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So I'm waiting on my Brother In-law to get his 12 cases of Angry Orchard. I'm just minding my business texting the wife. This guy comes up to me, says what year is your Corvette? (I'm wearing my 50lb leather Corvette Jacket) I said 74, and a 98 Pace Car. He tells me he has a 99, then he says my Brother In-law bought a new Corvette and paid for the museum pick up.

I said Ah the R8C option, he said well life happened, so he couldn't go pick it up so asked me if I would go, he would give me 1k to drive it back. He said I didn't tell him I would've done it for free. He said the mid-engine Corvette was amazing, he said before I dropped it off I stopped at my sister's house who has a 2019 ZL1 so she could try it. She also fell in love with it.

If I lived somewhere other then the frozen northeast maybe.....
 
Back in the second week of November my girl and I were down Kentucky and stayed a couple of nights in Bowling Green. At dinner one night we got to talking to the 3 couples across the aisle from us and all of them were there to pick up their new Corvettes and had paid to get some driving instruction on the track by the museum. And I'm having to save up money for the next item for my TJ...
 
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Back in the second week of November my girl and I were down Kentucky and stayed a couple of nights in Bowling Green. At dinner one night we got to talking to the 3 couples across the aisle from us and all of them were there to pick up their new Corvettes and had paid to get some driving instruction on the track by the museum. And I'm having to save up money for the next item for my TJ...
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I did some drifting in a ZR Corvette in Vegas years ago that was a lot of fun. They asked me if I did any drifting in my 98 Corvette. I said I just replaced the tires at $470 per tire, so no I don't.
 
I was at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the 24 Hours of Daytona (Rolex 24) back in January and got to watch the C8R's run on the track. I was pretty impressed. They had several cars on display and we got to talk shop with the engineers and really look them over. I have always wanted a Corvette, and I was finally ready to buy one. This new platform is a game changer, and I actually fit well in it, being tall, and a little wide it was comfortable still.

In the Michelin hospitality booth we had a lot of folks from all walks of life ( I was there as a guest of Michelin) and I met a very nice gentleman who owned a chain of GM dealerships (Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, GMC) in the south. He said if I really wanted to buy one, he would allow me to place an order on one off their allocations at MSRP and allow me to take all discounts. I get employee pricing, and some other incentives. Only if I would honor a gentlemen's agreement not to sell the car off above MSRP and make a profit. A seriously awesome offer, and I could own a new C8 with all the options I wanted for around $62k out the door and be first in line to receive it as well.

My wife talked me into a Jeep instead, thinking we would enjoy it together more, and it would save us money. Since buying the TJ I have spent more than the Corvette would have cost when considering the price of the Jeep, the trailer I bought to tow it, upgrading my truck to tow the trailer, upgrades to the Jeep, and taxes on everything. I could have bought a C8, paid cash, and had enough left over for a twin turbo kit. Still, the Jeep is a lot of fun and we have met some awesome people because of it.

I suck at taking photos, but here are a couple. Also a video I took from the flag stand.


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I was at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the 24 Hours of Daytona (Rolex 24) back in January and got to watch the C8R's run on the track. I was pretty impressed. They had several cars on display and we got to talk shop with the engineers and really look them over. I have always wanted a Corvette, and I was finally ready to buy one. This new platform is a game changer, and I actually fit well in it, being tall, and a little wide it was comfortable still.

In the Michelin hospitality booth we had a lot of folks from all walks of life ( I was there as a guest of Michelin) and I met a very nice gentleman who owned a chain of GM dealerships (Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, GMC) in the south. He said if I really wanted to buy one, he would allow me to place an order on one off their allocations at MSRP and allow me to take all discounts. I get employee pricing, and some other incentives. Only if I would honor a gentlemen's agreement not to sell the car off above MSRP and make a profit. A seriously awesome offer, and I could own a new C8 with all the options I wanted for around $62k out the door and be first in line to receive it as well.

My wife talked me into a Jeep instead, thinking we would enjoy it together more, and it would save us money. Since buying the TJ I have spent more than the Corvette would have cost when considering the price of the Jeep, the trailer I bought to tow it, upgrading my truck to tow the trailer, upgrades to the Jeep, and taxes on everything. I could have bought a C8, paid cash, and had enough left over for a twin turbo kit. Still, the Jeep is a lot of fun and we have met some awesome people because of it.

I suck at taking photos, but here are a couple. Also a video I took from the flag stand.


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If I want to be honest, I enjoy my Jeep more than my Vettes. I don't even go wheeling, I just like banging around in it, not having to worry where I park it etc.
 
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