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Old Mar 25, 2024 | 04:52 PM
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Well my 92,000 dollar daily driver is just that it just ain't much getting groceries
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Cold food in the front. Hot food in the back.
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I haul groceries just fine. I live alone so I'm not doing Costco runs.
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Old Mar 25, 2024 | 06:26 PM
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Ours works fine getting groc for just two people and the dogs ...
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Old Mar 25, 2024 | 06:42 PM
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It's always a plus to have multiple options for daily drivers such as to haul multiple people and for groceries/belongings.
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Whats Groceries ???
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Originally Posted by Walter Raulerson
Well my 92,000 dollar daily driver is just that it just ain't much getting groceries
Sorry, Walter, don't understand.... been DDing Corvettes for 34 years.... had the C8 for 21 months now and do not find any problems hauling stuff from the store. Between the trunk and the frunk -- all seems fine. What's up with your "stuff" hauling?
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Or put food in the rear to be cooked by the car.
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How much room does one need for case of beer, couple ribeyes, frozen pizza, several chocolate bars and bag of chips? This isn’t typical grocery list however, it is for March Madness. 🏀😀 (WARNING: Chocolates, pizza and beer go in front.)
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2021 Prius ECO L until I get my custom 2024 c8 z51.
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Not the best of choices or one I would make. I believe Rick Conti has it on his Vette.



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I haven't done it yet with the C8 but I made many a run to Home Depot in the C6 with the top down and the lumber sticking 10' into the air. 😁
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Yep on my 7th DD Vette from my 1st a 1988. Recall bringing 8-foot 2X4 sticking out the back of my '93 coupe when we were building this house 28 years ago! I do go the grocery store for whatever the wife needs (dog's only 11 lbs so doesn't eat much.) BUT admit glad the wife has an SUV for the occasional trip to Sam's Club, always hauling plants home or when I need to bring product from the LTL depot for my Internet business. Before she did, I added a hitch to my C6 and assembled a small trailer from Harbor Freight. Toughest task was finding a place and building a pully system to store the trailer when not in use



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I DD mine. I'd say only issue is that it's thirsty.
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Not a problem.



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Wow 92k on a C8? We only have 89k on our C7. Wife's DD....and constantly used as a grocery getter....and Costco...being judicious of course.
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Cold food in the front. Hot food in the back.
Other food in the passenger foot well.
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Originally Posted by cal45
Cold food in the front. Hot food in the back.

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$92,000 or 92,000 miles?

New cars are so expensive that if I'm not getting 1 mile per dollar spent on it--I got rid of it too soon.
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Wow You are lucky your wife's a DD
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