Has anyone else driven your C7?

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Nov 28, 2018 | 12:51 AM

#41

Maxie2U

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I would love for my wife to drive it but she absolutely does not want to. Other than her no one else will get to drive it.

Nov 28, 2018 | 06:17 AM

#42

z06inVB

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I just taught my friends daughter to drive manual with mine. When I had my C6 I taught several kids to drive it.

Nov 28, 2018 | 08:13 AM

#43

Phanni

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Quote:

Originally Posted by z06inVB

I just taught my friends daughter to drive manual with mine. When I had my C6 I taught several kids to drive it.

Back "in the day" I had a '65 365 HP 4 Sp, coupe. We lived in the D.C. suburbs, and my wife had a 68 Plymouth Satellite, (automatic).
She taught computer programming to a group of deaf students, and I picked her up one day while the kids were still there. They went 'nuts' for my car. Nancy wanted so bad to drive the Vette to school one day, so I taught her to drive a 'stick' in that Vette. Mind you, simply pushing the clutch in back in those day was a chore. She learned, and drove the Vette to school (about 35 miles around the D.C. Beltway. (big time traffic). I think she was a favorite teacher to them from then on. She got a lot of respect I know that.

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Nov 28, 2018 | 09:15 AM

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Corgidog1

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I have a stick and no I trust is able to drive it.

Nov 28, 2018 | 09:21 AM

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1SG_Ret

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Only the mechanic that drove it change the oil.

Nov 28, 2018 | 11:03 AM

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k_arnold

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Here is a picture of my nephew driving my '14 'vert to his Senior Prom last year.
Rainy night and no issues.
The smiles tell the story....

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Nov 28, 2018 | 12:46 PM

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Guitarking1

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Not yet.

Nov 28, 2018 | 01:18 PM

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MAKC7

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Daughters, son-in-law, brother-in-law and very good friend......wife refuses to even sit in the drivers seat.

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Nov 28, 2018 | 05:28 PM

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chas70

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Nov 28, 2018 | 05:35 PM

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chas70

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When my C7 was new, my wife was going to take it to see friends to show it off and I was OK with that but before she left I told her that if she put a ding in it to stop by the mortuary and make arrangements for her funeral. She refuses to drive it since. I( asked her what shew would do wityh the vette if something happened to me and she said she would drive it. JEEZ

Nov 28, 2018 | 05:37 PM

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C83LZ

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Just my wife. I let my boss sit in the passenger seat so he knew what I was doing with the money he gives me. In retrospect, that may have been a poor choice lol.

Nov 28, 2018 | 05:51 PM

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FLEXjs

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WGGS

I let my boss sit in the passenger seat so he knew what I was doing with the money he gives me. In retrospect, that may have been a poor choice lol.

LMAO.

The owner of my company has not seen mine yet, but his brother has, so he may or may not know about it. He's a car guy himself so I'm sure he'd be happy for me. He has a Ford GT and a real Cobra 427 among his collection.

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Nov 28, 2018 | 06:06 PM

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OH THREE Z

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id have no issues with anyone driving my car as long as im with them... or alone if they have experience with...

1. a car with a splitter as low as mine
2. driving a high hp car
3. a manual

Nov 28, 2018 | 10:02 PM

#54

MHE-Plex

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Not a chance. I love my family and my friends too but come on...there have to be some limits.

Nov 28, 2018 | 10:18 PM

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owc6

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WGGS

Just my wife. I let my boss sit in the passenger seat so he knew what I was doing with the money he gives me. In retrospect, that may have been a poor choice lol.

I had to read this again to figure out who was the boss and who was the wife.

Nov 29, 2018 | 04:47 AM

#56

Dave80C3

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My wife was the only person to drive my 2014 Stingray besides me. She drove it four or five times max in 4 years.

My wife has drove my 18 Grand sport once.

Both are M7 cars. Right after I traded the 14, my oldest daughter said "dang you never let me drive the Stingray" My reply was you never asked. Had she asked I would have let her drive it. All my girls can drive manuals.

Dec 1, 2018 | 05:43 PM

#57

wgood

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Only a male friend who let me drive his C 4 corvette then I let him drive my C 5 corvette in 2011 and my C 7 corvette in 2014 !!! Wayne

Dec 1, 2018 | 06:01 PM

#58

IRMB

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I've let theplatinumog drive mine on track several times.

Dec 1, 2018 | 08:51 PM

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Jeffthunbird

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I haven’t let anybody drive my Corvettes going back 20 years. I did, however, let a Russian dude (customer) visiting my company take my Harley out. He almost dumped it as he was leaving. He came back 4 hours later with the same giddy smile you saw on your neighbor.

Dec 1, 2018 | 08:55 PM

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Jeffthunbird

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OH! I almost forgot this but my exwife used my 2004 LeMans Blue convertible to move furniture with the top down. I didn’t know about this plan until I saw the car full of stuff. The stuff was stacked up and left dents in the upholstery backing. This was in 2005, the car was new as can be and we were married at the time. She couldn’t understand why I was pissed.
Since then, I keep keys in a locked box and hide the key for that box.

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