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Aug 18, 2019 | 04:12 PM

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BigStigin

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Sweet ride! Now how hard the wait will be.

Aug 18, 2019 | 04:14 PM

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Yeah, the next 4 mos are gonna suck big time.

Aug 18, 2019 | 07:22 PM

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So I Upgraded To A 2LT Interior W/ GT2 Tu Tone Seats

Holy Cow Batman ....... $78,435.00 + TTL + Doc fee ...................

Aug 18, 2019 | 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeyTX

So I got smart this time around.

I let the wife pick the exterior/interior colors. Then I simply added the Ultra Bright Trident wheels, Edge Red Calipers and, the Z51/ MSRC. She's happy, I'm happy.

You’re my hero

Aug 18, 2019 | 07:25 PM

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No Dogs ....... No Cats ............ No Kids ............... Allowed ............

Aug 18, 2019 | 08:15 PM

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Good looking! Congrats!

Aug 18, 2019 | 08:18 PM

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Thank you ............

Aug 18, 2019 | 10:49 PM

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So I got smart this time around.

I let the wife pick the exterior/interior colors. Then I simply added the Ultra Bright Trident wheels, Edge Red Calipers and, the Z51/ MSRC. She's happy, I'm happy.

How much 💲?

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Aug 18, 2019 | 10:56 PM

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Don’t believe this bullshit.....😕

True. The ones that claim that "happy wife BS," are already owned.

That rodeo never ends.

The only accurate "Happy Wife" reference on C8, was the member's wife that is buying her own C8. The rest are BS...

Aug 18, 2019 | 11:27 PM

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How much 💲?

After I reconfigured the car , $78,435 + TTL w/o counting cash down + trade

Aug 20, 2019 | 03:26 PM

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Re configured it again :-)

Soooooooo ......... After sleeping on it and after reading through several other threads on the C8, I put pen to paper and decided what I really could live without. And, also changed the interior color. This is what I came up with. Same exterior w/o Z51, MSRC, NPP or, red calipers. Interior changed to Gray/Black GT2 seats. Gotta have power ventilated seats in my part of TX damn near year round.

I've had solid red, black and, gray interiors. Two tone in them too. The Gray/black was the easiest to keep clean out where I live in the land of all weather gravel roads ...........

Aug 20, 2019 | 03:52 PM

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No NPP, unless you are getting aftermarket you may regret that

Aug 20, 2019 | 03:57 PM

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Revert to adrenaline red interior and bright red calipers. Edge red is for the darker red interior.

Aug 20, 2019 | 04:00 PM

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Interior two-tone gray really complements the exterior. Sharp.

Aug 20, 2019 | 07:24 PM

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No NPP, unless you are getting aftermarket you may regret that

Rarely opened it on the Z cars. And, with the tire noise on these damn chip rock paved roads here in TX,, I could barely hear it over the tire noise.

Aug 20, 2019 | 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Tool Hoarder

Revert to adrenaline red interior and bright red calipers. Edge red is for the darker red interior.

I went back and forth with this issue. My last three builds were red or red/black interiors. I truly need a change.

Aug 20, 2019 | 07:32 PM

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Interior two-tone gray really complements the exterior. Sharp.

Thank you.

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Aug 20, 2019 | 07:47 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeyTX

I went back and forth with this issue. My last three builds were red or red/black interiors. I truly need a change.

Funny, I just did the opposite going from a 3LT gray interior on a C7 to the the 2LT A Red Two-Tone (Black middle) on my C8.
Also from Laguna Blue to Arctic White. Personally I had no problem keeping the 3LT Gray Interior looking clean. Your build looks great to me.