Vette Tax???
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11
Vette Tax???
Okay, I am a new vette owner, have owned mine less then a week, and have already heard about corvette tax.....can anyone tell me what this is????
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Get yourself a helms manual so you can fix it yourself and avoid 90% of it. Good parts section here on the forum to help yo uout there also to keep costs from getting up there.
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Welcome to the forum,and enjoy your new ride 
Ah,the old Corvette tax,yes that's a government tax administered by your local parts store,and Chevy dealer.It's high time we dump some tea into the harbor.
Ah,the old Corvette tax,yes that's a government tax administered by your local parts store,and Chevy dealer.It's high time we dump some tea into the harbor.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11
Am watching one on ebay now, bidding ends tomorrow, and they are REALLY high priced as well, but worth it if it saves lots of $$$!!!
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11
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It is not really the cost of parts, as much as the age of these vehicles.
For example If My Ford truck needed a alternator, it would cost around $175.00, If my 89 vette needed one, it would only be around $95.00.
Since my truck is much newer than the vette, its more likley i would need to replace it on the vette first.
I have found that most cars with FWD , with the engines in sideways, are much harder to work on.
So the "tax" [repair bills] on these cars are more due to their age, than anything else. But i dont believe for a minute, "with a similar problem and part" it is anymore expensive to fix a corvette than a Ford focus.
Here are the tax deductions i have
1. 97 Ford -150..Same fuel injectors on the vette "bye the way"
2. 00 Ford Tarus. Wife
3. 01 Ford focus "Kid 2"
4. 91 Chevy Camaro "Kid 1"
5. 89 Chevy Corvette "Dad"
None are less or more expensive than the other to fix.
even interiors, and the prices... i had a 6" butcher knife shoved in my tarus seat " it was broken into....repair cost..400.00,,thats just for a bottom seat cover, i can buy two Leather vette seats mounted on foam for a bit more than double that.
But seriously...who swaps out the interior in their Ford Tarus?
few and far between. but if it costs 400 to change out 1/2 a seat imagine the cost for both seats top and bottom?
For example If My Ford truck needed a alternator, it would cost around $175.00, If my 89 vette needed one, it would only be around $95.00.
Since my truck is much newer than the vette, its more likley i would need to replace it on the vette first.
I have found that most cars with FWD , with the engines in sideways, are much harder to work on.
So the "tax" [repair bills] on these cars are more due to their age, than anything else. But i dont believe for a minute, "with a similar problem and part" it is anymore expensive to fix a corvette than a Ford focus.
Here are the tax deductions i have
1. 97 Ford -150..Same fuel injectors on the vette "bye the way"
2. 00 Ford Tarus. Wife
3. 01 Ford focus "Kid 2"
4. 91 Chevy Camaro "Kid 1"
5. 89 Chevy Corvette "Dad"
None are less or more expensive than the other to fix.
even interiors, and the prices... i had a 6" butcher knife shoved in my tarus seat " it was broken into....repair cost..400.00,,thats just for a bottom seat cover, i can buy two Leather vette seats mounted on foam for a bit more than double that.
But seriously...who swaps out the interior in their Ford Tarus?
few and far between. but if it costs 400 to change out 1/2 a seat imagine the cost for both seats top and bottom?
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My opinion. When you take the Vette to get repairs, the shop looks at it and says VETTE, DOUBLE the price of the repair.
Vettes have complicated electronic systems, they take many hours of troubleshooting to isolate the fault.You will soon find out.
Vettes have complicated electronic systems, they take many hours of troubleshooting to isolate the fault.You will soon find out.
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You'll also soon find out it's worth every penny when you drive it.
Good luck
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11
Already think it is worth every penny, and a lot more, love this car!!!
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Learn to use the Search Function, include Archives in the advanced search function, and read, alot of tips/tricks/parts, etc.
Get a helms FSM, well worth the money
Enjoy
Get a helms FSM, well worth the money
Enjoy
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
Anything that says Marine, Harley-Davidson, or Corvette on it will have the "tax" added. 
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