Capt Steve
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I have dreamed of someday owning a nice Corvette since God's dog was a puppy. Well this week, at age 71, I finally made that dream come true. I picked up a mint condition, show quality, Hyper Yellow, 1987 C4 Supercharged Corvette. It has just 59,000 miles and only 5,000 since the engine rebuild/Turbo install.
Got a smoking good deal by being the first guy to see it and plop down cash. I sold my Can Am Spyder RT and my brides Toyota Solara {she doesn't drive much anymore - that's my story and I am sticking to it}, threw in some cash that I had been ratholing for something fun and, voila... got me a nice Vette!
Don't plan to use the Supercharger all that much {we'll see} but the ride and handling are off of the chart. Did a 260 mile run up to flagstaff today which involved a lot of mountain driving and 70 miles of I-17 climbing 5,000' from Camp Verde up to Flagstaff running 75 {+/-} and was seeing 30 mpg on the dash... I'll confirm the actual mileage at the next fill up but that looks to be pretty accurate.
Though they looked like new the seller advised replacing the tires as he thought they could be 10 to 12 years old. Turns out they were 8 years old but a new set of Toyo's OTD for $893 solved that issue.
I know.. without pics it did not happen but as Photobucket continues to hold my pic posting for a ransom that I will never pay I lack the ability to post here... However if someone out there would be so kind I can email a couple of pics if you have the ability to post them.
For the record I recognize this ride would be a carjackers dream so my MP9 Compact will be riding shotgun snug in the center console.
Methinks my face could open a branch smile and the giggling continues but WOW, how often do you get to do something this foolish AND fun? As my bride of 53+ years pointed out... "If not now WHEN?" Yep, I love her a lot.
Got a smoking good deal by being the first guy to see it and plop down cash. I sold my Can Am Spyder RT and my brides Toyota Solara {she doesn't drive much anymore - that's my story and I am sticking to it}, threw in some cash that I had been ratholing for something fun and, voila... got me a nice Vette!
Don't plan to use the Supercharger all that much {we'll see} but the ride and handling are off of the chart. Did a 260 mile run up to flagstaff today which involved a lot of mountain driving and 70 miles of I-17 climbing 5,000' from Camp Verde up to Flagstaff running 75 {+/-} and was seeing 30 mpg on the dash... I'll confirm the actual mileage at the next fill up but that looks to be pretty accurate.
Though they looked like new the seller advised replacing the tires as he thought they could be 10 to 12 years old. Turns out they were 8 years old but a new set of Toyo's OTD for $893 solved that issue.
I know.. without pics it did not happen but as Photobucket continues to hold my pic posting for a ransom that I will never pay I lack the ability to post here... However if someone out there would be so kind I can email a couple of pics if you have the ability to post them.
For the record I recognize this ride would be a carjackers dream so my MP9 Compact will be riding shotgun snug in the center console.
Methinks my face could open a branch smile and the giggling continues but WOW, how often do you get to do something this foolish AND fun? As my bride of 53+ years pointed out... "If not now WHEN?" Yep, I love her a lot.
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