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I consider the C5 to be the most Revolutionary Corvette to date. I think its still relevant today. The C1 evolved from a 6 cylinder to small V8 over 10 years. Major increases in power and steady but modest suspension upgrades. From the C2 to the C3, the body changed and the engines got...

So you put 24 miles on it in a year and a few months? Its a miracle you got back, and in good shape...

I think it will do fairly well and the Corvette has a very strong following regardless of its over all performance and quality, however as the price point continues to rise there may be some defectors from the Chevy camp. QUALITY will always be a factor, see the images below. At least get...

Don't hold your breath.. The most optimistic of real world results would still be below the threshold to feel.

I hope it doesn't cause a major boost in base price. Too bad there isn't the choice of a base cloth interior for people not bothered by such things and who are looking for what a Corvette is built for, performance - and an optional high end leather interior for the folks who like to...

Its hard to imagine that millions of non-union employees toiled away for many decades across the country as part of corporate America. You apply for a job and if accepted, the wages and benefits are laid out for you and the decision is up to you to take the job. If you get a job paying 50...

The fender cove reminds me of the GT-R License plate on the front is going to look real out of place.

Well, sorry to go off on a tangent from the original post.... The glimpse of the new tach and info center looks interesting and I hope it also restores the ability to display and pull up trouble codes.....in the unlikely event you will need to.

I take no pleasure in stating my disgust at the treatment I received at GM dealers, and the lack of quality in the past GM cars I have owned. Everyone has their own experiences with multiple car brands and after my last 6 new GM products in the past 25 years I will no longer be a GM...

Thats pretty much what is said about every generation of Corvette since the C4. And the problem is not just getting GM to acknowledge issues on stock cars, its preventing problems from ever getting to the customer in the first place and then having to rely on an apathetic dealer network...

Very bizarre story. Ernst ( a "Collector") buys a car from Ellis for close to 50 grand, and doesn't notice or discover the vin tag isn't authentic until after he "restored" it for another 75 grand? A group of judges at a car show years later discover the altered tag? Does the...

No, I will not be inline. Between all the possible variables of the new model and the legendary GM build quality - specially for new models...I can wait.

I envy your past experience with GM products and had I shared the same I would most likely still be a GM customer. I wonder how the Japs got the non union workers ( in US plants) to crank out so many copies and not be a quality disaster.

The workers who assembled my last 5 GM cars were making $27 to $35 an hour. I believed that it was the normal process to have to bring your car back to the dealer multiple times to "work out the bugs" in the first few months. I have been doing that for 20 years - until I bought a rice...

I never said you lose ANY low end. What I did say,... is that to realize the full gains of a replacement cam and heads is that you will most likely be revving the engine higher than you previously did in the past with the stock setup. The power band may start later and end higher. - My LS1...

It cost me about $3500 to get another 110hp at the rear wheels on a motor with 29k miles on it. That's was doing all the work except for the dyno tune myself. There is almost no way to do it and keep the power band as low as stock, so you may be revving the motor a bit higher.. I would...

The deed is done and the great bailout is water under the bridge now. GMs product line was way more attractive to potential buyers as long as there wasn't the level of competition that there has been in the last 20 years. Having a product line with mediocre quality and an apathetic...

I understand that establishing an accident in the past will diminish a cars resale value. Just wondering how the amount is calculated.

Its a one year old car with a new fender and nose? Or a repainted fender and nose? How exactly is diminished value in this case determined? Is the assumption that because of this repair the car is now worth $6500 less if / sold / traded in / totaled?

In 8 years and almost 249,000 copies, the C5 build quality is all over the map. Add a few design flaws and the usual lowest cost vendor for parts and you have a typical GM built car. Still for the money - when it works right you get a tremendous amount of performance. Its too bad you...