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Nov 23, 2015 | 09:26 PM

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owc6

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Originally Posted by boraxman

Maybe not a he but a she?

Username "Clutch_guy" . My money says dude, not dudette.

Nov 23, 2015 | 09:30 PM

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boraxman

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Originally Posted by owc6

Username "Clutch_guy" . My money says dude, not dudette.

Nope...not his car...

Nov 24, 2015 | 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by owc6

Username "Clutch_guy" . My money says dude, not dudette.

Agreed! I think most dudettes wouldn't bother backing a corvette into a parking spot. And I'm not hating on women drivers just putting that out there!

Nov 24, 2015 | 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by george vee

You can set the passenger mirror to drop down in reverse, helps to see curbs.

Yeah, the tilting mirrors are a cool idea, but... the implementation of them leaves something to be desired. As I understand it, under settings you can select the mirrors to turn down when in reverse and once done they will always tilt down when selecting reverse. However, I much more often want the mirrors to point rearward to see where I'm going and need the tilt down on rare occasions. It would be great if there was an icon on the Ifotainment screen to allow tilt when you want it rather than every time you back up. The manual says they revert to rear facing when backing up above a certain speed but it doesn't say what that speed is. Let those who drive decide.

Nov 24, 2015 | 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jerrysmith2048

Ouch.. Usually I see them parked with the front wheels RAMMED right up against the parking block. Scraping the bottom chin, air intakes, whatever..

Who keeps teaching people that the parking block is made for you to pull up on it until you hit it?

Unless i'm driving my truck, I NEVER pull all the way up..

Recall with my CJ5 loved putting it in 1st and Low and rock crawling over those in an empty mall!
Since I added my C7 CF Splitter when I need to park close, I back in and use the back-up camera. Works great.

Nov 24, 2015 | 08:23 AM

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At least the owner is not taking up multiple parking spaces.

Nov 24, 2015 | 08:44 AM

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Carvin

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Originally Posted by TyBoo

Aw, give him a break. At least he backed it in and the curb is rounded. No harm. Besides, except for the red calipers that Stingray looks identical to mine, so maybe it belongs to an old guy like me. Back when I was a kid they put curb feelers or cars.

Yep, I back up so rarely I could see myself doing this

Nov 24, 2015 | 08:48 AM

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Yeah, the tilting mirrors are a cool idea, but..

I have my "seat memory" #1 set to my normal driving position with mirrors set to cover blind spots on both sides of the car. #2 is the same except it has the mirrors tilt down and look down the sides of the car.

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Nov 24, 2015 | 09:47 AM

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Flame Red

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Originally Posted by Frodo

It would be great if there was an icon on the Ifotainment screen to allow tilt when you want it rather than every time you back up.

Exactly. My Acura SUV will slant down the mirror when the car is in reverse when the mirror selector switch is moved to the right or left position. In the center neutral position the mirrors stay put.

Nov 24, 2015 | 05:12 PM

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sparkin3

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And why would you leave it like that?!
You'd think he's get back in and (try to) do it properly.

Nov 24, 2015 | 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by sparkin3

And why would you leave it like that?!
You'd think he's get back in and (try to) do it properly.

You'd think so .

I sure as heck wouldn't leave it like that, because you KNOW someone is going to come along and take a pic of it and plaster it all over the internet.

Nov 24, 2015 | 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by owc6

You'd think so .

I sure as heck wouldn't leave it like that, because you KNOW someone is going to come along and take a pic of it and plaster it all over the internet.

Hey like I said I do feel somewhat remorseful for doing that to a fellow corvette owner but I just felt bad for the car!

Nov 24, 2015 | 07:30 PM

#33

gurneyeagle

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My question is why leave it that way? Everyone makes a gaff backing up every once in a while, but I would never walk away from my car parked like that.

Nov 25, 2015 | 08:37 PM

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Nov 25, 2015 | 09:47 PM

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owc6

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Well, if that's bronze, it makes me wonder who the editor thinks won silver and gold.

Nov 26, 2015 | 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by owc6

Well, if that's bronze, it makes me wonder who the editor thinks won silver and gold.

Although not a C7 this may be worth a silver or gold with the revenge truck parked next to it earning extra points.

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Nov 26, 2015 | 09:09 AM

#37

sdk

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Each one of us probably has an "Oooops" story. The only difference is ours did not get posted on the internet for all the world to see.

Nov 26, 2015 | 02:56 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sdk

Each one of us probably has an "Oooops" story. The only difference is ours did not get posted on the internet for all the world to see.

Yep. Some of us have more than one.

The way I figure, if the guy has the wherewithall to buy a $75k car he can pretty much park it however he likes.

Nov 26, 2015 | 08:11 PM

#39

owc6

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Originally Posted by TyBoo

Yep. Some of us have more than one.

The way I figure, if the guy has the wherewithall to buy a $75k car he can pretty much park it however he likes.

I used to think this, as well. Until this happened.

His point was obnoxious, but well made, and a little humorous. This was mid-afternoon, in the far end of the otherwise empty parking lot.

BTW, I'm the green one.

Nov 26, 2015 | 08:38 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by owc6

I used to think this, as well. Until this happened.

His point was obnoxious, but well made, and a little humorous. This was mid-afternoon, in the far end of the otherwise empty parking lot.

BTW, I'm the green one.

There's always that envious jerk that has to prove a point. Which is more a reason to get your parking right so you don't draw more attention to yourself to asshats like that.

P.S. Good job green

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