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So my girlfriend says she hates my ZR1. Anyone hear this before from their significant other, girlfriend, wife, etc?
TheBlackPearl
10-23-2013, 06:56 PM
lol
Kevin
10-23-2013, 07:01 PM
my wife hates all cars, the zr-1 included. I can't say i'm far behind her to be honest
Corvettes White
10-23-2013, 07:04 PM
You are not alone. The car is a reflection of who I am as is my wanting to a part of her life. Take the atrabutes away from me and piece by piece I will become something I do not want to be. Now if you take your car to bed with you.....
efnfast
10-23-2013, 07:05 PM
My wife only hates mine when I'm on and off the throttle. 'Course that's more fun form the drivers seat than the passengers.
bradley
10-23-2013, 07:05 PM
sounds like its time to go to a few cars show or cars and coffee and find a car girl ;) jmho
Mystic ZR-1
10-23-2013, 07:14 PM
My bride doesn't care for the extra effort it takes climb out of the Z due to the seat bolsters and the sill climb over
She likes it even less when I exercise the secondaries... especially in 1st and 2nd...
efnfast
10-23-2013, 07:21 PM
Bingo Doug
icarus-54
10-23-2013, 07:27 PM
My old lady loves mine--guess I'm lucky
Blue Flame Restorations
10-23-2013, 07:31 PM
If she'll always hate you being a car guy, time to find another.....girlfriend. LOL
XfireZ51
10-23-2013, 07:50 PM
My wife likes my car because she always knows where to find me. In the garage.
GOLDCYLON
10-23-2013, 08:04 PM
My wife likes my car because she always knows where to find me. In the garage.
I tell mine cheaper than a girlfriend ;)
The cure to this spouse and girlfriend not liking your car is heavy retail therapy. I have not heard a peep since buying my wife a SLK
my wife hates all cars, the zr-1 included. I can't say i'm far behind her to be honest
Why do you feel that way too?
We Gone
10-23-2013, 08:09 PM
We both had our own Corvette's, You could say our Corvette's hooked up first. So no issues here.......That was in 1977 we still have our own I just work on them.
Kevin
10-23-2013, 08:12 PM
Why do you feel that way too?
fun car, daily driver, whatever the car is, it's just sucking money out of my bank account. fuel, insurance, tires, repairs...honestly if I could use zipcar every time I needed to drive somewhere, assuming i could use public transport, I would
Dynomite
10-23-2013, 08:40 PM
So my girlfriend says she hates my ZR1. Anyone hear this before from their significant other, girlfriend, wife, etc?
Put her on the title :D
That is what I do.....;)
fun car, daily driver, whatever the car is, it's just sucking money out of my bank account. fuel, insurance, tires, repairs...honestly if I could use zipcar every time I needed to drive somewhere, assuming i could use public transport, I would
Kevin.....how can we help you......my Zs are soooo much fun to work on and drive.....and my wife knows exactly where I am at ALL times :D
I get 25+ mpg......insurance in South Dakota is cheap (just liability)......I do not spin my tires tooooooooo much......and zipcars are dangerous :p
What is a zipcar??? :sign10:
Kevin
10-23-2013, 09:03 PM
considering I don't have the $12,500 to dump into the zr-1 to get it running the way it should again...considering the reworked ones are the only ones that seem to run right anymore....not much. my mustang gt which required no work this year, other then an oil change and fuel was still almost $800
Dynomite
10-23-2013, 09:15 PM
considering I don't have the $12,500 to dump into the zr-1 to get it running the way it should again...considering the reworked ones are the only ones that seem to run right anymore....not much. my mustang gt which required no work this year, other then an oil change and fuel was still almost $800
What did you do....blow an engine :dontknow:
I take it you do not work on the LT5 yourself....seems to me there ought to be some guys in your area that can fix the issues without breaking the bank. $12,500 is a lot of money (for getting it running the way it should) and only a couple thousand less than what I paid for my 90'.
