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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 06:25 AM
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What a weekend I had at Mid-Americas Funfest. I won a Celebrity choice award with my C5 and bought a new C7. It doesn't get much better than this.

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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 07:35 AM
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Have fun with them both. congrats.
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 07:36 AM
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congrats


please tell me that's not a real cow
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 07:45 AM
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Man, that IS a good weekend! Congrats!
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 08:13 AM
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I'm not a big C7 fan but that one looks nice....
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 08:52 AM
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congrats on both the award and purchase
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 09:23 AM
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 09:28 AM
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I'll say, congrats on both
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That is one helluva weekend!! Congrats
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 02:24 PM
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That is awesome. Your C5 looks great and the new C7 is stunning.
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 03:46 PM
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That is a good weekend! Which one did you drive home?
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 03:48 PM
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That is awesome. Your C5 looks great and the new C7 is stunning.
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 03:56 PM
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Cool!! Who was the celebrity?
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More pictures of the C5 please
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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 08:23 PM
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Cool!! Who was the celebrity?
It was Dennis Pittsenbarger from Professional Automotive Tomfoolery that picked my C5.
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Congrats on the win and the C7!
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Congrats on both! Looks like the C5 is a Mallett Car.
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Thanks for posting extra pictures.
Interesting exhaust tips, never seen them before on a C5
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