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Old Jul 1, 2005 | 07:29 PM
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Old Jul 1, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by VNAMVET
neither does GM.........................mine obviously never had this "testing" or...................... they let it "pass' and let me purchase it..............to do the testing for them! I have one noisey C6......a Stagecoach would be more quiet.
OK I finally picked mine up today and it was 4 miles.

It is quiet as can be. One of the quietest vettes I have had and really at this point is also quieter than my 2001 Monte Carlo SS. OK maybe one of the quietest cars I have ever had (although my past vehicle choices included Camaros and Firebirds.)

Although when the thing sits at idle I can here some high pitched background noises, here same before turning on the car when I get in and just sit but don't start. Some gadgets are working under that dash which make some sort of electric noises of some sort, maybe some sort of motor sound or something.

OK what do I know really, the car only has maybe 60 miles on it so far. Need to spend more time I guess to describe the sound and when it occurs.

So pretty quiet body right now. Perhaps when I take the top on and off a dozen times she will start making squeeky noises and rattles like my 1985 does. In comparison though the two bodies are like night and day, one is constantly flexing one is rock solid. One glides down the road, the other in comparison feels like it is a rough and tumble car and might leave some engine and body parts behind. Can you guess which is which? Don't get me wrong. The 85 I really still like driving at this point as it is a different type of feel. Maybe after 1000 miles of C6 I will hop in the 85 and drive it and just laugh and wonder why I still have it. Only time will tell.

VNAMVET sorry to hear yours is noisy. I hope there is a way to find out where the noise comes from so they can make it more quiet.

Until then turn up the radio or perhaps get a louder exhaust to mask the sound?
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Old Jul 2, 2005 | 03:21 AM
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OK them noises I mentioned above I think are just the DVD disc spinning perhaps.
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Old Jul 2, 2005 | 07:05 AM
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Mine had 10 miles when I picked it up and that included the dealer filling up the tank.
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Old Jul 2, 2005 | 08:28 AM
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Mine had 3 miles, too - I was stoked when I saw that!
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Old Jul 2, 2005 | 11:13 AM
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My car was delivered to me with 2 miles showing. If you can access your vehicle's build information, the odometer miles upon leaving the factory will be given.

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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 11:14 PM
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I have all of you beat. I told the salesman that I wanted to take delivery of the car when it came off the truck and that I didnt want anyone at the dealership touching it. I wanted to drive it home with all of the interior and exterior protection still in place. He called me when the truck arrived and I saw 1 mile on the odometer when the driver off-loaded it. The saleman told me he had been selling cars for 20 years and he never saw a car with only 1 mile on it.
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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Mine had like 37 miles on it when i got it from Kerbeck.
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 10:47 PM
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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 01:52 AM
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Mine had a whole 1.3 miles. Purchased it about 2 weeks ago.
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 11:38 AM
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 03:56 PM
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Depends on how close McDonalds is to the dealer.
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by toedoc
Mine had 5 miles on it and one of those was the dealer driving to fill the tank.
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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mine had 11 miles when I test drove it and 15 when I took it home this sunday, and if you guys read my post on ls2.com it had 298 miles when this ******* backed into me this thursday. its getting appraised thsi tuesday and then to the shop for an estimate and hopefully it gets repaired soon, I can't stand looking at it right now with those dents. here are some pics.
http://community.webshots.com/album/389038127xQjZnU

enjoy, j/k

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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by benspruce
Ordered my car through Kerbeck. It was shipped from Bowling Green to Kerbeck and then shipped across the country to Calif. I picked it up yesterday from the truck, and it had only 3 miles on the odometer. How can that be? I thought they test drove the cars at Bowling Green, and maybe when the dealer does the prep. I'm not complaining at all, I'm just surprised.
After taking the factory tour, I'm pretty sure they can put 3K on the odo *in* 50 feet. Never saw one driven from station to station that wasn't squealing tires the whole way. It was a Friday, though.
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 09:51 PM
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 11:19 PM
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I ordered mine from a dealer in the Chicago area and the title read 7 miles but the car had 31 miles on it.
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Old Jul 10, 2005 | 12:32 AM
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3 miles is what ours had on it too.

mine at 3
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 11:12 PM
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I took the plant tour last year, and if your car was tested on the outside track(which is just a normal road) you received a certificate stating this to account for the mileage. If I remember right they put on about 30 miles. I talked to one of the guys who spends everyday testing about 3 corvettes. I asked to see how I could get his job, he told me had 40 years of seniority. I just can't wait that long....
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Old Jul 13, 2005 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by TommyV
On the Go! Corvette show I watched, they said that every car is road tested at 70 M.P.H. and then driven over the bumps for the squeak and rattle test.
They are not really road tested. They test to 70 mph on a dyno at the of the line.

Mine had 2 miles on it at delivery.
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