A hunting buddy of mine and myself took that 90' LT5 apart and put it back together again for less than $1,500 and that included a Wilwood Brake Upgrade. The Rustoleum Silver High Temperature Spray paint I used on the engine was not that expensive at WalMart.
Oh....except for the SW Headers and Exhaust...that doubled the cost of the Restoration ;)
There were a couple Bling items that cost also but I do not include that as a cost to get it running like it should.
Kevin
10-23-2013, 09:19 PM
What did you do....blow an engine :dontknow:
I take it you do not work on the LT5 yourself....seems to me there ought to be some guys in your area that can fix the issues without breaking the bank. $12,500 is a lot of money (for getting it running the way it should) and only a couple thousand less than what I paid for my 90'.
been chasing issues for 6 years so I think i'm a bit out of my depth. Right now I have a bad ecm and a vacuum leak which means...didn't we cover this already? the $12.500 is to send it to Mark and paint the engine and while it's apart port it, and while you're porting it do heads and while you're doing headers...and while you're...and...and...and...
if I had a group of local guys who knew what they were doing to help me I'd probably be fine with tacking some stuff myself. But knowing me I'm going to end up with a pile of parts and my hands glued together like when I tried to build model cars as a kid.
RHanselman
10-23-2013, 09:20 PM
My wife only hated on of my Z's. A white 91' that had the Desert Development Exhaust. What a loud piece of crap exhaust. Lots of resonance... Worse then the B&B...
GOLDCYLON
10-23-2013, 09:35 PM
My wife only hated on of my Z's. A white 91' that had the Desert Development Exhaust. What a loud piece of crap exhaust. Lots of resonance... Worse then the B&B...
That was the Extreme exhaust system. Ear bleeding expected. Spousal support unit #1 liked it when I went to Corsas. A conversation in a ZR-1 what a concept.
GOLDCYLON
10-23-2013, 09:39 PM
been chasing issues for 6 years so I think i'm a bit out of my depth. Right now I have a bad ecm and a vacuum leak which means...didn't we cover this already? the $12.500 is to send it to Mark and paint the engine and while it's apart port it, and while you're porting it do heads and while you're doing headers...and while you're...and...and...and...
if I had a group of local guys who knew what they were doing to help me I'd probably be fine with tacking some stuff myself. But knowing me I'm going to end up with a pile of parts and my hands glued together like when I tried to build model cars as a kid.
If you have the TIME you can do it for a LOT less. Keep in mind Kevin these cars a becoming a little long in the tooth. Most of the issue(s) is/are standard C4 crap
I hear you however, How do you think I felt after pulling the motor 3 times. I thought it would NEVER end. i did not know you were having ECM issues as well......
Kevin
10-23-2013, 09:40 PM
If you have the TIME you can do it for a LOT less. Keep in mind Kevin these cars a becoming a little long in the tooth. Most of the issue is standard C4 crap
I hear you however. How do you think I felt after pulling the motor 3 times. I thought it would NEVER end.
time I got, skills and tools I dont. i'd pass on the porting and painting even, just want to drive it a year without having to replace something zr-1 related. 90% of my issues have been firewall forward
GOLDCYLON
10-23-2013, 09:43 PM
time I got, skills and tools I dont. i'd pass on the porting and painting even, just want to drive it a year without having to replace something zr-1 related. 90% of my issues have been firewall forward
Well mines a DD and its 90% the other way. I hear ya.
cvette98pacecar
10-23-2013, 09:54 PM
My wife was a Corvette Girl before I met her. She just has no clue on how to take care of them.
Dynomite
10-23-2013, 10:03 PM
My wife was a Corvette Girl before I met her. She just has no clue on how to take care of them.
My wife hands me the tools....she knows the difference between a socket wrench and a flex head open end wrench....she also knows it is ALL Metrics :D
She never never grabs and hands me a crescent wrench to work on the LT5 :p
Franke
10-23-2013, 10:06 PM
Got a keeper there Dyno.
