First year C7
12-12-2018, 11:56 PM
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I am a C5 person thinking about moving up. My question is: are there multiply problems with the first year C7's ? I remember 1963's and 1968's had tough teething pains as first year models. 84's and 97's were no walk in the park either.
I figure after a couple three years most of the built in problems have been worked out, am I smoking the wrong stuff or is that mostly true ? Thanks, Bob
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I figure after a couple three years most of the built in problems have been worked out, am I smoking the wrong stuff or is that mostly true ? Thanks, Bob
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12-12-2018, 11:59 PM
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Thanks to all the "intelligent" responders you have helped me make up my mind. Judging from the majority of the comments the early C7's are mostly bullet proof. Still a little spooked about the massive amount of electronics in them, would a low mileage '14 be eligible for an extended warrantee from one of the usual vendors of such coverage ? Only trick now is to find the right car with the right dealer who will give me a reasonable trade in value for my '04 conv. Thanks, Bob
12-13-2018, 07:27 AM
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Agree with a private sale for your current car as the best way to get top dollar for it. Sure, you can save some sales tax on a trade-in but in my experience dealers give you less than what the sales tax is worth in trade. That will open up the possibility of buying the best C7 you can find. In my year of looking the best cars at the best price were in someone's garage, not on a dealers lot.
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12-13-2018, 11:15 AM
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12-13-2018, 01:13 PM
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Surprised nobody mentioned the first year C6 with manual transmission steering column lock debacle.
I hope all the other reports are true, I just got a 2014 M7 3LT Z51 with 37K on it two months ago. Trouble free so far....
I hope all the other reports are true, I just got a 2014 M7 3LT Z51 with 37K on it two months ago. Trouble free so far....
12-13-2018, 01:35 PM
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Well, technically................ That plagued all years of the C5 as well. I believe that is part of the components that were carried over to the C6, so technically that would be a C5 problem........