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dietDrThunder
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Hi all! I've never owned a Vette before, and I guess I don't now sorta. My brother and I just bought a 96 Collector's Edition LT1 coupe for my Step Dad, and I'm really excited about it. It's got about 65k miles on it, everything works, and apart from a few simple TLC things (headliner redo on painted top, repaint front bumper, maybe new carpet) it's all good. Drives great, no leaks, all good. We gave $8k for it...seems like a decent price after having searched locally and on line for a couple months.
He had pretty cool cars earlier in life...had a 68 Malilbu 307, A loaded 73 Monte Carlo, then a 74 S-3 Laguna. I know...not exactly a stable of the most awesome cars ever, but I mean he liked 2-doors, and liked to have a nice car.
Anyway, he spent the last 30+ years working full time to keep the family farm running, while also working full time as the vice-principal at the local High School. Over all of that time, my Mom had a new car every 3 or 4 years, while he always just has the farm pickpup. Well age caught up to this ridiculous work ethic, and the farm is no longer viable, so it had to be broken up and sold off because the property tax would be immediately back-breaking once it's not a working farm. That is all done, so his family legacy of a farm is gone.
Even though they are lucky enough to be quite comfortable (the farm is in a very desirable residential area in Western MA), he'll never go and do anything like this. Ever. SO, we did it for him!
Anyway, sorry to bore you guys...the short version is that he's a good man and a good Dad, and has earned this...at least this. We started out trying to buy a Chevelle, but they were too pricey. The other car he always wanted but never had was a Corvette...and what do you know, some of these cars are still affordable!
I admit I like it a lot more than I thought I would. I'm primarily a bike guy, but I'm already getting a little attached to this car. By the time he gets it, I might have to have one for myself
Anyway, thanks for having me around, even if it's only for a while
He had pretty cool cars earlier in life...had a 68 Malilbu 307, A loaded 73 Monte Carlo, then a 74 S-3 Laguna. I know...not exactly a stable of the most awesome cars ever, but I mean he liked 2-doors, and liked to have a nice car.
Anyway, he spent the last 30+ years working full time to keep the family farm running, while also working full time as the vice-principal at the local High School. Over all of that time, my Mom had a new car every 3 or 4 years, while he always just has the farm pickpup. Well age caught up to this ridiculous work ethic, and the farm is no longer viable, so it had to be broken up and sold off because the property tax would be immediately back-breaking once it's not a working farm. That is all done, so his family legacy of a farm is gone.
Even though they are lucky enough to be quite comfortable (the farm is in a very desirable residential area in Western MA), he'll never go and do anything like this. Ever. SO, we did it for him!
Anyway, sorry to bore you guys...the short version is that he's a good man and a good Dad, and has earned this...at least this. We started out trying to buy a Chevelle, but they were too pricey. The other car he always wanted but never had was a Corvette...and what do you know, some of these cars are still affordable!
I admit I like it a lot more than I thought I would. I'm primarily a bike guy, but I'm already getting a little attached to this car. By the time he gets it, I might have to have one for myself
Anyway, thanks for having me around, even if it's only for a while
These cars can be addicting. That's a neat story and a great thing that you've done for your step-dad. It does, indeed, sound like he deserves this. 
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