When did you buy your ZR-1
 

When did you buy the ZR-1 you currently own?
Does not count if you no longer own it.
If you own more than one you can make multiple selections.

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Might be interesting to pole a second question. When did you first WANT to buy one??

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Wanted one ever since they came out. I remember reading some car rag and the author said Lotus designed a top-end for a 350 SBC lower. I later read that was actually a consideration for a fleeting moment, but fortunately the bean counters LOST that one!

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I was bitten 9 years ago in 2005 when I got my '90, and I was bitten by a bigger meaner bug in 2012 when I bought the '94.
:-D
I think they are phenomenal cars.
:thumbsup::thumbsup:

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That's the magic phrase there Scott - means you'll get MOST responses about ones that are no longer owned.

How do I know? I tried it yesterday - "(NOW on the boards, that is...) .

All I got is a couple of 'Would be's' (would be, except for WHAT???), and color discussions. And old records in need of update...

No big deal - it's all in fun.

Oh yeah - I got the one I have NOW in '12.

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I bought my first Z in October 1991. Then I bought my current 94 in 2000. Time sure flies when having fun!

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I bought mine by accident. I was looking for a 'vette I could afford. Instead I found this one. NICE!!!

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I've had my car about 3 years now, but I had the opportunity to drive a brand new one in 1991 more than a few times.

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Bought my 90 with 4800 miles on it in 2000. Still have it today. Promised my Son way back in 2000 when he was 14, that when I got to old to drive it he could have it. He's holding me to my promise.

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Got my first one in 02 still own it. Got my second in 03 Used it to drive between Atlanta & Tampa for two years every other week 50k miles of smiles, than sold it for the same as I paid for it :handshak: Got my 3rd in 2014. Got my 4th in 2020.

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But isn't that like, "what year did you first not want to be a virgin" ?
:thumbsup:

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Got mine, 90 #2282, in August of 08 with 3512 miles on it, 28000 now.
Vette #5, 1st one a 69 roadster in 78, a 79 and two new C4s 84 & 89 they're gone
now and the Z's the best of the lot!
I'm the 4th owner. 1st guy put 160 miles on it and traded it for a
Viper and $. 2nd owner drove it a little bit over several years. The last
guy traded it, a 2003 roadster and $ for a Will Cooksey
edition Z06 after putting about 400 miles on it. (I've been in contact
with all of them or their families) The dealer sat on it in
his showroom for quite a while, couldn't sell it and finally "fire saled" it to me.
I plan on keeping it forever and have instructed my bride not to
"give it away" when I shoot craps (hopefully no time soon...)
OBTW: my brother in CA has an identical car he bought new in 90,
I guess it's a family thing?

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I bought a base 89 in 2004 and enjoyed it very much but wanted one with more go. Found the Z by accident at a consignment shop in 2007. They had a Lingenfelter there too but you could tell it was raced hard.

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I saw the ZR-1 the first time in 1989 at the Geneva car show in Switzerland and falled immediately in love with.

In 1997 I bought finally my dream and still have it.

Sam

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Drove three in one day April of 1997. Could not come up with the beans, so settled that day for a 1990 L 98 six speed. Put 50,000 trouble free miles on it, but always regretted not spending the extra and getting the z. So roll forward to 2012 and bought my 1990 z. Love it. All three I drove that April of 1997 were about 50,000 mile cars located in Portland OR. All 1990's one red, one green, and one white. All priced in the low 20's.

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Bought 1990 #2161 in 98 from a salvage yard with 88k miles for 12.3k. It was wrecked and has a previous salvage title. Slid backwards into a retaining wall on I-65 in Birmingham. Hit on the left rear, knocked the wheel forward 2 inches, cracked the rear quarter, broke the rear glass and destroyed the bumper cover. $2500 later it was back on the road with the damage undetectable. 34k miles later and i still love the car. My kinfolk will sell it after i`m gone.

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I had never even thought about owning a Vette until this one fell in my lap last April. Now that we have become active with a local club - and I with the site here - I'm glad I got it!
Long story short - a guy wanted the '71 SS Nova I had and traded me the Z for it. I talked to him last night actually - and the deal has worked well for both of us...

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Been a car nut my whole life, and the C4 has always been my favorite Corvette. My brother is a 'vette fanatic and has been after me for years to pick one up, but the only one that ever tripped my trigger was the ZR-1. I just figured they were off the radar, never really looked. Then in the middle of last year I saw an ad on FerrariChat for a 722 mile car for less than 40 grand, and I thought that can't be right. A little more looking and I realized excellent cars were trading in the teens (half the OPTION price), and that blew me away. A plan was hatched.

A couple months later an opportunity to sell the M3 landed in my lap and almost at the same time, a nice ZR-1 turned up practically in my back yard. Duh. Wife wasn't happy with me but she's coming around.

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Bought mine in July 2007.. I remember wanting/seeing them @ the 89 Chicago auto show..

I could not afford it then, let alone the insurance as I was still in High School

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Bought my 90 in June 2005 quite by accident. Was looking for a 71-73 LT-1 when this Z popped up in the local ads. I had totally forgotten about these cars and it broght back memories of reading about this super vette in all the mags. I could only dream of owning one back then, but now I had the green. The car had 65k on it and now it has over 79k. I paid 18K. Maybe a bit to much.

