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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 05:52 PM
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My name is Brian and my wife and I are soon to be Corvette owners.

I'm the Director of Finance for a Chevrolet, GMC, Pontiac, Buick, Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep dealer in Eastern Oklahoma. I have worked in the auto industry for 15 years, and have had the pleasure working with all types of autos, including exotics. After a discussion with my wife, we felt we needed a sports car, and decided to research the market. We considered several automobiles, but after taking my wife for a ride in a C6, she went nuts. I ordered our car on November 2nd after much debate on what color to choose. My dealership just recieved the consensus last week, and our GM rep has told us the car scheduled to be built in March.

2008 Corvette 2LT
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193 Ebony Leather
GU2 2.73 Axle
QG7 5 spoke wheel
NPP Dual mode exhaust
C2L Roof package
MX0 6 speed Paddle Shift Auto

It should sticker around $53065, and we can't wait to get it.

Besides my love for automobiles, I enjoy flying (I am a private pilot), collecting high end timepieces, enjoy riding ATV's, scuba diving, and traveling.

Thanks for having me along for the ride gang!

~Brian
Old Jan 29, 2008 | 06:05 PM
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Got ours in December. You will love it.
You probably can drop your pilot license the C6 is faster than most light airplanes, way faster than a J3 cub.
I couldn't decide between velocity yellow or black. Both good colors.
I ended up with Artic White. Too good a deal on a new 07 still in stock to turn down.
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by LarryMJones
Got ours in December. You will love it.
You probably can drop your pilot license the C6 is faster than most light airplanes, way faster than a J3 cub.
I couldn't decide between velocity yellow or black. Both good colors.
I ended up with Artic White. Too good a deal on a new 07 still in stock to turn down.
LJ
Thanks for the welcome.

Maumelle?

I live in Fort Smith.

Small world!

True, some aircraft are much slower than the C6. Luckily, not many speed limits in the sky, unless you are in congested controlled airspace.

Cheers-

~Brian
Old Jan 29, 2008 | 06:15 PM
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 06:21 PM
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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Thank you everyone for the warm welcome.

You all have very nice rides!

Thanks again-

~Brian
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:18 AM
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Fantastic Brian. Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your order. You and your wife are going to love this car. You picked the right color and most of the same options I got in December. Enjoy... Donn
Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new Vette from another pilot!
Well we are the highest life forms on earth!


Thanks for the welcome!

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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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Fantastic Brian. Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your order. You and your wife are going to love this car. You picked the right color and most of the same options I got in December. Enjoy... Donn

Cool!

Nice to see a few Velocity Yellow/Competition Yellow rides on the forum.

We are very excited about the car, if March would just get here a bit faster!

~Brian
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