Short Trips
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Melting Slicks
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From: Havre de Grace Maryland
Short Trips
Today with temps only in the high 70’s I went in the 04 vert with top down to get some corn and watermelon from the local farm that is about 5 miles away. Two hours later came home with 50 miles on the meter over country roads. Walked in and wife said, where have you been, it is only 10 minutes away (if you are getting ready to retire, be prepared for the time and place questions). So how long are your short trips in your Vette?
Burning Brakes
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The first week I had my newest Vette...its been about 5 years since the last one...my wife and I came home from dinner about 9:30. I told her I needed to run to the 7/11 for a minute. By the time I got home it was after midnight. I don't even remember where I went or what roads I took...but it was a really good time.
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It seems like I always put more miles on the car than I expect when I go out for a drive. It's kind of like the car has a mind of its own and just keeps taking me down the road. Not like I'm complaining though.
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From: Caledonia Ontario
I always take the smoothest route which seems to turn into the longest route.
Funny thing is, I bitch about the price of gas in my other vehicles but it never seems to get mentioned while driving the Vette.
Bill
Funny thing is, I bitch about the price of gas in my other vehicles but it never seems to get mentioned while driving the Vette.
Bill
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1/4 mile/AutoX
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Vette 28 highway, truck 16 highway, I do like driving my truck !!!!!!
Drifting
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If I'm in the car, I take the twisty route. I swear google even knows when I am in the car based on the directions it gives me. 
<edit> Straight and slow in the truck, fast and twisty in the car. That's why I bought them, one to haul crap and one to haul ***.
<edit> Straight and slow in the truck, fast and twisty in the car. That's why I bought them, one to haul crap and one to haul ***.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Havre de Grace Maryland
1/4 mile/AutoX
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Burning Brakes
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Didn't Super Tramp have a Vette in mind when they wrote the song......
Take The Long Way Home'
https://youtu.be/EwaRvALFRcQ
Take The Long Way Home'
https://youtu.be/EwaRvALFRcQ
You my friend are a wise man, Amen !!!
I just tell the misses I'll be back in a few and she knows not to wait standing...
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From: jefferson texas
I'm with you! Any excuse will do. Not long ago decided to go for a ride, left Texas and went over to Louisiana for a chinese takeout lunch (that was the excuse!), drop top down, tunes, wind, sun, by myself, thats what its all about! Have a good one and best wishes!
Le Mans Master
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From: Midland TX
I have been driving mine about 10 miles a day, every day for 16 years... that's it!
I never take mine out of town and the streets are like a 3rd world country around here - so only a few semi-safe routes to get a few places. There are lots of areas in town I can no longer access at all. I sometimes call a Taxi or rent a car if I have an appointment across town as it is not worth the risk. We have sink-holes even in parking lots that are almost the size of a Corvette and when it rains they are sometimes completely hidden by standing water.
On the plus side the local Property Taxes are crippling! Mine are almost as much as my entire house payment was including taxes and insurance when I first built my home 20 years ago!!!
I never take mine out of town and the streets are like a 3rd world country around here - so only a few semi-safe routes to get a few places. There are lots of areas in town I can no longer access at all. I sometimes call a Taxi or rent a car if I have an appointment across town as it is not worth the risk. We have sink-holes even in parking lots that are almost the size of a Corvette and when it rains they are sometimes completely hidden by standing water.
On the plus side the local Property Taxes are crippling! Mine are almost as much as my entire house payment was including taxes and insurance when I first built my home 20 years ago!!!
Last edited by Choreo; Sep 14, 2016 at 12:38 AM.
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I have been driving mine about 10 miles a day, every day for 16 years... that's it!
I never take mine out of town and the streets are like a 3rd world country around here - so only a few semi-safe routes to get a few places. There are lots of areas in town I can no longer access at all. I sometimes call a Taxi or rent a car if I have an appointment across town as it is not worth the risk. We have sink-holes even in parking lots that are almost the size of a Corvette and when it rains they are sometimes completely hidden by standing water.
On the plus side the local Property Taxes are crippling! Mine are almost as much as my entire house payment was including taxes and insurance when I first built my home 20 years ago!!!
I never take mine out of town and the streets are like a 3rd world country around here - so only a few semi-safe routes to get a few places. There are lots of areas in town I can no longer access at all. I sometimes call a Taxi or rent a car if I have an appointment across town as it is not worth the risk. We have sink-holes even in parking lots that are almost the size of a Corvette and when it rains they are sometimes completely hidden by standing water.
On the plus side the local Property Taxes are crippling! Mine are almost as much as my entire house payment was including taxes and insurance when I first built my home 20 years ago!!!
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Funny you posted this, when I have to go and get groceries or gas, I always seem to take the long way in the corvette.
Burning Brakes
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From: Cartersville GA
I tend to get lost on the way home much more often when I'm in the 'Vette. Work lunch breaks sometimes go longer than they're supposed to on really nice days because the service in some restaurants is just slower....
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