I bought my new daily driver early last week. I did a lot of research on the common issues, maintenance costs, and driving precautions so I could be an informed owner. About 70% of that research came from previous posts on this forum. By the way, thanks to all the contributors, and consolidating a lot of it in sticky format. Most helpful.

What was missing, was not to let your dad drive it. Mine has always wanted one, and I though it would be nice to bring it by. He didn’t even say anything, he just got in and said “where’s the keys?”. He did OK, drove respectfully the first lap around the block. I told him he could goose it if he wanted to (road was straight and dry). He did, then he stopped in front of his house and tried to do a burnout. Well, clutch really doesn’t smell good on a 2 day old (to me) daily driver, bounces it off the rev limiter a few times, then he decides to turn around in a crappy dirt driveway, SCRRRRRRRAPE, then grinds first and second gear. I hate the smell of burning clutch.

 

So your Dad has no driving skills in your car and abusing it? Well since you did that go repair the damage and don't let him back behind the wheel.


Oh, don't tell someone to drive the **** out of it and not expect something to go wrong.....word.

 

The learning curve for new owners is fast. You quickly learn that others do not have your knowledge nor love of the vehicle as you do. Therefore, you have now progressed mightily in your do's and do not's list of Corvette ownership. I have a hunch that the "do not allow others to drive my car" is now very high on your don't list. I'd say we've all been there, so you're not alone. Appreciate you sharing with us.

 

Your dad was just trying to show you that he still "has it".
Get him a Viagra prescription and ask him to prove his manly abilities elsewhere.

 

Pulling the entire drivetrain out of a current 'Vette, to replace a fried clutch, is a lot more $$$ that in an old muscle car of the 60s-70s. Hopefully, he's willing to help cover the cost of fixing his stupidity...

 

Ahhh, your father just can't drive stick. Don't let him "practice" again; hell I'd be careful letting him ride along.

Last year I took my Vette out for its' test drive before I bought it. Babied it out of the inclined dirt/gravel driveway on common sense (road construction), in first gear at no better than 8mph. On flat open ground I got it to 90 on the on-ramp and was easing off 120mph right after I'd merged and changed lanes in light-to-moderate traffic.

How'd I know when to bang gears? The engine told me; and I looked at the tach, too. I didn't miss a gear, and no grinding. It was the first stick car I'd driven since 1973.

As she gave me the keys after we completed the transaction the conversation went like this...

"Man, you scared the **** outta me revving that up to what, 40 in 1st gear? You can't take a car to 40 in 1st gear... Last I peeked we gwan past 90 when you shifted on the on-ramp. I ain't never seen no one treat a car they was gonna buy like that. Word, man, I thought you was just joyriding. Ain't nobody never scared me like that on a test drive."

"Hell, I thought I did pretty good, considering. I haven't driven a clutch in must be 40 years. And by the way, if that car can't survive the way I drove it, I'da left it here. They ain't made outta glass; I hit all the shifts pretty well; surprised myself, too."

"Well, you still got it, man. No offense, you don't look the part but for, you know--an older dude, you still got it. Man, you got it."

Older dude my @z. Some of us DO "still got it". That's why we ain't old.

 

Hopefully he doesn't have keys to your house!

Thanks,Matt

 

Troof be spoked, dat!

And Matt, I did read all that you posted for me about the oil breather bowl, thanks! Duh! I din't realize much of it was to alleviate misting caused by the more powerful boosted engines.

 

Right on!

Thanks,Matt

 

You didn't by change race/abuse any of your dad's cars when you were growing up?

 

well? sometimes payback is a biotch

 

 

Honestly, No. I bought my own truck to abuse when I turned 15. Never had that much interest in beating on a CAR till I was in my early 20’s, and had a motorcycle. I traded that truck in for a 68 Camaro (350 4 speed) when I was 24.

The worst thing I ever did to one of his vehicles is fall asleep at the wheel and put a scratch in the clear coat on the side of it. It buffed out.

 

Happens all the time with these vehicles. People that aren't familiar with them expect the rear wheels to easily break free for a burnout. But they soon discover that it isn't easy to do. The car was designed to keep the rear wheels planted. What most people end up doing is frying the clutch thinking that all that smoke is coming from the rear wheels.................lol. I don't allow anyone to go for a joyride in my car. I don't care who it is especially old-school drivers who are used to solid axle cars.

 

Apparently your dad needs to practice driving a manual tranny - and not necessarily on your car. And it most likely won't be the last time the car scrapes on the underside - not hard to do at all considering how low they sit. But I understand how you feel since you've only had the car for two days. Congrats on the car though and hope you get many trouble free miles from it.

 

Having a Vette for ten years, I still park far away from other cars and never let anyone drive my car....ever.

 

On the flip side...I wish to god that my dad was alive to beat the hell out of my ride.I miss him.Count your blessings.

 

Yeah like the clip that was posted a couple years back.A C6-z was going to finish off the old tires with a grand burn our before installing new ones.Tires made about a half turn before the clutch started slipping.Kept it revving around WOT for what seemed like over a minute with smoke billowing from UNDER the car. It got locked for the expletive the driver let loose after they told him that wasn't tire burning!Moron couldn't tell the difference in the smell of tire vs. clutch smoke!
Some have the knack to drive a stick and some don't. My FRC has 85+K and the clutch is a solid as the day she came from the factory and I've put 30 of those on including some "spirited" driving including several trips to the strip. R.T.'s as low as .001 and a best of 13.08@110.24,,,,,and I'm in my 60's.
Hope the OP got by with no serious results and gets to enjoy his new DD for a long time with many miles of smiles!!! Enjoy