C7 General Discussion General C7 Corvette Discussion not covered in Tech
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

First Drive

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Mar 29, 2014 | 12:51 PM
  #1  
whitec7's Avatar
whitec7
Thread Starter
Drifting
10 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,332
Likes: 750
Default First Drive

Well after months of the car sitting in the garage due to Iowa weather, we took the car on it's first drive. Drove out two miles from our house turn around and starting to get on it alittle ran it up to 80 which didn't take much to get it there. Who do I meet just over the small hill "STATE TROOPER" hit the brakes and waved to him, He just looked at me. Thank goodness drove around alittle more and all I can say is wow. What a car.
Reply
Old Mar 29, 2014 | 12:54 PM
  #2  
mksz51's Avatar
mksz51
Safety Car
10 Year Member
 
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 4,070
Likes: 160
From: Coralville Iowa
Default

Originally Posted by whitec7
Well after months of the car sitting in the garage due to Iowa weather, we took the car on it's first drive. Drove out two miles from our house turn around and starting to get on it alittle ran it up to 80 which didn't take much to get it there. Who do I meet just over the small hill "STATE TROOPER" hit the brakes and waved to him, He just looked at me. Thank goodness drove around alittle more and all I can say is wow. What a car.
Where are you located and where did you obtain your car?
Reply
Old Mar 29, 2014 | 01:10 PM
  #3  
whitec7's Avatar
whitec7
Thread Starter
Drifting
10 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,332
Likes: 750
Default

Originally Posted by mksz51
Where are you located and where did you obtain your car?
By Fort Dodge and we got the car at Karl Chevrolet in Ankeny.
Reply
Old Mar 29, 2014 | 01:17 PM
  #4  
mksz51's Avatar
mksz51
Safety Car
10 Year Member
 
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 4,070
Likes: 160
From: Coralville Iowa
Default

Originally Posted by whitec7
By Fort Dodge and we got the car at Karl Chevrolet in Ankeny.
Congrats - Karl is a big dealer, that is for sure. I picked mine up late December from a dealer by Peoria and brought it home on a trailer. Due to our winter I have a total of 160 miles on it
Reply
Old Mar 30, 2014 | 10:04 AM
  #5  
whitec7's Avatar
whitec7
Thread Starter
Drifting
10 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,332
Likes: 750
Default

53 miles so far
Reply
Old Mar 30, 2014 | 02:52 PM
  #6  
Larry/car's Avatar
Larry/car
Race Director
10 Year Member
 
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 10,742
Likes: 629
From: Manheim Pennsylvania
Default

Originally Posted by whitec7
Well after months of the car sitting in the garage due to Iowa weather, we took the car on it's first drive. Drove out two miles from our house turn around and starting to get on it alittle ran it up to 80 which didn't take much to get it there. Who do I meet just over the small hill "STATE TROOPER" hit the brakes and waved to him, He just looked at me. Thank goodness drove around alittle more and all I can say is wow. What a car.
When I got my C6 basically right from the dealer's lot through a speed trap. I considered that ticket as part of the purchase!
Reply

Get notified of new replies

To First Drive





All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:08 PM.

story-0
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!

Slideshow: How to Protect A Convertible Top: 10 DOs & DON'Ts

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-03 00:00:00


VIEW MORE
story-1
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!

Slideshow: The 10 most explosive Corvettes ever built based on power-to-weight ratio.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-20 07:23:03


VIEW MORE
story-2
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter

Slideshow: From C1 to C8 we compare every Corvette generation by the numbers.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-12 16:54:12


VIEW MORE
story-3
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time

Slideshow: Some Corvette pace cars became collectible legends, while others perfectly captured the look and attitude of their era.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-11 09:50:51


VIEW MORE
story-4
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)

Slideshow: Ranking the top 10 Corvette engines by torque output.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-05 11:58:09


VIEW MORE
story-5
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!

Slideshow: A Corvette pace car nearly matching IndyCar speeds sounds exaggerated, until you look at the numbers.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-04 20:03:36


VIEW MORE
story-6
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!

Among a rather large group of them.

By Brett Foote | 2026-05-04 13:56:44


VIEW MORE
story-7
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!

Slideshow: the top 10 things Corvette owners want in the C9 Corvette

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-30 12:41:15


VIEW MORE
story-8
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know

Slideshow: 10 Important Corvette 'firsts' that every fan should know.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-29 17:02:16


VIEW MORE
story-9
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2

Slideshow: Should you buy a 2020-2026 Corvette or wait for 2027?

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-22 10:08:58


VIEW MORE