Same here!
Daily Driver
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Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Texas Hill Country
You should probably keep gathering more for your list should you chose to continue wasting your time. Who cares why someone choses to drive it as a DD, or use it garage art, or just a really fun weekend toy? Is your life that dull where you have actually spent time thinking about this stupid question? We all spent our hard earned money to buy these cars, not out of necessity, but because we appreciate the look, feel, quality, power etc of these vehicle. How one choses to use their vehicle is up to them to decide and for no one else to criticize. My reason for not driving it as a daily isn't on your list so you clearly need to do some more 'mental gathering'. People have families, children, and jobs where it may not be practical to show up in a $70k sports car.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 3,477
Likes: 10
From: Aurora OR
Glad we aren't ! 2 Vette DD and a beat up truck for gravel and hauling large items. It seldom snows here, so we just wait it out. (Ken works from the house)
Sometimes worry about parking the C7,but went on club lunch drive to beach and then to Tillamook Cheese Factory Sunday and no problems!! Seems most people respect these beautiful cars!!!
We "do" look for safe and wide parking places!
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 838
Likes: 81
From: Yorba Linda CA
My 2014 is my daily driver.
We own two cars, the Stingray (mine) and a 2014 Cadillac CTS Sedan (wife's). When we go someplace as a family, we take the CTS. The authorities frown on having a child in your trunk. When it's just two of us, we take the Stingray.
Add me to the list of people who bought it to enjoy. Resale value be damned.
We own two cars, the Stingray (mine) and a 2014 Cadillac CTS Sedan (wife's). When we go someplace as a family, we take the CTS. The authorities frown on having a child in your trunk. When it's just two of us, we take the Stingray.
Add me to the list of people who bought it to enjoy. Resale value be damned.
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 10,961
Likes: 2,643
From: Texas Hill Country
boy you benzee owners are RUDE!!
Glad we aren't ! 2 Vette DD and a beat up truck for gravel and hauling large items. It seldom snows here, so we just wait it out. (Ken works from the house)
Sometimes worry about parking the C7,but went on club lunch drive to beach and then to Tillamook Cheese Factory Sunday and no problems!! Seems most people respect these beautiful cars!!!
We "do" look for safe and wide parking places!
Glad we aren't ! 2 Vette DD and a beat up truck for gravel and hauling large items. It seldom snows here, so we just wait it out. (Ken works from the house)
Sometimes worry about parking the C7,but went on club lunch drive to beach and then to Tillamook Cheese Factory Sunday and no problems!! Seems most people respect these beautiful cars!!!
We "do" look for safe and wide parking places!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 2,216
Likes: 285
From: Ten Mile TN
what if you had a bunch of cars and motorcycles? even if you drove the vette everyday everything else would be "garage art" right?
shouldn't this thread be, "Who only has a corvette?" except for whatever their wife drives?
I mean, if I have motorcycles and mercedes benzezes, I don't want to drive my corvette everyday. right?
variety is a spice of life!
shouldn't this thread be, "Who only has a corvette?" except for whatever their wife drives?
I mean, if I have motorcycles and mercedes benzezes, I don't want to drive my corvette everyday. right?
variety is a spice of life!
My wife has a Range Rover, 3.5 years old with 31K miles on it.
I have 3 harleys and my wife has two harleys. Those get used far more than any other vehicle.
Heck my wifes 1 year old street glide has 27K on it. I average 24K a year on my bikes. I might hit 10K this year on the 14 Vette, drove it to MI twice already this year
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From: Best Island in the U.S.
St. Jude Donor '12 thru '17
You should probably keep gathering more for your list should you chose to continue wasting your time. Who cares why someone choses to drive it as a DD, or use it garage art, or just a really fun weekend toy? Is your life that dull where you have actually spent time thinking about this stupid question? We all spent our hard earned money to buy these cars, not out of necessity, but because we appreciate the look, feel, quality, power etc of these vehicle. How one choses to use their vehicle is up to them to decide and for no one else to criticize. My reason for not driving it as a daily isn't on your list so you clearly need to do some more 'mental gathering'. People have families, children, and jobs where it may not be practical to show up in a $70k sports car.
Nothing like insulting people here as a brand new member. That's a nice first impression.
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Joined: May 2006
Posts: 16,854
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You should probably keep gathering more for your list should you chose to continue wasting your time. Who cares why someone choses to drive it as a DD, or use it garage art, or just a really fun weekend toy? Is your life that dull where you have actually spent time thinking about this stupid question? We all spent our hard earned money to buy these cars, not out of necessity, but because we appreciate the look, feel, quality, power etc of these vehicle. How one choses to use their vehicle is up to them to decide and for no one else to criticize. My reason for not driving it as a daily isn't on your list so you clearly need to do some more 'mental gathering'. People have families, children, and jobs where it may not be practical to show up in a $70k sports car.
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Pro
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 642
Likes: 41
From: Between Forest Lake and White Bear Lake in the Land of 10,000+ lakes
I walk to work about 30 feet, so I don't put many miles on the four vehicles I own again after I just sold one of them a couple weeks ago. This year, the C7 will be driven about once a week between the months of May and October. I put 40K miles on my C3 I had for 25 years and expect about the same for the C7, which I bought for fun, spirited driving.
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Joined: Apr 2014
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Mine is my daily driver. I enjoy driving this car a lot. I sold my 2013 Porsche when I bought this car. Just drive the car and enjoy it . Why save the car by not driving it so that someone else can put the miles on it ?
Safety Car
Joined: May 2014
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From: Upper East Side, NY
Yes, this is my MO, I call people out on BS.
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St. Jude Donor '12 thru '17
New members are not allowed to set someone straight? New member or not I feel that his post was ridiculous and needed to be corrected. I've been here a very short time and have noticed that there seems to be a lot of know-it-alls around here and I don't care for that. If you have an opinion then state it as an opinion, not as a fact. For someone to criticize others for how they *CHOOSE* to use their vehicle, or why they're not using it as a DD, is of no one's concern, period!
Yes, this is my MO, I call people out on BS.
Yes, this is my MO, I call people out on BS.
Hint: You can correct people without name calling or insulting them. You should try it.
Safety Car
Joined: May 2014
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From: Upper East Side, NY
Off topic doesn't interest me so I'll stay here. Didn't think asking 'is your life that dull' would be considered name calling or an insult. In fact, his post was far more insulting filled with insinuations about how people feel and think about using their car as a DD. Is Dr Phil a member here?
Let's get back on topic about the C7 being a DD or not. I'm sure no one cares about forum bickering.
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 4,905
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From: Bucks County PA
Off topic doesn't interest me so I'll stay here. Didn't think asking 'is your life that dull' would be considered name calling or an insult. In fact, his post was far more insulting filled with insinuations about how people feel and think about using their car as a DD. Is Dr Phil a member here?
Let's get back on topic about the C7 being a DD or not. I'm sure no one cares about forum bickering.
Let's get back on topic about the C7 being a DD or not. I'm sure no one cares about forum bickering.
Actually there are two white C7 Verts in N Wildwood, but I am usually crusing with my wife, so no wife, feel free to go off
What shore in Jersey are you at?
Safety Car
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From: Upper East Side, NY
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 4,905
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From: Bucks County PA
I have a shore home in Anglesea behind Rick's Seafood.
Typical day is breakfast at Star Diner, walk the Sea Wall in Anglesea with our dogs.
Read a book and get some sun/fresh air.
Take a nap.
Dinner at Star or North End Grill.
My wife doesn't drink and I don't often drink, but once in a while I'll have a couple with the neighbors.