Routine
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Bonney Lake Washington
Routine
As a former coach/teacher (retired) routines were a big part of my professional life. As a Vette owner routines continue to play a significant role. Ex; to take my Z51 7MT Conv, out I:
A. Pop the garage door
B. Place two pieces of plywood at the base of the driveway to avoid scraping/noise
C. Open the trunk and disconnect the charger
D. Get in, belt up and , yes, turn on my D-shaped steering wheel with electronic display (silly but fun)
E. Turn on channel 25 of Sirius/XM
F. Back out, then pop the top if weather allows
Do you have a routine? How much of it is practical and how much of it is just to add to your Vette Day or even superstitious? Anything others would consider weird or too "Vettecentric"? No secrets here, right?
A. Pop the garage door
B. Place two pieces of plywood at the base of the driveway to avoid scraping/noise
C. Open the trunk and disconnect the charger
D. Get in, belt up and , yes, turn on my D-shaped steering wheel with electronic display (silly but fun)
E. Turn on channel 25 of Sirius/XM
F. Back out, then pop the top if weather allows
Do you have a routine? How much of it is practical and how much of it is just to add to your Vette Day or even superstitious? Anything others would consider weird or too "Vettecentric"? No secrets here, right?
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I do the following:
open garage door
unplug the battery maintainer
close the hatch
get in car
start the car
pull out of the garage
back down the driveway
once in the street, hit the go pedal and enjoy the ride.
Nothing else needed to have a great Vette day.
open garage door
unplug the battery maintainer
close the hatch
get in car
start the car
pull out of the garage
back down the driveway
once in the street, hit the go pedal and enjoy the ride.
Nothing else needed to have a great Vette day.
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Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Rochester, NY
Open the garage
Unplug Battery Tender
Back car out
Drop top
Close garage door
And off we go
Reverse procedure when back home except a couple of additional steps.
Clean exhaust tips
Remove with detail spray any bugs.
Unplug Battery Tender
Back car out
Drop top
Close garage door
And off we go
Reverse procedure when back home except a couple of additional steps.
Clean exhaust tips
Remove with detail spray any bugs.
Last edited by dvilin; Jun 17, 2023 at 03:01 PM.
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From: Ventura Co Ca
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St. Jude Donor '13, '20-'21
Unplug Battery Tender
Close Trunk
Put on jacket, if needed
Start car
Put top down
Put on ball cap and sunglasses
Open the garage door
Back car out
Close garage door
Connect phone, Android Auto, Detector, and Dash cam
Destination, open
Clean exhaust tips and detail spray, if needed
Close Trunk
Put on jacket, if needed
Start car
Put top down
Put on ball cap and sunglasses
Open the garage door
Back car out
Close garage door
Connect phone, Android Auto, Detector, and Dash cam
Destination, open
Clean exhaust tips and detail spray, if needed
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From: Mineola Texas
1. Remove and roll up car cover and put it on workbench
2. Open passenger door and put a bottle of water in the cup holder
3. Open garage door
4. Get in, start the engine and check gages
5. Press #1 driver preset button and buckle up
6. Turn on PDR
7. Carefully back out from under 4-post lift
8. Close garage door with button on visor
9. Proceed down drive to gate
10. Open gate with button on visor
11. Pull through gate
12. Close gate with button on visor
13. Switch from T(our) to S(port)
14. Enjoy my drive without disturbing my wife with excessive exhaust noise
2. Open passenger door and put a bottle of water in the cup holder
3. Open garage door
4. Get in, start the engine and check gages
5. Press #1 driver preset button and buckle up
6. Turn on PDR
7. Carefully back out from under 4-post lift
8. Close garage door with button on visor
9. Proceed down drive to gate
10. Open gate with button on visor
11. Pull through gate
12. Close gate with button on visor
13. Switch from T(our) to S(port)
14. Enjoy my drive without disturbing my wife with excessive exhaust noise
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,168
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From: Springfield MA
St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12, '19, '21
1. Back the car out of the garage.
2. No need to put top up, it's rarely up.
3. Enjoy the hell out of it.
4. No need to clean it, it's already clean...
2. No need to put top up, it's rarely up.
3. Enjoy the hell out of it.
4. No need to clean it, it's already clean...
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 2,590
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From: Nashville TN
St. Jude Donor '09
I get in car
Open garage door
Hit start button
Roll both windows down
Push in clutch
Hit start button again
Enjoy cold start sound
Turn on Rev Match
Shift to Reverse
Back out
Close garage door
Drive through neighborhood in 2nd gear at 22 MPH with NPP fuse pulled
Wave at my neighbors
Feel like I'm 16 YO again
Open garage door
Hit start button
Roll both windows down
Push in clutch
Hit start button again
Enjoy cold start sound
Turn on Rev Match
Shift to Reverse
Back out
Close garage door
Drive through neighborhood in 2nd gear at 22 MPH with NPP fuse pulled
Wave at my neighbors
Feel like I'm 16 YO again
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Le Mans Master
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From: Bonney Lake Washington
Reminds me of Carl Reiner Line
A few years ago HBO did a documentary on the long relationship between Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner (see 2000 year old man). It started with Mr. Reiner waking up and sitting down to breakfast and opening the newspaper, "I get up, look in the paper and if I don't see my obituary I eat breakfast." RIP for one funny man.....
Racer
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From: So. Maine
Carl Reiner was on the Dick Van **** show and Mel Brooks had a couple of films in the 1970’s. Very funny guys, great routines. My father always referred to the obituary page as the Irish sports page. I have been told that some radio stations read the obituary page as part of the news and refer the obituaries as the sports page.