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Vanity plates are $75 here. Veteran plates are $4. May granddaughter picked out mine with what she said the first time she saw the car "WAYCOOL". Her daddy is wealthy; for her high school graduation gift she got a new, 2008 baby blue w/white interior BMW convertible. I recall her saying...

My first car was a brand new 1966 SS396 Malibu - metallic blue with a black interior. It was a great looking car, but a POS (Piece of S###) mechanically. It had a 24,000 warranty. I recall telling my father one day that the car had 23,980 miles on the odometer and the transmission was slipping...

Heat insulation is a definite plus. I have Kool Mats installed in my car and I no longer have a hot tunnel.

I put GHL Motorsports SS Bullseye catbacks on my 2004 about 30 days after I bought the car new. I reasoned that if that's what Ligenfelter used, then it was good enough for me. They give you a classic big block glass pack rumbling/growling sound at idle & low rpm and quieten down substantially...

The only certain way to win at economics is to buy low. Now is the time to buy, especially tangible items. Prices will go back up and the dollar will weaken in value which will make prices even higher. I love it when the stock market goes down - that's when I buy. The trick is to sell when...

You want to buy a new Vette when GM puts the big rebate or discount on them and the dealer's are willing to sell at invoice. Late 2004 C5s had this deal. If I was looking for a great deal on a C5, I would be looking at the 2003 or 2004 models as they improved the C5 every year it was made...

Gosh, I've got 255,000 miles to go on my C5. At the rate I'm putting miles on I'll be over 130 years old before I hit 275,000 and hopefully there will be a new 2078 Corvette waiting for me at the dealership when I get there. I figure if my Corvette lasts that long it will be worth about...

I put white CE stripes on my new torch red 2004 after I had the car about 90 days; they got lots of comments and I loved the way they looked. Despite participation in numerous regional Vette shows and rallys, including big ones with thousands of Vettes, I never saw another car like mine. Five...

I put non-run flat Michelin Pilot Sport AS tires on my Vette and thus far am very happy with them. I quit the run flats as in my area no one can remove one from a non-stock rim without destroying either the tire or the rim (and its takes an exprert with a stock rim to avoid ruing the tire)...

Count your lucky stars that your car isn't a Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini or other exotic. $281 probably wouldn't pay the tax for a fix on another sports car. I budgeted $200 a month for repairs and maintenance on a little Triumph Spitfire and had trouble staying in budget for necessities...

Be very careful buying nonstock wheels. And that includes aftermarket copies of GM original equipment wheels. Most tire shops cannot remove and replace a run flat tire on a non stock wheel. None will guarantee you they will not damage the wheel or tire. Many nonstock wheels will not accept the...

I live in a very small town in a very small county in a very sparsely populated state. The average level of education is about 8th grade and the average IQ is about 85. A certified Chevrolet mechanic in this area might make $30K annually with overtime. Of course, the dealer's shop still...

Problem resolved! After numerous calls to GM, my mechanic said an advisor said that some wheels can become slightly magnetized (apparently there are many, many possible causes including a simple bump in the road), which blocks the initial recognition. The solution was to remove the sensor...

I was at the dealer this morning. The magnet trick still works on all of the wheels except the left front (#1 in the sequence). Technician thinks the new sensor I just had installed was bad too. Unfortunately, you can only test the sensor for this model on a wheel made for this sensor with...

Here's the latest - 24 days later. Bought new sensor. Took car to place that installed my Cray Scorpion wheels. Asked to have left rear flat fixed and sensor installed in left front. They destroyed the bead on the left rear in removing it from the wheel. They remounted left rear and I drove...

The real deal is actually named The Battery Tender. I have about 6 of the Battery Tender Plus model. (Vette, Motorcycle, lawn tractor, utility tractor, boat starting motor, and emergency generator). They are bulletproof - start with Amazon.com. These list for $49.95 and you should be able to...

I usually have the 12 CD changer loaded with Doo Wop recordings, but also add great guitar stuff like Dire Straits and Warren Haynes Gov't Mule. I have a couple of CDs that are simply recordings of Wolfman Jack's show from the early 60's. Then there are scatterings - Tommy James and the...

Agree, normal. Front half Kool Mats fixes this problem and reduces noise. Rear half Kool Mats are mainly for noise reduction. Installing front and back Kool Mats was the best money I have spent on my C5.

WAYCOOL is my 2004's name, and its license plate. It was named by my wife's granddaughter. My Triumph T100 Bonneville motorcycle is named "Warrior" as it is heavily modified and HP has been doubled over stock. A "sleeper" bike ready for street fighting. My wife drives a 2007 Performance...