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Old 02-25-2018, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Poor-sha
You know, the cars really fare much better than you might think. In the end I sell or trade them for largely the same value the Zaino club gets and I get to enjoy the car and live where I like. The only part I really hate is that you almost never show up with a shiny clean car because even if you wash it before you leave it's a dirty mess by the time you get a few miles down the road.
I love seeing fast cars that are dirty! It's a sign the owner actually drives the car like they were intended to be driven not jusy sat and polished it!
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Old 02-25-2018, 06:16 PM
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Nice to see someone enjoy their Z06! When on road trips I took my old Z51 through some light off road paths too, the car can be cleaned off but the memories stay forever!
Old 02-25-2018, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 09Z06pj
Must be a real adventure in the rain. I understand the car will do it and it's apparently necessary for you to make that drive but this cannot be any fun at all.
Just don't see doing this in a car like this just asking for problems & unhappy end. Robert
Old 02-26-2018, 09:35 PM
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I enjoy mine everyday. That’s why I bought it. Glad you are too!
Old 02-27-2018, 02:54 AM
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IMO and FWIW, Corvettes should be fun.
If driving one isn't, then dump it and find something else.

Driving a Vette on a gravel road ain't my definition of "fun."
Of course, YMMV.
Old 02-27-2018, 11:47 AM
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You need an escape tunnel like El Chapo that takes you, via dirt bike, from your master bedroom to the main paved road where your Vette is parked.
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Old 02-27-2018, 12:30 PM
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Still on the stock wheels on the road?
Old 02-27-2018, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by DAVE396LT1
You need an escape tunnel like El Chapo that takes you, via dirt bike, from your master bedroom to the main paved road where your Vette is parked.
That would be a fairly long tunnel; further he'd have to find a spot on the public road to actually keep the car.

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Old 02-27-2018, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Pacembellum
Still on the stock wheels on the road?
I finally gave up on them and am running a set of the Katech wheels made by Forgeline on my MPSS street tires. No issues so far.



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