Roc Rinaldi
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Didn't you like Last Man Standing, too ?
Oh Yea. Jerry Lee is still rockin', only a bit softer now.
He is the last man standing, sitting and laying on the floor. Give him credit. The liquor and drugs didn't kill him yet.
Go Jerry Lee..............Great Balls Afire!!!!
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Yo Roc, Is that a Rolling Stones LOGO I see there ? ............. snicker, snicker ...... "It's Only Rock and Roll" ........ EH !!!!!
.................but I like it!!!
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The C- 6 ............. Not your Fathers Corvette !!!!!!!!!! ................... They are BETTER, Faster, Safer than Dad's !!!!!!!!!!
I love my car.
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So how is she?
Oh well, enjoy it, its an investment towards fun not money.
She is covered in a garage. Double waxed including the door jams, underhood and hatchback area.
Picked it up on 10/16/07. Has 289 miles so far. Last driven 11/22/07. Can't say how she is until I get my 500 mile break-in done. How frustrating to find instructions that say "Don't go over 55 and no flooring it until break-in is done." I think there is no break-in period. I think Chevrolet is saying this to save lives. The lives of those who think they can handle the power but really can't. The break-in period might slow someone down a little, and give them a chance to get to know the car.
Of course, it won't slow me down. At mile 501 I will report on how she is. I am 61 so I do plan on keeping this one until I die, and then of course, my wife will have it to drive, hopefull alone. I don't like sharing my wife nor my cars.
Then again, the pictures I have seen of the 2011 C7 look mighty fine. If the performance doesn't slip, maybe I would be interested in a 2011. They will probably have nine speed automatics by then.
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I guess that there is no hope.
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Now that would be a photo worth posting JB!
Welcome again Roc, drop in from time to time just to comment if you like.
Thanks for making me feel welcome. I'll visit when I can.
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Oh another recommendation on the trickle charger, buy one that connects to the lighter in the car, if it connects directly on to the battery (+ side battery - side engine ground) leave a note on the steering wheel to remind you that its there. Don't be like someone on this forum who forgot about it and proceeded to pull out of the garage and drive halfway down the block with the *** thing being dragged and smashed to bits from the car.
Sorry to hear that you trickled all the way down the road. It must have been a shockingly charged experience!!!
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nice ride Roc. pretty cool garage, too.
Thanks Daddy. I have dreamed of having a garage all of my life, but I never thought that I would get one. My wife Janet has been wonderful in supporting my dreams. As you can imagine, she needs to approve of whatever I get involved in. I may have to withdraw her name from the offer to trade her for 2 FORTE IIs.
I still sometimes feel like I am dreaming when I pull up to the house and see the garage there. For me, it is a dream come true. And lucily I have something worhty of a garage to put in it.
Take care Daddy.
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Congrats, great color and I like the new center console so much better than the old flat gray one. Spring will soon be here. Would like to hear your impressions of the paddle shift, I love mine. Don't worry when you down shift accidenally when you meant to up shift and the revs shoot to the red line and it feels like you hit a brick wall, everyone does it at least once. Great car, love the plates.
Thanks for the advice. BTW, your 2005 looks like you really take care of it. It looks great.
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I like the yellow, but with that body (the car) any color would look good.
Keeping your foot out of the pedal is really showing restraint but the last few miles will happen quick when you can get back on the road again. To me the last few models are the best looking unless you want to go back to the 50's, and they look like a different car back then but still nice.
You know, I was in my 20s when I bought the new 1971 model. It was my first new car and it was a new Corvette. Four speed on the floor. I only had it for 18 months. It was my family's only car, at the time. My family was me, my wife Janet and my son Rocky. A bit cramped, I might add. Yes, we put Rocky between the two seats on the ledge. I know, I know, not very safe nor legal but that is what we did for 18 months. You should have seen us all coming out of the grocery store with bags and bags of groceries and nowhere to put them. Anyway, I bought that 1971 for exactly $5,200. Sold it 18 months later for $5,000. Not bad value.
What I realize is that I now know why I didn't even consider another vette until now. I believe that basically until the 2005 C-6 hit the streets, I really didn't want to own a Corvette due to disappointing power, performance and to a lesser degree disappointing handling. I mean think about it. The CAFE gas efficiency standards really put a damper on horsepower in engines starting in the mid 70s right on through the early 2000s. The Corvette, I believe, got all the way down to 185hp in the 80s. Do you realize that a Honda Civic Si has the same hp as the 1984 Corvette? I really didn't want a Corvette from 1972 all the way through 2004. And the government is at it again. More stringent CAFE standards are definitely coming over the next 10 years. GM has already canceled a 700 hp future vette engine. Predictions are that the new CAFE standards are ruining the current resurgence in higher hp for high performance cars. Sad, sad, sad.
However, when they brought out the 400hp C-6 in 2005, things started getting right again with Corvette. Man, 400hp makes for a really fast Corvette. I test drove a 2007 with 400hp and I was impressed with the speed. My car has 436hp. I have yet to experience the improved quickness because mine isn't broken in yet for full throttle use. But it will be soon.
And the icing on the cake is the "dual mode" exhaust. With a switch I bought, I have full control over muffler vs. straight pipes. This feature I love. I would rather listen to my engine than listen to music while driving.
