What did you give up to get yours!
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 1,389
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 5,787
Likes: 36
From: Tampa Florida
I blew up a 2005 GTO (so many mods...just dumb) then traded my intake/tuned/pulley'd 2004 Grand Prix GTP to get my late build 08 c6 with MZ6. That damn GP GTP was a hell of a car and hauled my kids too. The goat was a blast but a problem child but sounded like armageddon. I probably should have stalled it but it was quite streetable despite the cam.
6th Gear
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
From: Rexburg Idaho
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Saved for a couple of years so we could pay cash. That meant giving up a lot along the way, like eating out and buying miscellaneous stuff.
Totally worth it for my yellow Z51 convertible!
Totally worth it for my yellow Z51 convertible!
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,821
Likes: 204
From: Lincoln CA
I don't get the 4x4 craze in the past 20-30 years.
I have one mostly to get out of my driveway in the winter (got friggin tired of plowing it, too old) and to navigate the dirt road I live on, and the hills around here can be dicey in the winter.
Aside from someone like me, or a farmer, how many people really need one? They cost considerably more than a 2WD, they get a lot less MPG, and I wouldn't mind saving the money -- and when I was young, I did. But I don't need the hassle of all the slipping and sliding anymore so I pay the piper.
I have one mostly to get out of my driveway in the winter (got friggin tired of plowing it, too old) and to navigate the dirt road I live on, and the hills around here can be dicey in the winter.
Aside from someone like me, or a farmer, how many people really need one? They cost considerably more than a 2WD, they get a lot less MPG, and I wouldn't mind saving the money -- and when I was young, I did. But I don't need the hassle of all the slipping and sliding anymore so I pay the piper.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,000
Likes: 268
From: Vancouver, Washington
Lots of days off. I worked a bunch of overtime to buy the car. On the other hand, I like my job so it wasn't torture. Also I don't have kids at home anymore so I wasn't taking any time away from them.