Recent content by BigMike5

Last week I traded my 04 Spiral Gray coupe in for a 2016 Shark Gray Z-51 coupe. My car had 48K miles on it and lots of extras added on. Virtually trouble free for 12 years. Bachman Auto Group in Louisville has it for sale. They did not have its picture up, just a generic one. Ask for Arturo...

Bud I did not know Bud personally, but I remembered the tag Yoda on many of his posts when I got the note of his passing. Sorry to hear another vet has passed. My prayers will be with his family.

Plant idle Geez. That seems like a lot of downtime for the workers. Bummer.

V8 Corvette My 04 coupe got 30 mpg right off the dealer's lot. It has 350 hp, more than enough for any situation I have ever encountered. GM should keep the V8 and back the HP down to 350 from the 405 or whatever the base model is at now if they want better mpg. Can't imagine why GM V8...

Woodward Dream Cruise Well, we had a little liquid sunshine, but it was a good cruise day since the weather and economy kept the number of cars down quite a bit. I was able to run from Maple to Pontiac and then down to 9 Mile and then back up to Birmingham near Borders and the traffic was...

Woodward 6 - I will be going up there on Thursday but will be in a 2010 TorRed Challenger R/T Classic with a few striping mods on her. Taking the wife to see her sister so the heated seats are a necessity and the 04 Vette does not have em, so...its the Challenger this time. I will try to touch...

Cruisefest Never been up there but will consider it next year if the timing is right. I had a bowling torunament in Reno the first week in June this year and am not sure what dates we'll get for Reno next year.

first ride When I was 16 I was given a 1947 Studebaker sedan. Suicide doors, and it was a tanish brown color. Had it for a couple of years til my uncle gave me a 50 Pontiac vert. My last vert.

C6 roofs This has been an issue written and talked about for a couple of years now. Why is it now after several years that suddenly it is a recall issue. I cannot understand why it has taken several years to reach this stage. Geez, talk about slow reacting to a known issue.

plant layoff It would have seemed to me, that given the Xmas period in late December, they could have tacked the layoff week on to normal Xmas leave. What does it matter if a few more cars are built in early December rather than later in December. Would give the line workers time off around...

newest Vette Had hoped our Corvettes Limited Club of Bowling Green could witness this event as it happened, but was told the event was "closed" and to be a private affair. Seems like it was not so private if the guy was given the keys to the city by the Mayor.

Graphics I have some on the 04 coupe. Used the commemorative pattern but with Copper and a Royal Blue outline stripe on the Spiral Gray car. Work was done by Auto Trim Design which is a chain and you might look to see if you have one in your area. My local shop does outstanding work. The...

other driver My other car is a 99 Chrysler 300M with 96K miles on it. My wife's car is an 00 Eldorado with 44K miles on it. I would be looking at a Challenger in a year, but alas it is her "turn" for a new one and the 08 CTS might be the number.

SS Much ado about nothing. It's a car few can ever afford to get, assuming that one can be found. Who cares except Jay Leno? If I can't buy it it is just like a Ferrari or McLaren SLR. Put it on a shelf til Barrett-Jackson, or race it, but for the average Joe, it looks just like another...

Daytona An outrageous result. NASCAR just seems to have no rules, and even when they do have one they don't follow it. There should have been a yellow flag about a quarter mile before the finish line. The guys who run that program are morons. If it is supposed to go yellow when a crash occurs...