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Old May 31, 2020 | 11:47 AM
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Had decided I was going to sell my '15 C7 that I had built and picked up in late '14. Cleaned her up and decided I could not do it. Figure the value will be close to the same in a few years and I am gonna get that sucker out and drive her more... 300 miles in the past two years... Why save for the next guy...

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It takes a lot of self control to not drive one of these gems! I don't appear to have any.
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Good decision. Get out and drive her
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Old May 31, 2020 | 02:15 PM
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You definitely need to drive it and enjoy it more.
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Old May 31, 2020 | 02:37 PM
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300 miles in the last 2 years? I thought that I was bad with about 1k per year
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It takes a lot of self control to not drive one of these gems! I don't appear to have any.
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I'm up to about 2400 miles since the end of March on my new 2019 Grand Sport. All Covid-19 therapy. I may hit 10k by the end of the year. Drive it!

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Old May 31, 2020 | 04:48 PM
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I'm up to about 2400 miles since the end of March on my new 2019 Grand Sport. All Covid-19 therapy. I may hit 10k by the end of the year. Drive it!

Exact same boat here. Hit 2,100 today. Can’t refrain from driving it. I did pick up a 96 a couple months back. I will be driving that daily soon.


Any excuse to take it out. Ran out of excuses today, just went for a 2hr cruise with the wife.

My new toy, only 45k miles. Would like to end the season with 55k on it
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I picked her up in Sept '14 and had 5k prior to the turn of the year...Its actual year of '15. Its just been the past two years that it has slowed down... She has 13.9k miles... Think I have been playing with the C3 too much... Gonna switch it back up Funny I had my mind all set to sell... Take it out for a few miles and wondered what the heck I was thinking.

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Hot dang I’ve got 15k on mine and it’s a 2019!

get out and drive that sucker, glad you are keeping it!

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Old May 31, 2020 | 05:33 PM
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just hit 48000 miles, drive the wheels off and have a great time, I smile every day I drive...
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Nice car! Enjoy, but unfortunately the value will not be close to the same in a couple years...
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I wish I could stop driving my 2019 Z !!!!! Almost 13,000 miles and I can’t STOP driving it!!!Please help I need Therapy !!!
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Old May 31, 2020 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by mdolandese
I wish I could stop driving my 2019 Z !!!!! Almost 13,000 miles and I can’t STOP driving it!!!Please help I need Therapy !!!
You too will need to pull the trigger to be cured.
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I put 267 miles on my '19 Z51 today. A nice ride down the GSP to Cape May NJ. And, back. I rode around a little once I got down there.
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You too will need to pull the trigger to be cured.
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300 miles in the last 2 years? I thought that I was bad with about 1k per year
I looked at that, and I thought I read a day.


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You do have a beautiful car that is just begging to be driven. Good for you for deciding to get it out more and enjoy it.
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How much or how little one drives any vehicle can depend on lots of things... one is how many options one has and some of us have more than others. Just sayin'...
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Old Jun 1, 2020 | 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Avanti
How much or how little one drives any vehicle can depend on lots of things... one is how many options one has and some of us have more than others. Just sayin'...
So you're saying people buy Corvettes without the options they would like, and because they don't have those options, they won't drive it? Never heard that one before. Interesting theory.


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