Probably auto-correct. I see wrong words all over these forums.

 

Maybe I should ask the same question you asked me. Why would you post a reply like this about someone you don't Know? You don't know me either.

Actually the OP only had 2 questions. Yes or no about restoring the brakes? and Are all 36K mile Vettes this screwed up?

According to what he has already done to the car is an indication he understands at least the basics, so logically he should know the answers to both questions.

What type of dealer wasn't stated. GM certified and scam used car dealers are not even on the same page. Yes they're dealers, but they don't follow the same rules.

Whatever your financial condition is and what you own has nothing to do with this thread, so why include it?

Irrespective of the OP's financial condition, he still made a poor choice for the money he spent and now it's decision time regarding the brakes. Neither you nor I can make that decision for him.

 

[QUOTE=HOXXOH;1597036739]Maybe I should ask the same question you asked me. Why would you post a reply like this about someone you don't Know? You don't know me either.

I realize I don't know you but what was helpful about anything you said in your reply?

Originally Posted by HOXXOH
Sorry you're having trouble writing on a forum, but buying an '05 with lots of problems is something that most HS dropouts wouldn't do.

I'd expect someone with a PHD to easily afford a much nicer/newer car that has been dealer certified. If you've run into hard times, it's understandable, but then buying a Vette in the first place would be a poor choice.


I only added my situation to make the point, you don't have to be in financial trouble to not want to spend a lot on money on a toy.

 

[QUOTE=Batman75;1597036987]
People, somehow the notion that PhDs make a ton of money has survived from .... whenever that was true a long time ago. Some are 6-figure earners, most are not, and some community colleges pay better salaries than graduate universities with PhD faculty.

I'm living proof, I make an okay salary but had to save and wait for a while to afford my first used vette (cash purchase).

Also, most PhDs are brilliant in their own field. We also make mistakes, sometimes can't spell for sh*t, lack common sense, and ask some dumb questions. The whole "you have a PhD but can't xxxxx ?!" is a tired bit.

Nuff said, I appreciate you listening to my we-don't-know-everything-and-we're-not-automatically-wealthy rant

 

[QUOTE=Dr Bee;1597037722]Everything hoxxoh said in his reply was not intended to help. Saying a high school dropout would have better judgment than the OP. Then speculating as to his financial status and why he didn't buy a dealer certified Corvette. He would have been just as helpful if he had read the post and moved on.

The only good advice given in the thread was by Buckmeister. He said the OP should take action against the dealer for selling a car with important safety items disabled. There is no doubt the dealer would have to make it right.

Too many members seem to feel the need to humiliate rather then help.

 

[QUOTE=Batman75;1597036987]Since most of the posts were not helpful, as in providing an answer to either of the OP's questions, it became a teaching moment to let the OP reflect on his decisions. I don't know him personally, but there are clues, including his replies.

Average elementary teacher pay in GA is over $50K with a bachelor's degree and gainfully employed teenagers can afford an '05, so if he bought the Vette as a daily driver due to hard times, there were far better choices for less money. Since he's spent a bunch of cash fixing problems, he's not destitute either.

Because he understood the functions of the components that failed, indicates he has some basic automotive knowledge. Yet he failed to check things himself and failed to have the car inspected by someone else of greater knowledge in that field prior to the purchase. Even if he purchased it as a toy, it doesn't absolve him from the logic to inspect the car. Buyer beware and AS-IS still exist. You need to protect yourself from the, as the OP said "so-called dealer".

This has been an expensive lesson for the OP to learn, but his bottom line is now to decide what he wants to do about the brakes. Considering the problems, I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't a flood car at one time.

BTW, I also noticed that bitchin about my blunt assessment did nothing to help the OP.

 

You sure you didn't buy a C5? LOL

(coming from a C5 owner)

 

[QUOTE=HOXXOH;1597043389]You missed what I posted in #38 and #45.

The only good advice given in the thread was by Buckmeister. He said the OP should take action against the dealer for selling a car with important safety items disabled. There is no doubt the dealer would have to make it right.


I just don't know why you needed to post your blunt assessment. As I said previously, I'm sure the OP had already figured out that he blew it and would do it different if he could.

How does it feel being so brilliant that you never did anything thing you wished you could do over?

 

What did you pay for the car... look at the initial investment vs what would be needed to get it to >satisfactory condition. If really cheap then the "you get what you pay for" is the speech you'll get, but that ship has sailed so we move on. I agree with my brethren, drop it off at a good shop, have them go over it thoroughly & get the estimate to fix it right, my guess is you aren't retired & have unlimited time & resources to fix yourself... hey, it's only money, right? Being a fairly new Corvette owner, my thought is to get it to the condition you want, & then enjoy the hell out of it like the rest of us do... there is no better feeling than ripping down the street/highway, opening it up, & the smiles don't stop... that's what you go for!

 

We're getting way "a-field" here in discussing whose post is more helpful than the others but I do have some comments. Based on Dr. B and batman posts, I went back and looked at my own vs. HOX's. As I said in a later post, I guess I coulda done a better job of being helpful (yes, I know I'm misspelling, on purpose). But there is no doubt in my mind that HOX's post IS HELPFUL both for the Original Poster (OP) and others who might read the thread. There is also no doubt about other posts being equally as helpful to resolve OP's issues. The problem is, there is no longer an OP participating---hard to have a conversation when only 1 person is speaking/writing, isn't it?

The facts are very simple from the description given by the OP: lot of problems, bought from some type of "dealer", still more problems pending, no pre-check by someone competent/knowledgeable about Corvettes. What we don't really know is when he got the 2005 Corvette, what type of dealer, any extended pre-paid service plan, where in GA he is (for help with finding a competent shop/dealer), or if there can be a return of the car for road-worthy/safety items.

I hope the OP comes back on and takes some of the good, going-forward advice to resolve his problem car. And while it may be a weekend car, we've read enough from people who make this their daily driver, so reliability may be paramount. GA does have some great weather at times that would allow that to be reality.

And finally to lighten it all up a bit, I had a great friend in college who was brilliant---in his fields of all the hard sciences, physics, chemistry, math---and went on for his PhD in California. But when it came to German (a requirement way back when...) he was a dud, but got a barely passing grade. I feel certain he is still a brilliant scientist---who just happened to have the exact first and last name as his dorm roommate (another story in itself) but didn't look like him at all.

 

[QUOTE=AORoads;1597044107] But there is no doubt in my mind that HOX's post IS HELPFUL both for the Original Poster (OP) and others who might read the thread.

This is my last comment on this thread.

The OP started this thread hoping to find someone to give him good advice. As I said, I'm sure he is very upset that he bought the Vette and wishes he could start over.

I don't see how you can say that HO implying the OP is stupid and even a high school dropout would have known better than to buy a Corvette with so many problems is good advice.

I have made many mistakes in my 78 years so that's why I'm sympathetic and wouldn't think of piling on to make the OP feel worse than he already does.

 

Great post, Bee. Whatever your field, you have obviously become an expert in humility, and the art of expressing oneself.

This forum is an interesting cross-section of America, certainly large enough to encompass just about every sector, save for those under 18, and the homeless (man, I hope nobody is currently sleeping in their Vette). Your addition to the group will make it even more lively than it already is.

If you can stand the occasional blast of heat, any question you ask about the C6 can be answered correctly.

Welcome to the group.