Do you drive your Vette or just look at it?
#1
Racer
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Do you drive your Vette or just look at it?
I belong to a Car Club where many members own Corvettes. Some only take theirs out on Sunday for a short drive and only if it isn't raining. A few, like myself, drive it all the time. In other words, a daily driver. Another friend bought a 1963 Coupe and had a frame up restoration. It took three years. Now it only comes out of his garage for car shows. Seems to me for all the money these cars cost, they should be driven.
Do you drive yours or do you wax it and admire it without doing a lot of driving? If you don't drive it, why not?
Do you drive yours or do you wax it and admire it without doing a lot of driving? If you don't drive it, why not?
#4
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My GS gets 2,500 miles per year
It's not a daily driver ... and, it's not a true 'garage queen'
DISCLAIMER: I am now retired, so obviously this Corvette [and] my daily driver are not racking up lots of miles going to and from work everyday
It's not a daily driver ... and, it's not a true 'garage queen'
DISCLAIMER: I am now retired, so obviously this Corvette [and] my daily driver are not racking up lots of miles going to and from work everyday
#5
Race Director
I look at my car, I drive my car, I race my car, and I take my car on cross-country trips. Simply put, I enjoy my car in every way I possibly can.
At the track.
At the car show.
At Cars & Coffee after a full annual detail.
Just looking at it.
At the track.
At the car show.
At Cars & Coffee after a full annual detail.
Just looking at it.
#10
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Drive mine daily and enjoy looking at it when it’s parked.
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#12
Melting Slicks
I bought it new in 2006 to enjoy it. I definitely drive it; have almost 100k very enjoyable & memorable miles on it. I also like looking at it and showing it off; have done a few car shows and taken many pictures over the years.
Last edited by Welker1; 06-23-2018 at 08:49 PM.
#13
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Drive or Look
I bought my convertible, new in 2008. I have 11,000 miles on it now. I really enjoy cleaning it," Garage Queen"
but that's my thing.I get very nervous driving it with all the crazies on the road.
but that's my thing.I get very nervous driving it with all the crazies on the road.
#14
Team Owner
Drove my 5 C6s the first 10 years that I owned them. Then, my mother passed away and I had no reason to drive 150 miles every weekend to see someone. Still put about 7500 miles a year on them for the last 3 years.
#16
Besides work, I drive mine when I have somewhere to go,