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This is the reason I refrain from posting advice on many subjects myself unless I have actual hands on experience. I've been working on cars probably longer than most members here have been driving, but that does not preclude someone from offering useful information. I've developed a pretty good eye for junk when I see it over the years and being a fanboy of a certain car or brand does not enter into the equation. Truth be known Corvette hasn't done much of anything right with these cars since 1967...
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This is the reason I refrain from posting advice on many subjects myself unless I have actual hands on experience. I've been working on cars probably longer than most members here have been driving, but that does not preclude someone from offering useful information. I've developed a pretty good eye for junk when I see it over the years and being a fanboy of a certain car or brand does not enter into the equation.
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I have a similar issue. Ice cold on passenger side and warm on the driver side. Might pickup an AC Pro from Advance Auto to see if it’s refrigerant. If not, then I will let a shop dive in.
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Right...maintenance (or the lack thereof) doesn't have anything to do with failures in 20+ year old cars. Poor design from the beginning, that means the same failure in all cars....right.
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All I need do is point to the flood of threads pointing at the same failures which began early and often for these cars...right.
Just because you don't have cancer doesn't mean the disease doesn't exist.
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no, i had friends buy well maintained and on the other well used that needed some tender care well it ended up the good car with less miles and garage keep turned out to be the nuisance. U just dnt know with this c5s some just turn into a cash pit and some u can run to the floor. This is just my experience no disrespect. But ur right u would thing that.
Ok, I'll bite...What maintenance procedures do you routinely employ to ensure actuators and DIC systems never fail? (There are none)
All I need do is point to the flood of threads pointing at the same failures which began early and often for these cars...right.
Just because you don't have cancer doesn't mean the disease doesn't exist.
All I need do is point to the flood of threads pointing at the same failures which began early and often for these cars...right.
Just because you don't have cancer doesn't mean the disease doesn't exist.
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Oh, I'm not angry at all...pointless to expend that kind of energy over something electrical/mechanical lol. My main point was there has always been issues with these cars from the beginning and they have nothing to do with age or lack of maintenance. It's well known GM is an abject failure when it comes to electrical in vehicles. I have an open mind about these things and don't mind telling it like it is...Corvette used to mean something, but the powers that be lost their way long ago.
I'll find a solution that satisfies me...or, I'll get shed of it. No doubt it can be a decent car once some of these failures can be resolved, but I'm not keen on repeated repairs for known subpar designs.
I'll find a solution that satisfies me...or, I'll get shed of it. No doubt it can be a decent car once some of these failures can be resolved, but I'm not keen on repeated repairs for known subpar designs.
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