SUN vs. SHADE
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SUN vs. SHADE
Along with my other collector cars, my new C6 sees limited true sun, it sees much more action on a partly cloudy day. Do any of you other hard core car enthusiasts feel this way, please help prove my wife wrong!!
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From: Lawton OK
Originally Posted by SKIMODELT
Along with my other collector cars, my new C6 sees limited true sun, it sees much more action on a partly cloudy day. Do any of you other hard core car enthusiasts feel this way, please help prove my wife wrong!!
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From: Lawton OK
Originally Posted by Scott in Houston
"other" collector cars? Not trying to flame, but how is the C6 a collector car?
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From: Hurst, TX USA
Mine sits in the TX sun 10 hours a day, as my 4 C5s did. Never had a problem related to the heat. No noticable paint fading, no weather stripping drying up, etc. And the AC makes short work of the 100+ cockpit temps when I get off work. I tried parking under trees but the grackles got me every day. 
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From: Muncie, Indiana ...... Can I buy an amplifier on time ... I ani't got no money now but I'll pay you before I die
Most of the colors on C6s look better in full sun than they do in the shade. The sun isn't going to hurt it. I bet you raise the hood every time you shut the engine off too.
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From: Laurel Maryland
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There are a lot of folks on this board who will not drive their car in the rain. Now we have folks that will not drive their car in the sun. I have a headache, thank you
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From: Lawton OK
Originally Posted by crazyeddie
There are a lot of folks on this board who will not drive their car in the rain. Now we have folks that will not drive their car in the sun. I have a headache, thank you
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From: Pleasanton California
Well, my new C6 has a spot in the garage for parking, but it going to see plenty of sun this summer when I am out & about. I bought this baby to drive! I even got my first gravel related paint chips, little scratches, and scrape under the fascia out of the way in the first week! 