I did not know of this website then, and knew nothing about these cars as far as what to look for. Long story short, I bought the car and have been busy fixing all the little niggling problems that have all been thoughly discussed on this forum. The car has been completely sorted out, and the only gig is the driver's side lumbar air bladder. As soon as I can figure out how to r&r the seat back, I will repair/replace it.

I love the car!

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Read about the launch un the European press and fell in love. No chance of affording one though. Took me until 2007 until I could.

I blame it all on Autoweek magazine...
 

As 'they' say..

'Back in the day'..I was a subscriber to and avid reader of the major car mags...Car and Driver, Autoweek, Hot Rod, etc. I have owned a number of fun cars..first was a '68 Chevelle 327/350hp 4 speed, followed by a '70 350 4 speed, followed by a '69 Vette, 427/390 hp 4 speed (stolen), followed by a '69 small block Vette hot-rodded to the max...when the ZR-1's were built, all I could do was dream about owning one, as the money was not there.. Four years ago, after selling some stock, I thought about buying myself a toy (mid-life crisis?)(the young girl toys were not an option)..thought long and hard about a Viper, royal blue with white stripes...then my brain recalled the original ZR's...I was amazed at the affordability of this supercar..looked around and found my '91 #1929 about three hours away..my wife and I took her SUV and picked it up on Mothers Day!, and headed home with the original sawblades mounted with the original tires in her SUV. Following a Haibeck update, the car has been absolutely trouble-free..just touched 18K miles..

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So, did she let you drive it home?

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John, get back to work....

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OK!!!!!!!
I hear you MOM!

'Driving it home'....
 

Married 36 years...something has kept her around all of that time...lol

Now, back to cars....I drove it back to the Indy area, with her following at a respectful distance. On I-74 a little east of Champaign, IL, I noticed a black dot approaching as I rolled in the fast lane about 70mph with the cruise set. The black dot became a Porsche Cayman as it got close and he moved over to the right lane..and lurked there for a minute or two...I believe the driver saw the ZR-1 logo on the right rear, and decided he didn't want to be embarassed that day. He slowly passed me, hit the left turn signal, and gradually pulled away. I waited until he was about a half mile ahead, downshifted in 4th, and returned the favor. Seeing an approaching red dot, the Cayman pulled over into the right lane as the Z and I went by at somewhere around 120mph. The Cayman didn't want to play that day.. I had owned the car for maybe 45 minutes..

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Another good question is, when did you buy your first Corvette ?

I will kick it off. My first Corvette was purchased in late 1954.

Cheers to all.

:flag2:

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My mother was 13 in 1954.

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I was born in 1953 and purchased my first Corvette in 1970,a Red/White 1964 coupe with 250hp 327,PG trans,a/c,power windows,power brakes,and power steering. Have owned almost every year from 1955-75,with multiple cars of the same years.(really liked the Solid Axles & Mid Years) Have owned five C4's;an 85 Z51,90 ZR-1,91 ZR-1,93 40th Anniv coupe,and my present 94 ZR-1. Drove my 85 to Carlisle in 1997 and got the bug for a ZR-1 from Larry Merow and Phil DeJohn. Purchased my first ZR-1 in Kinston,NC on my 44th birthday in Nov.97.

Have had a love affair with these cars for a long time.
:Eagle:

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Summer 2013

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I still have my first vette (it's a 2008 though, so no biggie). Shortly after, a c4 was purchased as a beater so I wouldn't put mileage on the c6. I ended up liking that a lot more than I thought I would. I sold that to get my 91 zr which is my 3rd vette now.

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bought my 90 in 2003 with 50 k miles on her she now has 195k miles . bought my 92 callaway 475 supernatural in07 with 32k miles on her she just turned 155k miles on her . love them both.

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My current car I think it was 2004 or 2005. At the time of purchase it brought me to three 1990 ZR-1s at once.
Oh I wish I had kept my first one 90 #354.

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I feel like a geezer, Bought it in 1994.

It seems like the most were bought just before the recession hit 2007, and just last year. Makes sense.

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Purchased my 92 in July of 2012 from a great couple in CT. Watched it online for almost a year and saw it for the first time in March 2012 after taking my son to UCONN. Flew to Hartford and drove it home sputtering with 7 bad injectors. Prayed all the way down the NJ Turnpike but got her home in one piece. Wazoo made it all better!

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My '91 has been in the family since '93. My dad bought it in 1993 and drove it sparingly.

I learned how to drive stick on it when I turned 16, and my folks gifted the car to me when I graduated college.

It's been a great car and now has seen three generations of my family in it, as now my daughter goes for cruises with me just as I did with my dad.

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Seems like yours would then fit into the "bought in 1993" category.

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I bought the 90 in summer of 89 and got it late 89

Dean Nelson

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2010 EX5023
2011 1990 #444
2012 1991 #2021
2013 1995 #089

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Purchase agreement made Oct. 1989. Took delivery April 11,1990.