Jeff & Antonia George
Kent, WA
2008 Corvette Coupe “Machine Silver”
On a whim in July, I test drove a Corvette for the first time. By August, I had chosen a set of features I desired in a Corvette and started looking. I quickly decided I would buy used to avoid the high depreciation when buying new. I then discovered that in today’s used-car marketplace, the 3LT/automatic/coupe was a rare car and none had all the features I desired. So nearly daily I looked through the available Corvette posted on many different web sites, including Joe Harvey’s joeknowscorvettes.com. Finally in mid-December, Joe posted a silver ’08 with all the features I wanted.
When I called, he said bought it from the GMAC Smart Auction and it was on its way from Michigan. He then said that many of his customers contingently purchase a Corvette before it arrives with the rider that the customer will inspect and drive it before the deal is actually finalized. He described some of the key gate decisions that the Auction goes through when accepting a vehicle for sale. Further, he described his process to find out more about the vehicle he is purchasing for resale including looking at the AutoCheck, which is similar to a CarFAX. Knowing how rare these features have been in the used Corvettes out there, and the steps Joe took when he purchased it, I jumped at the chance.
Joe kept me informed as to where it was and when it would be available. When I inspected and drove it, the Corvette was all I expected and more. And now I drive my dream.
Thanks Joe for a pleasurable experience.
And thanks Mom and Dad for everything; you will be missed.
Jeff
