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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 08:55 PM
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Hello, everyone.

My name is shadoquad, and I'm a long time Vette worshiper, hoping soon to be a Vette owner. Little background on me...

I have been a big vette fan since the days of the C5. I've been to Bowling Green, KY, about 5 years back, and I took the factory tour and toured the museum. I've wanted a Corvette for a little over a decade.

The first car I bought when I got a real job was a Mazda6 with a manual tranny. Cheap and it still runs today, it has been my dependable workhorse.

Two years back, I decided to buy a sports car and wound up buying a 2010 Nissan 370z, my Chiana. I love it, make no mistake. It's been a wicked hoot. And the only reason I bought it over a used C5 was because for 30k, I could get one brand new.

Now I've saved up a bit of dough and I am looking at getting a C6 Z06 on the used market. I'm this close to achieving my dream. I test drove an '07 Z06 a few weeks back, and I'm absolutely in love.

I am hoping to use this forum as a resource for information about potential vette ownership, and I hope to be able to contribute if or when the need arises.

Here are some pictures of my Z.








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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 09:23 PM
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Old Sep 1, 2012 | 09:26 PM
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 09:52 PM
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Well, many moons later, I finally bought my Corvette today

2009 Jetstream Blue Z06, GM Certified.

I'm a very happy boy
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Here is my new beauty

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Almost as pretty as your last Z.

I kid, I kid!
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bahahahaha
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Thank you
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Congrats from a fellow Z owner who will one day have a C7

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Welcome butt.....

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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 08:53 AM
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Give this a shot... http://www.the370z.com/attachments/l...113304_663.jpg

Or this... http://www.ft86club.com/forums/attac...1&d=1367126871



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