Future Vette Owner
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Joined: Jun 2022
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From: Dallas, Texas
Future Vette Owner
Hi everyone,
My name is Zach and I'm 27. I'm currently #1365 on the list at MM and anticipating delivery of my C8 sometime in Q2 next year. This will be my first new car purchase. I bought a 2015 TLX from my father back in 2018 and getting ready to sell it next month since the resale value increased immensely, I live downtown (groceries, bars, restaurants, everything walking distance) and work from home. My girlfriend and I live together so we will use her Ford Explorer if we need to do anything outside the city. I rarely ever used the back seats in my TLX and don't see the point of getting another one, plus we're not having a kid any time soon so I want to have some fun. I have a huge passion for cars and grew up loving them. I actually accumulated a sizeable Hot Wheels collection as a little kid growing up and played many hours of Gran Turismo (96' C4 Grand Sport, favorite car). I also got into watching Top Gear back around 2008 which started this dream of owning a special car of my own. I was initially considering an F type R or a special edition Mustang (Mach 1, Shelby GT350), but once the C8 was announced I knew that was the car to get. Current build configuration is below:
2LT
Red Mist
Natural interior
Edge Red
PPF
Low Profile spoiler/splitter
Front Lift
Mag Ride
Looking forward to being a member of this community!
My name is Zach and I'm 27. I'm currently #1365 on the list at MM and anticipating delivery of my C8 sometime in Q2 next year. This will be my first new car purchase. I bought a 2015 TLX from my father back in 2018 and getting ready to sell it next month since the resale value increased immensely, I live downtown (groceries, bars, restaurants, everything walking distance) and work from home. My girlfriend and I live together so we will use her Ford Explorer if we need to do anything outside the city. I rarely ever used the back seats in my TLX and don't see the point of getting another one, plus we're not having a kid any time soon so I want to have some fun. I have a huge passion for cars and grew up loving them. I actually accumulated a sizeable Hot Wheels collection as a little kid growing up and played many hours of Gran Turismo (96' C4 Grand Sport, favorite car). I also got into watching Top Gear back around 2008 which started this dream of owning a special car of my own. I was initially considering an F type R or a special edition Mustang (Mach 1, Shelby GT350), but once the C8 was announced I knew that was the car to get. Current build configuration is below:
2LT
Red Mist
Natural interior
Edge Red
PPF
Low Profile spoiler/splitter
Front Lift
Mag Ride
Looking forward to being a member of this community!
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Sounds like a very nice build. Best of luck getting your C8 and welcome to the forum.
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Welcome to the Forum, Zack, and congratulations on your upcoming C8! 
Sounds like a nice set up you selected!
Sounds like a nice set up you selected!
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Q2 next year??! 
Congrats man! That's a hell of a car for someone your age. I too dabbled in some GT in my day. Don't have a Playstation anymore since ps5 doesn't actually exist. 😕 and Top gear used to be amazing. My dad was never interested in cars but he and I watched it together because even he found it entertaining.
Congrats man! That's a hell of a car for someone your age. I too dabbled in some GT in my day. Don't have a Playstation anymore since ps5 doesn't actually exist. 😕 and Top gear used to be amazing. My dad was never interested in cars but he and I watched it together because even he found it entertaining.
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