Why the obsession??
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Safety Car
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From: Latrobe PA
Why the obsession??
I was just thinking today..what makes a corvette a car that so many of us are obsessed with???
It is just a car like any other. It has a motor, tires, brakes and everything else that any other car has.....but...it is not just another car.
How did this all come about??
I sometimes treat mine better than my wife and children!! That is insane, but to us who are "infected" with the vette virus, it makes sense.
I think we all need counceling.
Glad I got that off my chest. I feel better now!
It is just a car like any other. It has a motor, tires, brakes and everything else that any other car has.....but...it is not just another car.
How did this all come about??
I sometimes treat mine better than my wife and children!! That is insane, but to us who are "infected" with the vette virus, it makes sense.
I think we all need counceling.
Glad I got that off my chest. I feel better now!
Safety Car
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From: Euless Texas
To quote the other guy...
With an emphasis on this 
OBSESSION: Recurrent and persistent thought, impulse, or image experienced as intrusive and distressing. Recognized as being excessive and unreasonable even though it is the product of one's mind. This thought, impulse, or image cannot be expunged by logic or reasoning.
This thought, impulse, or image cannot be expunged by logic or reasoning
Le Mans Master
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From: The Beautiful Inland Empire WA.
There's no explaining it that's for sure.......just sit back and enjoy it. I thank the Lord that I have a wife that encourages my obsession with our Vette. That makes all of the difference.
Team Owner
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From: Scottsdale AZ
But you're right- it's not . . . It's playing in the Pro's when you're in little league or the NBA while playing high school round-ball . . . it's the Farrah Fawcett poster come alive.
Unless you've got it . ..you don't get it.
It's the best sickness you can have . . .
Unless you've got it . ..you don't get it.
It's the best sickness you can have . . .
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From: St. Louis MO
I was just thinking today..what makes a corvette a car that so many of us are obsessed with???
It is just a car like any other. It has a motor, tires, brakes and everything else that any other car has.....but...it is not just another car.
How did this all come about??
I sometimes treat mine better than my wife and children!! That is insane, but to us who are "infected" with the vette virus, it makes sense.
I think we all need counceling.
Glad I got that off my chest. I feel better now!
It is just a car like any other. It has a motor, tires, brakes and everything else that any other car has.....but...it is not just another car.
How did this all come about??
I sometimes treat mine better than my wife and children!! That is insane, but to us who are "infected" with the vette virus, it makes sense.
I think we all need counceling.
Glad I got that off my chest. I feel better now!
Instructor
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From: debary fl
Married 47 years also and have always had a Vette. My friends ask why I still drive them and my answer is, If you never had one, don't get one because you will be totally unhappy without one again. Tried it for 2 years when I could not afford one and bought a 87 Grand National. Fantastic car and cheap to create horsepower but it was not a Corvette and never will be. You will never be the same again without one in your garage. They are addicting.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2007
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From: Lindenhurst, IL
I've always obsessed over my cars.
However, the obsession has become a hopeless addiction with my new Vette.
It's the sexiest, most beautiful, most exhilarating and simply the most awesome car I've ever owned!
I can't stay away from it!
However, the obsession has become a hopeless addiction with my new Vette.
It's the sexiest, most beautiful, most exhilarating and simply the most awesome car I've ever owned!
I can't stay away from it!
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Pembroke Pines Florida
So one day I'm at home and my wife is at work and she calls me says asks what I'm doing. I tell her I'm in the garage polishing my tailpipes -- and say no, that's not a euphemism!
She sighs and says for the 1,000th time -- you really do love that Corvette.
Yes, it's an obsession.
She sighs and says for the 1,000th time -- you really do love that Corvette.
Yes, it's an obsession.
CF Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Tucson Arizona
"...It is just a car like any other..."
I beg to differ...with all due respect it is not a car like any other. It may have a motor, brakes and tires like other cars but that's about where the similarity ends. I look at my C6....I drive my C6...it is not your average car.
I beg to differ...with all due respect it is not a car like any other. It may have a motor, brakes and tires like other cars but that's about where the similarity ends. I look at my C6....I drive my C6...it is not your average car.
