I just bought a C5!!!

[jmooney]

I am so excited I just want to tell everyone! Hope I don't bore you. I got my first Corvette a year ago. It was a bright red "87. I enjoyed it very much. After a trip by my wife and me to the NCM and a tour of the assembly plant, I told my wife someday I would like a C5. Someday , you know, after the kids go through college , etc. This lady I work with said that her husband (an auto dealer) had their personal Corvette for sale sitting on his lot and encouraged me to go look at it. I didn't think much about it, how could I afford it? Then my wife said,"I saw that car on the lot and it's beautiful, why don't you see if they will give you a good trade?" So I stopped by, talked to the guy(his wife had told him about me) . He was great. He shot me a price for a trade in on mine that was so much more than I had expected that I almost fell out of the chair! The next day he called and said I am setting in your Vette right now! The trade in was so good the bank financed the rest without a problem. So I am now the proud owner of a 1999 light pewter/black interior/six speed/chrome wheels/HUD/12 disk CD/ 35000 mile beauty. I am not bragging....I just want to share my joy!!!!! Thanks for your time. Jack

 

[78SilvAnniv]

Whooo-Hoooo!

Allll-riiiight Jack!
Heidi

 

[97moneypit]

Welcome to the club. It's a great feeling isn't it? I got my '97 about 5 weeks ago and I know how you feel as do all of the 'vette owners.
Happy holidays and enjoy the ride.

:Twist :Twist

 

[les]

Now thats a Christmas!!:xmas :grinsanta

 

[qwall]

Now thats a Christmas!!:xmas :grinsanta

sounds like a dream Christmas

q

 

[Ctfoodguy2000]

Welcome to the C5 world!!! Enjoy the ride.

 

[AmosF16]

What a Christmas present! Congratulations and enjoy your new drive! Andy :grinsanta

 

[maxrevs85]

Very cool .....what a great Xmas gift.....:grinsanta

 

[danl72]

Congrats and Merry Chrismas. :grinsanta

 

[JOV]

Congrats on the C5, enjoy the fever and save the wave !

 

[justafamilyman]

Hi jmooney,
Way 2 kool! Different people have different opinons on different body styles. I prefer the c5 - why? because I own one. Now, if I can only get my wife in mine. Enjoy the ride and save the wave.

 

[Roadster Fan]

Congrats on the vette Jack

looks like you'll get to enjoy it this winter living in the south.

A beautiful 6 inches of snow came last night for our Christmas morning, so it'll be sometime before my vette sees daylight.

Enjoy

Brett

 

[SLICKMAN]

Congrats!! I'll get a C5 some day but, I have to keep the 78 too.. Thats why I have to wait till all the kids are gone!:cry I have Four and this could be a about five more years:eek

 

[Radar]

Very Cool!

Radar

 

[XtremeVette]

sounds good

just out of curiousity whats everybody getting.....for a price that is...


Iam gonna be selling or trading in my 1990 to goto a 1998-2000 c5....this is what iam hoping for

my car has been recently repainted....and a lot of stuff had been done to it....


rims recently refinished
interior restored to pretty darn good condition
runs/drives excellent....13.8 in the quarter
new GM tranny just put in...in may
custom sound system over $3000

hoping to get like 12-14,000 for her....this sound unreasonable?

then in 2004 would very much like to get into a C5 for around 22,000
hoping prices will drop when the C6 comes out!

iam brand new to this forum.....and must say I am liking it a lot!

 

[FRC99]

1999FRC

Isn't it great- I love mine.

 

[Guy]

Congrats!


Guy

 

[Patti]

Congratulations, Jack! Silver is very classy looking. Welcome to the forum....you will learn alot about your new beauty. Have fun!


Patti

 

[Dragonslayer]

CONGRADS............THERE'S NO FEEL LIKE THE FEEL BEHIND THE WHEEL.....OF A C5. :Twist :Twist :Twist

DRAGONSLAYER

 

[Tikitb8]

Congratulations, what a *great* Christmas!
Don't ya just love that 6-speed? (big grin) !!

Mo