I live in the bay are near San Francisco, its cold up here so I have been using the defroster with the A/C. The vette wasnt stock, I was pushing around 470 at the flywheel, it would die upon approaching stop signs and intersections because of the aggressive cam I had gone with.

The car was incredibly fast and fun but I couldnt afford it anymore, it was always something with it whether it be $300 tires every 10k miles or something else.

The transmission was going on it, and it had to be smogged next year which it would fail with flying colors. Im not at the point in my life where I need or could afford a daily driven racecar, I make $15 an hour and live in a 10x10 room. It was insane. I paid for it a few years ago with the good tax free combat pay I was making in Afghanistan with the Army. Different times have called for changes in my life to embrace them and the needs of society.

If I can afford another one in the future I will certainly revisit my undying passion, I endured and sacrificed a lot of living to afford speed. Its expensive. Im going to school now and I have realized there are things more beautiful than the sensation of getting to 150 mph in 15 seconds.

This isnt the fastest thing Ive owned, not by far. I had a 600 hp 98 Pontiac Trans AM, along with a 99 Suzuki Hayabusa putting down 180 whp that ran 9's in the quarter mile at 150 mph, I had that thing to 200 mph more times than I can remember.

Its time to move on, this has to be the most mature decision I have made in my life. I couldve gotten more than $20k for it for sure. I just didnt wanna deal with it anymore. I had it on craigslist about 6 months ago asking for $25k and I only got a handful of replies, and they all wanted to trade me what they were driving with cash.

After I pay off what left I owe on it I may get a set of Si rims/tires, sways, and springs and call it a day. If I ever get into a career where I can afford a 500 hp car again I will be getting a C6 Z06 whether GM is still in business at that point or not.