One (simple question): can you change the cds in the 12 disc changer other than going to the last song on the cd and playing it through the end?
Two: at the end of the summer I am looking at getting a new set of tires, what would be some preferences on tires that are reasonably priced?

 

can you change the cds in the 12 disc changer other than going to the last song on the cd and playing it through the end?

YES

Tires get the best you have the cash for.

Paul G.

 

Ok, thanks for all the information on that one... first, how and second, do you have any input on which to get?

 

Can't answer the CD question

On the tire choice. It comes up quite a lot so try a search. There's loads of discussion which will help

Someone posted this comparison from Car & Driver some time ago which is a good summary.

I wanted a runflat which cuts down the choice so thats your first decision. I also wanted good wet weather performance. I went for the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S ZPs. pricey but great tires. Big improvement over the OEMs.

(Best to worst):

NUMBER 1: Goodyear GSD3: "As an all-around performance tire, you can't beat this Goodyear. It was the best performer in all three wet-track tests and was very competent in the dry. It generated .94g on the dry skidpad, only .01g off the first place (dry) BFGoodrich and tied with the Yokohama and Hankook.
The Goodyear gripped so well, that you might not have been certain that the road was wet. It held onto the wet track with .82g of stick, an impressive figure considering the worst tire in that test made only .67g.
...And like the Continental, the Goodyear had a high 280 trad-wear grade. At $145, ieach, it's $34 cheaper than the most expensive (guess which tires have THAT distinction!).

2nd place: Continental ContiSportContact 2: "It simply didn't feel as sporty as the others.....on dry surfaces, the Conti never rose above third from last among 11 tires. It felt soft and imprecise. But in the wet, the spread from best to worse was 15 percent, which made for a larger point spread (giving the Contis a boost). Plus the Continental had a 280tread-wear grade that was the highest (tied) for this test.

3rd place: Yokohama Advan Neova AD07: Excellent dry performance, but a bit on the slippery end in the wet stuff - expensive at $175 apiece.

4th place: Michelin Pilot Sport PS2: "At $179, the PS2 is the most expensive tire in the test." Competent, but expensive sums up this tire.

5th place: Hankook Ventus R-S2 Z212: At $99 each, these are the least expensive tires - very good on dry pavement, but "greasy and slow to recover" on the wet stuff.

6th place: Dunlop SP Sport Max: "In the dry, the tire seemed to lose its confidence..."

7th place: Pirelli P Zero Rosso Asimmetrico:"In the dry-lateral-grip test, the Pirelli tied for second to last, and it finished seventh in the dry-braking test.

8th place: Toyo Proxes T1R: "...the Proxes never placed higher than eighth in any test"...nuff said!

9th place: Bridgestone Potenza RE050A: "it felt dull and disconnected and was somewhat soft and imprecise when driven hard."

10th place: BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KD: Outstanding performance on dry surfaces, but very scary on wet surfaces - don't get caught in a rainstorm wearing these shoes...

11th place: Kumho Ecsta MX: "They didn't offer much grip and the time of 30.28 seconds in the dry autocross was .62 second slower than the fastest tire. That may not seem like much, but our course was only 0.3 mille long, and on a longer track, that gap would be commensurately greater." "And although the MX - at $136 per - was the third-least-expensive tire in our test, the high score in the price category wasn't enough to regain ground lost in the performance tests."

 

On mine i think you just push the search > arrow button. The catch that was hard to find was pushing the #5 button to skip to the next song on the same disk.

Go to DiscountTireOnline or Tire Rack. Tire Rack rates tires and has a lot of customer feedback. Discount will give you a local store to have them mounted. I like Pirelli for good tire and price but there are a lot of Good ones...

 

Question 1: You can cycle through the CDs by pressing the number 5 preset button on the stereo receiver. Every time you press it, the next CD will load. That one took me a while to figure out.

Question 2: Goodyear GSD3s - best tires on the planet!

 

Press the one or three. That will chance the CD. Thare is also FF ans RW.

I never used the #5 and sold my cd changer and went w/a CD head unit and a Ipod.


Tire wise outhers will chime in.

Paul G.

 

Ok, that would have probably taken me a couple weeks to figure out, haha... and thank you for the input on the tires, definately something to think about for the next couple months while I save up... More comments would be great too, thanks

 

Just some general things about the vette.....should be in the owners manual if you have it.

On the radio the Auto tone will give you a lot of different variations in sound. The power selection on the same button as the volume will increase the vol. automatically as you speed up to compensate for road noise. It has different settings.

There are a couple wires inside my vert. I think one is behind the drivers seat and opens the trunk if the auto fails. The other one is on the drivers sidewall behind the seat and it opens the gas door if the auto fails. That ones good to know.

 

Paul,

The 1 and 3 buttons allow you to listen to the previous or next song on the CD. They do not change CDs. (At least they don't using my controls)

Dave

 

Yeah, I was just about to say the same thing

 

I started out just telling him yes. Than he wanted to know how

So I was on the spot and winged it. The outher posts are right.

Thanks

Paul G.

 

Looks like your a pro it it now

Paul G.

 

Haha, it was a tough one to pick up

 

When I bought tires I used 4 criteria dry grip, wet grip, cost and tire wear.
I used Tire Rack's customer rating guide as my primary rating tool. They gather together people who have bought the tire you are looking at, with the vehicle YOU drive, and rate that tire.

I chose the BF Goodrich G-Force KDW, I'm still scared of Goodyears, they have made some of the lousiest tires I have ever owned. I had a set of their Wrangler RTS's that were so slippery I nearly totaled my new truck trying to recover from a wet slide in a corner. I picked up my 'vette with their (goodyear) worn run-flats, and the car would release and skip a foot over rough pavement! I refused to drive the car till I changed tires! I haven't experienced the wet traction issue with e KDW's, in fact I punched my car to the floor in second gear to out accelerate a pesky VW Tuareg in a blinding rainstorm, and the car riveted me to seat and launched me ahead like he was standing still, no wheelspin, no muss, no fuss.

I live in Va's Shenandoah Mountains, I corner my car harder than most, and quite frequently, and I have no problems using my car in rain.
I'm quite impressed frankly, with the wet traction of these tires. 15 times better than the Goodyear Eagles on my Mustang, they are another scary tire in rain! But as in anything, let judgment prevail, I don't push a car in wet weather, WHEN RAIN FIRST STARTS, and oil embedded in the pavement, works to the surface, you are asking for it!
I've got 36 years of motorcycle experience, and I've learned a thing or two about riding in rain, you've got to respect it!

Best of all, the BFG's delivered to my door, $750.! The Goodyear may well be a better tire, but I won't try them, I've been bitten one two many times by that company with tires I've had to replace for safety, prematurely.

John

 

Your CD question is answered in Sec. 3 Page 24 and 25. here.

If your car is equipped with an AM/FM cassette with 12 disc changer the number 2 on your head unit changes the disc. If you have a CD player in the head unit the number 5 will select a disc in the changer.

 

the #2 prog button