She arrived!
04-27-2017, 03:50 PM
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She arrived!
After some wrangling with the logistics company, my 2014 Laguna Blue (3LT/Z51/Premier Edition) arrived last night in Georgia after a long trip from Minnesota. Amidst grumpy stares from a neighbor or two she was successfully unloaded. Found one little paint chip from the move so that wasn't bad. Southern Lady and I took her out for a quick spin and a fill up but we had to be up by 5am and couldn't spend enough time.
Drove her in this morning and I just keep thinking it is so different from the dearly departed C6 I need high school drivers ed! Honestly, this will take some getting used to and I should have factored that in before I drove it in traffic this morning. Nothing went wrong but I will admit a couple of times I was thinking: I need a pilot's license to drive this thing!
So, this weekend I plan to get her cleaned up from her trip and sit in the driveway with the manual for a bit. We will take her for a long drive and play around with everything. Until then, I am not going to say I love her (well I do but I'm not saying it yet).
And yes, before somebody posts it, this thread is useless without pictures.
Drove her in this morning and I just keep thinking it is so different from the dearly departed C6 I need high school drivers ed! Honestly, this will take some getting used to and I should have factored that in before I drove it in traffic this morning. Nothing went wrong but I will admit a couple of times I was thinking: I need a pilot's license to drive this thing!
So, this weekend I plan to get her cleaned up from her trip and sit in the driveway with the manual for a bit. We will take her for a long drive and play around with everything. Until then, I am not going to say I love her (well I do but I'm not saying it yet).
And yes, before somebody posts it, this thread is useless without pictures.
Last edited by TheSouthernGentleman; 04-27-2017 at 03:51 PM.
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Rebel Yell (04-28-2017)
04-27-2017, 04:10 PM
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04-27-2017, 04:23 PM
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Congrats but I want pics too
04-27-2017, 06:22 PM
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Congratulations and enjoy it.
04-27-2017, 07:08 PM
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Congratulations on your Vette.
04-28-2017, 07:54 AM
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Congratulations on getting your C7. I'm hoping that you have a chance to share pics of it with us soon. I loved by C6 too. In fact I owned it for 10 years, but having my C7 for less than a month now, it's clear that this new generation is heads-and-shoulders above my beloved C6. Believe me, you're going to love yours more and more as you add miles to it.
04-28-2017, 08:43 AM
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[QUOTEunloaded. Found one little paint chip from the move so that wasn't bad.
.[/QUOTE]
I would not be as tolerant.
Good luck with your C7. You will really love this car.
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I would not be as tolerant.
Good luck with your C7. You will really love this car.
04-28-2017, 09:52 AM
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04-29-2017, 10:50 AM
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So I thought I would post an update.
I definitely agree this is light years from my C6! As expected, the more time I have to play with it and drive it the better it's getting.
The Nav is still puzzling me a bit. Primarily that is around saving addresses in the vehicle contacts. If I can't resolve it I will start a thread on my problem. It's likely user error so I'm just leaving it there for now.
The configurable center of the instrument cluster is interesting. It doesn't act like I thought it would but I've got it figured out.
If I can get through my wife's list, I'm headed for a North Georgia mountain drive.
I definitely agree this is light years from my C6! As expected, the more time I have to play with it and drive it the better it's getting.
The Nav is still puzzling me a bit. Primarily that is around saving addresses in the vehicle contacts. If I can't resolve it I will start a thread on my problem. It's likely user error so I'm just leaving it there for now.
The configurable center of the instrument cluster is interesting. It doesn't act like I thought it would but I've got it figured out.
If I can get through my wife's list, I'm headed for a North Georgia mountain drive.
04-29-2017, 10:52 AM
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