Recent content by lqueral

tires or ice skates? I went on Tire Rack, read several reviews on the Bridgestones, and liked what I read. Also saw that the tire had a slightly higher wear index than the OEM's. At a substantial savings over what I consider the junk OEM's, I will seriously consider them as replacements. I...

Update Update - I called Michelin yesterday (3/2/15) to find out the status of the AS/3 tire release and the guy I spoke with denied they were coming out with a Grand Sport fitment. Which either means he doesn't know or the previous guy was blowin' smoke up my dupa. The guy I spoke with...

tires That's what the Chevrolet engineer told me as well. "Heat 'em up, it won't break". Yeah, he actually said that. My concern is that massive wheel-hop can break stuff, and the wheel-hop IS massive. I was told by a Michelin rep that they will soon be releasing their all-season...

seats I thought there was a seat improvement of some sort after many complaints about the "cheapness" of the installed seats on a car as expensive as a Corvette. I thought the "improved" seats went in by model year 2011 or 2012. Not sure if the improvements were with just the appearance of...

dust Other than the dust, do you think the ceramics are as good as OEM? I hate the dust also. I have black wheels and after a short 2 or 3 hour drive, wheels are filthy, especially the fronts. I heard that ceramics are easier on rotors.

cold sucks I find at less than 60 degrees I can't floor the gas pedal in 1st or 2nd gear and not make the back end hop around. I don't know why the traction/control aids are not preventing the wheelspin, and both nannies are "on". I don't trust the car in less than 60 degrees. At, say, 75...

gas All you Sta-Bil users, research StarTron. It's much cheaper than Sta-Bil, preserves gas, breaks down the phase shift of Ethanol, and actually restores old gas, not to mention the cleaning ability. I was a Sta-Bil user for YEARS, but switched 2 years ago. I treat bike, Vette, and all my...

fess up I hate to admit this, but I've had the car for 1 year and have yet to take the roof panel off. There's not a single squeak or rattle in this car - as if carved from granite - and I'm afraid that I'll develop a roof squeak after I put it back on. Yeah, yeah, I know I'm nuts....

nice! You and JJS did mighty fine as well. I'm real happy with my 13 GS but find 2 things irritating - 1) high tunnel heat when cruising in warm weather with windows down and not running the A/C. After about 1 hour, my right leg gets very hot. and 2) the tires are kinda worthless in...

z06 It's starting to look a bit gimmicky, will miss the 427, all GM V-8's with superchargers get lousy gas mileage. I'm almost afraid to imagine the cost.

oil temp I'd be a bit concerned if you weren't running synthetic oil, but you are. Syn's viscosity is more stable through wider temp ranges. The one concern is that you do need a certain temp to properly burn off accumulated moisture that might be in the oil. I'd be happier at 180 degrees...

2013 I bought my 13 GS in late September (I ordered it) and it was delivered right after Thanksgiving. $70k retail bought for $58k. $3k rebate + dealer cash + GM employee discount (I don't work for GM) + Corvette loyalty discount. Don't think I coulda done much better than that. My dealer...

juncture I assume that they just butted the see-through stuff right against the solid stuff? Maybe they overlapped a bit? Can you see the separation between the two materials from the outside?

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True Very true. I'll go out on a limb by saying that likely about 90% of people under 30 years old just cannot afford a new Corvette, when said car costs over $55k. For most, it's not until later in life when you can finally afford this car. There has been talk about an "entry level"...