I'm 61 so what am I saving my money for? I need my vette now while I can still enjoy it. Listen outside your windows and try to differentiate between the sounds of my two JL Audio f-113 subwoofers and the sounds of my Corvette engine. Both sounds are very BAD. I mean good BAD.
Bye............I got a car to drive.
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SWEET RIDE ......... The '71 is no where near the same league as the '08 ..... No Contest, a real driving machine, Lucky Dawg' !!!!!My last Corvette was a Sunflower Yellow 1971 coupe with 300hp.
Thank you ob.
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436hp
428 ft. lbs. torque
Quickest and most powerful automatic Corvette ever made
Most aerodynamic Corvette .28 coefficient of drag
........and "NO" I didn't opt for the Bose sound system. I just couldn't do it.
I do have seven speakers but it is just the standard system for the vette.
Gotta go. Maybe, weather permitting, I might get to actually drive it soon. I have 289 miles on it so far. I need 500 miles for break-in. Imagine the frustration of not being able to go over 55 mph nor mashing the accellerator until it is broken in. I have never had to exercise such restraint before.
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0 - 60 4.3 seconds.
Top speed 190mph
6 speed automatic
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Angel
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My granddaughters love sitting and camping in the back hatchback area. They take pillows, blankets and our dog and spend literally hours playing in the Corvette.
Remember my dog, Angel?
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After ordering the car I began to realize that I needed a garage for it. So I built a large (24x22) one car insulated garage. I love waxing my car so I had five large windows installed plus 10 flourescent lights for a total of 740 watts of light. It looks like a car showroom with the lights on.
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My last Corvette was a Sunflower Yellow 1971 coupe with 300hp.
Life is a full circle.
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OH NO, not another C-6 owner ......... Dam, Lucky Man !!!!! Sweet Cars ..... keep the OLD, I'll take the NEW ...... Good Luck !!!
Not just a C-6 but a 2008 C-6. They did change the car you know, under the hood. 436HP, with straight pipes (dual mode exhaust, they call it).
I added the "mild-to-wild" switch so that I have control of the exhaust by-pass.
Ordered on 7/7/07
Received on 10/16/07
Put in Winter storage 11/22/07
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I just hate see people living in slums driving nice cars. LOL
I am actually living in my car.
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...."If the weather does not allow you to drive it in the winter, get a battery trickle charger."
You would have to mention this. It is good advice as I understand that newer cars are always draining power from the battery even when parked and off. My car arrived on 10/16/08. It has a total of 289 miles on it now. I have not driven it since before Thanksgiving and sure enough it wouldn't start the other day. I apparently drained the battery by having the doors and hatchback open for lengths of time while waxing the door jams, hood and hatchback areas. My trickle charger took care of it. It is not a good feeling having a brand new 2008 Corvette and it won't start. Only a minor problem however.
I am going to try and post the pictures now. Last time I tried it the "save" button did not work.
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Thank you jacksonbart but HOW DO I POST PICTURES??? I have some that I think you will like.
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Well well well. I never expected that anyone would even remember me, much less miss me. Thank you so much for the 8 replies. They did make me feel good. I will respond to all of them in this post. You may have figured out that I am not really a forum person nor much of a computer person either. I posted in this forum because of my search for a FORTE II based 7.1 music system. I am now on to other things like obtaining a new 2008 Velocity Yellow Corvette and building a garage for it. More about this later. Now on to the replies.
wuzzer - How nice of you to remember that I was searching for 7 walnut FORTE IIs. That makes me feel good. Here is what I wound up with. I have a McIntosh powered 7.2 music system that consists of 5 oiled walnut FORTE IIs for R+C+L+RS+LS plus two KG-4s for RR+LR. The .2 is for my two JL Audio f-113 subs. I would like to upgrade my two KG-4s to FORTE IIs if I can find mint ones out there. However, I am very very happy with what I have. My needs have been met, especially my bass needs, as you can imagine. Please let me know if you know of any Mint condition, oiled walnut, FORTE IIs for sale. Money is no object. ha ha My wife and/or dog can still be a part of the deal, if need be.
Daddy Dee - Yes, I did take the picture. It was a day during which I fed my speakers a steady diet of high volume Led Zeppilin, AC/DC and Rolling Stones music. I first started to smell something. Then I heard something. Then I saw something. This event was so unusual that I went to get my camera instead of getting some water for the fire. By taking the time to take the picture, I lost any chance of saving the speaker. That was a two speaker system. I now have a seven speaker system to better handle the load. Burning speakers do not smell very good. Imagine the explaination that I had to provide to my wife and other family members. But, thanks for asking.
dtel - I'm doing fine (see attached pictures below).
oldbuckster - YO, the ROC returns..........................................................but only for a very short time. Nice to hear back from you old buckster.
silversport - Nice to hear from you, Bill.
blsamuel - Always have hope.
oldenough - Hi old enough.
jamesV - Hi James. See above as to the speaker hunt.
OK everyone. I am sorry that I am not a true blue dedicated forum member who is willing to spend the time that is required to communicate with you all regularly. I'm just not. But I am a nice person and I hope that my comments do not offend anyone.
I used to be able to add pictures to my posts but I am having trouble figuring out how to do this. Does anyone know how I can add pictures to a post? I promise you these pictures will be worth your wait. Please advise.
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I still believe in Hope - mostly because there's no such place as Fingers Crossed, Arkansas.
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