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So in searching for a new 2010 Camaro online for my friend Sean I came across a ‘used’ 2008 Corvette Coupe with a whopping 120 miles on it. Called and got some details about it. This ‘used’ car was really a new 2008 that was sold at auction from a dealership that closed down and was bought by another dealership who then got the letter from GM saying they were not going to have their franchise renewed. So before I even walked in it was marked down $16k and still had the new car smell in it. I came in with a monthly payment target I wanted which was the same as what I was paying on my Solstice GXP and we made it happen. So I traded in my Solstice GXP and drove off in a new 2008 Corvette Coupe. It has the Velocity Yellow I wanted, the upgraded slim spoke polished rims, and the upgraded Z06 bi-mode exhaust system. I didn’t even realize it had the bi-mode exhaust until I got home and found the window sticker wedged in the trunk. The bi-mode exhaust has a normal path and a wide open path. When the engine is under 3500 RPM the wide open path is closed but when the engine reaches 3500 RPM it opens the wide open valve. It sounds awesome when the valves open. I went and got the windows tinted yesterday because that huge back glass just heats the car up like an oven. 
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So I love shooting rifles since I've always been far more accurate with them and enjoy firing them more as well. I debated a larger caliber like the 223 or 308 but that meant going with a AR or AK style weapon which I've never been a big fan of their designs. So I decided to go with a 9mm since they cost a quarter of the cost of a AR-15 and the ammo is significantly cheaper (well when we're not in the middle of an ammo shortage it is...). The non-AR 9mm carbine market isn't all that large but I decided on the Kel-Tec SUB-2000 which actually uses Glock magazines so I can share between the carbine and the pistol and I only have to stock one type of ammo as well which is hard enough to do right now. It also folds in half allowing it to store in a compact 16" area which is the length of the barrel. Also thanks to the military spec Glock 18 there are official 33 round 9mm magazines I can use which helps put it on par with the AR/AK weapons. It doesn't have the range or penetration of a 223 round, but in my opinion that's what a nice full sized rifle is for.   |
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As I mentioned before we were at the gun show about 2 months ago stimulating the economy with our tax return. I was looking to get a pistol or a 9mm carbine (larger than a pistol but small than a rifle) and ended up getting both. Worked out a pretty god deal buying all 3 at once (the JenCannon too). I was debating between the Glock 9mm (17 or 19) and the Springfield-Armory XD9. I really like the features of the XD9 over the Glock, but the Glock won out because of magazine compatibility with the carbine I ended up getting. I've always like the polymer Glock designs so I was still more than happy to go with the Glock 9m 19 I ended up getting. It comes with two 15 round magazines and I picked up two 17 round ones at the show. I also picked up 3 Glock official 33 round magazines mainly for the carbine but they of course work in the Glock as well as you can see from the 2nd picture below.   |
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So we went to the gun show about 2 months ago looking to pick up some guns for me and Jen decided she wanted to get something herself as well. She ended up getting a Tauras Tracker 627 with a 4" barrel. This is a .357 Magnum 7 shot revolver she plans to shoot .38 Special rounds from. She wanted a large barrel revolver because the weight helps keeps the gun from recoiling as much making a much more stable shooting platform for her being a 5' tall woman. Which is also where the name then comes from cause it's a huge gun in her tinny hands, viola the JenCannon. It makes a pretty big bang with the .357 rounds, but with the .38 it's a lot more female friendly. I got her a nice pink case for it she loves. She enjoys shooting it and has gotten pretty good with it, my mother shot it and enjoyed it as well.  |
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I haven’t been racing all that much or doing many things modification wise to my car, but I’ve still stayed very active in the Solstice community. I’ve actually worked on two major projects in the last year that have consumed a good bit of my time. At the end of 2007 I started working with a group of other Solstice/Sky enthusiasts to create an organization to help aid in doing national meets and in aiding local groups. We spent several months doing teleconferences preparing the layout of the organization and structure. We finally went live at the start of 2008 with the North American Solstice-Sky Owners Association (NASSOA) and we’ve been slowly gaining membership ever since. I am currently the Communications Chair of the organization and I also setup and maintain our web presence. http://www.NASSOA.org/ Near the end of last year as the economy tanked and GM fell flat on their nose another group of us realized GM was very likely to kill of our beloved car that had brought us all together. Working with several of my fellow SolsticeForum.com moderators we fleshed out and implemented Save The Kappa as a means to spread news and information to owners. We’ve begun a mail letter campaign of sending written letters to GM executives in order to plead our case and hopefully keep the car alive or at least extend its life some. I’ve done the entire web design for this particular project where with NASSOA we hired a graphic designer to do the skinning. http://www.SaveTheKappa.org |
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