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04-01-2007, 09:30 PM
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Bug Killer
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Bradenton, FL.
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Rich,
As I was reading your post it really sunk into my soul. Since I am older now and look back fondly on my younger days, I can't remember most of them and that is why I can look back fondly, to the days of my youth as a "hippie". Driving around in my 1956 Beetle, 36hp, 50+mpg, 85mph top speed, of course I rarely exceeded 45mph, the trails on the passing cars was too disorienting. I think that I might follow your lead and return to my youth and buy myself another Beetle... Naw, who am I kidding. I traded that Beetle for a Mustang.
Burn Rubber,
Joe B.
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04-01-2007, 09:54 PM
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Internet Sanitation Engineer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Crawfordville, FL
Posts: 15,130
Name : Rich Zuchowski
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Busted!!!!!
Well, Connie came in and read this thread I posted. PG13 version of what she said was, "You are NOT parking a Mini Cooper in MY driveway!".....
She said something along the lines of making sure it was comfortable to sleep in as well............
Sigh..... Guess I have to keep the vettes after all.....
Now, what the heck do I do with that domain name (MiniCooperFlorida.com)?
And I'll bet you all STILL think this was an April Fool's joke, right?????
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04-02-2007, 12:34 PM
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TampaBay Vettes
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Tampa, Florida
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Name : Jim Kill
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THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED RICH!!!
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04-02-2007, 02:00 PM
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Vett'n since 1961
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Seminole in Pinellas County
Posts: 180
Name : Larry Broga
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WOW !! This really hit home with me. I got my first Vette in 1961 and currently I'm on number 13. Almost 46 years of my life wasted on those plastic fantastics . I'm putting mine on EBay today, only there will be no Mini for me, I'm gonna join KIA.com , so I guess it's been nice knowin ya !!
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04-02-2007, 04:03 PM
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!ereH nI depparT m'I pleH
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: 25 miles south of Boston, MA. Also have a house in Dunedin FL.
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Name : Andy Anderson
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W-e-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l.....................
at least the mini doesn't sport a BowTie either, so maybe it's a good choice after all.
Andy
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04-02-2007, 06:08 PM
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Internet Sanitation Engineer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Crawfordville, FL
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Name : Rich Zuchowski
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Another plus is that you would NEVER have to replace the rear tires from burn outs...........
Heck, even if you did, the cost of those tires would probably be less than the cost of an oil change for the vette......
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04-02-2007, 06:42 PM
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Delta House Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: toronto
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Funny thread. I recently sold both my Vettes, one in January, and one in February. For the first time in 27 years I found myself Vetteless and with no hot rod at all. Sold them both on Vettehound in less than a month. I told my wife we would use the $60,000 plus dollars to help buy some nice waterfront property in New England. She laughed, she laughed a lot, she laughed so hard her sides hurt. I didn't last six weeks before I bought the GTX. Now there's a practicle car, good on gas, no steering column lock, a car I certainly can park in any lot unattended. So go ahead sell the Vettes, go from 500 plus horsepower to under 200, bet you wont last a month.
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04-03-2007, 01:33 AM
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Internet Sanitation Engineer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Crawfordville, FL
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Name : Rich Zuchowski
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Well I have done it before.... Many moons ago (like the early 70s), I finally got tired of my HIGHLY modified '66 GTO throwing rods and breaking pushrods on me. So the last time it spun a bearing, I sold it for less than the price of the Muncie transmission in it. And I bought a raggedy-assed Ford window van. I can remember when I bought it, I pulled out on the Baltimore beltway to drive it home, and I checked the emergency brake several times to make sure it wasn't engaged. Throttle response lag was measured in MINUTES rather than milliseconds........ But like anything else, I eventually got used to it.
I think now the most difficult hurdle would be the difference in handling driving a "lesser" vehicle. I would sorely miss that rock solid feel the Corvette has on the road.........
But yeah, even if the wife wouldnt' have skinned me alive, obviously this was an April Fool's joke. Not that I really fooled anyone.... I suspect that as long as I am able to drive one, I will always have a vette from here on out.
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04-06-2007, 07:31 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Tampa
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveK
I like the Mini Cooper idea. I have heard that you can get an "S" model with a super charger.
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And brand new for about 25k..
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