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04-28-2024, 11:11am | #41 | ||||||
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Tow dolly under the wheels. Easy as pie. Also-- a sawzall thru the half shafts in less time than it takes to cut the cat off of a car. One of the best I've seen, and I had one for my Model T, is a huge steel 'U" that slips through the spokes on the wheel and locks. You have to try to cut it off or pick the lock. Car won't roll, but can still be winched onto a rollback. When I drove a tow truck, I've had to pull locked vehicles that were in park with the brake on up onto the bed. It was easy with the winch we had. Anything can be stolen. You just have to make it enough of a hassle so the scumbags go to easier prey.
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That's like my wife. Except she said "if something happens to you, I will search for your killer like OJ did." |
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Go try and get a drive in one. It's hard to describe the C8 acceleration, as you see it on the gauges but don't feel it in the seat. Put it in track mode and you actually feel the shifts, but it's still very refined. Having said all that, the C8 has insane handling (tightest Corvette I've ever driven) that actually will surprise you for the first few weeks. Was unsettling at first because you really need to drive it. Once I got used to the sensitivity and settings, I found that this is an excellent cruising car that is silly capable on the track. Headed to Fellows next week to beat the crap out of one of their cars to find the edge. |
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I say go for it. Too bad C8's don't have my anti-theft device. A 4 speed. LoL
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I have narrowed it down to a late model Hellcat Challenger or a GT500 Mustang. Time for a change. |
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When I bought my 04 Commemorative for $58,000.00 I thought it was a lot of ching.....now ....forgetaboutit
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Then I ended up buying one. When the C8 came out I also said "That doesn't even look like a Corvette anymore" and now I'm like.....maybe.... |
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I like the earlier C3's but good ones are too costly for me to justify. And admittedly, a lot of it is a personal change in lifestyle. Hard to drop 100 large on a 2 seater car that would be driven a dozen times a year. When a HVAC cab 60-75HP tractor tops the want list. |
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C8 is another level over C7. Hence why I'm upgrading from my '21 C8 Z51 to a '24 Z06. I fricking love this car, and it has very few equals.
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