Put her on the title :D
That is what I do.....;)
That will NEVER happen my friend!
rhipsher
10-23-2013, 10:38 PM
Mine refuses to drive it because she knows that if she messes it up she'll never hear the end of it. She has a point.:-D
When we were dating my wife helped me change the clutch in a 928, and I knew I had a keeper. You should have heard her in the Advance parking lot the other day. Some guy was complaining about his car overheating and she said "sounds like you have a bad thermostat."
His response?
"Uh, no. I changed the fuse."
And she rolled her eyes and we drove off.
btw she can't believe I bought a Chevy of any flavor, but she thinks the ZR-1 is very cool, and yes she knows exactly what it is.
ghlkal
10-23-2013, 11:09 PM
My wife loves our ZR-1.
It's nice to share the love of awesome Vettes with her.
alnukem
10-23-2013, 11:35 PM
Ha Ha....awesome subject! My wife is Chinese & motion sickness prone. I can tell, when I "can" drive a 475 HP LT-5 when she doesn't complain. Her perception, because It's hard to get & get out....it's old & junk! I wonder what she'll say, when she finds the 6 vettes I didn't tell her about!
Vette Guy
10-24-2013, 12:08 AM
I lucked out - My wife loves vettes. She's on the title of all of them and hasn't left me yet! Must be true love! (or my days are numbered! I keep asking why RICKYRJ1 keeps appearing in my will.)
Mark
-=Jeff=-
10-24-2013, 12:24 AM
My wife not a car girl, in fact she has yet to ride in my Z..
Racinfan83
10-24-2013, 08:16 AM
My wife is not afraid to dig in and work on a car. She doesn't have the "skills" that I have - but she will read how to do something and then give it her best shot. She rebuilt a 4cyl Ford when she was in High School by herself...
As to the ZR - she loves the car, REALLY loves it when I jump on the go pedal - but she HATES the seats. Went on a 200 mile road run with the club last weekend and she was hatin it pretty bad....:(
RICKYRJ1
10-24-2013, 08:41 AM
I lucked out - My wife loves vettes. She's on the title of all of them and hasn't left me yet! Must be true love! (or my days are numbered! I keep asking why RICKYRJ1 keeps appearing in my will.)
Mark
LOL! Now you know why I keep offering to detail the cars for you? :p I guess I better check my will in case you made a counter strike with my wife ;)
LilRedCorvette
10-24-2013, 12:55 PM
:happy1:
Anniv88
10-24-2013, 01:33 PM
My wife loves the ZR1. :dancing
Paul Workman
10-24-2013, 02:13 PM
I asked: "If there is one thing that put you over the top when you decided to marry me, what would it be?" "THE VETTE!" Ami, my wife, said w/o a moment hesitation!
WARP TEN
10-24-2013, 03:43 PM
So my girlfriend says she hates my ZR1. Anyone hear this before from their significant other, girlfriend, wife, etc?
There is a relevant jokeI heard originally related to a Jaguar, but I'll modify it for us:
A guy spent a lot of time driving and working on his ZR-1 and it was a perfect car. One day his relatively new wife came into the garage and said "You spend an awful lot of time working on that car. We never do anything, and I think you should just get rid of that car and spend more time with me".
From under the Z the guy said, "You know, you sound a lot like my ex wife".
"What? I didn't know you'd been married before," said his wife.
"I haven't been", he said.
Z51JEFF
10-24-2013, 11:38 PM
So my girlfriend says she hates my ZR1. Anyone hear this before from their significant other, girlfriend, wife, etc?
My GF wont even ride in my car,know the feeling.
