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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 12:31 PM
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I saw this in a parking lot around here the other day.
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Elvisf16
I saw this in a parking lot around here the other day.
Poor car.
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 12:32 PM
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 12:33 PM
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 12:34 PM
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i'd hate to see what his house looks like!
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 12:36 PM
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Sad. At least it should give some hope to the people looking for cheap C5s on the for sale board. I wonder what the oil looks like.
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 12:37 PM
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That bastiard!!!! I say, wait for him to come out, beat the living s@#t out of him and as he lays unconscious in a pool of blood in the sidewalk, gently place a poster of a brand new, shiny C5 corvette that says, "Corvette, america's sports car"
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 12:39 PM
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" my other car is a piece of **** too"
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 12:42 PM
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Couldn't afford insurance after buying the car. Too bad.
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by gillettij
" my other car is a piece of **** too"
That vette probably has one of those "My other car is a Porsche" bumper stickers on the back of it. That one is probably his daily-driver/beater car.
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 12:49 PM
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Although my gray vette is my beater, it doesn't look anything like that.
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 12:49 PM
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Or it could be that this happened recently and hasn't gotten it to a body shop to be fixed yet. I know the bodyshop i go to, sometimes takes weeks to get an appointment for.
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Medivh
Or it could be that this happened recently and hasn't gotten it to a body shop to be fixed yet. I know the bodyshop i go to, sometimes takes weeks to get an appointment for.
Doubt it. Look at the brake dust on the wheels. That car is sorely neglected and should be removed from the owner.
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 12:57 PM
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Looks like some pretty rough treatment. Maybe just a recent accident and is awaiting repairs. Hope so anyway.
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 12:58 PM
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Are those the fixed headlights?
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 01:01 PM
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Are those the fixed headlights?
They look broken to me.
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 01:09 PM
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Is there a federal program for abused and neglected Corvettes? There should be cause that owner needs to be brought up on some kind of charges.

Damn shame.
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 01:12 PM
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Jesh, can't understand why no one has parked next to him! We are usually magnets for other vehicles.
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Elvisf16
I saw this in a parking lot around here the other day.
this picture shows why GM went to exposed headlight,the C-5 looks bad with the light open. you have to see a C-5 in the daylight to see how it spoils the looks of a C-5
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by clem zahrobsky
this picture shows why GM went to exposed headlight,the C-5 looks bad with the light open. you have to see a C-5 in the daylight to see how it spoils the looks of a C-5
So THAT'S why it looks bad. I couldn't figure out what was wrong.
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