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Old Aug 21, 2019 | 01:19 PM
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Is Carlisle bound. 600+ miles with no protection cept a fresh coat of Meguiars wax. Lions and tigers and bears oh my!!

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Old Aug 21, 2019 | 01:51 PM
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I drove my Z51 from Wisconsin to Texas, two days, 1000 miles and it was fine. Then the next day, on my 20 mile drive to work, got hit by a rock.
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Old Aug 21, 2019 | 04:27 PM
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It's all luck-of-the-draw. Have a good trip.
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Old Aug 21, 2019 | 04:33 PM
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All I can say is Good Looking Car
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Old Aug 21, 2019 | 05:27 PM
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Rolling T minus 15 hrs
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Old Aug 21, 2019 | 05:32 PM
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It’s a Chevrolet. It’s a blast. Drive it.
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Old Aug 21, 2019 | 08:33 PM
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It’s a Chevrolet. It’s a blast. Drive it.
I bet that will be on your tombstone as often as you repeat it.
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Old Aug 21, 2019 | 08:46 PM
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I bet that will be on your tombstone as often as you repeat it.

I’ll never know.
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Should be a great trip in that ZR1. Just enjoy yourself and not worry about what may or may not happen.
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Old Aug 23, 2019 | 10:53 PM
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I’ll never know.
I agree same here man..
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That’s why I ordered a junk base 1lt. I just drive it like it’s a Chevy Cobalt and never worry about anything.
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Old Aug 25, 2019 | 10:43 AM
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Use a quality film ,paint protection.Small rocks win’t Getto the paint.Well worth it.It’s a 1LT still worth it.
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90% of our time at the fairgrounds was spent walking around soaking in everyone else’s beautiful Vettes so I wasn’t present when my ZR1 got the Bill Miller Celebrity Choice Award . Anyway here are just a few pics that I would have pinned a ribbon on if I were a judge. Lastly , every new experience with the C8 gets better and better.Future C8’s are gonna kill it!!
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