Repaint a ruby red ?? - Page 2 - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

bobbyhi · 03-24-2006

Hey TomTom - great response. I feel the same way as you do. I bought my '90 in 5/2004 with 51M and now have 62M. I always drive here locally but don't think of long trips with it. I am changing my mine on the long trips. Why not drive and enjoy is my new way of thinking!!!

tomtom72 · 03-24-2006

Thanks Bob! It's hard to tell some one else what to do in that situation! It's not like "my injectors are leaking & shorting. What should I do?" Easy Q!

The winter here in NY only let me do get aquainted trips till I got the car "legal" in my state, 4/28/05. I put 1K on it just learning but once it was "legally" NY registered my first trip was to BG! These cars are long distance runners for sure. I still get jazzed when I'm on the long road with the car. It's like what I think flying a fighter jet must be like...I know I need to get my brain tuned up!

When I go on cruises with the CF/NE events crowd, well all I can say is bring lunch & a full tank because we are not coming home anytime soon!

Z Factor · 03-24-2006

That is a healthy attitude Tom.

In general there will always be a market for the ZR-1, and the garage queens will fetch more than daily drivers. However, just as with the 60's and early 70's vettes, they all are worth different amounts depending on their condition. It will be some time before our ZR-1's appreciate like those classic vettes, so unless you have bought it as a long term future investment, you should do what makes you happy.

WB9MCW · 03-24-2006

drive the hell out of em till ya drop....we cant take em with us to our next life!!! well who knows maybe there are vettes in heaven??? would god drive a zr-1??? maybe we can all sign up to be zr-1 vette angels..lol

IS THIS A CORVETTE ANGEL DREAM????

MAYBE WE NEED A LOST ANGELS ZR-1 CORVETTE CLUB...WHATDOYATHINK!!!!

CORVETTE "PINBALL HEAVEN" LOLOL note the comment abt the ZR-1 and GS drag race....and the LT-5 engine extra points...

AND LOOK IT IS RED.....WE HAVE NOW COME FULL CIRCLE!!!!!

03-24-2006	#11
bobbyhi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mendota Heights, MN. 55120 Posts: 984	Re: Repaint a ruby red ?? Hey TomTom - great response. I feel the same way as you do. I bought my '90 in 5/2004 with 51M and now have 62M. I always drive here locally but don't think of long trips with it. I am changing my mine on the long trips. Why not drive and enjoy is my new way of thinking!!! __________________ Bob Anderson 1990 #2405 White/Gray Haibeck chip,4:09 gears,Power Effects Exhaust,5 spoke chrome,C5 brakes,49th Street rockers,K&N,Hurst,Headers,Upper & lower ported Minnesota State Director Founding Member #19

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tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,645	Re: Repaint a ruby red ?? Thanks Bob! It's hard to tell some one else what to do in that situation! It's not like "my injectors are leaking & shorting. What should I do?" Easy Q! The winter here in NY only let me do get aquainted trips till I got the car "legal" in my state, 4/28/05. I put 1K on it just learning but once it was "legally" NY registered my first trip was to BG! These cars are long distance runners for sure. I still get jazzed when I'm on the long road with the car. It's like what I think flying a fighter jet must be like...I know I need to get my brain tuned up! When I go on cruises with the CF/NE events crowd, well all I can say is bring lunch & a full tank because we are not coming home anytime soon! __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member

03-24-2006	#13
Z Factor Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: S. Florida Posts: 2,667	Re: Repaint a ruby red ?? That is a healthy attitude Tom. In general there will always be a market for the ZR-1, and the garage queens will fetch more than daily drivers. However, just as with the 60's and early 70's vettes, they all are worth different amounts depending on their condition. It will be some time before our ZR-1's appreciate like those classic vettes, so unless you have bought it as a long term future investment, you should do what makes you happy.

03-24-2006	#14
WB9MCW Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: McHenry, Il. Posts: 6,607	Re: Repaint a ruby red ?? drive the hell out of em till ya drop....we cant take em with us to our next life!!! well who knows maybe there are vettes in heaven??? would god drive a zr-1??? maybe we can all sign up to be zr-1 vette angels..lol IS THIS A CORVETTE ANGEL DREAM???? MAYBE WE NEED A LOST ANGELS ZR-1 CORVETTE CLUB...WHATDOYATHINK!!!! CORVETTE "PINBALL HEAVEN" LOLOL note the comment abt the ZR-1 and GS drag race....and the LT-5 engine extra points... AND LOOK IT IS RED.....WE HAVE NOW COME FULL CIRCLE!!!!! __________________ http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...9mcw/SIG-2.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/wb9mcw/vcm.gif "The Budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome will become bankrupt. People must again learn to work instead of living on public assistance." - Cicero, 55 BC " We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." - Abraham Lincoln