Road trip with new Corvette
09-06-2016, 10:05 PM
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Road trip with new Corvette
Took delivery of my 2016 A8 Z51 3LT Long Beach Red Corvette today.
My adventure started with a flight from seattle to Billings MT late on labor day. Took delivery today and drove from Billings MT to Missoula MT where I had the first oil change done. I had planned to continue on, but the heavy rain made me decide to sleep the night and finish tomorrow.
I used Manual Mode most of way alternating between 6, 7, and 8 Speed. Love the fact that most of the way was 80 MPH speed limit which made for a fantastic day of driving.
Looking forward to tomorrow
Taylor
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09-06-2016, 10:17 PM
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Congrats. Beautiful car. Great way to break it in.
09-06-2016, 10:54 PM
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Very nice, that's an awesome trip to break it in, congrats!
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09-06-2016, 11:59 PM
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Nice! Welcome to the LBR group. 
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09-07-2016, 12:07 AM
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Congrats on that new beaut! That is the best red, ever. 
I don't have any helpful hints except to tell you to take off the nose wart, ASAP! It will cause a line of wear in the clear coat even after a few hundred miles.
I found out the hard way and had to buff it out after less than 500 miles.
I don't have any helpful hints except to tell you to take off the nose wart, ASAP! It will cause a line of wear in the clear coat even after a few hundred miles.
I found out the hard way and had to buff it out after less than 500 miles.
09-07-2016, 12:27 AM
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Congrats. I just went through their on Monday. Missed the rain. BTW, I90 from Minnesota to Idaho is mostly 80 mph. I went 90 to 110 most of the way.
Now that your over 500 miles you can start opening it up. It's probably good for it to slow down to 50 and drag race to 100+.
Now that your over 500 miles you can start opening it up. It's probably good for it to slow down to 50 and drag race to 100+.
09-07-2016, 05:31 AM
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Congrats on that new beaut! That is the best red, ever.
I don't have any helpful hints except to tell you to take off the nose wart, ASAP! It will cause a line of wear in the clear coat even after a few hundred miles.
I found out the hard way and had to buff it out after less than 500 miles.
I don't have any helpful hints except to tell you to take off the nose wart, ASAP! It will cause a line of wear in the clear coat even after a few hundred miles.
I found out the hard way and had to buff it out after less than 500 miles.
Wish I could take the license plate off. Required by Washington state
09-07-2016, 05:33 AM
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Congrats. I just went through their on Monday. Missed the rain. BTW, I90 from Minnesota to Idaho is mostly 80 mph. I went 90 to 110 most of the way.
Now that your over 500 miles you can start opening it up. It's probably good for it to slow down to 50 and drag race to 100+.
Now that your over 500 miles you can start opening it up. It's probably good for it to slow down to 50 and drag race to 100+.
Taylor
09-07-2016, 07:16 AM
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Congrats! Beautiful car and fun trip.
Have fun and keep posting pictures of the journey.
Have fun and keep posting pictures of the journey.
09-07-2016, 07:23 AM
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Congratulations.
09-07-2016, 07:53 AM
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Awesome way to start out your Corvette experience ! The fun is just starting. Only my opinion but the aero plate fits in much better appearance wise. Hopefully yours is still in the back area.
09-07-2016, 08:59 AM
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Great looking Vette enjoy it.
09-07-2016, 09:48 AM
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Nice car!
09-07-2016, 09:53 AM
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Great looking car and sounds like a fun trip to get to know your new car.
09-07-2016, 12:45 PM
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there should have been one that came with your car. If not, call your salesman, and tell him you want one. You paid for it......Congratulations, she's beauty. And what better way to break her in than a road trip.
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09-07-2016, 01:28 PM
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Should be a really nice road trip for you..
nice looking car also.... Robert
nice looking car also.... Robert
09-07-2016, 06:30 PM
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Take a tip from the folks at Spring Mountain, use weather mode in the rain.