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Old Mar 11, 2014 | 10:21 PM
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1st time Corvette owner, always wanted one but never got the chance. Up till now always needed a back seat. I had an M3 till a kid ran a light and T-boned me a couple months back. Found this 09 with 9k on the odometer and absolutely love it! All it needed was fresh batteries, one for the car and 1 each for the key fobs. After driving beamers (335i and M3) for a few years I gotta say the Vette's big V8 instant torque is a heck of a lot of fun! This car rides better then the M. Haven't had a chance to learn and push it's limits yet but it is enticing
Looking forward to learning all I can about this amazing vehicle.

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Originally Posted by C6Zipp
1st time Corvette owner, always wanted one but never got the chance. Up till now always needed a back seat. I had an M3 till a kid ran a light and T-boned me a couple months back. Found this 09 with 9k on the odometer and absolutely love it! All it needed was fresh batteries, one for the car and 1 each for the key fobs. After driving beamers (335i and M3) for a few years I gotta say the Vette's big V8 instant torque is a heck of a lot of fun! This car rides better then the M. Haven't had a chance to learn and push it's limits yet but it is enticing
Looking forward to learning all I can about this amazing vehicle.

Cheers!
C6Zipp,

Welcome to the forum and congrats! How does it feel to own one?

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Welcome to the forum and congrats! How does it feel to own one?

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Really enjoying the car! Not much opportunity to drive it, I'm in a western Chicago suburb and want to avoid exposure to the salt and potholes so only had it out a couple of times. Hopefully the roads will be clean and fixed before too long.

There is so much to learn. This is going to be quite and adventure!

Cheers!
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Really enjoying the car! Not much opportunity to drive it, I'm in a western Chicago suburb and want to avoid exposure to the salt and potholes so only had it out a couple of times. Hopefully the roads will be clean and fixed before too long.

There is so much to learn. This is going to be quite and adventure!

Cheers!
Great to hear!

We wish you many more miles of smiles .

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