Still love the ol' boy...
Still just a Chevy...
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Still just a Chevy...
Was washing my Z06 today and while drying I went to pop the hood to dry the underside. To my chagrin, only the passenger side would pop up. Tried it several times and could not get the driver's side to pop. It's days like these I need to remind myself, as awesome as the car is, its still just a Chevy....
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Jun 12, 2019, 03:47 PM
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it may be just a Chevy but nothing can beat it for the performance and the reliability you get for the money.
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I have a friend who has a McClaren MP412C. He’s owned 2 C5’’s, 2 C6’s, and 2 C7’s. One Frc and the rest Z06’s. He said if GM had quality control like McLaren, they’d go bankrupt. Kinda scary! That said, he sold the MP4 and bought a 720S. BTW, his favorite car....a Neon SRT 4!
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Don't fret! As I know it's a trip to the dealer and inconvenient but I can remember when I was at a Taco Bell and this very expensive Mercedes pulled into the drive-through and shut off and would not crank. Needless to say, it had to be towed.
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They will make it right!
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Most Chevy dealers near me make their bread and butter on trucks, expensive trucks I might add, fully optioned and lifted bubba trucks with all the off road gear that you can imagine. Take a look at what those go for and you will understand why your Corvette is just another Chevy to the dealer. Now maybe a ZR-1 might, repeat might, get special treatment but I doubt it.
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It's all part of the experience! I think all cars have their quirks, haven't had one without some silly issue or another. It would be nice to know how they get it open, I would think there is some kind of latch under there somewhere like cars with hoods in the front have but who knows...
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Yep my Honda has an issue that the dealer still can’t figure out. I just keep telling myself it’s still just a Honda.
When my Audi A 4 had an annoying rattle inside the interior and Audi couldn’t find the cause I just had to tell myself it’s still just an Audi.
Posts like this just remind me of what a bunch of whiners we all are.
When my Audi A 4 had an annoying rattle inside the interior and Audi couldn’t find the cause I just had to tell myself it’s still just an Audi.
Posts like this just remind me of what a bunch of whiners we all are.
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Yep my Honda has an issue that the dealer still can’t figure out. I just keep telling myself it’s still just a Honda.
When my Audi A 4 had an annoying rattle inside the interior and Audi couldn’t find the cause I just had to tell myself it’s still just an Audi.
Posts like this just remind me of what a bunch of whiners we all are.
When my Audi A 4 had an annoying rattle inside the interior and Audi couldn’t find the cause I just had to tell myself it’s still just an Audi.
Posts like this just remind me of what a bunch of whiners we all are.
Don't sell off Chevrolet/General Motors too quickly. If your car was a Ferrari or Lamborghini, think of how much EXTRA this hopefully simple fix would cost....
Last edited by Steve Garrett; Jun 12, 2019 at 07:18 PM.