Recent content by Gersh

In the late 1980's I lived in Oregon, and about 30 years ago I bought my first Vette, a 1968 327 4-sp. Private party, no warranty. 50 mile drive home, and on the way into town, there was construction on a long 2-lane bridge. When I tried to start again, the clutch was broken!? My wife...

I ran through the stock Goodyears quickly, and am almost ready for new tires after the Nitto Invos. Incidentally, the Nittos lasted more than twice as long, gave me better traction, and I chose not to worry about the lack of runflats. Everyone has a cell phone these days, so help is never far...

Jet Stream Blue? I don't have that. But I do have a DSOM Z06 with all black interior and 15,000 miles. Very rare color, and I think it's prettier than the follow-up Atomic Orange.

Car and Driver s*cks! I say, "don't trust anything Car and Driver prints". Last month they did an article comparing 7 of the best handling sports cars in America, and the Corvette Z06 came in 6th... Naturally, a Porsche was 1st.

Goodyear Schmoodyear My wife needs new tires for her 2006 Coupe at about 14K miles (steel is coming out). Anybody who gets 30K miles must run them pretty gently. I had to replace my 2006 Z06 tires at 11K. I spent WAY more on tires than on gas during that time... I don't like the performance of...

From Merriam-Webster Online: Main Entry: en·trap·ment Pronunciation: \-mənt\ Function: noun Date: 1597 1 a : the action or process of entrapping b : the condition of being entrapped 2 : the action of luring an individual into committing a crime in order to prosecute the person for it The...

In your "tips on unmarked cars" it mentions that several times as many people die in that jurisdiction from car accident as from violent crime. Apparently you don't really care about that, if you consider it OK for an undercover cop to encourage someone to race ("not entrapment"). Hypocrite!

Naa, I had my C5Z up to 168 and it never felt light except on the bridge expansion joints...

Fixed! Yes, I always use Mobil 1. Terri did get a DIC message saying "NO OIL PRESSURE". When I started the car to back it onto the trailer it sounded fine, so I looked at the gauge and it was fine! She ended up driving it to the mechanic, and he changed the oil and filter, ordered a new...

Thanks for the help, guys--guess I'll have to trailer it in to the shop, and see what they say.

My wife's 2006 coupe came up with no oil pressure today when she first started it. She checked the oil and the dipstick says it's OK. Pretty sure it can't be a blocked filter since I do regular oil and filter changes. Is there a way to determine if the problem is the oil pump vs. just the...

Hey, Shooter-- Those are nice. I'm with LT4Man--I'm not sure about the wheels, but I like the gills--they are a touch of nostalgia but still don't look out of place or tacked on... Thanks! Gersh

If you are questioning it, you probably don't have enough. __________________ A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who has never owned a car. ~ Carrie P. Snow. Actually a male gynecologist is generally more like an auto mechanic working on old, broken Fords, when he'd rather be...

Don't do it? Some good advice already given. I agree with Norty--pay cash that you can do without. If this will not work for you, here's a suggestion--look at a used 2002 Z06. Great car! I still miss my '02. Basically the C5 Z06 is as much fun as a C6 because it is geared lower than the C6...

Valentine 6Shooter is pretty much on target. The Escort Passport is excellent. After using many cheaper detectors, I have bought 2 or 3 Escorts. BUT... the Valentine is better. It takes some getting used to, since in-town it will often indicate 3 or 4 threats simultaneously. Once you get...