Blue Flame Restorations
10-24-2013, 11:58 PM
My wife likes my car. She just doesn't like me hitting the rev limiter very much.
bradley
10-25-2013, 01:05 AM
my late wife was the ultimate car girl,in fact I bought the 92 callaway car for her , she loved to drag race and even won the 12.0 class at a summit race. the looks on the guys faces she beat was priceless. a cute 5ft one red head takes her helmet off and says nice race. even said that to me when she beat me that day. dang I miss her
Bob Eyres
10-25-2013, 09:29 AM
I've been with my wife for over 40 years. When I started to date her she had a TR3 and looked down her nose at the greasy hot rodder that airbrushed weirdo shirts at the drag strip. But she changed her tune once I got her in the car, and she said, "Well, what WILL this thing do?" I showed her, and she was hooked.
Our first family car was a '69 Z28, then a split window coupe with a baby seat in the back.
Now she's a conservative Grandma but gets way more tickets than I do in her little twin turbo 335i, but doesn't like the :eek:"loud pipes":eek: on the ZR-1.
WARP TEN
10-25-2013, 11:28 AM
I've been with my wife for over 40 years. When I started to date her she had a TR3 and looked down her nose at the greasy hot rodder that airbrushed weirdo shirts at the drag strip. But she changed her tune once I got her in the car, and she said, "Well, what WILL this thing do?" I showed her, and she was hooked.
Our first family car was a '69 Z28, then a split window coupe with a baby seat in the back.
Now she's a conservative Grandma but gets way more tickets than I do in her little twin turbo 335i, but doesn't like the :eek:"loud pipes":eek: on the ZR-1.
Bob, I'm up to 37 years and Dede has been through all kinds of cars with me. Hated my 67 Corvette coupe when we first got married but loved the '67 Healey 3000 that we took kids to soccer games in, and a red '80 308 in which she used to get whistles when she went grocery shopping. Especially loved a blue '90 Porsche 911 C4. She even drove the '93 ZR-1 a few times but I don't think she really enjoyed it. Hasn't driven the '95 but because of repeated complaints about sound, after 15 years of Corsas I recently switched back to my stock system but with cutouts. She hasn't heard the cutouts open yet but likes the newly quiet car better. She also has a 335xi sedan which she loves and plans to keep forever--says it is her last car--and zips around town getting more tickets than I do. --Bob
RyanChappel
10-25-2013, 12:22 PM
After 36 years, 3 Vettes, 280Z, ProbeGT, my DD is a 2012 Fusion 4-cyl, with 4 other vehicles around, including her 2012 Caddy SUV:; but my ZR-1 absolutely petrifies her....especially at the top of 3rd gear...something about "the mother of your children"...
She does love Funny Car, Top Fuel, Pro Mod and Indy cars though....
A keeper!
efnfast
10-27-2013, 08:50 PM
She said tonight "I hate when you do that". You know, plow into it in first making a left at a light
Mystic ZR-1
10-27-2013, 08:59 PM
She said tonight "I hate when you do that". You know, plow into it in first making a left at a light
Steve
Maybe you should make a right at the lite?
D
JimZRyd
10-27-2013, 11:16 PM
I took my wife on her first ride in the Z today....was doing a very conservative 40ish at low rpm's when I down shifted and started to get down on it, the Corsa's started to howl when I get the " are you serious! On a public road! You can take me home if you're going to drive like that". We made a short loop back to the house:neutral:[-X
But she insists that she loves the car ;)
Alberta_ZR1
10-28-2013, 01:57 AM
I'm part of that lucky crowd too I guess. The wife loves the fact that I'm a car guy and loves the cars...she refers to them as "the girls". We did a road trip in the Z06 this past summer and it's got a slight drone at highway speed (due to my many mods) and she was completely content. She accompanies me on swap meets, car shows, and basically whatever else I do car related. The only ask is that I teach her about them...small price to pay in order to have whatever vehicle I desire in the garage.
Paul Workman
10-28-2013, 06:27 AM
Ami loves Vettes, and loved riding in my 95 LT1 car, but hated the sport seats (as did I) in the 90. First chance I got, I swapped the sport seats out for a set of the base 95s - one of the best mods I did!
