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Hi all, my name is Joe and I have been reading here on the forum for a while and just recently joined. I am a contractor in Afghanistan. I bought my first Vette this past April. I bought while here in Afghanistan from a coworker and only saw a pic from the outside and never saw the rest of it. I got it for the payoff which was less than $30K. I was very excited when I bought it and couldn't wait to return home to see it. Once I was home I was disappointed in what I saw it was horrible shape when compared to how I was told everything was. I was told it had new tires, that was a lie, one of them had a puncture that had the plug in it. The interior needs a lot of work as leather is already faded and the seats need some work. It just wasn't up to Vette standards, but all of that will be changed soon. I couldn't post the pics on here but they are in my album on my profile page.
Hopefully I done this right, I added the photos on Flickr and am trying to post them here so that you can see my Vette.
Hopefully I done this right, I added the photos on Flickr and am trying to post them here so that you can see my Vette.
Last edited by highroller17; Aug 23, 2011 at 03:41 AM. Reason: Added Photos
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Welcome to the Forum!!!!!! 
Sorry to hear the car was misrepresented. Has the "ex" coworker assumed room temp yet? 
j/k of course. Good luck getting her fixed up, enjoy the car and the Forums. 
Sorry to hear the car was misrepresented. Has the "ex" coworker assumed room temp yet? j/k of course. Good luck getting her fixed up, enjoy the car and the Forums.
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Yeah I was pretty pissed when I got home and saw it. I am going to get it fixed up and soon it will be back at the top of it's class. I am already looking at redoing the interior and am looking at Caravaggio and APsis right now to see what my options are.
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You ain't lying, I miss being home everyday. I only get to go home about once a year. The rest of the time I am working 12.5 hours a day 7 days a week. I do get other vacations, but generally go to Thailand on those. I can't wait to get back home in May and get in my Vette.
jsuls0130, thank you for the welcome. So far I am loving it here and it is great to be on here with fellow Vette fanatics.
jsuls0130, thank you for the welcome. So far I am loving it here and it is great to be on here with fellow Vette fanatics.
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Hi all, my name is Joe and I have been reading here on the forum for a while and just recently joined. I am a contractor in Afghanistan. I bought my first Vette this past April. I bought while here in Afghanistan from a coworker and only saw a pic from the outside and never saw the rest of it. I got it for the payoff which was less than $30K. I was very excited when I bought it and couldn't wait to return home to see it. Once I was home I was disappointed in what I saw it was horrible shape when compared to how I was told everything was. I was told it had new tires, that was a lie, one of them had a puncture that had the plug in it. The interior needs a lot of work as leather is already faded and the seats need some work. It just wasn't up to Vette standards, but all of that will be changed soon. I couldn't post the pics on here but they are in my album on my profile page.
Hopefully I done this right, I added the photos on Flickr and am trying to post them here so that you can see my Vette.
Hopefully I done this right, I added the photos on Flickr and am trying to post them here so that you can see my Vette.
