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I am MrYeats from the South Texas Coast. I just bought my first Corvette and will need help with getting it fixed and tweaked.
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Old Mar 7, 2022 | 02:44 PM
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Old Mar 7, 2022 | 02:45 PM
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Welcome and what did you buy!
I got a 98 convertible/hardtop. Pewter Silver Metallic. LS1, automatic. I will get some pix later. Only 58K miles, new Goodyear Eagles on stock magnesium wheels. A real looker. Kinda puts me in mind of the old Diamondbacks.
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