C5 with 710,000 miles!?
Melting Slicks
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The museum wont care because it is far too easy to just change the numbers on a digital odometer, in fact id doubt if he would even get a response through email or get anyone to return his calls
Im not saying hes lying but someone who drove there car that long would have tons of stories and repair bills that they would love to share and this guy just has a photo of his odometer and a quick hello /goodbye ......
Im not saying hes lying but someone who drove there car that long would have tons of stories and repair bills that they would love to share and this guy just has a photo of his odometer and a quick hello /goodbye ......
Le Mans Master
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That's not the point. Would a rational person put a second transmission in a car with 500,000 miles and keep using that car to commute hundreds of miles every day for his business hoping nothing else goes wrong? I am just saying. It's just as likely a hoax as it is a true story. All the guy shows is a picture of the odometer as proof and gives out as little information as possible. How many times did he change the seat foam and covers? How many sets of tires did he go through? How many oil changes and what kind of oil did he use? How many hundreds of electronic glitches did he have? How many times was it repainted? I seriously doubt he just got in the car and drove and nothing went wrong except two transmissions.
Last edited by JR-01; May 23, 2016 at 09:15 AM.
Le Mans Master
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A rational person realizes when a car has 500K miles on it, a new transmission will not necessarily make it a reliable company car for commuting hundreds of miles a day. I own one of these cars and are very familiar with what goes wrong with them.
This internet story shows people really do believe what they want to believe without out any evidence. You really want to believe it's true, don't you? When I see some evidence I will believe the story. Until then I will remain skeptical. More than likely the guy will disappear and quit posting and his legend will live forever. He will be happy with all the buzz he created.
Last edited by JR-01; May 23, 2016 at 10:15 AM.
Le Mans Master
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If it makes you feel good to believe a guy drove a car like yours 700K miles then by all means believe it.
When I see evidence, I will believe it, too.
Safety Car
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If the guy was trying to dupe the Internet, why would he bother mentioning the two transmissions?
It's no big deal to me either way, c599 has a 500k+ c5 that I've seen personally, do you doubt his car too? He's been through 2 transmissions as well, showing the 4l60 might just be the weak link in an auto car.
Safety Car
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An example: A rational person doesn't believe Donald Trump is going to make America great again, just because he wears a cap that says so.
If it makes you feel good to believe a guy drove a car like yours 700K miles then by all means believe it.
When I see evidence, I will believe it, too.
If it makes you feel good to believe a guy drove a car like yours 700K miles then by all means believe it.
When I see evidence, I will believe it, too.
I still don't see why anyone would go to their dealer and ask them to increase the mileage on their car like you're suggesting. What would they possibly have to gain? Also, no dealer is going to tamper with the odometer of a vehicle for a customer. Your theories on how this isn't real are further out there than someone driving the same car for 700k miles. Real or not, I sure wouldn't want to be in a C5 for 700k miles, that's for sure
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Le Mans Master
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To make his story sound credible, so people would believe it? It would be so easy for the guy to provide evidence, yet all he provides is a picture of his odometer. He probably is getting a good laugh about all the the buzz he created.
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Racer
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Never said he had to buy a new car. Just one that wasn't at the end of it's life.
A rational person realizes when a car has 500K miles on it, a new transmission will not necessarily make it a reliable company car for commuting hundreds of miles a day. I own one of these cars and are very familiar with what goes wrong with them.
This internet story shows people really do believe what they want to believe without out any evidence. You really want to believe it's true, don't you? When I see some evidence I will believe the story. Until then I will remain skeptical. More than likely the guy will disappear and quit posting and his legend will live forever. He will be happy with all the buzz he created.
A rational person realizes when a car has 500K miles on it, a new transmission will not necessarily make it a reliable company car for commuting hundreds of miles a day. I own one of these cars and are very familiar with what goes wrong with them.
This internet story shows people really do believe what they want to believe without out any evidence. You really want to believe it's true, don't you? When I see some evidence I will believe the story. Until then I will remain skeptical. More than likely the guy will disappear and quit posting and his legend will live forever. He will be happy with all the buzz he created.
It's definitely possible to be a complete hoax, however my quick assessment left me giving the benefit of the doubt.
- There were two videos posted.
- 1/11/15 - 649,258
- 4/17/16 - 709,972
- 60,714 mile difference in 15 months (+/- depending when videos were actually taken vs uploaded.) which equals about 4k miles a month.
So unless he decided to modify the mileage twice, this bodes well for truth IMO. - Mark who?
- It would seem to reason that someone deciding to modify the mileage would benefit somehow from the resulting chatter or recognition.
- Nobody knows who the guy is, so he doesn't seem to be "benefitting" in any way.
- Sounds even more like a guy who owns a corvette and a business, drives a lot and had a friend that said "holy crap, that's a lot of miles, we should put this on the youtubes."
But alas, to each their own opinion and level of scrutiny.
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Racer
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But just for you, i'll keep on keepin on trying to figure out who "Mark" is so you can waterboard him for all the details of his car.
Le Mans Master
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You are pretty stubborn and trying to drift off topic.
I still don't see why anyone would go to their dealer and ask them to increase the mileage on their car like you're suggesting. What would they possibly have to gain? Also, no dealer is going to tamper with the odometer of a vehicle for a customer. Your theories on how this isn't real are further out there than someone driving the same car for 700k miles. Real or not, I sure wouldn't want to be in a C5 for 700k miles, that's for sure
I still don't see why anyone would go to their dealer and ask them to increase the mileage on their car like you're suggesting. What would they possibly have to gain? Also, no dealer is going to tamper with the odometer of a vehicle for a customer. Your theories on how this isn't real are further out there than someone driving the same car for 700k miles. Real or not, I sure wouldn't want to be in a C5 for 700k miles, that's for sure
Yeah, everyone that works at a dealership is honest and trustworthy.
