old rookie
Mar 13, 2018 | 07:04 AM
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8th Gear
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old rookie
Just picked up c6 convertible, retirement gift from my wife. Cyber gray with black top, black int. Drove it back from Wis. to Ky. Wow what a ride, tangled with pumped up m3, stared at by owner of Ferrari cabriolet in Chicago. Enjoyed the trip. 2nd vette, first one, 69 427 back in the eighties, pumped up, regretted selling that car ever since, Praise the Lord, back in the saddle again. Just wanted to say hi from another newbie.
Mar 13, 2018 | 07:19 AM
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From: 10th District Court OHIO
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Congrats, welcome aboard and enjoy your retirement and new ride.
Mar 13, 2018 | 08:15 AM
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Congrats and welcome to the forum!!
Hope retirement gives you many, many years to enjoy that C6!
Mar 13, 2018 | 08:25 AM
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Welcome to the forum. Retired folks have more time to ride. Enjoy your C5.
Mar 13, 2018 | 08:36 AM
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Welcome to the CF!
Mar 13, 2018 | 08:46 AM
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Welcome to you and your wife and congrats on your C6 vert!
Mar 13, 2018 | 08:53 AM
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Welcome to the forum! Enjoy the retirement and the new ride.
Mar 13, 2018 | 09:01 AM
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Mar 13, 2018 | 09:39 AM
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Will enjoy, enjoy my wife even more now since she bought it, hard work and loyalty does pay off.
Mar 13, 2018 | 09:47 AM
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Congrats on returning to Corvette ownership. Welcome and be sure to check out the C6 sections of the forum.
Mar 13, 2018 | 10:13 AM
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Welcome!
Congrats on your neat C6 and your cool wife!
Mar 13, 2018 | 06:11 PM
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Mar 13, 2018 | 09:23 PM
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8th Gear
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thanks, been working getting the key fob straightened out, last homecoming I went to was 1986, hopefully 2018 is the start of something new,
Mar 14, 2018 | 10:01 AM
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Welcome
Mar 14, 2018 | 04:14 PM
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Welcome to the forum!
Congrats. on your C6 convertible!