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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 07:31 PM
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2013 Grand Sport convertible, I just turned 61 and still working as a chiller tech. Almost always do my own mechanical work.
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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 09:39 PM
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25, Active Duty USAF and own Innovative Auto Detailing. I own my C6Z outright and my '05 GT. I owe on my detailing van though. In the next year or two I plan on paying my van off and looking into adding a C7Z to sit beside my C6Z.

I am not rich, I literally have done nothing. No vacations other than trips home from where I have been stationed, and no extra's. I do not drink and hardly ever go out to eat. I save as much as I can.

If you can afford it and can afford the maintenance, go for it. You only live once.
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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 11:37 PM
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I own the patent for the phrase "stupid question". Every time someone asks a stupid question, I get 1/10th of a penny. If only I had gotten the patent for stupid answers, I'd be a rich man.
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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 01:46 AM
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I didn't save as much as I could have, but for the most part, I enjoyed my life.
Never forget that your health is worth more than your bank account.
https://video.search.yahoo.com/searc...3&action=click
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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 05:01 AM
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2010 GS, bought new at 48, I'm 55 now, CNC machinist/programmer going on 38 years at the same place! I run Kuraki horizontal boring mills,Mazak vertical mills,Okuma lathes.

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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by HOXXOH
I didn't save as much as I could have, but for the most part, I enjoyed my life.
Never forget that your health is worth more than your bank account.
https://video.search.yahoo.com/searc...3&action=click
Wow, no kidding.

"If you have your health, you have everything."
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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Don-Vette
2010 GS, bought new at 48, I'm 55 now, CNC machinist/programmer going on 38 years at the same place! I run Kuraki horizontal boring mills,Mazak vertical mills,Okuma lathes.

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No kidding?

Self-employed mold-maker here. What CAM software do you use?
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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 09:13 AM
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No kidding?

Self-employed mold-maker here. What CAM software do you use?
mastercam 2018
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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 10:14 AM
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GibsCAM here. Same as Jay Leno uses, lol.
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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 10:57 AM
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What "other" $33k?
OOPS....my bad....even simple math isn't easy anymore....lOL . I meant 23-K.....
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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by windyC6
OOPS....my bad....even simple math isn't easy anymore....lOL . I meant 23-K.....
Ok!

It didn't "go" anywhere. Debasing the currency (inflation) makes each currency unit worth less than it was. It just doesn't buy as much as it used to.
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Old Jul 27, 2018 | 06:50 PM
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2 full time jobs and 49. Firefighter and Builder. Not sure its worth it but everything paid for including the house in the background.
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Old Jul 28, 2018 | 12:28 AM
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Retired police sergeant (44 years). Bought my first Vette (low mileage 2012 GS) last year at age 68. Paid cash from a forum member. My DD is a 2002 Silverado.
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Old Jul 28, 2018 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Olsarge
Retired police sergeant (44 years). Bought my first Vette (low mileage 2012 GS) last year at age 68. Paid cash from a forum member. My DD is a 2002 Silverado.
My DD before I bought the Vette was a 2001 Silverado Z71. Best-looking pickup they produced in the last 40 years.
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Old Jul 28, 2018 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by buckmeister2
My DD before I bought the Vette was a 2001 Silverado Z71. Best-looking pickup they produced in the last 40 years.
Mine's a Quadrasteer I bought new. They don't make them any more so I can't get rid of it. 153k miles. One repaint. If I had to choose between the truck and the Vette I'd have to keep the truck. The Vette is a toy. I can't live without the truck.


2002 Silverado QUADRASTEER
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Old Jul 28, 2018 | 02:01 PM
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Bought my 05 in Feb 2014 one month after my 74th birthday. My first and last Corvette. I have no interest in buying a newer C6 as I'm very happy with what I have.

Since I have been retired for quite a while, I don't drive anything daily. We bought my wife's 2014 Mercedes C250 new in July 2014. We are much happier debt free than we would be with a newer vehicle.
Here's my 1996 Dodge Ram 4x4 with about 145k miles on the odo All original, paint, etc.

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Old Jul 28, 2018 | 02:56 PM
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Old Jul 28, 2018 | 06:32 PM
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54 year old Sanitation Engineer. Had to finance my 'Vette, but she's almost mine
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Old Jul 28, 2018 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by pauly1119

2 full time jobs and 49. Firefighter and Builder. Not sure its worth it but everything paid for including the house in the background.
Wow beautiful.. I commend you for working so much. To me there needs to be a balance between work and life. How do you ever enjoy those?!
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Old Jul 28, 2018 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by gradywhite931127

Wow beautiful.. I commend you for working so much. To me there needs to be a balance between work and life. How do you ever enjoy those?!
Speaking only for myself, being self-employed, I don't "work" -- I just run my business. If you enjoy what you're doing it doesn't seem like work.
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