Interesting Article
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Le Mans Master
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Feb 9, 2023, 12:18 PM
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2023 Corvette of the Year Winner - Modified
2022 C7 of the Year Winner - Modified
St. Jude Donor '18 thru '25
Worth every penny. C7 is an amazing Corvette, a continuation of the heritage and a true work of art. Best Corvette to date in my little book
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Based on that article, the C7 was an incredible bargain for what the car turned out to be - a world class sports car. Sure glad they found the money for its development.
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The fact the car is so good makes some of the design aspects more glaringly crazy, such as: no mechanical back-up for the gas-door, the craziness of the battery placement, and the positive-buss design at the battery. 
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I cured the gas door issue with a 1/2” rubber stopper from a big box store.
Still has the annoying clicks when opening the door. But, I don’t need to worry
about jumping out of the car to open the gas door anymore.
Still has the annoying clicks when opening the door. But, I don’t need to worry
about jumping out of the car to open the gas door anymore.
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The battery & buss placements aren't a problem. The gas door? Yah, that needed an inside pull handle.