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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 09:07 PM
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Been here since a week from Sunday at the Loews hotel due to the wife involved in jet ski accident in the ocean. Had surgery last Thursday and can't fly home until doctors orders. I just want to drive the vette while weather is still decent back in pa. ( snow Saturday? ) was going to rent 014 vette down here for two hundred and fifty bucks. Wife says no way, too much money. And I thought she was drugged up by pain medication.
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 09:51 PM
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man that sucks I hope your wife gets well soon
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 09:55 PM
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I hope everything turns out OK!
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 10:00 PM
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Sounds like a lot of people would be happy to be stuck down in Miami!
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 10:08 PM
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250 for how long?
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 10:22 PM
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250 for how long?
Probably for 24 hours. After all the taxes, fees and extra mileage it's probably more like $325 a day I'd guess. I'd do it anyway and tell the wife it was really cheap.
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 10:47 PM
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Nilly, Hope all is going well with your wife and that you get home soon....!!
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 11:03 PM
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Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Did someone hit her on the ski? The weather right now is awesome, beautiful all day to day. Go down to homestead speedway fri, or check it on the internet, you can drive at the speedway, or go Karting in Opa Locka, 65 mph. Hope she gets better soon!
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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 01:16 AM
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Be grateful you're not stuck in Wisconsin.
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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by DAFFYDRUNK
Probably for 24 hours. After all the taxes, fees and extra mileage it's probably more like $325 a day I'd guess. I'd do it anyway and tell the wife it was really cheap.
Exactly one day.
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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 01:48 AM
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OP don't do it. Unless you already own a 2014 if you rent one for a day or two you'll want one. After a couple days at Ron Fellows Driving School this spring our group all drove a variety of new C-7's.

I'm still happy with my 2009 Coupe. But then they announced the specs on the 2015 ZO6. Then the ZR1.

Corvettes are like a legal but expensive drug addiction.

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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 01:57 AM
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Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Did someone hit her on the ski? The weather right now is awesome, beautiful all day to day. Go down to homestead speedway fri, or check it on the internet, you can drive at the speedway, or go Karting in Opa Locka, 65 mph. Hope she gets better soon!
She was my passenger and the damn thing flipped due to a wave created by a boat going by too close. Took off six feet in the air coming down on its side throwing her into the water then landing on her foot. Broke her bone in four pieces. don't know how but when it up righted itself, I was still sitting on it. the tour guide was a good distance from us and didn't realize what had happened until after the fact.
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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 02:00 AM
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Thanks for all your concerns
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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 06:07 AM
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Hope she recovers soon, and well.
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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 06:18 AM
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Wishing your wife a speedy recovery and wishing you that one day rental!
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ouch, glad she is OK, I had a bad wave runner accident in the Bahamas once. Could have been decapitated.
I would let you take mine out for a spin. The Miami Auto show is next weekend (Nov 7th)
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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 08:00 AM
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Here's to a quick recovery!... meantime, enjoy beautiful and sunny Miami.


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The Miami Auto show is next weekend (Nov 7th)
Perfect timing, I'm spending that week end in Miami for wifey's birthday on the 8th.....
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Here's to a quick recovery!... meantime, enjoy beautiful and sunny Miami.



Perfect timing, I'm spending that week end in Miami for wifey's birthday on the 8th.....
we will probably hit the show Saturday
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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by mcandrew67
we will probably hit the show Saturday
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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 11:01 AM
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Should be a good show, definitely going to this one! Ill be the guy drooling in the C7 (If I can fit in it)
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