Do Corvettes Require Maintenance??
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Do Corvettes Require Maintenance??
Obviously my question is facetious however it dawned on me that I'm never fixing the things that usually break and go bad on your daily driver. I'm always having high performance/routine maintenance things done to my vette but rarely do you hear about the items that usually require repair on "other" cars. A few of the things that I am referring to are like tie rod ends, stabilizer links, control arms, rotten exhausts, bad power window/locks motors, oil pressure senders, burst radiator hoses, starter gone bad, bad alternator, .....etc. I'm sure that no doubt there are corvette owners who had to deal with these issues but it seems that the everyday garage doesn't see these vettes or maybe I have just been lucky. I would imagine that if I own the car long enough I will have to deal with these items sooner or later. Of course my daily driver hasn't had a "service column lock" message either.
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My DD is a BMW 740iL. Every one of those items you mentioned (and a few other electrical problems) has occurred. C5 owners should consider themselves blessed in comparison. It is the "ultimate driving machine" when I get a chance to drive it.
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I've been lucky as well. Both of my Corvettes have been far more reliable than my wife's 01 Volvo. That thing is always in the shop. She refuses to get rid of it though. 
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I suspect a great deal of the reason Corvettes are so reliable is because half the owners are crawling under them every Saturday. With that much attention all the time, a Yugo would be reliable.
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Originally Posted by JACKAL0PE
I suspect a great deal of the reason Corvettes are so reliable is because half the owners are crawling under them every Saturday. With that much attention all the time, a Yugo would be reliable.
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Originally Posted by JACKAL0PE
I suspect a great deal of the reason Corvettes are so reliable is because half the owners are crawling under them every Saturday. With that much attention all the time, a Yugo would be reliable.
Very True.
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Originally Posted by JACKAL0PE
I suspect a great deal of the reason Corvettes are so reliable is because half the owners are crawling under them every Saturday. With that much attention all the time, a Yugo would be reliable.
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Originally Posted by jarsdad1
My DD is a BMW 740iL. Every one of those items you mentioned (and a few other electrical problems) has occurred. C5 owners should consider themselves blessed in comparison. It is the "ultimate driving machine" when I get a chance to drive it.I have a '94 740iL, with a re-built transmission that I sold and the new owner is getting a program transmission message that is boggling to my tranny shop & mechanics. Had to make an appointment at BMW to diagnose $$$$$$$
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A lot of it could be that the Vettes just aren't driven as much as a normal DD. I know mine is not by any means.
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Originally Posted by JACKAL0PE
I suspect a great deal of the reason Corvettes are so reliable is because half the owners are crawling under them every Saturday. With that much attention all the time, a Yugo would be reliable.
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Originally Posted by VLVETTE
Is Zaino considered maintenance?
I know I do.
