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Those wheels are awful. Not my kind of car at all. I'll be gracious and buy it from you to ease your pain.
Seriously, that's about the only 'vette I would consider over mine. You did great IMHO. It's hard to tell from the pictures, but I noticed those wheels right away and I think they are perfect on the car. I might think about getting them repainted or polished.
Thanks - I’m going to look into getting the wheels powder coated/painted gloss black or replacing them. Looking at them up close it looks like maybe they were never cleaned or something was used to clean them and left stains on them. I’m more of a gloss black wheel person anyway & prefer black with the orange.
Thanks everyone for the advice. I purchased the car today for a tick over $35k. Everything looked good, no harmonic balancer wobble, fluids looked good, clutch was very smooth, and it looked like the previous owner may have added a shorter shifter. It has an aftermarket exhaust on it with what appear to be 4" pipes coming over the rear axle back to four 4" tips. Sounds awesome on acceleration, but kinda drones in 5th/6th gears at highway speeds. Will have to see if it's too much the more I drive it. The car has Michelin tires on the rear & Goodyear Eagle F1s on the front which I will probably be switching out very soon with the addition of new wheels/tires. The car has been lowered, but everything else appears stock.
That drone can get pretty intense on long trips,try adding the noise absorbing Matt under the rear carpet and add it behind the seats,it helps.
Does it have NPP exhaust, with the mild to wild switch its the only answer to "drone", I like it open but can get tiresome after awhile, flip the switch and all's quiet
best of both worlds
NSF
Those wheels are awful. Not my kind of car at all. I'll be gracious and buy it from you to ease your pain.
Seriously, that's about the only 'vette I would consider over mine. You did great IMHO. It's hard to tell from the pictures, but I noticed those wheels right away and I think they are perfect on the car. I might think about getting them repainted or polished.
I’ve got new wheels coming so these will be up for sale pretty soon
Does it have NPP exhaust, with the mild to wild switch its the only answer to "drone", I like it open but can get tiresome after awhile, flip the switch and all's quiet
best of both worlds
NSF
The build sheet says it came with the NPP exhaust, but the exhaust has been swapped out & I’m not sure what brand it is - but it drones like crazy at 1500 rpm & highway crusing speeds. Sounds amazing when you get on it though.
Congrats again on the purchase. I swapped out my chrome emblem fenders with Carbon Fiber (and the middle is color-matched inferno orange). There are a few vendors out there that sell them in various color combinations. Like the other poster- I really like the rims.
Here's what the CF emblem looks like if you went that direction.
And you're right- the Inferno Orange is almost impossible to catch the color just right on a camera!
Congrats again on the purchase. I swapped out my chrome emblem fenders with Carbon Fiber (and the middle is color-matched inferno orange). There are a few vendors out there that sell them in various color combinations. Like the other poster- I really like the rims.
Here's what the CF emblem looks like if you went that direction.
And you're right- the Inferno Orange is almost impossible to catch the color just right on a camera!
Those side emblems look great! I think I may leave my orange ones & just paint the Grand Sport letters black, but we'll see. I swapped out the black door handles for Inferno Orange yesterday & looks a lot better. Do you mind telling me where you got the front splitter and side skirts? I've been looking at all the vendors & the price seems to vary quite a bit. Thanks!
Beautiful car.. Nice buy.
I picked up my 2013 last month on Friday Oct 13th. It is the 60th Anniversary Edition GS M6 with the usual options except Dual Mode Exhaust, but did have F55 shocks.
It had 13k miles and paid $42k.
Those side emblems look great! I think I may leave my orange ones & just paint the Grand Sport letters black, but we'll see. I swapped out the black door handles for Inferno Orange yesterday & looks a lot better. Do you mind telling me where you got the front splitter and side skirts? I've been looking at all the vendors & the price seems to vary quite a bit. Thanks!
Got mine from forum vendor CFKits. Here's the write-up.
Does it still have some factory powertrain warranty left? Are you considering buying an extended warranty? If so have a Chevy dealer inspect it.
Look at the jack puck areas on the rocker panels for cracks. You really want to look at these cars close underneath since a major crack/damage can be real expensive to fix.
Thanks everyone for the advice. I purchased the car today for a tick over $35k. Everything looked good, no harmonic balancer wobble, fluids looked good, clutch was very smooth, and it looked like the previous owner may have added a shorter shifter. It has an aftermarket exhaust on it with what appear to be 4" pipes coming over the rear axle back to four 4" tips. Sounds awesome on acceleration, but kinda drones in 5th/6th gears at highway speeds. Will have to see if it's too much the more I drive it. The car has Michelin tires on the rear & Goodyear Eagle F1s on the front which I will probably be switching out very soon with the addition of new wheels/tires. The car has been lowered, but everything else appears stock.
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