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Nice pic! Makes me miss my 03 MY Z.
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Old Sep 6, 2014 | 10:52 AM
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Beautiful car. Yellow is the best Z color!!!
Enjoy and be safe......
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Old Sep 6, 2014 | 04:52 PM
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My target color. Mod red if I can shake it loose from a guy in TX. First the M-B needs a good home.
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Old Sep 6, 2014 | 07:43 PM
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Congrats OP on your Z06. Enjoy it and take care of it and it will pay you back in spades.
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Congrats love my MY Z06 as well.
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Old Sep 6, 2014 | 09:26 PM
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congrats

yes the C5 Z's are a great car for the money.
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Old Sep 9, 2014 | 10:56 AM
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And you even bought the best color.

How long is the Corvette season up there? Here in Michigan we get to drive the fun cars April through (sometimes) mid-November before the snow / salt trucks come out and ruin all of the fun.
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Well….depends if you’re a purest (like myself) or just don’t care. Once the snow melts and the roads are cleaned you can safely start driving reliably from May – 1st week of August. Then monsoon seasons starts and rain rain rain, so you end up picking your days. I’m still driving mine but not much more than once a week at this point. Frost is right around the corner, when that happens she will get put up for the winter.

I’ve seen some people drive them year round. An act which would send me into outer space seeing how uptight I get just hitting a puddle or god forbid those unsuspecting rain clouds that open up on the way home.

Each time I look in the garage I still can't believe I found that car
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