Base???
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: omaha nebraska
I too have felt the shame and despair of "Base Model" ownership.
I tried to compensate by placing badges listing all the options on the flanks of my car, only to be scorned and ridiculed by the elite Z06 intelligency.
So I resorted to disguising my lowly bottom dwelling model using ZR1 bodywork, hoping that no one would notice that there were no factory A6, convertible ZR1's ever produced.
Some may consider this blasphemy akin to putting lipstick on a pig, so I am faced with keeping my car under wraps and only driving in the dead of night, hoping I won't be discovered as the lowlife pretender that I am.
Such is lot in life of the Base Model owner. Oh the horror.
I tried to compensate by placing badges listing all the options on the flanks of my car, only to be scorned and ridiculed by the elite Z06 intelligency.
So I resorted to disguising my lowly bottom dwelling model using ZR1 bodywork, hoping that no one would notice that there were no factory A6, convertible ZR1's ever produced.
Some may consider this blasphemy akin to putting lipstick on a pig, so I am faced with keeping my car under wraps and only driving in the dead of night, hoping I won't be discovered as the lowlife pretender that I am.
Such is lot in life of the Base Model owner. Oh the horror.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: omaha nebraska
Notice I said in real life. In real life it's rude to just ignore people if they don't interest me. On the forum I can pick and choose what topics to discuss. And I spend most of my time on the forum in off topic, where there isn't much car talk.
I couldn't care less about getting into pissing matches either, to me it shows insecurity. I can't stand the people that like to thump their chest, so I don't do it. I don't want to be "that person" that just brags about how awesome I think my ZR1 is. It's just a car.
And I didn't buy the car to attract attention, I bought it for me. I shouldn't be forced to show it off and talk to everyone about it because it's not their car. I shouldn't have to justify it to anyone either. I'm not going to not drive it because I don't want the attention, that's just an annoying consequence that I deal with. I am aware that it comes with the territory, and that's why I'm always polite. But I can be polite and in a hurry too.
If you can't understand that I drive it because I like, then I don't know what else to say. I don't care if someone else hates it or loves it, and I don't want to talk to them about it. It's a device to be driven, not a conversation starter. I know plenty of people like to buy cars because they want to show off, but that's not why I do.
I couldn't care less about getting into pissing matches either, to me it shows insecurity. I can't stand the people that like to thump their chest, so I don't do it. I don't want to be "that person" that just brags about how awesome I think my ZR1 is. It's just a car.
And I didn't buy the car to attract attention, I bought it for me. I shouldn't be forced to show it off and talk to everyone about it because it's not their car. I shouldn't have to justify it to anyone either. I'm not going to not drive it because I don't want the attention, that's just an annoying consequence that I deal with. I am aware that it comes with the territory, and that's why I'm always polite. But I can be polite and in a hurry too.
If you can't understand that I drive it because I like, then I don't know what else to say. I don't care if someone else hates it or loves it, and I don't want to talk to them about it. It's a device to be driven, not a conversation starter. I know plenty of people like to buy cars because they want to show off, but that's not why I do.
Le Mans Master
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From: Over there
Race Director
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wave at 3 Mustangs by Saturday and you will be forgiven my Son!
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Rocheport Missouri
Blasphemy! Corvettes, even base drivers, must never wave at Mustangs. To quote a famous Dr; "Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!"
Disclaimer: I am a base driver. The GS in my sig was traded in earlier this year but I couldn't bear to be without a Vette so I bought one I could afford.
Disclaimer: I am a base driver. The GS in my sig was traded in earlier this year but I couldn't bear to be without a Vette so I bought one I could afford.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: omaha nebraska
Le Mans Master
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From: Over there
Drifting
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From: omaha nebraska
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From: Edgewood Washington
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
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2nd note------------stop waving at Mustangs hoping to atone for my base model transgression.
2nd note------------stop waving at Mustangs hoping to atone for my base model transgression.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2014
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From: Missouri City Texas
Blasphemy! Corvettes, even base drivers, must never wave at Mustangs. To quote a famous Dr; "Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!"
Disclaimer: I am a base driver. The GS in my sig was traded in earlier this year but I couldn't bear to be without a Vette so I bought one I could afford.
Disclaimer: I am a base driver. The GS in my sig was traded in earlier this year but I couldn't bear to be without a Vette so I bought one I could afford.
So you traded in your GS and bought a Vette you could afford? Meaning a cheap base model...but you didn't change your sig pic of your traded in GS to proudly display your new base model? Hmmmm...sorry but i have to laugh at that!
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From: Nazareth, PA.
St. Jude Donor '17
Burning Brakes
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From: Missouri City Texas
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Rocheport Missouri
No worries. Taking a picture of the car, besides the ones I took the day I bought it when it had to be towed on a flat bed during the test drive, is something I need to do. However, it's been a freakin monsoon here and it started the day I bought it. No kidding, I haven't even had time to wash the dust off from the garage!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2014
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From: Missouri City Texas
No worries. Taking a picture of the car, besides the ones I took the day I bought it when it had to be towed on a flat bed during the test drive, is something I need to do. However, it's been a freakin monsoon here and it started the day I bought it. No kidding, I haven't even had time to wash the dust off from the garage!
Race Director
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From: Nazareth, PA.
St. Jude Donor '17
No worries. Taking a picture of the car, besides the ones I took the day I bought it when it had to be towed on a flat bed during the test drive, is something I need to do. However, it's been a freakin monsoon here and it started the day I bought it. No kidding, I haven't even had time to wash the dust off from the garage!
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Rocheport Missouri
I get a ton of dust on the car. I keep the doors closed as much as possible but just going in and out seems to let the dust in. I also have to keep the door closed because birds are constantly flying in and trying to build nests on the garage door opener. Of course their bathroom is directly below...on my car!
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Joined: Feb 2013
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From: Nazareth, PA.
St. Jude Donor '17
I get a ton of dust on the car. I keep the doors closed as much as possible but just going in and out seems to let the dust in. I also have to keep the door closed because birds are constantly flying in and trying to build nests on the garage door opener. Of course their bathroom is directly below...on my car!
