First corvette driven
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 914
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From: Margate, FL
St. Jude Donor '09
My first drive was a few months ago, about 8 weeks before I bought my car. Drove the 6MT first, then the AT6 about a week later. My god, my god..... 
After that, I got in my existing car and just went ......"meh"
Got the 'Vette a few weeks later.
After that, I got in my existing car and just went ......"meh"
Got the 'Vette a few weeks later.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 8,285
Likes: 14
From: Iowa
It was my brother's '70 black convertible and I was 21 or so. I loved the look and driving for short trips but it was pretty beat-up and rode like a haywagon on any bumpy roads. C6 is so much better!
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,324
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From: Vernon Hills IL
I drove my dad's 1984 Auto when I was 15 in 1996 - I was 6'5" at the time, so we both figured that we could beat the law for a couple of miles.
Little did he know that I copied his keys for more than a few joyrides when I was 16 and 17!
I finally bought my own when I was 23... My old '88 35th Anniversary Edition was the very first car I bought with my own money. My dad still has that '84 (and I still haven't told him about my grand theft auto escapades!
) Now, I'm on my third Vette and saving up for my fourth to add to the stable! Since I was brought home from the hospital when I was born in a 1981 Coupe, I figure that I've got the Corvette bug for life! 
Little did he know that I copied his keys for more than a few joyrides when I was 16 and 17!
I finally bought my own when I was 23... My old '88 35th Anniversary Edition was the very first car I bought with my own money. My dad still has that '84 (and I still haven't told him about my grand theft auto escapades!
) Now, I'm on my third Vette and saving up for my fourth to add to the stable! Since I was brought home from the hospital when I was born in a 1981 Coupe, I figure that I've got the Corvette bug for life!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,042
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From: Bedford, TX
April 2007 I drove an '07 A6 coupe (test drive). Then I had an '07 MN6 coupe a week later (purchase). I was 49 years old. I wanted to get a Vette before I turned 50. 
Before that I've ridden in a C3 that a friend has.
Before that I've ridden in a C3 that a friend has.
Intermediate
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 29
Likes: 0
From: naples fl
My dad had '76, '79 and '82 that I only was able to stare at! It wasn't until I was 22 that I was able to drive his red 1990. I thought that moved until I test drove an '08 back in March. I bought my '08 a week after that test drive and was 39 yrs old.
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Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 4,598
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From: Miami FL
2020 C6 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16,'17,'18-'19-'20-'21-'22
In 2006 at age 59: local dealer demo MN6 Vert, before ordering same from Tommy Jr. at MacMulkins for Museum Delivery. The local South Florida dealer threw me out of his store when I showed him my GSU certificate. 
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,576
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From: Webster Groves (St. Louis) MO
Though I've loved Corvettes my whole life and always known I would buy one, I confess my first time driving one was ...
... age 31, three weeks ago, 2008 C6
I bought my '09 two hours later
... age 31, three weeks ago, 2008 C6
I bought my '09 two hours later
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 3,786
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From: Pleasanton California
The first I drove was a co-workers 1980 model with California emissions. It felt cool sitting in the driver seat. Then I started it up...and was very dissapointed in how slow that car was. It was a real dog!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Thousand Oaks California
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 958
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From: Fresno California
Drove a lot of muscle in my younger years, Pontiac GTO, Buick GS, Olds 442, but did not own.
Owned a '67 Camero with 300 HP, 327 in high school. I was a senior.
But the "cherry on top" came in 1997 when I drove my friends '91 Coupe.
In 1999 I purchased a 1992 Coupe.
Owned a '67 Camero with 300 HP, 327 in high school. I was a senior.
But the "cherry on top" came in 1997 when I drove my friends '91 Coupe.
In 1999 I purchased a 1992 Coupe.
