Separation Anxiety
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '13
Separation Anxiety
So, long story short, I haven't driven my Vette for almost a month now. I've been in the house or driven by someone else (just had some stuff going on). I always lurk on the forum, but each day it gets harder and harder to resist! I should be able to drive it again soon, but the separation is just horrible!
Luckily, I have my model (a white 2005 that is identical to my Vette except for the steering wheel since mine is a 2007) that I have had with me and I have been looking around at different things to buy for the Vette (and of course lurking the forum!).
So, have you ever had an extended period of time where you COULDN'T drive your Vette? If so, how did you deal with it and did it give you separation anxiety?
On a similar note, when you're down because of some situation, it is amazing how even a picture of your Vette can make you grin for eternity!
Luckily, I have my model (a white 2005 that is identical to my Vette except for the steering wheel since mine is a 2007) that I have had with me and I have been looking around at different things to buy for the Vette (and of course lurking the forum!).
So, have you ever had an extended period of time where you COULDN'T drive your Vette? If so, how did you deal with it and did it give you separation anxiety?
On a similar note, when you're down because of some situation, it is amazing how even a picture of your Vette can make you grin for eternity!
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St. Jude Donor '12
Same here at 7000 feet the winters can get nasty with snow and icy roads so no driving for most of winter.
Recently I had a heart issue and was in the hospital for 3 weeks and when I got home i could not drive. But I could go out into the garage and arm chair travel with my vettes and trans ams..
Recently I had a heart issue and was in the hospital for 3 weeks and when I got home i could not drive. But I could go out into the garage and arm chair travel with my vettes and trans ams..
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '13
Same here at 7000 feet the winters can get nasty with snow and icy roads so no driving for most of winter.
Recently I had a heart issue and was in the hospital for 3 weeks and when I got home i could not drive. But I could go out into the garage and arm chair travel with my vettes and trans ams..
Recently I had a heart issue and was in the hospital for 3 weeks and when I got home i could not drive. But I could go out into the garage and arm chair travel with my vettes and trans ams..
Seems like a lot of people have the Winter issue. VA gets cold, but here essentially right on the coast we get almost no snow and when we do it is usually very light. So, luckily winters are essentially never an issue here
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St. Jude Donor '13
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St. Jude Donor '06-'10, '13
So, long story short, I haven't driven my Vette for almost a month now. I've been in the house or driven by someone else (just had some stuff going on). I always lurk on the forum, but each day it gets harder and harder to resist! I should be able to drive it again soon, but the separation is just horrible!
Luckily, I have my model (a white 2005 that is identical to my Vette except for the steering wheel since mine is a 2007) that I have had with me and I have been looking around at different things to buy for the Vette (and of course lurking the forum!).
So, have you ever had an extended period of time where you COULDN'T drive your Vette? If so, how did you deal with it and did it give you separation anxiety?
On a similar note, when you're down because of some situation, it is amazing how even a picture of your Vette can make you grin for eternity!
Luckily, I have my model (a white 2005 that is identical to my Vette except for the steering wheel since mine is a 2007) that I have had with me and I have been looking around at different things to buy for the Vette (and of course lurking the forum!).
So, have you ever had an extended period of time where you COULDN'T drive your Vette? If so, how did you deal with it and did it give you separation anxiety?
On a similar note, when you're down because of some situation, it is amazing how even a picture of your Vette can make you grin for eternity!
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same here, a little different than Feb this year. I think my son and I were shooting hoops in the drive this February 
I have that issue too 
Originally Posted by dlparsons
When I can't drive it, I buy things for it, it's much cheaper when I can get out and drive LOL!
I have that issue too
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Every winter, it gets stored from about the 2nd week in Nov to start of April . SUCKS but I'd rather suffer than have the car scuffed up and eaten by all the salt on the road....and subject to an accident since noone around here remembers how to drive in the snow from one winter to the next!
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My GS has been waiting on a replacement rear tire for almost a week. I am relegated to driving my little four banger Honda instead. I do indeed have separation anxiety!
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I can identify with that but not because of winter hibernation. My car is only driven on the track. We have year-round driving in Arizona but our racing season slows way down during the heat of July and August. The summer hiatus is a good time to get work done on the car. It's not quite the same but when I'm really Jonesing I play the Formula 1 game on the Xbox. 
