Future owner (hopefully)
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From: Rochester MN
Future owner (hopefully)
Hey all, I've been lurking on the forum for a while now reading up on all things C5, but now I'm starting to get serious about buying so I created an account. You'll probably find me looking for an expert to check out a C5 that I'm thinking about south of the Twin Cities. I'll start a thread over in the Great Lakes forum for that.
Anyway, been a fan of Corvettes since I was about 3 and am excited that the depreciation curve and my income have finally intersected. Also excited that I actually fit in a C5 - I'm 6'5" and when I drove a C7 at one of those "drive a sports car on a track for a few laps" places I didn't fit so well (although I've since learned a few tricks from the forum that might have helped). I also like pop-up headlights so that works out well.
Glad to be here and hopefully I'll be joining the owners club soon!
Anyway, been a fan of Corvettes since I was about 3 and am excited that the depreciation curve and my income have finally intersected. Also excited that I actually fit in a C5 - I'm 6'5" and when I drove a C7 at one of those "drive a sports car on a track for a few laps" places I didn't fit so well (although I've since learned a few tricks from the forum that might have helped). I also like pop-up headlights so that works out well.
Glad to be here and hopefully I'll be joining the owners club soon!
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See you in the C5 section and happy hunting!
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Oh, and I forgot to mention that my brother just moved about half an hour from Road America, so I have free lodging if I go over for a track day.
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Yeah, I have to admit I kind of started looking at them just because my childhood dream car was "yellow with pop-up headlights", but the more I looked the more I realized they're just fantastic cars all the way around.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that my brother just moved about half an hour from Road America, so I have free lodging if I go over for a track day.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that my brother just moved about half an hour from Road America, so I have free lodging if I go over for a track day.
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From: Rochester MN
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