Now we both love the comfort, and the fact there are NO danged bolsters to have to negotiate, and the ease of getting in and out makes a huge difference.
So, if your significant other happens to be female, remember she has extra width "down there" that really magnifies the discomfort due to the narrow seats - the 90 sport seats especially! Maybe changing seats to late mo standards or 94+ sport seats would change her mind about riding in the Z; it certainly did for Ami!
Justathought...
GOLDCYLON
10-28-2013, 10:04 AM
Ami loves Vettes, and loved riding in my 95 LT1 car, but hated the sport seats (as did I) in the 90. First chance I got, I swapped the sport seats out for a set of the base 95s - one of the best mods I did!
Now we both love the comfort, and the fact there are NO danged bolsters to have to negotiate, and the ease of getting in and out makes a huge difference.
So, if your significant other happens to be female, remember she has extra width "down there" that really magnifies the discomfort due to the narrow seats - the 90 sport seats especially! Maybe changing seats to late mo standards or 94+ sport seats would change her mind about riding in the Z; it certainly did for Ami!
Justathought...
Yep upgrade the seats avoids bolster butt syndrome I added sheep skins. No complaints.
Racinfan83
10-28-2013, 10:39 AM
Ami loves Vettes, and loved riding in my 95 LT1 car, but hated the sport seats (as did I) in the 90. First chance I got, I swapped the sport seats out for a set of the base 95s - one of the best mods I did!
Now we both love the comfort, and the fact there are NO danged bolsters to have to negotiate, and the ease of getting in and out makes a huge difference.
So, if your significant other happens to be female, remember she has extra width "down there" that really magnifies the discomfort due to the narrow seats - the 90 sport seats especially! Maybe changing seats to late mo standards or 94+ sport seats would change her mind about riding in the Z; it certainly did for Ami!
Justathought...
Yeah I am gonna be looking into that for sure. She cannot stand the 90 sport seats no way no how. We did a 200 mile round trip with the club the other day and she was hatin the whole thing because of the seats. Which ones exactly do I need to look for? I know about the 94-95 sport seats - which others are close to that? (years, ZR or non ZR, type, etc) Those 94-95 sport ones are kinda hard to find.... Looked online a while back and nada...
XfireZ51
10-28-2013, 10:39 AM
Yep upgrade the seats avoids bolster butt syndrome I added sheep skins. No complaints.
I like the sport seats. The ones I had on the 84 were cloth and liked them quite a lot. I use the side bolsters to tell me I should lose some weight from my fat azz.
:cheers:
Racinfan83
10-28-2013, 10:41 AM
I like the sport seats. The ones I had on the 84 were cloth and liked them quite a lot. I use the side bolsters to tell me I should lose some weight from my fat azz.
:cheers:
That is funny right there!
BUT - YOU go and tell my wife that.....:p:p=D>[-X;)
Kevin
10-28-2013, 10:43 AM
I like the sport seats. The ones I had on the 84 were cloth and liked them quite a lot. I use the side bolsters to tell me I should lose some weight from my fat azz.
:cheers:
the 90 sports seats are my "did I eat too much over the winter" test. So far so good
-=Jeff=-
10-28-2013, 10:52 AM
Yeah I am gonna be looking into that for sure. She cannot stand the 90 sport seats no way no how. We did a 200 mile round trip with the club the other day and she was hatin the whole thing because of the seats. Which ones exactly do I need to look for? I know about the 94-95 sport seats - which others are close to that? (years, ZR or non ZR, type, etc) Those 94-95 sport ones are kinda hard to find.... Looked online a while back and nada...
