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Have had the vette 9 months and by far the most enjoyable car I've ever owned. Went from bone stock to full exhaust, Intake , and tune. Loving every second of it just have the horsepower bug now 😈
I've had my car for just about one month. This is my first Corvette, although it has been my dream car for 40 years. I find myself having a difficult time going to sleep each night, as I can't wait for the morning when I get to drive my baby again. My wife thinks I'm crazy/obsessed, and perhaps she has a point, but I've worked and waited a long time for this moment, and my anticipation and expectations have not been disappointed. I feel like I thought I would when I was seven and fell in love with the early C3.
I've had my car for just about one month. This is my first Corvette, although it has been my dream car for 40 years. I find myself having a difficult time going to sleep each night, as I can't wait for the morning when I get to drive my baby again. My wife thinks I'm crazy/obsessed, and perhaps she has a point, but I've worked and waited a long time for this moment, and my anticipation and expectations have not been disappointed. I feel like I thought I would when I was seven and fell in love with the early C3.
Joe
There are many similar stories here. I had my first close up and personal look at a 1957 'vette when I was 14 years of age.
It was white with red interior, and I wanted one ever since.
I always swore I would wait until I could afford to order a brand new Corvette.
It didn't happen until I was 69 years of age. Waited 55 years for that moment, it was awesome.
Good luck to ya!
There are many similar stories here. I had my first close up and personal look at a 1957 'vette when I was 14 years of age.
It was white with red interior, and I wanted one ever since.
I always swore I would wait until I could afford to order a brand new Corvette.
It didn't happen until I was 69 years of age. Waited 55 years for that moment, it was awesome.
Good luck to ya!
I'm glad that I'm not the only person that feels possessed. BTW, I have not, at any point, felt dissapointed by my C6, coupled with my expectations built over 40 years, and I have been told that my expectations are fairly unrealistic by several people very close to me, regardless of topic, but especially when it comes to cars. Ha! L O V E T H I S C A R!!!!!!
I'm glad that I'm not the only person that feels possessed. BTW, I have not, at any point, felt dissapointed by my C6, coupled with my expectations built over 40 years, and I have been told that my expectations are fairly unrealistic by several people very close to me, regardless of topic, but especially when it comes to cars. Ha! L O V E T H I S C A R!!!!!!
The only areas in which I have been disappointed, relate to those issues, that have been known to GM, since the first C6 rolled off the line in 2005.
The harmonic balancer, the connector under the driver's seat for the air bag sensor, the low beam headlight issue, and several others.
One would think that purchasing a 2013, at the end run after 9 years of refining the same car, would result in owning a car that has reached perfection.
Yet, after all those years, GM made no attempt to correct these issues.
They kept selling the car year after year, knowing that these issues existed.
That's disappointing, and inexcusable.
I've had my car for just about one month. This is my first Corvette, although it has been my dream car for 40 years. I find myself having a difficult time going to sleep each night, as I can't wait for the morning when I get to drive my baby again. My wife thinks I'm crazy/obsessed, and perhaps she has a point, but I've worked and waited a long time for this moment, and my anticipation and expectations have not been disappointed. I feel like I thought I would when I was seven and fell in love with the early C3.
Joe
My first corvette as well has been my dream car for as long as I can remember. I can agree with the obsessed feeling and can't imagine not having a corvette in the garage for the rest of my life haha!
There are many similar stories here. I had my first close up and personal look at a 1957 'vette when I was 14 years of age.
It was white with red interior, and I wanted one ever since.
I always swore I would wait until I could afford to order a brand new Corvette.
It didn't happen until I was 69 years of age. Waited 55 years for that moment, it was awesome.
Good luck to ya!
My story and yours are so alike it is uncanny. I too was 14 when an Omaha, NE, dealer let me sit in a red '57 with a red interior and a white top. I got hooked bad. Only took me years and years to achieve ownership of my first very own Corvette. A red one with a red interior and a white top!! Still have that C5 although I drive my '08 much more often. I just love Corvettes. Yours, mine and everyone elses. Love 'em all I tell ya!
The only areas in which I have been disappointed, relate to those issues, that have been known to GM, since the first C6 rolled off the line in 2005.
The harmonic balancer, the connector under the driver's seat for the air bag sensor, the low beam headlight issue, and several others.
One would think that purchasing a 2013, at the end run after 9 years of refining the same car, would result in owning a car that has reached perfection.
Yet, after all those years, GM made no attempt to correct these issues.
They kept selling the car year after year, knowing that these issues existed.
That's disappointing, and inexcusable.
Harmonic Balancer ... change it! From what I understand there weren't that many compared to the total production C6 run. I've changed a few this year and it's no picnic, but we should all be aware by now.
Change the connector under the seat ($15.00) as a preventative measure.
The low beam issue takes one hour and the dealer does this at no charge,
I'm at 9 months too. In my rather lame case, the only thing I've done is to drive it. Put in fuel too. Other than that, nothing. I need to get my butt up to speed.
I'm at 13 months ownership of my C6. Enjoy driving it daily. I had a C5 prior and this is the first time I ever bought the next generation of any vehicle I have owned.
Have add wheels, Z51 Sways, Corsa Sports, Kenwood Nav, Body color painted Z06 Spoiler and Pearl Black vinyl end to end stripes. Have AFE heavy duty End links ordered and looking forward to putting them on.
Other things I want to do... (money is a rather large object in the way, though)...
Z51 (possibly Z06 Springs) - need to see if the z06 will just be too strong for a base daily, though... Once I have the $$ for them I'll just look for some available in the C6 Parts section - or get with Gene if I can't wait.
C7 Carbon Front spliter and side skirts.
Eagle Eye LED tails...
Short throw shifter with EGA shift ****.
09-29-2015, 07:38 PM
9 months of ownership
