2013 mecânico question
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2013 mecânico question
Hello all. I have a 213 C6 60Th anniversary 505 hp convertible. Had battery tested and all was good as per dealer. Today I realized when driving from 2nd to 3rd gear it sounded louder than usual. Went on my way and stopped at store when starting up again it turned over weak. Stopped on my way home for gas and car would not start. Got a jump from a stranger and when started had no rpm movement and dash stated traction control needs service. While driving felt hesitation and some skipping. Anyone have ideas as to what’s wrong. Also car was sounding louder than normal and slight backfiring more so than the regular popping when downshifting?
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Replace your battery and then clear any trouble codes you may have ....
Don't matter if your battery tested ok before ... replace it and you will be back to problem-free driving.
The C6 Corvette is real real tough on batteries ... fact
Don't matter if your battery tested ok before ... replace it and you will be back to problem-free driving.
The C6 Corvette is real real tough on batteries ... fact
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Jeeeze ... you have been a member of the Corvette Forum since way back in 2010, but only have a total of 5 posts !
Time to be a little more active on this forum .
mecânico ... I am thinking that Spanish is your first language
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Time to be a little more active on this forum .
mecânico ... I am thinking that Spanish is your first language
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Maybe that is why he only has 5 posts...someone else probably made an unnecessary and snarky comment about his language.
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buckmeister ... what you just said is Bullshit !
We get folks posting here from all over the world ... We just had a new member posting from S. Korea.
What I said was not meant to be "Snarky" ... You are reading way too much into this !
We get folks posting here from all over the world ... We just had a new member posting from S. Korea.
What I said was not meant to be "Snarky" ... You are reading way too much into this !
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No need to go "bullshit" on me, big guy. I'm not reading anything into it other than the way the OP might take it. I know you didn't mean any harm. Here's a fact for you...People who have English as a 2nd or 3rd language are almost universally embarrassed when someone points it out, particularly in writing, where there is no way to judge intent from facial or body language tip-offs. Speaking English fluently as a second language is seen almost world-wide as a sign of intelligence, and status. People living in the U.S. and NOT speaking the language fluidly are often subjected to scorn and humiliation, and know their opportunities for success are very limited. I'm taking a lot of words to basically say, "It is not what you write, but what they read". Hope you understand.
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Yup ... I learned something from this:
I would love to be fluent in 2 languages like the OP ... From the OP's writing, he seems very fluent in English too.
I would love to be fluent in 2 languages like the OP ... From the OP's writing, he seems very fluent in English too.
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You never know...we might soon all need to be fluent in a foreign language. I could fall back on several years of Spanish, but not spoken much in nearly 50 years, so can't count on it.
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No need to go "bullshit" on me, big guy. I'm not reading anything into it other than the way the OP might take it. I know you didn't mean any harm. Here's a fact for you...People who have English as a 2nd or 3rd language are almost universally embarrassed when someone points it out, particularly in writing, where there is no way to judge intent from facial or body language tip-offs. Speaking English fluently as a second language is seen almost world-wide as a sign of intelligence, and status. People living in the U.S. and NOT speaking the language fluidly are often subjected to scorn and humiliation, and know their opportunities for success are very limited. I'm taking a lot of words to basically say, "It is not what you write, but what they read". Hope you understand.
I worked in tier one automotive for many years. We had sister plants and supplier plants in Mexico. Any time I heard people bitching about how bad their English was during a visit, I asked that person: "How's your Spanish?" It always immediately shut them down. They can at least attempt to speak a different language, unlike many arrogant Americans who think the World revolves around us.
