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No! No! Not high mileage, Tom! Higher mileage! :gap I hope to have many, many miles to add to the 61K... Thanks for the info! I'll stick to the 5W-30 plan! L8r, Fred

Thanks, JB! Is there no one else with the F45 suspension who would like to share his/her experience with it? :) Even if you haven't replaced your shocks, how many miles do you have on your F45 setup? Thanks! Fred

The factory fill is Mobil 1 Synthetic 5W-30. You can get a 6-quart case at Wal-Mart for around $18.50. I just purchased a case myself, although I'm curious as to whether I should use 10W-30 instead-- they tout that as being for higher-mileage cars, while they say 5W-30 is for keeping your car...

Congrats from me, too, FourDown! Welcome to the CAC. C_Dogg, do you have a preferred or recommended tire for your Vette? I tend to prefer the idea of the runflats, too. Firestone Firehawks seem pretty good, but I had a bad experience with them (don't think it was the fault of the tires, but it...

Initially posted in C5 Mods. It isn't really mod-specific, and I figured there was a greater chance of an answer here. Hope y'all don't mind the cross post! I just bought a 2000 coupe with F45 Selective Real-Time Damping. It has 61,000 miles on it now. The ride seems fine to me and I haven't...

I know this isn't 100% true to the original thread, but I had some questions about F45 and F55 that I thought I'd ask... I just bought a 2000 coupe with F45. It has 61,000 miles on it now. The ride seems fine to me and I haven't seen any oil leakage from the shocks, but I'm wondering about what...

I don't play a lot of golf these days (played more when I was a kid). I've never played on the Robert Trent Jones Trail. Mainly my golfing in the past has been at Birmingham Country Club, where my parents are members. I did the "junior golf" clinic in the summers growing up. I've been to City...

Might be silly of me to ask, but are you sure you're putting the discs in with the label sides down on the trays? The very first time I used mine, I missed the fine print saying to do so, and none of the discs played. At the first gas station where I filled up, I flipped all of the discs over...

Cool! I'm having this same issue in my 2000 coupe. It seems "worser" :) on some discs than others, but does seem to be more pronounced on louder portions of music, esp. drumbeats. Was the fuse you reseated listed with an obvious label in your owner's manual (or did you not even look there)? Or...

Max-- Are you sure they aren't telling you that 300kPa (~43.5psi) is the maximum amount of pressure you should inflate to under maximum vehicle load? The OEM tires are run at 30psi (207kPa), and I believe that's what most tires are/should be inflated to on the C5. From the Vette tires I've...

Re: This Never Ends I feel your pain. I had a similar, though not as lengthy ordeal when I had shocks installed on my '98 coupe. They nicked the CV boots and somehow damaged the emergency brake, and waiting for those parts to arrive and be installed took nearly a week. It was supposed to be...

Re: loose driver seat Yes, that is a very common problem, but I think rfriedkin is talking about the seatback only. dayco, I believe you mean the problem where the seat adjuster unit has some play in it, and the whole seat moves back and forth noticeably. The fix for that is to replace the...

Could it have anything to do with the crown of the road exaggerating the problem? I seem to recall when I had my '98 aligned that the alignment tech/specialist left a bit more caster on one side than the other. I believe it was something like 0.5° or 1°. He said they usually do it that way to...

Hi again, Everyone-- Well, the healing process is underway now, I guess. This weekend, I flew up to Grand Rapids, Michigan to pick up my new new Vette. I drove a few hours on Saturday, stayed in Columbus, IN and caught the Bama/Oklahoma football game (Dang! Almost had 'em!). Sunday morning, I...

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You're the best! :BOW

*Bump!* Sorry to keep asking, but any thoughts on this, c4c5? Thanks!

New reply to an old post: I have a new (to me) 2000 Coupe with the polished aluminum wheels, which are missing 6 lug nut covers. Even though this bulletin says 2002, can I assume that these "new stainless steel overlay lug nuts" will work with/look fine on my 2000 model? Should I just replace...

Thanks for the clarification, c4c5! I think I'll order a case of 12345515 from gmpartsdirect.com and start using that on a regular basis... Thanks, Fred

Hi c4c5-- In past threads, you have recommended the use of these three decarbonizing additives. It seems that 44K is the "heavy duty" stuff for really bad carbon buildup, and MI3000 is the "twice-a-year" cleaner. The GM decarbonizing additive #12345515, I'm not sure, but seems to be a...

c4c5-- I am returning the '99 service manual I got from Helm, Inc. for my '98 coupe, since I will now be driving a 2000 coupe instead. If you were me, would you buy the 2000 manual or a new 2003/4 manual (or any in between)? I won't be getting fancy and rebuilding the engine or anything, but I...