94-96 Base:
http://coolc4.com/images/1994-Corvettes-04/94-vette-076.jpg
94-96 Sport:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_HiMe5wSO24/UQvDsnDF0iI/AAAAAAAADiM/tlq_WU7JeRA/w302-h535-no/2013-01-26_14-36-49_622.jpg
Yeah but at the same time I can drive for a long period of time without my leg getting pain in it with the 94-96 sport seats
With base you lose the Bladders and such and easy to put in your Z..
94-96 takes a bit more work as you need to wire the sport function controller in somehow.. I did it this way:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9UiP0vG5rWw/UdTF87Y7IbI/AAAAAAAAEDo/L_JRii4Rh7I/w929-h524-no/IMG_20130703_194019_391.jpg
better then it was:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3-0IsR_0NXY/UbCsuHMJ8tI/AAAAAAAAD8U/EHHhndxA09U/w302-h535-no/SPort+switch.jpg
That stuck out on the grey
I like the sport seats. The ones I had on the 84 were cloth and liked them quite a lot. I use the side bolsters to tell me I should lose some weight from my fat azz.
:cheers:
GOLDCYLON
10-28-2013, 10:55 AM
I like the sport seats. The ones I had on the 84 were cloth and liked them quite a lot. I use the side bolsters to tell me I should lose some weight from my fat azz.
:cheers:
Oh no... Bolster Dimple AZZ... Lol you know these cars were built on human standards of the 70's and 80's Men were 5'10 and only weighed 180 lbs. Need to be adjusted to the McDonalds standard lol
Kevin
10-28-2013, 10:56 AM
Oh no... Bolster Dimple AZZ... Lol you know these cars were built on human standards of the 70's and 80's Men were 5'10 and only weighed 180 lbs.
apparently the dummies they used to design the interior were 10 years out of date.
Paul Workman
10-28-2013, 11:26 AM
Oh no... Bolster Dimple AZZ... Lol you know these cars were built on human standards of the 70's and 80's Men were 5'10 and only weighed 180 lbs. Need to be adjusted to the McDonalds standard lol
Yeah, I remember reading that somewhere too. Why would someone design for an "average" build, and disregard entirely for larger/taller people?
I don't get it. But, as Scottfab seems to say, [-XGM engineers designed it that way, so to do otherwise would be to suggest being smarter then them and ripping them out and installing something else is a "kludge" by any other name! :sign10:
Paul Workman
10-28-2013, 11:36 AM
apparently the dummies they used to design the interior were 10 years out of date.
Kevin,
Are you referring to inanimate test dummies or the GM interior design dummies!! :p
:cheers:
Kevin
10-28-2013, 11:37 AM
Kevin,
Are you referring to inanimate test dummies or the GM interior design dummies!! :p
:cheers:
6 of one, half dozen of the other....
GOLDCYLON
10-28-2013, 11:54 AM
6 of one, half dozen of the other....
220 ... 221 Whatever it takes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3kxAA2L4Q
XfireZ51
10-28-2013, 02:06 PM
OTOH,
Critics have bitched about the seats in the Vette since forever as GM tried to accommodate the more expansive derriere. I'd rather have a hip bolster adjustment than the side bolster. That maybe would make everybody happy.
Now I need to go drive my car and see if the chocolate tartufo from last night went to my hips. :sign10:
Kevin
10-28-2013, 02:17 PM
OTOH,
Critics have bitched about the seats in the Vette since forever as GM tried to accommodate the more expansive derriere. I'd rather have a hip bolster adjustment than the side bolster. That maybe would make everybody happy.
Now I need to go drive my car and see if the chocolate tartufo from last night went to my hips. :sign10:
i advise 3 sit ups, a strong cup of coffee and a medium strength cigar if you can't fit
Racinfan83
10-28-2013, 02:38 PM
94-96 Base:
http://coolc4.com/images/1994-Corvettes-04/94-vette-076.jpg
94-96 Sport:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_HiMe5wSO24/UQvDsnDF0iI/AAAAAAAADiM/tlq_WU7JeRA/w302-h535-no/2013-01-26_14-36-49_622.jpg
Yeah but at the same time I can drive for a long period of time without my leg getting pain in it with the 94-96 sport seats
With base you lose the Bladders and such and easy to put in your Z..
