So dad left me an 05 C6 Corvette, 22,500 miles. Not a vette guy but, hey give me one and I’ll try.
I know these are unique cars, been around a lot of them, and they have their own quirks and downsides, fans and history, but this one is trying to kill me.
First it needs a harmonic balancer (factory defect, all 11,039 first run LS2 Vettes) , tires and a shift cable - ok, she gets all that , alignment and a few fresh tanks of gas and it is a lot of fun.
Saturday night I take it out in yet another vain attempt to impress my wife , 50 mph on south parkway in Huntsville and a possum or armadillo runs out in front of me, I’m boxed in and hit it about dead center.
First, I dislike any unnecessary death so let’s get that out of the way, but anyone who thinks an animals’ life is close to as valuable as a humans is totally wrong. That is not even up for discussion in my book. Kill one of each and see what happens.
Back on track, when I hit it it sounded like I hit a concrete block- and looked like it - it “Veed” the air dam and condenser 4-5” and pushed the radiator into the sway bar- visibility is nil under it so we plan to lift it up tomorrow pm and survey the damage. I figure 1800- 3 grand at least before it’s over-
Even though it was dads, I’m pretty tempted to fix it and sell it - I think I’m just going to be too uptight to enjoy it, plus I can go 45 mph in a topless TJ on a moonlit backroad and have way more fun, clear every varmint and actually work on it if needed without being afraid of it.
It is an impressive machine, and the C6 is really a good car overall, simple enough, way refined over the bone jarring C4 and C5, and beautiful in its Ferrari like aesthetic. Part of me would love to keep it- but another part of me has a bank account he wants to stay upright.
When is the last time a possum or armadillo so much as scratched a TJ?
I know these are unique cars, been around a lot of them, and they have their own quirks and downsides, fans and history, but this one is trying to kill me.
First it needs a harmonic balancer (factory defect, all 11,039 first run LS2 Vettes) , tires and a shift cable - ok, she gets all that , alignment and a few fresh tanks of gas and it is a lot of fun.
Saturday night I take it out in yet another vain attempt to impress my wife , 50 mph on south parkway in Huntsville and a possum or armadillo runs out in front of me, I’m boxed in and hit it about dead center.
First, I dislike any unnecessary death so let’s get that out of the way, but anyone who thinks an animals’ life is close to as valuable as a humans is totally wrong. That is not even up for discussion in my book. Kill one of each and see what happens.
Back on track, when I hit it it sounded like I hit a concrete block- and looked like it - it “Veed” the air dam and condenser 4-5” and pushed the radiator into the sway bar- visibility is nil under it so we plan to lift it up tomorrow pm and survey the damage. I figure 1800- 3 grand at least before it’s over-
Even though it was dads, I’m pretty tempted to fix it and sell it - I think I’m just going to be too uptight to enjoy it, plus I can go 45 mph in a topless TJ on a moonlit backroad and have way more fun, clear every varmint and actually work on it if needed without being afraid of it.
It is an impressive machine, and the C6 is really a good car overall, simple enough, way refined over the bone jarring C4 and C5, and beautiful in its Ferrari like aesthetic. Part of me would love to keep it- but another part of me has a bank account he wants to stay upright.
When is the last time a possum or armadillo so much as scratched a TJ?
