05 Aug
Here we are, passing through the summer of 2011, and my car is now ten years old. I first discovered CorvetteForum.com during the summer of 2000 when my wife decided to let me start shopping for my first real Corvette. Two significant events came out of that exposure. The first, of course, is that I [...]
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15 Jul
Here’s a video clip showing the build process for the LS9 Corvette engine. It seems that for an extra $5,800 you can go to Detroit and build your own engine! How cool would that be?
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26 May
Just rolled over that milestone (heh, pun) this past weekend. I got my car in the fall of 2000 so it’s over ten years old. I’ve replaced both headlight actuator motors but other than that have not had any major mechanical issues.
And it’s still a blast to drive.
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01 Aug
A few weeks ago I posted about getting a ticket for an expired inspection sticker. I had my court date this week. Since I had the paperwork from the car dealer that showed they were supposed to replace the registration sticker when they inspected the car, and also showed the paperwork that provided proof that [...]
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09 Jul
On July 4th I got pulled over for an expired inspection sticker. That surprised me a bit, because I had not realized it was out. Well, it should not have been. I got my car inspected at the Chevy dealer and it turns out the didn’t put the new sticker on! I just [...]
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04 Jul
… for an expired inspection sticker. While I was sitting on the side of the road with a trooper behind me, another red Corvette drove by and gave me a sympathy wave.
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04 Nov
Today on the way to work I rolled over 35,700 miles on the odometer on my car. I purchased it in September of 2000. Either years later, I have clocked in an average of about 4,500 miles a year. It’s not a “garage queen” either. If you saw the car a few weeks ago (with [...]
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15 Aug
AOL-Mobile published an article recently where they talked about their 11 worst cell phone offenses. I had to click, just to see how many of them I do myself.
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11 Aug
A while back I posted about a spring that broke on my car. In that post I suggested that I might consider replacing it myself. As it turned out, I went ahead and took my car to the dealer. They replaced the spring, performed the state inspection, and cleaned (washed) the car. The extra fees [...]
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31 Jul
That’s the sound I heard the other day when pulling out of the driveway to head to work. Not long after I heard something fall on the floor of my car by my feet, over by the clutch. My first thought was that the clutch spring had broken, so I pumped the clutch a few [...]
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