What do you do??
Racer
Joined: May 2004
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From: Toms River NJ
56, retired after working at GM and then 32 years for an insurance company on the research end. My son just finished a 5 year engineering program. He doesn't know it yet but he is going to support my wife and me in the life style I want to get used to. Damn, just remebered he is on this forum and just bought his first Vette, guess he knows now.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 798
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From: Dana Point CA
I am a 52 year old dentist with several practices in Southern Kalifornia.
In high school and college (1970's), I never cared for Corvettes as at the time I felt they were a cult item for middle aged divorced people. In 1991, I discovered I was a middle aged divorced person and bought my first Vette, a black 1991 ZR-1. I have owned a 99 C5, a 67 427 roadster, currently own a 94 ZR-1 and I'm "on the list" for a Machine Silver Z06. Porsches, Ferraris, Lambos are not of any interest to me to own.
In high school and college (1970's), I never cared for Corvettes as at the time I felt they were a cult item for middle aged divorced people. In 1991, I discovered I was a middle aged divorced person and bought my first Vette, a black 1991 ZR-1. I have owned a 99 C5, a 67 427 roadster, currently own a 94 ZR-1 and I'm "on the list" for a Machine Silver Z06. Porsches, Ferraris, Lambos are not of any interest to me to own.
Intermediate
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 28
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From: beaumont CA
Originally Posted by uloozer
to afford a C6 or a C6 Z06??? Just curious? I'm spending my children's college fund to make my dreams come true.... I work at a manufacturing facility producing planes... Cessna to be exact... I've got a new "smaller" house along with the wife's Grand Cherokee plus an old 72 chevelle with a big block project car (it's 4 sale).... I just would like to get an idea of what it takes to own more than one C6.... I see people from this board that have some really exotic cars and wonder where I went wrong.... I'm willing to take donations so that you can help me support my habit of being a Vette operator...LOL.....
If your in the market for a new model 10 citation or Sovereign I can hook you up with an employee discount for minimal cost...LOL
If your in the market for a new model 10 citation or Sovereign I can hook you up with an employee discount for minimal cost...LOL
Heel & Toe
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 24
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Formula of Owning a Corvette:
Raised Poor, Started a Machine Shop, 20 years later, very successful.
Kept girlfriends but never married, have no kids, (think Robert Stack)
Obeyed laws zealously (no fun sometimes)
Bought my first new corvette 3-6-06
Each person has their formula.
I think if it were just a guys world, we would buy big screen tvs, sports cars, off-shore boats, etc. without much consideration for Kids College (after all, that is why they have financial aid right?) and the Wife's reasoning (stayed away from that set-up with a passion)
The nice part of being independent of a better half, is that the one who controlls the checkbook, has all the power. sweeeet
Raised Poor, Started a Machine Shop, 20 years later, very successful.
Kept girlfriends but never married, have no kids, (think Robert Stack)
Obeyed laws zealously (no fun sometimes)
Bought my first new corvette 3-6-06
Each person has their formula.
I think if it were just a guys world, we would buy big screen tvs, sports cars, off-shore boats, etc. without much consideration for Kids College (after all, that is why they have financial aid right?) and the Wife's reasoning (stayed away from that set-up with a passion)
The nice part of being independent of a better half, is that the one who controlls the checkbook, has all the power.
sweeeet
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 201
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From: Suffolk VA
I'm 27, a musician and a partner in an auto auction company. I majored in music in college, played every kind of rotten gig possible for a while, now I'm at the point where I only play for poeple who pay me well! I recently toured with a Latin American Universal Records artist, and that was a blast! Free food, free lodging, free transportation, I was given cash every day, plenty of time to go to the gym, limo service, and we started in Miami and worked up to New York with lots of time to explore. Never had to move an ounce of gear, either. The good thing about the auto auction is that it is going to allow steady income, but there are no real "hours" per say, so as long as I work my @$$ off and get my stuff done, I am free to play anywhere I want. Plus, I don't have to play music that isn't important to me!
So that's what I do. I'd also like to be a figther pilot, private investigator, an aerobatic champion, design a car that runs on human methane emission and produces 1,000 RWH, be a professional surfer, run a marathon in 2 hours flat, squat 1,000 lbs., and be a stupid comedy movie star. All in good time... :-)
So that's what I do. I'd also like to be a figther pilot, private investigator, an aerobatic champion, design a car that runs on human methane emission and produces 1,000 RWH, be a professional surfer, run a marathon in 2 hours flat, squat 1,000 lbs., and be a stupid comedy movie star. All in good time... :-)
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2005
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St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by Chupacabra
So that's what I do. I'd also like to be a professional surfer, run a marathon in 2 hours flat, squat 1,000 lbs., and be a stupid comedy movie star. All in good time... :-)
Are you sure about the "professional surfer" part? I recall one saying he never had the heart to tell his parents he was a "professional surfer" he thought they would be more understanding if he just told them he'd been in jail for the last 10 years.... lol
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Joined: Apr 2001
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From: Ex-SF Bay Area; now happily Denver area
Made some money after starting several mortgage broker operations. Home appreciation here in NorCal has helped tremendously too. Am thinking of semi-retirement from current small-company ownership.
No wife, grown son...only responsible for my own bills.
No wife, grown son...only responsible for my own bills.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2001
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From: Sioux Falls & Lake Okoboji,Ia
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 448
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From: Temecula California
Marines (Tech Controller Instructor) 28 Years Old
Figured the time that i am in the states, might as well enjoy it to the fullest.
(Plus it was goal # 7 on my top 10 things to do since i was 8 years old)
Figured the time that i am in the states, might as well enjoy it to the fullest.
(Plus it was goal # 7 on my top 10 things to do since i was 8 years old)
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: Forked River N.J.
Originally Posted by ProfMoriarty
Blowing the kids' college money on a car was your first mistake!
I know it was true for me. (Even though no help from folks, just scholarships.) Got to want it for yourself.
Racer
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 343
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From: Glendale Arizona
just graduated college last may, moved to arizona from the east coast.
24yrs old, no girlfriend(save a shtload of money there), work as a consultant for a debt settlement company.
great business to be in right now. make good money for a 1st year graduate.
doing this, buying the vette and working on launching my own nutritional supplement company within the next year.
24yrs old, no girlfriend(save a shtload of money there), work as a consultant for a debt settlement company.
great business to be in right now. make good money for a 1st year graduate.
doing this, buying the vette and working on launching my own nutritional supplement company within the next year.
Drifting
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,659
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From: Las Vegas Location: Earth
Originally Posted by cmb13
Cardiologist - finished training 4 years ago; many years of sacrifice. Finally time for something for myself. I've wanted a Vette for 25 years!
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Chino Hills, Ca. You are completely safe with me, I'm a good screamer.
<--------see screen name. I make 'em, they put them on. Kinda got cleaned out after a divorce in 93, and (benign) brain tumor surgery that same summer. I decided that I would work hard and have a good time doing while I did it. So I have paid my kids child support (4 MORE MONTHS), and put them through private school. Saved up a decent little nest egg for their college, and remarried a woman who always insists that I do whatever makes me happy. I bought a Vette and travel with her. This one is a keeper, my Vette might be too!
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