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2015 Corvette ZO6 with Veteran for Trump bumper sticker at auction - bid at 22k
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:05 pm
by philip964
Re: 2005 Corvette ZO6 with Veteran for Trump bumper sticker at auction - bid at 22k
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:58 pm
by Pawpaw
...But we're deplorable.

Re: 2005 Corvette ZO6 with Veteran for Trump bumper sticker at auction - bid at 22k
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:18 pm
by The Annoyed Man
Cowards.

Re: 2005 Corvette ZO6 with Veteran for Trump bumper sticker at auction - bid at 22k
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:15 am
by uthornsfan
Whats the actual story? Maybe it was some crazed wife or girlfriend?
Or some jealous old guy next door.
Re: 2005 Corvette ZO6 with Veteran for Trump bumper sticker at auction - bid at 22k
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 5:56 am
by Bitter Clinger
Re: 2005 Corvette ZO6 with Veteran for Trump bumper sticker at auction - bid at 22k
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 6:54 am
by cmgee67
Regardless of who did it that sucks! I would think if you can afford to own it you can afford to fix it tho unless it's not deplorable enough
Re: 2005 Corvette ZO6 with Veteran for Trump bumper sticker at auction - bid at 22k
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 8:32 am
by philip964
Bitter Clinger wrote:
That's a
2015, not 2005!
oops.
Re: 2015 Corvette ZO6 with Veteran for Trump bumper sticker at auction - bid at 22k
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 9:21 am
by steveincowtown
Homeowner: I need my porch painted.
Day Laborer: Si
Day Laborer comes back in an hour: "Sir, I painted it, but I must tell you that is a Corvette not a Porsche."
Ba dum da.....
I have never understood destroying property as a from of protest.
Re: 2005 Corvette ZO6 with Veteran for Trump bumper sticker at auction - bid at 22k
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 9:25 am
by Bitter Clinger
cmgee67 wrote:Regardless of who did it that sucks! I would think if you can afford to own it you can afford to fix it tho unless it's not deplorable enough
Blaming the victim?

Re: 2005 Corvette ZO6 with Veteran for Trump bumper sticker at auction - bid at 22k
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 9:48 am
by The Annoyed Man
cmgee67 wrote:Regardless of who did it that sucks! I would think if you can afford to own it you can afford to fix it tho unless it's not deplorable enough
Not necessarily. Corvettes are sort of the bargain of supercars, even the Z06. The one in the OP's link is valued at $86K for a 1 year old machine, absent the vandalism. A 1 year old Ferrari with similar performance would be worth a lot more than that. A 2017 Z07 lists for $86,900. Yeah, that's a lot of money, but a similarly equipped italian supercar costs twice that brand new.
Also, it
could have been a leased vehicle. And one other thing.......maybe the owner's insurance company totaled it. Who knows? But the other possibility is that maybe the owner bought a car he couldn't really afford. People do that all the time. Being a veteran doesn't automatically confer financial wisdom on the owner.
There's no real way to tell why the owner didn't fix it himself instead of selling it. (Maybe his wife/ex-wife did it to him for reasons completely unrelated to his veteran status?)
Re: 2005 Corvette ZO6 with Veteran for Trump bumper sticker at auction - bid at 22k
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:49 am
by Jusme
The Annoyed Man wrote:cmgee67 wrote:Regardless of who did it that sucks! I would think if you can afford to own it you can afford to fix it tho unless it's not deplorable enough
Not necessarily. Corvettes are sort of the bargain of supercars, even the Z06. The one in the OP's link is valued at $86K for a 1 year old machine, absent the vandalism. A 1 year old Ferrari with similar performance would be worth a lot more than that. A 2017 Z07 lists for $86,900. Yeah, that's a lot of money, but a similarly equipped italian supercar costs twice that brand new.
Also, it
could have been a leased vehicle. And one other thing.......maybe the owner's insurance company totaled it. Who knows? But the other possibility is that maybe the owner bought a car he couldn't really afford. People do that all the time. Being a veteran doesn't automatically confer financial wisdom on the owner.
There's no real way to tell why the owner didn't fix it himself instead of selling it. (Maybe his wife/ex-wife did it to him for reasons completely unrelated to his veteran status?)
That is a possibility, divorce settlement anger, financially unable to pay, so a one fingered salute to the bank, or protest vandalism. I doubt, that paint would cause the insurance company to total it, unless there is other unknown damage. JMHO
Re: 2015 Corvette ZO6 with Veteran for Trump bumper sticker at auction - bid at 22k
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 11:14 am
by cmgee67
Didn't mean anything by it that was not a serious comment. It was a joking comment so I'm gonna leave it at that
Re: 2015 Corvette ZO6 with Veteran for Trump bumper sticker at auction - bid at 22k
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:46 pm
by locke_n_load
To be honest, you're looking at what? 15-20 grand for new paint, windshield and re-upholstery? Seems like a pretty good deal to me to pay for 45,000 for an 86,000 car.
ETA wonder what kind of paint that is? Might not even need the paint job, depending on the type of white paint used. If I had cash I might throw some money at it.
Re: 2015 Corvette ZO6 with Veteran for Trump bumper sticker at auction - bid at 22k
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:48 pm
by The Annoyed Man
cmgee67 wrote:Didn't mean anything by it that was not a serious comment. It was a joking comment so I'm gonna leave it at that
Hey, no harm no foul.
Re: 2015 Corvette ZO6 with Veteran for Trump bumper sticker at auction - bid at 22k
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 1:12 pm
by RogueUSMC
My thinking is, if they did it because of the stickers, why is the areas with the stickers the only areas without paint?