None of them would ever play a practical joke. All the guy needed was a buddy that worked at a dealer to change it. I have friends that have worked at dealerships and some of them would have played that joke in a heartbeat.Stubborn? No, I'm just not gullible. I need proof of fantastic claims.
What proof do you have that the guy drove his C5 700K miles? This really shows how easily people can be duped. Post a video and everyone believes it.
Last edited by JR-01; May 23, 2016 at 11:08 AM.
Le Mans Master
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The guy isn't here on the forum. He probably doesn't have half a clue there are skeptics questioning the authenticity of the video(s) and he might not even be an "enthusiast" and care to have documented the work. Hell, most on here don't even DD their vette's (myself included). Seems like he drives it, get's the work on it done when it needs and keeps it moving.
But just for you, i'll keep on keepin on trying to figure out who "Mark" is so you can waterboard him for all the details of his car.
But just for you, i'll keep on keepin on trying to figure out who "Mark" is so you can waterboard him for all the details of his car.
Le Mans Master
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The guy isn't here on the forum. He probably doesn't have half a clue there are skeptics questioning the authenticity of the video(s) and he might not even be an "enthusiast" and care to have documented the work. Hell, most on here don't even DD their vette's (myself included). Seems like he drives it, get's the work on it done when it needs and keeps it moving.
But just for you, i'll keep on keepin on trying to figure out who "Mark" is so you can waterboard him for all the details of his car.
But just for you, i'll keep on keepin on trying to figure out who "Mark" is so you can waterboard him for all the details of his car.
I accept the fact that I am the only one that questions the story without any evidence and I am glad I do.
Safety Car
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It was a practical joke.
Yeah, everyone that works at a dealership is honest and trustworthy.None of them would ever play a practical joke. All the guy needed was a buddy that worked at a dealer to change it. I have friends that have worked at dealerships and some of them would have played that joke in a heartbeat.
Stubborn? No, I'm just not gullible. I need proof of fantastic claims.
What proof do you have that the guy drove his C5 700K miles? This really shows how easily people can be duped. Post a video and everyone believes it.
Yeah, everyone that works at a dealership is honest and trustworthy.
None of them would ever play a practical joke. All the guy needed was a buddy that worked at a dealer to change it. I have friends that have worked at dealerships and some of them would have played that joke in a heartbeat.Stubborn? No, I'm just not gullible. I need proof of fantastic claims.
What proof do you have that the guy drove his C5 700K miles? This really shows how easily people can be duped. Post a video and everyone believes it.
1/4 mile/AutoX
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To me some posts are just entertainment, do I believe all them ??????
I do know there is no way in the world I could spend 700,000 miles in anything !!!!!! I DO have a Silver 99 Coupe with 66,000 miles
I do know there is no way in the world I could spend 700,000 miles in anything !!!!!! I DO have a Silver 99 Coupe with 66,000 miles
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Le Mans Master
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I'll take being "gullible" over being rude and bitter any day of the week. Have some faith in your fellow man. Real or not, I really don't care, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt until he is proven wrong since he has different videos from different years. Seems like an awful waste of time to stretch a "practical joke" over several years, but I guess stranger things have happened.
OK you win. He posted 2 videos, so it must be for real. Now I believe him. You convinced me.
Rude and bitter? I was just giving my opinion about why I was skeptical. It is healthy to question everything. If more people did, we might not be in the mess we are in.
http://www.hoaxbusters.org/
How many harmonic balancers do you think he went through?
Last edited by JR-01; May 23, 2016 at 11:44 AM.
Safety Car
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How can you give the benefit of the doubt to someone you know nothing about? Faith in a guy that posted a video? Right until proven wrong? Is that how you live your life?
OK you win. He posted 2 videos, so it must be for real. Now I believe him. You convinced me.
Rude and bitter? I was just giving my opinion about why I was skeptical. It is healthy to question everything. If more people did, we might not be in the mess we are in.
http://www.hoaxbusters.org/
How many harmonic balancers do you think he went through?
OK you win. He posted 2 videos, so it must be for real. Now I believe him. You convinced me.
Rude and bitter? I was just giving my opinion about why I was skeptical. It is healthy to question everything. If more people did, we might not be in the mess we are in.
http://www.hoaxbusters.org/
How many harmonic balancers do you think he went through?
It is healthy to question everything? In another thread you mentioned you'd never let someone have a car you're selling inspected prior to them buying it, even though pre purchase inspections are normal and highly recommended. Funny, you question everything but nobody is allowed to question anything you own or anything that you think
Safety Car
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How can you give the benefit of the doubt to someone you know nothing about? Faith in a guy that posted a video? Right until proven wrong? Is that how you live your life?
OK you win. He posted 2 videos, so it must be for real. Now I believe him. You convinced me.
Rude and bitter? I was just giving my opinion about why I was skeptical. It is healthy to question everything. If more people did, we might not be in the mess we are in.
http://www.hoaxbusters.org/
How many harmonic balancers do you think he went through?
OK you win. He posted 2 videos, so it must be for real. Now I believe him. You convinced me.
Rude and bitter? I was just giving my opinion about why I was skeptical. It is healthy to question everything. If more people did, we might not be in the mess we are in.
http://www.hoaxbusters.org/
How many harmonic balancers do you think he went through?
Le Mans Master
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From: Wisconsin
It is healthy to question everything? In another thread you mentioned you'd never let someone have a car you're selling inspected prior to them buying it, even though pre purchase inspections are normal and highly recommended. Funny, you question everything but nobody is allowed to question anything you own or anything that you think
They have every right to question the condition of my car. They also have a right to not buy it.
Talk about getting off topic.