Last drive!
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 420
Likes: 9
From: Bow New Hampshire
Last drive!
Kind of a sad day for me, I took my last ride of the year. I filled up the gas tank, put the additive in and drove for 20 miles. Once I got home I parked it between the lift posts on thick rubber pads to keep the tires off the
concrete floor. Connected up my HD trickle charger and got the cover out to be put on as soon as I clean the exterior up a bit. I would like to keep it on the road another month or so, but I am having back surgery on the 14th and need to get things shut down for the winter. The one consolation is that as soon as I can walk again it is in the garage and I can look at it any time I choose. So all of you that are still driving enjoy it and raise one for those of us that are done for the year.
concrete floor. Connected up my HD trickle charger and got the cover out to be put on as soon as I clean the exterior up a bit. I would like to keep it on the road another month or so, but I am having back surgery on the 14th and need to get things shut down for the winter. The one consolation is that as soon as I can walk again it is in the garage and I can look at it any time I choose. So all of you that are still driving enjoy it and raise one for those of us that are done for the year.
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 35,170
Likes: 2,120
From: Right Corner Pocket of Illinois
No-IL Events Coordinator
2026 Corvette of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2025 C6 of the Year Winner - Unmodified
2020 C6 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (appearance mods)
2019 C6 of Year Winner (appearance mods)
2018 C6 of Year Finalist
St. Jude Donor '12 thru '26
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Administrator
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 368,297
Likes: 24,776
From: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '25
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran
Too bad you have to put the car up so soon, but it is understandable under the circstances. Best if luck with the surgery and hope you get back behind the wheel soon.
Pro
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 508
Likes: 29
From: Warroad MN US Army (Retired) 1976-2001
Wishing you the best as well for your surgery.
Picked up oil, filter, Bounce and Sta-bil today and have a date next Saturday morning to do my oil change, final wash/vac and putting mine to bed for the winter as well.
Picked up oil, filter, Bounce and Sta-bil today and have a date next Saturday morning to do my oil change, final wash/vac and putting mine to bed for the winter as well.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 6,652
Likes: 2,106
From: Left Coast, San Diego
I have had two back surgeries. You will bounce back. Take all the allotted time to recover. I felt like Superman, went back to work to soon and bam! Got to do it all over again. Good luck!!!
