Car: 2008 Chevrolet Corvette 3LT Z51 coupe. JSB exterior/cashmere interior.
Occasion: Prom

First off, I shall apologize for the all-caps in my title. My intentions are not to yell at anyone, however I felt that this occasion was worth extra touch. EDIT: Apparently it auto-corrects titles so that they aren't in all-caps. Very nice feature.

My second cousin leased the car in 2008 and has to turn it back in on June 1st. I asked him, expecting to get a "no", if I could take it to the Junior-Senior prom this year at school. He said it wouldn't be a problem at all! Needless to say, I was a happy boy. How many 17-year-olds get to drive a C6 for a day?

So the day of prom, I got there at 8 in the morning for a complimentary detail. I wanted it to look good and it was the least I could do to thank him for letting me drive it. It got the works: Wash, dry, claybar, leather conditioner, the whole nine yards. Two and a half hours later, it was perfect.

So the times comes for me to drive it. I drive a Silverado and learned how to drive on my mother's Tahoe. I also have a 1977 Corvette, which is no slouch, but is not exactly a rocket either. So I'm sure you can imagine my reaction when I put the peddle down... WOW. There is simply nothing like it! What a rush! The car jumped into first gear and pinned me to my seat. Scared, I backed off immediately and found myself doing 80mph, in just that short amount of time! It is just so effortless for it to gain any amount of speed. But driving through town, it handled about like a family sedan or something. Relaxed, suddle, and the fact that I got 24.3mpg through town was so amazing, it was almost hilarious.

The JSB color is really a looker too. There are other Corvettes in our town, a few here and there. There were even others at prom, but the one I was driving got the most looks. It is just such a different color than anything else on the road. As for the ever-so-popular seat debate, I thought they were great for the amount of time I drove it. I did not do any heavy driving and I do not drive it everyday either, so that may influence my opinion.

And that settled it, I simply have to have one. The Corvette has been my favorite car for years now and I am already saving for one. But this experience completely reassured me that the Corvette is the car I have to have. I hope all the C6 owners how there have similar experiences everyday

 

I had a 78 and an 81 at a very young age. When the kids came it was time to get rid of the Vette.
Fast forward 16 years....
I test drive a C-6. The next day I owned one. I was hooked. I can't blame you, the car is awesome!!!

 

What did your date think of it? Did you stomp it with her in it?

 

of prom date!

Seriously, glad you had a good time.

 

You are just about the same age I fell in love with Corvettes. I waited a lifetime to own one, the C6 was worth the wait. You have good taste my friend!

 

Sounds like a great time. However, SUDDLE? It is spelled subtle. Good luck in the future.

 

The first drive in a C6 with a bit of right foot pressure is sure to bring you a big smile and a bit of panic. Great feeling, and your post captured it all.

 

Nice little story. Welcome to the addiction.

 

 

Lol I am aware of the spelling. That is a result of my hands moving faster than my brain lol.

Aa for stomping it with her, I did. She got a big grin and had almost as good a time as I did lol. I expected to have fun, but wasn't expecting anything that extreme.

Thanks for the warm welcoming to the addiction, I think Im going to like it here

 

Sounds like you had a good time buddy. It's nice to see young guys appreciating the significance of the Corvette on these forums. I'm 19 years old and my father bought me a fully loaded C6 convertible (seen in my avatar) as a 16th birthday present back in 2008. He felt I deserved it for everything I had accomplished and I have not let him down since. Just working hard in University now to repay him once I'm older as an act of gratitude.

And the chicks dig it, especially in University. I get heads turning everywhere I go! My girl gets jealous :P

 

You don't have to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth to own one. I sat in my first vette at an autoshow when I was 16 or 17....got hooked instantly and never even drove one. At times, the thoughts of vette onwership was the only thing that got me through college. But boy, was it worth it.

 

the first car i ever drove was a corvette...so now you know how i felt

 

the buy out on the car is probably around $30k. GO FOR IT !!

 

It only has just over 9k miles on it lol. So they are currently going for about 40k with such few miles. I would drop the money here and now if I had it. But an 8$ an hour job after school doesn't quite make the cut lol.

 

a lease buy out is determined in advance and is in the contract. it doesn't matter what the condition is or how many miles are on it.

when he turns it in to the dealer, they will pay the buy out money (residual value) and mark it up $10k.

typically on 3 year leases, the buy out is roughly 50% of the sticker.

 

I just bought my '11 C6 GS Convertible a couple weeks ago. I've owned a well used 78 and a 1-owner 03 'Vette along with about 5 various years of GT Mustangs, so I "thought" I knew what I was about to go test drive. I went down to the dealership planning on buying and really just needed to pick the color (went with Inferno Orange). The sales guy asked if I wanted a test drive - silly question. I jumped in and warned the guy that my mom's nickname is "leadfoot Linda" and my Grandmom is better known as "momio-andretti" and off we went. LOL Well we got out on the highway and I told the guy to hang on, I wanted to open her up. I took a firm grip on the wheel, punched the gas and grinned as she jumped into passing gear - then all the sudden - she actually went into passing gear! I chirped "oh crap there's more!" (only not quite as politely), let loose of the gas pedal and just started giggling. I had no idea how much more HP this car had in it over the last ones I'd driven. Definitely gave me a bit of a fright the first time, but that wore off, now it just gives me a huge grin! I told the sales guy "you had me at vrooommmm"

Work hard, save up and look towards your goals. Hard work will get you where you want to be, just remember, you can't always get what you want today. I've waited almost 30 years for this car, and it was worth the wait.

ps. I'm still at the "staring at it in the garage" stage every time I walk by and can't go anywhere in it.

 

I drove my first c6 right before I bought it!

 

I was in the Philippines when i bought my first Corvette from MacMulkin. Deal was made via phone calls and emails.

Never drove a Corvette of any kind prior to the day I drove it off the lot at MacMulkin after flying back to the US from Asia.

Other than a photo, never even got a look at it until I showed up at MacMukin after a 16 hour flight from Manila via Japan and Detroit.

But ... I'm happy!

 

I've loved vettes for many years. At first the C6 seemed a little ugly compared to the C5, but it grew on me. When I went to the dealer to drool, I drove it and bought it. lol