Will a slightly lowered C5 go through an automated car wash?
06-24-2009, 07:50 AM
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You have got to be kidding.The smell may be the least of your problems if you try to use a automated wash.Id think real long and xtra hard before I resorted to this.
06-24-2009, 08:33 AM
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The most obvious answer is "who knows". I 'd say chances are it will scrape at some point. Those directional rails are pretty high.
The other part of me says "why bother?" If you were going 100+ on your maiden voyage (and probably at night or you'd have seen to dog much sooner) you and the car aren't likely to survive long enough to get it much dirtier.
The other part of me says "why bother?" If you were going 100+ on your maiden voyage (and probably at night or you'd have seen to dog much sooner) you and the car aren't likely to survive long enough to get it much dirtier.
06-24-2009, 08:49 AM
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The most obvious answer is "who knows". I 'd say chances are it will scrape at some point. Those directional rails are pretty high.
The other part of me says "why bother?" If you were going 100+ on your maiden voyage (and probably at night or you'd have seen to dog much sooner) you and the car aren't likely to survive long enough to get it much dirtier.
The other part of me says "why bother?" If you were going 100+ on your maiden voyage (and probably at night or you'd have seen to dog much sooner) you and the car aren't likely to survive long enough to get it much dirtier.
06-24-2009, 09:11 AM
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The most obvious answer is "who knows". I 'd say chances are it will scrape at some point. Those directional rails are pretty high.
The other part of me says "why bother?" If you were going 100+ on your maiden voyage (and probably at night or you'd have seen to dog much sooner) you and the car aren't likely to survive long enough to get it much dirtier.
The other part of me says "why bother?" If you were going 100+ on your maiden voyage (and probably at night or you'd have seen to dog much sooner) you and the car aren't likely to survive long enough to get it much dirtier.
06-24-2009, 11:20 AM
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My kid did his best to clean it in hopes I'd let him drive it around the block. Not happening since he is 15 and a lead foot like his Dad. And yes it was dark and was passing a car going the other direction so I couldn't avoid the dog as I popped over a shallow hill in the middle of nowhere. The engine is a low mileage rebuild out of a freshly totaled local Camaro Z28 so no need to break it in. I had to see if the Vette had enough speed/power/durability for my also lead foot wife to drive hence the 1-120MPH blast resulting in the dog incident...LOL My test drive indicated the car needs a radiator(from dog), Water Pump (bad bearings), Air Dam (MIA). I do have to say the Z06 clutch assembly I installed is a good MOD as it holds tight and doesn't wear out your left leg. Thanks to all the knowledgeable people on this forumn the car returned from slightly water damaged to a good looking/driving car again.
06-24-2009, 07:29 PM
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i own 2 carwashes.. it could be fine.. nothing in most washes (like mine) isnt much highter then a inch or two, cept the guid rails.. witch sould be ok just stay in the middle.. i take mine thur, once in a great while.. just watch thou's mirrors
just go walk thur first and judge it..
do not and i repeat do not go thure the tunnels with a conveyor .. do the inbay automatics.. where you drive in yourself.. them conveyors mess stuff up
just go walk thur first and judge it..
do not and i repeat do not go thure the tunnels with a conveyor .. do the inbay automatics.. where you drive in yourself.. them conveyors mess stuff up
Last edited by SpartansVette; 06-24-2009 at 07:33 PM.
