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It's amazing how triggered people get during threads like this. Ask questions about cars and they have hissy fits, but damn, they sure seem anxious to offer their opinions on others cars.
If I could use mine as DD I would, but my work requires me to carry samples all the time and the suv is better suited. I drive it as much as possible when not working. When it’s raining or snowing I don’t take it out but work on it installing mods and making it my own.
Bought new in nov 2007 ..third new corvette this is a ls3 m6 z51 with npp, a few light changes cow booster, a tune,an intake, the hud, a d shaped dsv wheel, maw short throw shifter.
this one has been so utterly reliable I’ve put on 122k miles and it still drives and looks brand new..except for the foam in the seats...
im putting in new foam as I already put the seat rebuild kit and it lasted a few years.
the leather or whatever they call this looks good...
the foam went to crap..
i imagine july ill have the $100foam in the seat cushion put in...an hour labor tops and 100bucks for the foam delivered...should have done the renewed foam when I installed the seat rebuild kit...
its a flat cushion these days and it pisses me off..(cinch the belt and it’s ok but for a $150bucks total new drivers seat foams going in as I already put the rebuild kit five years ago..
mechanically and in paint shine etc..the car is excellent...
the cars worth two cents beciase of the miles..lol so I keep it...
in forty years of buying new cars..this one has been unbelievably reliable..
i slap snows on in nove to april..19/20 black c7 z51rims with Michelin’s in the summer..
everyday i drive this car i smile...that’s what my **** is for.
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It's amazing how triggered people get during threads like this. Ask questions about cars and they have hissy fits, but damn, they sure seem anxious to offer their opinions on others cars.
It's the "Religion of the HMP," the self-anointed, superior race that posts among us.
The HMPs (high-mileage people) must condemn the normal people (deplorables) because it (apparently) is an unforgivable sin to not drive your C6 to some arbitrary number per year, as set by them. If you don't follow THEIR rules, you are up for ridicule, scorn, hatred, and condemnation. But it does not go both ways. We deplorables just live our lives, leaving others to do as they please.
The minimum miles required per year for salvation, as set by The Chosen Ones, is unknown but we deplorables don't care and we were completely unaware of this juvenile religion until we came to the Corvette Forum. It does not seem to exist ANYWHERE in real life. We do not have the same hatred towards them, and don't really care what they do.
But when school lets out for the summer, the internet is often flooded with loonies so no surprise that this thread popped up again. The HMPs never seem to get their HS diplomas.
There's a good chance I may not look at my Vette today either, so that will be TWO DAYS IN A ROW!
I dunno.....this is a tough question (). I kinda drive mine when ever I want to. Not sure if thats the right answer or not. I hope it is. I personally don't like driving it all the time for several reasons with the main one being I don't want to "milk the cow" of enjoyment too often. In simpler terms, if I drove it all the time the enjoyment factor is diminished somewhat. Of course there are those that like to sprout off about how if they drove their vette every day for 20 years and 10 hours a day they would enjoy the last day as much as the first. Well good for them...but I say doodley squat to that. That goes against the laws of human nature....LOL. Due to the mid-west weather I have to park mine more or less from about Nov - Feb. Now I like driving it in October very much.....but I like driving it in April a hell of a lot more because it's been sitting all winter and I ain't been in it for almost 5 months. Thats my story and i'm stickun with it !!!!.....WHO-RAHAAAAA !!!!!!
I dunno.....this is a tough question (). I kinda drive mine when ever I want to. Not sure if thats the right answer or not. I hope it is. I personally don't like driving it all the time for several reasons with the main one being I don't want to "milk the cow" of enjoyment too often. In simpler terms, if I drove it all the time the enjoyment factor is diminished somewhat. Of course there are those that like to sprout off about how if they drove their vette every day for 20 years and 10 hours a day they would enjoy the last day as much as the first. Well good for them...but I say doodley squat to that. That goes against the laws of human nature....LOL. Due to the mid-west weather I have to park mine more or less from about Nov - Feb. Now I like driving it in October very much.....but I like driving it in April a hell of a lot more because it's been sitting all winter and I ain't been in it for almost 5 months. Thats my story and i'm stickun with it !!!!.....WHO-RAHAAAAA !!!!!!
I dunno.....this is a tough question (). I kinda drive mine when ever I want to. Not sure if thats the right answer or not. I hope it is.
The vette is for having fun. Since it is not my daily driver it doesn't see a lot of miles. I drive mine when I have somewhere to go, or sometimes even with no particular place to go (thnx Chuck Berry), and the weather is nice. I bought a vert to drive with the top down, so I avoid driving it if rain is in the area, which happens a lot this time of year here in Florida. However, I have driven it in the rain, and believe it or not I found that it didn't dissolve into a singular lump of plastic, steel, aluminum, foam, and fabric.
I've only had mine less than two weeks. There are excuses to drive it coming out of the woodwork. Like now, we just finished adding sand to some asphalt patch in that rut at the end of the driveway. My front air dam was catching the pavement every time I backed out. Now I need to go out and test the patch. And of course the long way around the scenic route will take at least a half hour ...
Also, for those who say that they do occasionally look at their Corvette, it seems like we should see more photos. It's true, some of you folks may be even older than me, and are concerned that your iPhone will run out of film.
But trust me ... or ask one of the youngins ...
I belong to a Car Club where many members own Corvettes. Some only take theirs out on Sunday for a short drive and only if it isn't raining. A few, like myself, drive it all the time. In other words, a daily driver. Another friend bought a 1963 Coupe and had a frame up restoration. It took three years. Now it only comes out of his garage for car shows. Seems to me for all the money these cars cost, they should be driven.
Do you drive yours or do you wax it and admire it without doing a lot of driving? If you don't drive it, why not?
This is not a proper question because it is not your concern what I do IF it does not affect you. My car, house, boat, airplane, whatever is mine to do with ever pleases ME. Have a nice day and don't bother me and I won't bother you.
I belong to a Car Club where many members own Corvettes. Some only take theirs out on Sunday for a short drive and only if it isn't raining. A few, like myself, drive it all the time. In other words, a daily driver. Another friend bought a 1963 Coupe and had a frame up restoration. It took three years. Now it only comes out of his garage for car shows. Seems to me for all the money these cars cost, they should be driven.
Do you drive yours or do you wax it and admire it without doing a lot of driving? If you don't drive it, why not?
I drive my Vette daily, except in Winter. All the Vettes I've owned would be considered high mileage by the trailer crowd. Never been to a show except as a spectator.
This is not a proper question because it is not your concern what I do IF it does not affect you. My car, house, boat, airplane, whatever is mine to do with ever pleases ME. Have a nice day and don't bother me and I won't bother you.
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). I kinda drive mine when ever I want to. Not sure if thats the right answer or not. I hope it is. I personally don't like driving it all the time for several reasons with the main one being I don't want to "milk the cow" of enjoyment too often. In simpler terms, if I drove it all the time the enjoyment factor is diminished somewhat. Of course there are those that like to sprout off about how if they drove their vette every day for 20 years and 10 hours a day they would enjoy the last day as much as the first. Well good for them...but I say doodley squat to that. That goes against the laws of human nature....LOL. Due to the mid-west weather I have to park mine more or less from about Nov - Feb. Now I like driving it in October very much.....but I like driving it in April a hell of a lot more because it's been sitting all winter and I ain't been in it for almost 5 months. Thats my story and i'm stickun with it !!!!.....WHO-RAHAAAAA !!!!!!
