"CardsFan" > wrote in message ...
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> "Smarty" wrote in message ...
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> On 3/5/2013 1:21 AM, uncle_vito wrote:
>> "Dad" > wrote in message
>> .. .
>>> For the C6 it was more like 50 "X" cars that were road tested and then
>>> destroyed. Those with an "X" in the serial number plate can not be sold.
>>> There is a picture of a silver one in the CAC history with me sitting in
>>> it 6/3/2004 at the first National meet. My first model year has been
>>> that
>>> way, every time I turn around it need gas, and then it's tires again.
>>> Then
>>> there was the, oh wait there wasn't anything else except the AHC recall
>>> (no cost). So much for your first year antiquated theory, you need to
>>> get
>>> into the 21st century. Then there is your advice to not buy a new car
>>> when
>>> the C6 had a lower base price than the C5 for a few months then went up,
>>> saved me a bunch and I was driving my car not something someone else
>>> discarded.
>>>
>>> So what's your opinion of why Fisker Karma chose GM's engine to put in
>>> the
>>> most expensive car built in the most expensive state with the highest
>>> tax
>>> rates and most subsidized people and companies in the USA? Could only be
>>> to keep the negative KARMA going.
>>>
>> C6 did not really have a 'new model year'. Too similar to the C5.
>>
>> In the Fisker, the engine is merely a generator and does not actually
>> power
>> the car. I would not brag that my engine makes a good generator.
>>
>> Congrats for your photo in the CAC history.
>>
>> BTW, many folks besides myself say not to buy the first year of a model
>> change. It is not just my idea. Glad you had success. In our club,
>> our
>> President had her C5 replaced by the lemon law, another member got fed
>> up
>> and traded it in on a Cadillac (he hated that too) and a 3rd member was
>> totally dismayed at the problems with her C5 but hung in there. Was a
>> big
>> embarassment to our Chevy Sponsor at the time.
>>
>> For our club event this last weekend at the Peterson, one member could
>> not
>> attend due to car trouble. Again. Glad you have had success. Many
>> owners have not been so lucky.
>>
>> Did you read Hib Halverson's thread on him buying his C6 Z06. Hood
>> paint
>> did not match. On a $90k car! Kind of embarassing wouldn't you
>> think?
>> Even Chevy had an explanation for the problem. Do you think Chevy
>> corrected Hib's car before delivery? No left it up to the customer to
>> find
>> this out. Hopefully the customer would not be that observant. Also
>> rear
>> wheel alignment was off. Was still within spec so factory would not fix
>> under warranty. On a $90k car? Chevy dealers are an embarassement.
>> They treat customers as if they had just bought a Chevy Cruze. Sad.
>> Incredibly Sad!!!
>
> At risk of being a contrarian, I want to offer the comments that:
>
> 1. I think the new C7 convertible is quite stunning, more attractive to
> my way of thinking than the coupe. I owned a Corvette going back to the
> 1960s Stingray so I am not new to these cars.
>
> 2. My C6 and C5 convertibles were both from the first model year, and
> each has been a delight to own, especially in the reliability department.
>
> 3. I am a graduate electrical engineer and a fussy owner. The people at
> GM have done great engineering on these cars and they are very much
> world class.
>
> 4. Despite all the grousing and negativity, the forum messages still
> convey the passion and appreciation some of us / most of us have for
> seeing not only GM still alive but best of all Corvette still alive and
> making a strong comeback after a very tough period.
>
> Smarty
> ___________
>
> Maybe you new here? Vito's a troll from the Antonin Scalia school of "Did
> it make you mad that I said that?" Followed by "OK, did it make you mad I
> said THAT?!?" Followed by, "OK THEN, does it make you mad if I say
> THIS??!?!!?"
>
> Dad throws his crap right back at him, but that doesn't matter to trolls.
> It only matters they get to flick somebody's nose. Vito hates GM and
> there's no earthly reason for him to be here other than he craves
> attention.
>
> AJM
> '93 40th Anniversary coupe, 6 sp , both tops (currently under cover hooked
> to a trickle charger)
>

Hey, be nice. I am improving.