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Introduction
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Instructor
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Introduction
New to the forum and new to Corvettes. My wife & I just bought our 1st Corvette. It's a 2007 silver, convertible with 3LT and Z51. It's in pristine condition with only 10.6K miles. I did compromise and we got an automatic w/ paddle shifters so my wife can drive......happy wife, happy life....lol. I did a lot of poking around the forum to understand my car and and its issues before buying. Very helpful info here. My background has been restoring British cars and crossed over to a Porsche 944 S2 cabrio 2 years ago. I wanted an "upgrade" and fell in love with the C6's. Love the car, features, and styling. I'm sure I'll have lots of questions moving forward. Looking forward to the summer driving season in Central PA.
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2013
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From: Leominster MA
Welcome Scuba! Enjoy your new vert. You'll be glad she can drive it too, really glad. My wife and I have the same car in black 08 version. It has definitely brought us closer together, and continues to do so. These cars are awesome for sure.
Enjoy!!
Enjoy!!
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2015 C6 of the Year Finalist
Welcome, and enjoy your stay!
You'll find many interesting threads on these forums, like...
Which is best, black or chrome wheels?, auto or manual transmission?, base vs. wide body?, which is the fastest color?, and many more.
You'll find many interesting threads on these forums, like...
Which is best, black or chrome wheels?, auto or manual transmission?, base vs. wide body?, which is the fastest color?, and many more.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Tucson Arizona
Congrats on joining the corvette family and you will find that the automatic was not a compromise, in fact 85% of vette converts bought in the last 3 generations have been automatics. The automatics are actually quicker and require far less maintenance expense.
I have owned 25 vettes and been driving them since I was 17 and the last time I bought a manual trans vette was a brand new 68 convert in the fall of 1967.
I have owned 25 vettes and been driving them since I was 17 and the last time I bought a manual trans vette was a brand new 68 convert in the fall of 1967.
