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Old 01-08-2012, 10:12pm   #1
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Default Decided to take a break and enjoy family and the future

Just before new years i had to make a tough, but the smart choice to continue to enjoy my family and the future to come... Sold the vette and traded my 08 Silverado for a 2012 Silverado LTZ 6.2L 4x4 crewcab... don't regret anything an love this truck... Yes ill be back considering this is the 4th vette ive owned...



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Cool looking truck.
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Pics of the new truck? AO Z06 is gone?
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Pics of the new truck? AO Z06 is gone?

YeP. sold...
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Old 01-08-2012, 11:01pm   #6
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That truck in the OP is the old truck right?
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That truck in the OP is the old truck right?
Nope. It's black, but 12 has anew grill. Interior is completely upgraded. Leather, heated/cooled seats, nav, sunroof, DVD for the kids in back and a 6.2L 403hp for me. I swapped my step rails an bed cover from the old
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Wheels too? I guess that's what confused me!
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Old 01-08-2012, 11:44pm   #9
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You sold an AO Z for a pickup truck?

I got one word for you.

Pussie Whipped.


Congrats.
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Old 01-09-2012, 4:47am   #10
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Well if you can't have a Ford, that is a damn nice substitute.

Like to see the interior.
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Old 01-09-2012, 7:22am   #11
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Wife didn't want me to sell. That was a choice I made. Plan on buying another house an with a 6 month old an 3 boys sometime yay gotta do what ya gotta do. I'll snap a few shots of the interior.
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Old 01-09-2012, 7:29am   #12
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You're gonna love all that black in summer. Nice truck but damn,that's black.
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Old 01-09-2012, 7:31am   #13
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This is the third black truck. But this time I'll be using the A/C cooled seats
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I'm in the same boat, with the birth of my 2nd daughter, I decided to sell my Z as well. I don't regret it one bit.
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Wife didn't want me to sell. That was a choice I made. Plan on buying another house an with a 6 month old an 3 boys sometime yay gotta do what ya gotta do. I'll snap a few shots of the interior.

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I'm in the same boat, with the birth of my 2nd daughter, I decided to sell my Z as well. I don't regret it one bit.


I held onto my C5Z for almost a year after I had my first kid (shes now 5). It just didn't make sense making payments on a car I literally never drove. Traffic in Atlanta sucks so driving the 6 speed to work was out. Come weekends we did everything as a family so I never drovebit then either. The car just sat and depreciated as I drove a beater (00 Dakota ext cap) as a DD. Like you the wife encouraged me to keep it but it didn't make sense so I sold the vette and the truck and went down to one car (sporty sedans FTW). I'm happy with my decision. I have had cars I enjoy but at the same time I can throw the entire family in and take day trips in etc.

I'd rather spend time with my family over hanging out in a parking lot with random strangers looking at cars any day of the week.
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might be selling mine in the spring if you are interested
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I held onto my C5Z for almost a year after I had my first kid (shes now 5). It just didn't make sense making payments on a car I literally never drove. Traffic in Atlanta sucks so driving the 6 speed to work was out. Come weekends we did everything as a family so I never drovebit then either. The car just sat and depreciated as I drove a beater (00 Dakota ext cap) as a DD. Like you the wife encouraged me to keep it but it didn't make sense so I sold the vette and the truck and went down to one car (sporty sedans FTW). I'm happy with my decision. I have had cars I enjoy but at the same time I can throw the entire family in and take day trips in etc.

I'd rather spend time with my family over hanging out in a parking lot with random strangers looking at cars any day of the week.
exactly the way I feel
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I held onto my C5Z for almost a year after I had my first kid (shes now 5). It just didn't make sense making payments on a car I literally never drove. Traffic in Atlanta sucks so driving the 6 speed to work was out. Come weekends we did everything as a family so I never drovebit then either. The car just sat and depreciated as I drove a beater (00 Dakota ext cap) as a DD. Like you the wife encouraged me to keep it but it didn't make sense so I sold the vette and the truck and went down to one car (sporty sedans FTW). I'm happy with my decision. I have had cars I enjoy but at the same time I can throw the entire family in and take day trips in etc.

I'd rather spend time with my family over hanging out in a parking lot with random strangers looking at cars any day of the week.
similar story here - loved my vette, but with moving and finite funds, it had to go.
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