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Burning Brakes
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I hope this works!
I am not a blogger so I hope this ends up in the right spot!
Hello everyone. In 1974, at age 18 I bought a 1966 Milano Maroon 327/350 HP, 4 speed with both tops, factory side pipes, A/C, power steering, power windows, teakwood wheel, and an AM/FM radio. I was in love with it. The best car, by far, that I ever owned. Two front end small hits put insurance out of reach and I sold it after just one year for $2,700. I know, its not affordable to replace that car now. Who knew?
Well, all these years later, married, three sons, working in NYC, taking the LIRR 26 years I never stopped wanting another one. Most of my buddies went the Harley route but driving a bike on Long Island is not fun for me. I told my wife I wanted to get one for the last couple of years. When the 2008 came out I read about the improvements, and horsepower, and was really revved. All my sons kept saying was “Just Buy It”. So I did.
I jus picked my 2008 Crystal Red, LT-2, Z-51, NPP, Ebony interior, Chrome wheeled baby. I am in love again. 250 miles in 2 days. Now all my sons want to drive it. What a surprise. Back in the day we would flash our lights to other Vettes, now I will always do the wave. A friend of mine with a C5 told me about this forum and how addicting it was. I have been following it since but wanted to wait until my car came in to join.
I am sure I will have a million questions but the first is what is the best wax and car wash for this car? I read about the Zaino and have heard to may horror stories. I like waxing my cars so doing it twice a month is no big deal to me. Please let me know what you think. Thanks, I will contribute whatever I can!
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...sbuyit/CV3.jpg
Hello everyone. In 1974, at age 18 I bought a 1966 Milano Maroon 327/350 HP, 4 speed with both tops, factory side pipes, A/C, power steering, power windows, teakwood wheel, and an AM/FM radio. I was in love with it. The best car, by far, that I ever owned. Two front end small hits put insurance out of reach and I sold it after just one year for $2,700. I know, its not affordable to replace that car now. Who knew?
Well, all these years later, married, three sons, working in NYC, taking the LIRR 26 years I never stopped wanting another one. Most of my buddies went the Harley route but driving a bike on Long Island is not fun for me. I told my wife I wanted to get one for the last couple of years. When the 2008 came out I read about the improvements, and horsepower, and was really revved. All my sons kept saying was “Just Buy It”. So I did.
I jus picked my 2008 Crystal Red, LT-2, Z-51, NPP, Ebony interior, Chrome wheeled baby. I am in love again. 250 miles in 2 days. Now all my sons want to drive it. What a surprise. Back in the day we would flash our lights to other Vettes, now I will always do the wave. A friend of mine with a C5 told me about this forum and how addicting it was. I have been following it since but wanted to wait until my car came in to join.
I am sure I will have a million questions but the first is what is the best wax and car wash for this car? I read about the Zaino and have heard to may horror stories. I like waxing my cars so doing it twice a month is no big deal to me. Please let me know what you think. Thanks, I will contribute whatever I can!
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...sbuyit/CV3.jpg
Last edited by Just Buy It; Mar 26, 2008 at 08:38 PM.
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Welcome aboard and congrats on your 08 Corvette.
Lots of information about waxes in the Car Care Section, check it out. I for one vote for Zaino.
Lots of information about waxes in the Car Care Section, check it out. I for one vote for Zaino.
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Welcome to the forum, and congrats on your new vette.. To post pics ...http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1336867
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Congratulations on a great C6!!!!!!! 
And Welcome to the Forum!!!! Love the story of the '66, one of my favorites. Hope to see you participating in C6 General.
As to Zaino, it's only a "horror story" the first time you do it. After that it's like any wax, quick on and off, maybe 30 minutes, but you only "need" to do it a couple times a year. Your decision, but make sure you understand everything before you decide.
Oh, here, I fixed your photo post. Click on the "quote" button to see how I did the code. You use the "IMG" line, not the "url" line.
And Welcome to the Forum!!!! Love the story of the '66, one of my favorites. Hope to see you participating in C6 General.As to Zaino, it's only a "horror story" the first time you do it. After that it's like any wax, quick on and off, maybe 30 minutes, but you only "need" to do it a couple times a year. Your decision, but make sure you understand everything before you decide.
Oh, here, I fixed your photo post. Click on the "quote" button to see how I did the code. You use the "IMG" line, not the "url" line.
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