94-96 takes a bit more work as you need to wire the sport function controller in somehow.. I did it this way:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9UiP0vG5rWw/UdTF87Y7IbI/AAAAAAAAEDo/L_JRii4Rh7I/w929-h524-no/IMG_20130703_194019_391.jpg
better then it was:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3-0IsR_0NXY/UbCsuHMJ8tI/AAAAAAAAD8U/EHHhndxA09U/w302-h535-no/SPort+switch.jpg
That stuck out on the grey
Thanks much for the pics! So I need a 94-96 base or sport seat - or is there another that is close to that?
Paul Workman
10-28-2013, 03:18 PM
My 90/95 (seats) Z
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x220/6PPC_bucket/Vettes/4-25-10006Large.jpg (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/6PPC_bucket/media/Vettes/4-25-10006Large.jpg.html)
Honestly, these 95 base seats are so comfortable (to me) that I never missed all the "geewiz - bells and whistles" of the sport seats. And, they are lighter weight than the sport seats - sans all that extra hardware and motors, and pumps. Made a HUGE difference in comfort and the getting in and out.
Racinfan83
10-28-2013, 05:06 PM
Yeah those look really nice! Will show these pics to the wife and see what she thinks. Gotta do something - I know that for a FACT. :cheers:
Kevin
10-28-2013, 05:10 PM
what about the 89 challenge seats bret has made?
Daniel_Mc
10-28-2013, 05:23 PM
what about the 89 challenge seats bret has made?
The CC seats are a snug fit compared to the 89 sport seats so I doubt the people on this thread would want them. Seems like they want more room OTOH I can't wait to get the CC seats in the car. The CC seats are just what I was looking for. Not to mention with Brett doing things you know it will be done correctly.
-Daniel
Kevin
10-28-2013, 05:25 PM
The CC seats are a snug fit compared to the 89 sport seats so I doubt the people on this thread would want them. Seems like they want more room OTOH I can't wait to get the CC seats in the car. The CC seats are just what I was looking for. Not to mention with Brett doing things you know it will be done correctly.
-Daniel
shoulda used the #sarcasm tag
Schrade
11-02-2013, 12:51 PM
So my girlfriend says she hates my ZR1. Anyone hear this before from their significant other, girlfriend, wife, etc?
Might be time to cut the cord...
http://www.wtv-zone.com/rosebuds/graphics/smiley/s/scissors_ani.gif
haber rj
11-04-2013, 02:50 AM
Well my lady doesn't mind the car, she just hates when it doesn't start (no start issue). I have a friend of mine coming over this winter to do the Ford starter purple wire thing and hopefully that will end this issue. She gets really upset when we are out and it doesn't start, I just get the look enough said.
Tripler
11-04-2013, 08:52 AM
My wife will probably divorce me when I tell her I am buying a ZR1 with my best friend who is a girl . What a conundrum I have put myself in but I have to have a ZR1 . My wife has no interest in cars or motorcycles :( :( :(
haber rj
11-04-2013, 10:33 AM
Well bud after the purchase if you have to get out of Dodge I have a spare room you are not that far away, you can hide out for a bit lol, just kidding bro I am sure everything will be fine.
Tripler
11-04-2013, 03:14 PM
Well bud after the purchase if you have to get out of Dodge I have a spare room you are not that far away, you can hide out for a bit lol, just kidding bro I am sure everything will be fine.
Lol ,,, thanks for the offer . I may also have to leave the planet . If I install Mr Fusion in the ZR1 and hit 180 mph , it should do some serious poop and get me
Outta here
:) :) :)
My wife will probably divorce me when I tell her I am buying a ZR1 with my best friend who is a girl . What a conundrum I have put myself in but I have to have a ZR1 . My wife has no interest in cars or motorcycles :( :( :(
Now that is risky!!!!!
