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    I pulled the trigger and finally did it.

    I've been wanting to get a new car for a few years now. I've been driving my 91 Dodge Stealth RT TT for 30 years now and although its a fun car it is 30+ year old technology. I have done quite a bit to it and it is pushing a little over 400 HP at the wheels.I've been going back and forth with the idea between a C7 & C8 Corvette. I REALLY wanted the C8 when it first came out and belong to a few different groups so I know what to watch out for but I didnt want to spend the $$$. The C7 are also nice and I'm sure I would be OK with it but its still doesn't have quite the same draw when I look at it. The wife kept telling me to just get the one I REALLY want and I kept looking at C8 but they were just to much $$$$. Well last week I found one that I just really liked. Metallic dark blue. Lots of carbon fiber add on and to top it off, its a hardtop convertible. it was the right price and so I bought it with only 12,000 miles, 2022 and still under warranty. I also got a 5 year extended GM warranty bumper to bumper.I'm flying from Seattle to Arizona this week to pick it up and drive 2000 miles home. Making a 10+ day trip out of it with the wife. Should be fun.

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    Congrats man hope its lots of fun. The new zr1 seems unreal sad they have become so unaffordable now

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cuz View Post
    Congrats man hope its lots of fun. The new zr1 seems unreal sad they have become so unaffordable now
    New vehicle prices are out of hand. That's why I drive a truck with over 260k miles on it. I hope to get at least another 100k-150k miles out of it. Still not using any oil between changes ( full synthetic 5w-30).

    Edit: Enjoy that new ride, though. Hope y'all have a good trip!
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    love to hear it buddy. Congrats and safe travels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lovbyts View Post
    I've been wanting to get a new car for a few years now. I've been driving my 91 Dodge Stealth RT TT for 30 years now and although its a fun car it is 30+ year old technology. I have done quite a bit to it and it is pushing a little over 400 HP at the wheels.I've been going back and forth with the idea between a C7 & C8 Corvette. I REALLY wanted the C8 when it first came out and belong to a few different groups so I know what to watch out for but I didnt want to spend the $$$. The C7 are also nice and I'm sure I would be OK with it but its still doesn't have quite the same draw when I look at it. The wife kept telling me to just get the one I REALLY want and I kept looking at C8 but they were just to much $$$$. Well last week I found one that I just really liked. Metallic dark blue. Lots of carbon fiber add on and to top it off, its a hardtop convertible. it was the right price and so I bought it with only 12,000 miles, 2022 and still under warranty. I also got a 5 year extended GM warranty bumper to bumper.I'm flying from Seattle to Arizona this week to pick it up and drive 2000 miles home. Making a 10+ day trip out of it with the wife. Should be fun.
    Congrats on the ride! Man, ain’t it great when the wife says that; I had a similar experience with mine. And it sounds like a sweet deal: low mileage and under warranty! Again, congrats!

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    Quote Originally Posted by almostgone View Post
    New vehicle prices are out of hand. That's why I drive a truck with over 260k miles on it. I hope to get at least another 100k-150k miles out of it. Still not using any oil between changes ( full synthetic 5w-30).

    Edit: Enjoy that new ride, though. Hope y'all have a good trip!
    I’m lucky, although my beast is over 11 years old, it still has only 53,000 on it. I sure as hell ain’t going to pay new car prices (well maybe when the mortgage is paid off and I start collecting social security lol). Hey how’s the shoulder/arm & was the carpal tunnel surgery a nice success?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wango View Post
    I’m lucky, although my beast is over 11 years old, it still has only 53,000 on it. I sure as hell ain’t going to pay new car prices (well maybe when the mortgage is paid off and I start collecting social security lol). Hey how’s the shoulder/arm & was the carpal tunnel surgery a nice success?
    Hey, man. The carpal tunnel surgery has helped! Now if I can only find something to eliminate arthritic nodules; that should generate enough income that I could go ahead and retire. Then maybe I could justify the cost a brand new vehicle!

    The left shoulder and arm improve in very small increments, but the ridiculous blasts of pain are only an unpleasant memory.

    In hindsight, I wish I had the carpal tunnel surgery about a decade ago and the neck surgery around the same time.

    Hope y'all are well on that side of the country.
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