I have a request
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7th Gear
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From: Houston Texas
I have a request
My 21st birthday is coming up soon and i would like to drive a c6/c7 Corvette for my birthday
i am in the houston area and would like to get some information about any places at where i can do that at or if a member on here is awesome and would let me drive it that would be kool but anyway i would perfer the paddle shift instead of a stick so im trying to do it between now and jan 9th. if it not in the right section please move it but all information wil help
Thank You
i am in the houston area and would like to get some information about any places at where i can do that at or if a member on here is awesome and would let me drive it that would be kool but anyway i would perfer the paddle shift instead of a stick so im trying to do it between now and jan 9th. if it not in the right section please move it but all information wil help
Thank You
Drifting
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From: Mesquite, Nv
My 21st birthday is coming up soon and i would like to drive a c6/c7 Corvette for my birthday
i am in the houston area and would like to get some information about any places at where i can do that at or if a member on here is awesome and would let me drive it that would be kool but anyway i would perfer the paddle shift instead of a stick so im trying to do it between now and jan 9th. if it not in the right section please move it but all information wil help
Thank You
i am in the houston area and would like to get some information about any places at where i can do that at or if a member on here is awesome and would let me drive it that would be kool but anyway i would perfer the paddle shift instead of a stick so im trying to do it between now and jan 9th. if it not in the right section please move it but all information wil help
Thank You
A lot of owners on here won't let their own famiy members drive their cars. You definitely get kudos for asking.jf
Pro
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From: San Diego/Pacific Beach CA
lol just imagining if I let someone drive my car and they missed a gear and grinded my trans.
how the fk would they pay for that? im not overly wealthy but I saved up for my '08 C6 (LT3) and I have only let my dad, and neighbors drive it.
I know they can afford to fix it and would if they did anything.
Aside from that, No. Stupid risk.
how the fk would they pay for that? im not overly wealthy but I saved up for my '08 C6 (LT3) and I have only let my dad, and neighbors drive it.
I know they can afford to fix it and would if they did anything.
Aside from that, No. Stupid risk.
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I've had a C6 for the last 10 years and only 2 other people (besides dealership auto techs) have driven any of them. One is my niece and the other is a lady friend who owns one of the C6s that I used to own.Look for one that's for sale at a dealership and ask for a test drive.
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Google: Corvette Rental, Houston, TX. There are several options in the greater Houston area.
Get someone 25 or older to go down to the rental place with you who has a credit card with $10K available credit on it and you're in like Flynn.
Get someone 25 or older to go down to the rental place with you who has a credit card with $10K available credit on it and you're in like Flynn.
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Go to a track school, as in Spring Mtn and drive the snot out of a new C7 then decide how great of car you would be buying. The track school is good training for owning a C6/C7 and if you can't afford an entry level school you probably shouldn't buy the car. IMHO They are not cheap to own.
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Go to a track school, as in Spring Mtn and drive the snot out of a new C7 then decide how great of car you would be buying. The track school is good training for owning a C6/C7 and if you can't afford an entry level school you probably shouldn't buy the car. IMHO They are not cheap to own.
-George
-George
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Wow, tough crowd around here.
I'm a little more protective with mine because it's a stick and I don't want my clutch burned up but If I had an automatic, I would let more people drive it as long I was along.
I'm a little more protective with mine because it's a stick and I don't want my clutch burned up but If I had an automatic, I would let more people drive it as long I was along.
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lol just imagining if I let someone drive my car and they missed a gear and grinded my trans.
how the fk would they pay for that? im not overly wealthy but I saved up for my '08 C6 (LT3) and I have only let my dad, and neighbors drive it.
I know they can afford to fix it and would if they did anything.
Aside from that, No. Stupid risk.
how the fk would they pay for that? im not overly wealthy but I saved up for my '08 C6 (LT3) and I have only let my dad, and neighbors drive it.
I know they can afford to fix it and would if they did anything.
Aside from that, No. Stupid risk.
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From: Gilbert AZ
Interesting... at his age the government allows people to drive and fly multi-million dollar vehicles and aircraft... yet no one will grant a simple birthday request. He's not asking to be given the car for a weekend folks, he just wants to drive one.
My life long love of motorcycles came from a kind neighbor who taught me how to ride an old dirtbike and then turned me loose on it...simply because he thought it would be good to get another person enthused about motorcycles.
I'm in Phoenix, and my Grand Sport is a manual, but if you come here, I will give you a couple of driving lessons and then you can drive my car.
I look at it this way... the value of the car is lower than the value of shaping a young mans future and granting him a wish, especially at this time of year. Geez folks, I love my cars too, but at the end of the day, they are only cars.
Garry
My life long love of motorcycles came from a kind neighbor who taught me how to ride an old dirtbike and then turned me loose on it...simply because he thought it would be good to get another person enthused about motorcycles.
I'm in Phoenix, and my Grand Sport is a manual, but if you come here, I will give you a couple of driving lessons and then you can drive my car.
I look at it this way... the value of the car is lower than the value of shaping a young mans future and granting him a wish, especially at this time of year. Geez folks, I love my cars too, but at the end of the day, they are only cars.
Garry
Burning Brakes
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From: Dayton OH
Interesting... at his age the government allows people to drive and fly multi-million dollar vehicles and aircraft... yet no one will grant a simple birthday request. He's not asking to be given the car for a weekend folks, he just wants to drive one.
My life long love of motorcycles came from a kind neighbor who taught me how to ride an old dirtbike and then turned me loose on it...simply because he thought it would be good to get another person enthused about motorcycles.
I'm in Phoenix, and my Grand Sport is a manual, but if you come here, I will give you a couple of driving lessons and then you can drive my car.
I look at it this way... the value of the car is lower than the value of shaping a young mans future and granting him a wish, especially at this time of year. Geez folks, I love my cars too, but at the end of the day, they are only cars.
Garry
My life long love of motorcycles came from a kind neighbor who taught me how to ride an old dirtbike and then turned me loose on it...simply because he thought it would be good to get another person enthused about motorcycles.
I'm in Phoenix, and my Grand Sport is a manual, but if you come here, I will give you a couple of driving lessons and then you can drive my car.
I look at it this way... the value of the car is lower than the value of shaping a young mans future and granting him a wish, especially at this time of year. Geez folks, I love my cars too, but at the end of the day, they are only cars.
Garry
Well Said.