mine is so far perfect..so is my flight nurses..the 07's seem to be fine..
Problems with C6????????????
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Melting Slicks
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Problems with C6????????????
I just ordered a C6 2007 Vert 3 weeks ago and I've been on the site for the same amont of time. "GREAT SITE". I see alot of you love your Corvettes, But I see alot of things that people say are wrong with the cars. From paint to Vert head liners with holes wearing in them. Is the car worth the $60000 or are these just a few number of cars. This is my 6th Corvette and have always loved the car.
This is my first C6.
Thanks
Rick
This is my first C6.
Thanks
Rick
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From: Seguin Tx
Roof delamination
tire splitting
Radio wont play Cds
A/C blows cold on (L)..heat on (R)
HUD quit displaying
headlight assembly on Right cracked
Horn wouldnt stop blowing (made for an interesting ride to the dealer)
motor for (R) window quit working
other than that...its been perfect!!!!!!!!!
tire splitting
Radio wont play Cds
A/C blows cold on (L)..heat on (R)
HUD quit displaying
headlight assembly on Right cracked
Horn wouldnt stop blowing (made for an interesting ride to the dealer)
motor for (R) window quit working
other than that...its been perfect!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by rjr2007
I just ordered a C6 2007 Vert 3 weeks ago and I've been on the site for the same amont of time. "GREAT SITE". I see alot of you love your Corvettes, But I see alot of things that people say are wrong with the cars. From paint to Vert head liners with holes wearing in them. Is the car worth the $60000 or are these just a few number of cars. This is my 6th Corvette and have always loved the car.
This is my first C6.
Thanks
Rick
This is my first C6.
Thanks
Rick
My 1966 98 Olds has better paint (even after 40 years). Its interior is nicer. The big 425 cubic inch V8 still makes tire burning torque. Etc. It only cost $5200 too. But it struggles to get 18 MPG on the highway, it handles like a river barge, it doesn't have all kinds of electronic gimmicks (only a factory AM radio), etc. There is value added in the Corvette compared to that old Olds. I'm not convinced that there's $55,000 worth of value added, though.
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Originally Posted by burtonbl103
2005 here with zero issues ! 
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I think you're more apt to read about problems on a forum than accounts of no problems...this is natural. The C6 can have problems like any car but I would think the vast majority of owners have few if any problems.
Certainly certain problems have been indentified and addressed by GM....the delaminating roof panel has been the most publicized defect. It was a non-issue for me....my roof panel was replaced and repaired and has been fine. A new design 'SMC' roof panel is now being used.
My 2005 C6 has been virtually trouble-free. It is a great car from a mechanical and reliability standpoint and from an enjoyment standpoint.
Of those that have had a problem...ask how many would get rid of their C6 and buy a different make....not very many I would wager.
Certainly certain problems have been indentified and addressed by GM....the delaminating roof panel has been the most publicized defect. It was a non-issue for me....my roof panel was replaced and repaired and has been fine. A new design 'SMC' roof panel is now being used.
My 2005 C6 has been virtually trouble-free. It is a great car from a mechanical and reliability standpoint and from an enjoyment standpoint.
Of those that have had a problem...ask how many would get rid of their C6 and buy a different make....not very many I would wager.
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Originally Posted by rjr2007
I just ordered a C6 2007 Vert 3 weeks ago and I've been on the site for the same amont of time. "GREAT SITE". I see alot of you love your Corvettes, But I see alot of things that people say are wrong with the cars. From paint to Vert head liners with holes wearing in them. Is the car worth the $60000 or are these just a few number of cars. This is my 6th Corvette and have always loved the car.
This is my first C6.
Thanks
Rick
This is my first C6.
Thanks
Rick
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From: Apalachin NY
I have a 2007. Not a verte but a great car!
In most magazines the Corvette is compared with cars that cost $100-125,000. It is a world class car when you look at the entire package. It constantly gets compared to the Viper, Porsche, and the Z06 to Ferrari.
It is a great car for the money! I think that it is amusing when I read is some forums that some want the car to sell for high 30s or 40k. There are GM cars like that currently..... the Solstice (great car with no trunk space whatsoever with the top down).
You made a great purchase that you will not regret. The Consumer Reports rating is certainly inconsistent with an issue about 6 months ago that had the Corvette with one of the highest customer satisfaction ratings of any car listed in the magazine.
In most magazines the Corvette is compared with cars that cost $100-125,000. It is a world class car when you look at the entire package. It constantly gets compared to the Viper, Porsche, and the Z06 to Ferrari.
It is a great car for the money! I think that it is amusing when I read is some forums that some want the car to sell for high 30s or 40k. There are GM cars like that currently..... the Solstice (great car with no trunk space whatsoever with the top down).
You made a great purchase that you will not regret. The Consumer Reports rating is certainly inconsistent with an issue about 6 months ago that had the Corvette with one of the highest customer satisfaction ratings of any car listed in the magazine.
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An enthusiast site will alert you to the existence of problems, but it typically won't give you too accurate a picture of the frequency of problems.
All cars have problems. I'm interested in what problems are out there, but of arguably greater importance is what are my odds of getting them?
All cars have problems. I'm interested in what problems are out there, but of arguably greater importance is what are my odds of getting them?
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Originally Posted by Brianapal
The Consumer Reports rating is certainly inconsistent with an issue about 6 months ago that had the Corvette with one of the highest customer satisfaction ratings of any car listed in the magazine.
I think the bald truth is that for us 2005/2006 owners, the price, performance, newness, etc was more than enough to keep us happy initially, and so likely to fill out surveys and polls as "well satisfied". This, even while the list of many known glitches (that would be easily verified and cataloged by the droll bean-counters at CR) was occurring to us and our mates.
Many people say "It's a bargain" to any hint of a complaint, and it may be true that as a relative package, people who are likely to purchase this car will weigh the totality in the positive. However, those same people would be foolhardy to believe that the overall quality is up to even Hyundai standards.
So, I say - be happy if you like your own trade off decisions, and don't let me rain on anyone else's parade!
But also please don't anyone try to convince me that this level of quality is either the best that GM could do, or that we ought to just willingly accept it. Why can't we have low cost, good design, AND have it not fall to pieces, too? I don't think that is really unreasonable in this day and age of competition, process knowledge, statistics, materials science, engineering tools, very ready data and testing...
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Originally Posted by shopdog
The car isn't worth $60,000. No mass produced car is. If you can get one for GMS, it will be closer to being worth what you pay. No mass produced car is perfect. If you look hard enough (and Corvette owners tend to look hard), you'll find something wrong with each and every one of them. Mostly, these are things you'd completely ignore in a lesser car. It is simply because these cars are so expensive that people get so picky about them.
My 1966 98 Olds has better paint (even after 40 years). Its interior is nicer. The big 425 cubic inch V8 still makes tire burning torque. Etc. It only cost $5200 too. But it struggles to get 18 MPG on the highway, it handles like a river barge, it doesn't have all kinds of electronic gimmicks (only a factory AM radio), etc. There is value added in the Corvette compared to that old Olds. I'm not convinced that there's $55,000 worth of value added, though.
My 1966 98 Olds has better paint (even after 40 years). Its interior is nicer. The big 425 cubic inch V8 still makes tire burning torque. Etc. It only cost $5200 too. But it struggles to get 18 MPG on the highway, it handles like a river barge, it doesn't have all kinds of electronic gimmicks (only a factory AM radio), etc. There is value added in the Corvette compared to that old Olds. I'm not convinced that there's $55,000 worth of value added, though.