LancePearson
11-04-2013, 06:30 PM
Does she have DOHC? Can she go zero to 60 pretty quickly? Is she seriously jealous of a car? There are a lot of key questions to inquire about when a female starts that line of discussion which may well be code for: you need to pay more attention to me, dear boy!
Like all things, it depends on how good SHE is and how her speed,cornering and maneuverability and the car's match up. LOL.
Bob Eyres
11-05-2013, 08:59 AM
My wife will probably divorce me when I tell her I am buying a ZR1 with my best friend who is a girl . :( :( :(
Sounds like a case for Dr. Phil - ...(coming back from commercial break)"So, what is it about this car that you would risk your marriage to possess it?"...(cutaway to shot of ZR-1 doing burnout)..."I see,.. we in the therapy industry call this "automotive sexual displacement syndrome". "And now we welcome to the show Tripler's "best friend, who is a girl"....let's give her a big hand!"......applause......
Racinfan83
11-06-2013, 08:21 AM
Well I HAD a set of nice 94-96 base seats bought on E-bay last night - until at the last second some :censored: evidently sniped it out from under me... That garbage should be illegal....:mad::mad:
-=Jeff=-
11-06-2013, 08:35 AM
Try calling vette2vette. Jason might have a set
Paul Workman
11-06-2013, 09:45 AM
Well I HAD a set of nice 94-96 base seats bought on E-bay last night - until at the last second some :censored: evidently sniped it out from under me... That garbage should be illegal....:mad::mad:
Ouch! But, out of curiosity, what was your bid? I bought mine from Jason (Vette2Vette) for $500 for the pair, just as a point of reference.
Racinfan83
11-06-2013, 01:09 PM
These were from fparts, set of black ones (which is what I need). They had 4k miles on them and looked brand new. PM sent...
I will check that vette2vette out. Thanks!
Schrade
11-07-2013, 03:10 AM
These were from fparts, set of black ones (which is what I need). They had 4k miles on them and looked brand new. PM sent...
I will check that vette2vette out. Thanks!
I got my Black fabric seats from fparts / eBay 9 months ago. Don't like leather. Set A/C on 'snow', and your backside still glues to the seat in summer on long drives.
Fabric was excellent. One hinge was broken P side. Now it's looking like forward / rearward drive P side is near end-of-life (and it's HARDLY been used). Need to see soon if they'll do anything.
My 90/95 (seats) Z
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x220/6PPC_bucket/Vettes/4-25-10006Large.jpg (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/6PPC_bucket/media/Vettes/4-25-10006Large.jpg.html)
Honestly, these 95 base seats are so comfortable (to me) that I never missed all the "geewiz - bells and whistles" of the sport seats. And, they are lighter weight than the sport seats - sans all that extra hardware and motors, and pumps. Made a HUGE difference in comfort and the getting in and out.
The Black / Red contrasts well.
BigJohn
11-07-2013, 07:36 AM
I got my Black fabric seats from fparts / eBay 9 months ago. Don't like leather. Set A/C on 'snow', and your backside still glues to the seat in summer on long drives.
Fabric was excellent. One hinge was broken P side. Now it's looking like forward / rearward drive P side is near end-of-life (and it's HARDLY been used). Need to see soon if they'll do anything.
The Black / Red contrasts well.
We used to use vaseline to prevent saddle sores!!!
:cheers:
I got my Black fabric seats from fparts / eBay 9 months ago. Don't like leather. Set A/C on 'snow', and your backside still glues to the seat in summer on long drives.
Fabric was excellent. One hinge was broken P side. Now it's looking like forward / rearward drive P side is near end-of-life (and it's HARDLY been used). Need to see soon if they'll do anything.
The Black / Red contrasts well.
I agree, there is a nice contrast there. I love the red interiors.
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