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Old 08-31-2013, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeyTX
They voted to make those the first build beta cars ..................
Yeah, yeller hides them scratches better.
Old 08-31-2013, 03:06 PM
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I'm kinda glad I don't have one on order...I'd be going blind trying to see if one those was mine.
Old 08-31-2013, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeyTX
They voted to make those the first build beta cars ..................
Cause even if they literally fall all apart while travelling down the road they will at least look GREAT while doing so
Old 08-31-2013, 03:12 PM
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They will not start covering cars until vin 500.
Old 08-31-2013, 03:15 PM
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Anyone know why they don't cover them after they park them out there.
Old 08-31-2013, 03:18 PM
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If I were a psychology prof I would use some of these threads for my students to play "identify that disorder"

Unfortunately most threads aren't sufficiently relevant to a marketing prof teaching international marketing outside of the basic entertainment provided.
Old 08-31-2013, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Rich Mickol
Anyone know why they don't cover them after they park them out there.
Is that a trick question?
Old 08-31-2013, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Rich Mickol
Anyone know why they don't cover them after they park them out there.
Nope...
Old 08-31-2013, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Rich Mickol
Anyone know why they don't cover them after they park them out there.
Why? ......because leaving a car cover on a parked car in the intense heated sunlight will cause more paint damage than protect it. Also, if these shipping covers are not 100% watertight, then you'll have rain water & moisture trapped under them and then they get baked in the intense heat & sunlight. Bad way to ruin a new paint job.

Better to allow the paint to fully cure in the natural environment.

I say leave 'em all with no covers until the day of shipment. These guys have done this before......this is NOT the first car they've stored.

My current 2012 C6 sat in the intense heat of Miami sunlight for almost 8 months before I bought it. The paint is flawless.

Hey, one of these cars is mine (#49) and I am not worried.

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Old 08-31-2013, 03:20 PM
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This is one of the costs associated with being first on the block to have one. Some people will drive these in the dead of winter, in snow and sleet so I doubt that sitting out in the sun for a few weeks will harm them.
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Old 08-31-2013, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by VETJAZZ
Good enough reason right there to consider a yellow car!
Old 08-31-2013, 03:28 PM
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Old 08-31-2013, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Rich Mickol
Anyone know why they don't cover them after they park them out there.
Silly .............. The paint's still wet ...................
Old 08-31-2013, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeyTX
Silly .............. The paint's still wet ...................
You owe me a beer!
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Old 08-31-2013, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Sin City
No worries... all those cars are headed for Canada.

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Old 08-31-2013, 03:40 PM
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You know, that's a big parking lot but they are ramping up to produce how many per day? Unless they plan on lining the street from the plant all the way to the Museum, and beyond, with C7s, they gotta start shipping them pretty soon
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Sucks to be 1st builds, glad mine isn't built yet. Beautiful pic though, verifies they are being built.
Old 08-31-2013, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Pisswilly
Sucks to be 1st builds, glad mine isn't built yet. Beautiful pic though, verifies they are being built.
Whenever yours is built it will sit in the exact same place for probably about the same time period. And even if not, why slap those whose car IS sitting there?


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