Do you miss?
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Melting Slicks
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Do you miss?
Just wondering, how many of you miss your previous Corvette(s) with the smell from your pre-environmental, no fuel injected, big Holly, full cam corvette with side pipes (my 72 had an Edlebrock manifold with 2 4B Holly’s, a monster) when you stepped on it? The roar that you heard was from the engine, not the sound designed mufflers. I do.
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I keep looking at C3's and C2's to add to my fleet. I love the early cars and the rawness that comes with them. I have other old cars too though so they fill that need. Every time I jump in the C5 though it puts a smile on my face. It just does everything so well.
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Yes, I miss some of the other Corvettes I have owned, but I am also very pleased with my C7.
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Had six C3's. I enjoyed only needing a box of wrenches and a socket set to fix everything. One C4 and one C5 vert later, time moves on for better comfort and performance using normal pump gas for much better mpg. Sorry, it's 2021 and 1969 is gone for me..
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Hell no. Last year I bought a ‘77 to go with my C5Z. It was gone six months after buying it as it was the worst vehicle ownership I’ve ever had. The leaks, squeaks, rattles, and just the fact that the thing was work to drive. Even the ‘84 I owned a few years ago (actually was a great car) felt like it was built in another century, and yet they were only seven years apart. The saying “if you loved the cars of your childhood, don’t buy one” is true.
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Just wondering, how many of you miss your previous Corvette(s) with the smell from your pre-environmental, no fuel injected, big Holly, full cam corvette with side pipes (my 72 had an Edlebrock manifold with 2 4B Holly’s, a monster) when you stepped on it? The roar that you heard was from the engine, not the sound designed mufflers. I do.
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My 58 had dual quads and on a hard corner turn it would leak gas--club members had the fix, but my 64 and 65 were my first entry in fuel injection and all since have had FI. Dont miss the raw gas smell at all.