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Old 11-30-2015, 03:12 PM
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I said no to a friend who wrecked someone else's motorbike while riding it the first time. I've offered to three people and they said they didn't want too.
Old 11-30-2015, 03:16 PM
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Anyone willing and able to repair/replace it if something happens. Fortunately, I have very few friends that have any money to do that. I also would hate for a minor incident to get in the way of any friendships.

So, it is just my wife's car and I get to drive it...when she let's me.
Old 11-30-2015, 03:23 PM
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Anyone can drive my Z06 it is just a car
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Old 11-30-2015, 03:28 PM
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Wife and son (28)
The wife will avoid driving it and the son does not ask but I just told him to take it.
He has driven my C5. We build a strong supercharged mustang together. He handles a nice four wheel drift
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My Son, Wife and me. Worry more about litigation if car is involved in an accident.
Old 11-30-2015, 03:37 PM
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NOBODY !
Not my girlfriend,Not my brother or parents and none of my friends. Just Me.
Old 11-30-2015, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by waunavet
Anyone who wants to. It's just a car! The thrill people get in driving a Corvette is a lasting memory for many.
Same here.
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That would be ME and perhaps the mechanic at the car dealership when it's taken in for service. It took me 30+ years to be able to afford the car, so it's not "just a car" if even a minor scratch through nobody's fault comes up. In reality, in the rare event a friend or relative has an accident or gets hurt, I would feel awful so I politely suggest they visit the dealership if they want to take one out for a ride.
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Anyone who wants to. It's just a car. I let my 15 yo with drivers permit drive it with me riding shotgun.
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My wife can drive it any time she wants, she has a FOB. That said I think she has driven it three or four times in the two years we have had the car. Twice because I asked her to drive because I had a few drinks. She took the Spring Mountain Level one with me, and does really well in a Manual car.

My daughters have not asked, I have not offered. If they asked, I would let them.

I am sure there a several others I would let drive it, if they asked. I have several Friends I would trust.
Old 11-30-2015, 09:45 PM
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Just my wife who helps me pay for the car, our son who is a jet pilot and me.
Old 11-30-2015, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by robert miller
No one but me. not even the wifey drives my vettes.
no one but me.
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Originally Posted by fredmills
For me - everyone who has been "vetted". 1. An adult I consider responsible. 2. A car person who shows real interest. Best Part - they love it and it "makes their day". I always ride shotgun to explain features and make sure they don't abuse it....
I have let a lot of strangers sit in my z51 and i will take a pic of them with their phone! LOL It makes their day! No one but me and wife drive it alone buy have let around 7 people drive it with me in shotgun. Yep I love the dopy look on their face jest after they goose the accelerator !

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Old 12-01-2015, 12:16 AM
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Old 12-01-2015, 07:14 AM
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My "motorhead" daughter is the only other person to drive my C7 since delivery.
Old 12-01-2015, 07:31 AM
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My wife can drive either the C5 or the C7 but she never has.
Old 12-01-2015, 08:21 AM
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My wife is welcome to drive my C7 anytime she wants. She chooses not too as she is fairly terrified of scratching the car...

I have a good friend who visits from Australia. He and his wife are major Corvette fans (they own two older 'Vettes, one of which is a right hand drive C5). I have let him drive my C7 once with me as shotgun and I believe from the smile stuck on his face, he was fairly impressed.

Other than that, just the mechanic who pulls the car into the shop for servicing at the local Chevy store...

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Old 12-01-2015, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Z06 1of38
Anyone I know and who asks. It's insured in case anything were to happen.
It's a car, although I enjoy it

The smile on their face and memory will last a lifetime.
Old 12-01-2015, 09:03 AM
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Over the years I have found it simpler if no one but me drives my Vette. I will, however, let anyone sit in it and take their picture.
Old 12-01-2015, 09:20 AM
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My wife. I have several friends who I would let drive it if they asked, but I am not going to offer it to them, save for one who has a C6 GS. He can drive it any time he wants...but as he lives 45 miles from me I doubt that it will happen.


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