Rumored Frame Problem??
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Melting Slicks
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Rumored Frame Problem??
I don't want to get anyone in trouble, so I won't make the mistake of revealing my source, but I was told yesterday that there may be some frame problems that could push back the launch of the car. The information came from someone that was recently at the plant for work. I know better than to take anything as gospel, and am posting here only to see if anyone else has heard something similar? As someone who was first in line to buy the new NSX, but ultimately passed when the car finally launched because it took forever, I'm hoping something as significant as a frame issue doesn't derail the process. While I'm enjoying the break-in period of my new ZR1, I've had a deposit down since 2014 for the mid-engine car. A delay might require that I get my liver enzymes checked...again
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Melting Slicks
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Again, I don't disagree with the premise of your point, and admittedly the rumors about frame issues may be anywhere between bogus and legit. Obviously, I'm hoping it's the former and not the latter.
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They had an issue with the C5 frame when they first developed it. It was too stiff in side impact crashes and they actually had to weaken it a bit to pass the crash test.
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Hopefully it’s miss information but I could see this being the first high performance ME, they will run into some challenges. Remember the Z06 roof flying off, I definitely want as much sorted out before I receive mine. The 1st gen R8 had a frame issue Audi never admitted to the problem and only a few R8 owners reported the issue. My R8 was good never had any problems. If you had the problem car was considered un-fixable by insurances.
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I would venture to guess that, if true, this is only one of many issues that are revealing themselves to GM. Something as big and as important as the frame can certainly delay the production start, but my thinking it has to be a major frame issue this far out. GM wouldn't be worried or there wouldn't be talk if it was something simple(again, assuming post is true).
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If you follow Corvette team closely while they will never discuss future product they also have not denied the C8 midengine.
Some fact that we know are true and direct from GM was the C7 was to be rear mid engine and only the financial crisis stopped the C7 from being a rear mid engine .
Team Corvette requested a $1 billion dollar R&D budget for the C7 and GM came back and gave then $250 million R&D budget for the C7.
There for that had no choice but to do an evaluation of C6 rather than a revolutionary design like we will see with the C8.
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I can’t quite understand why a deposit is required?
Isn't telling those big box dealerships that you’ll take their first or whatever allocation they have sufficient?
The deposit can only be taken when the dealerships can actually place an order.
Isn't telling those big box dealerships that you’ll take their first or whatever allocation they have sufficient?
The deposit can only be taken when the dealerships can actually place an order.
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You've had a deposit in place for whatever the next Corvette is....Did you specify that your deposit only applies to an ME Corvette? Methinks not, since GM hasn't announced it. You've had a place in line for the 'next Corvette' for three-and-a-half years.
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From: St. Jacob Illinois
With whatever problem it is they've got over half a year until they even would need to have a model car to have on a stage, and we're over a year out from production, correct? I wouldn't worry in the slightest. Still in development, they are going to find tons of problems and things that need to be fixed and redesigned etc
