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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 09:33 AM
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I've only had my Corvette stored for a couple weeks but I'm having major Corvette withdrawals already! I miss the occasional spirited drives through the countryside to help unwind! It's my therapy! It's gonna be a LOOONG Winter! Time to head to the shrink!
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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 09:54 AM
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I went without a Corvette for 14 months after I sold my C5 to be a responsible grandfather and bought a car with a back seat. 12 months later I'd finally had enough and started my search; two months after that I was driving this beauty home:

When I drove it home (after some intensive cleaning):


10 months later:


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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 10:18 AM
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It's a real beauty Ed! Love the wheels and stripes!
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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 11:13 AM
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It's a real beauty Ed! Love the wheels and stripes!
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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 11:45 AM
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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ssmike56
It's a real beauty Ed! Love the wheels and stripes!
Originally Posted by Tefer
Originally Posted by Hebebad
Thanks guys!
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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 04:04 PM
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Yep, I wouldn't be able to store mine!
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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 04:08 PM
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You need you a winter toy!!

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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 04:53 PM
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Hell yea! That'll get me through the winter for sure!
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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 05:26 PM
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Every time I see a picture of Ed's car I get stuck on staring at it.
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Maybe you need to move south.

Winters are so bad in southern middle TN, I can't drive my C6 coupe 2 or 3 days a year.
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Terrible problem to have, isn't it?
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Maybe you need to move south.

Winters are so bad in southern middle TN, I can't drive my C6 coupe 2 or 3 days a year.
I would love to! Few more years up here and then I hope to make the move! My daughter is in Destin Fl so I have my eyes on that area!
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I purchased a 2011 GS in 2013 and have not been able to drive it but 3 times since then as I have been out of town working and when I was home weather was so bad I did not drive it.
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Originally Posted by Boilerman
I purchased a 2011 GS in 2013 and have not been able to drive it but 3 times since then as I have been out of town working and when I was home weather was so bad I did not drive it.
Ouch!!!!!
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Originally Posted by ssmike56
I would love to! Few more years up here and then I hope to make the move! My daughter is in Destin Fl so I have my eyes on that area!
I love Destin. Had a condo there for 10 years across the road from Pompano Joes.
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Have not had mine for six months for various reasons after a pickup backed over it in a parking lot. Miss it a lot! At least it isn't racking up a lot of miles. When I will finially get it back in January at least I can drive it for most of the winter around here. I hated living up north before where you had to drive a P.O.S. for the winter.
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Every time I see a picture of Ed's car I get stuck on staring at it.
You and me both.
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I start to go through withdrawals over a long weekend of not driving the C6. NFW would I want to live where I need to store it for months. I would simply have a different car to drive and not own one.

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Originally Posted by ssmike56
I've only had my Corvette stored for a couple weeks but I'm having major Corvette withdrawals already! I miss the occasional spirited drives through the countryside to help unwind! It's my therapy! It's gonna be a LOOONG Winter! Time to head to the shrink!
Completely agree on both points! Have found that drives out into the sticks completely refresh me & am wondering if I should have taken one more last weekend prior to storage.
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