c7 quality
Racer
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That's a great honest response with out the new thread attacks and looking for a fight. Very well said.
Le Mans Master
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Had my car 6 weeks. It's been pretty great. Minor 1st year issues and pretty much everything is software and easy to fix. However, fit and finish, especially the physical stuff, is really top notch.
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Bull!!!...I own Ford Chev's Honda a Dodge truck and all the Vettes I've had and none needed wet sanding and the ones I have now don't need wet sanding!!..don't know where this comes from...like who the heck wants to buy a new car and have to go get it wet sanded..some of the C7's have BAD paint problems pure and simple!!
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The number one complaint about new Ferrari's? Orange peel.
No matter what you do, people complain on this issue.
IMO, if the car looks nice, that's good enough. I plan to run the heck out of it in wind, rain, dust, snow -- you name it. A little orange peel is meaningless.
Drips and flaking off paint though are not to be tolerated though. You have to draw the line there.
No matter what you do, people complain on this issue.
IMO, if the car looks nice, that's good enough. I plan to run the heck out of it in wind, rain, dust, snow -- you name it. A little orange peel is meaningless.
Drips and flaking off paint though are not to be tolerated though. You have to draw the line there.
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Melting Slicks
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My paint is as good as I had on my 458. Fit as finish is not quite as good. The panel below the bottom on the door is not aligned as well as it could be. It sticks out beyond the bottom of the door slightly.
Safety Car
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From: Danbury CT
In no way IMO has GM passed the qualitative benchmark with this new release! It really surprises me that "car guys" would be accepting of the numerous shortcomings be it finish or mechanical. I'm in the new car business and we never have infotainment or fit/finish problems, and we are selling alot less expensive product than a so called flagship vehicle. I guess with every C7 comes your own flavor of Kool Aid!
Melting Slicks
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From: Peoples Republik of MD & Sarasota FL
In no way IMO has GM passed the qualitative benchmark with this new release! It really surprises me that "car guys" would be accepting of the numerous shortcomings be it finish or mechanical. I'm in the new car business and we never have infotainment or fit/finish problems, and we are selling alot less expensive product than a so called flagship vehicle. I guess with every C7 comes your own flavor of Kool Aid!