C8 convertible ordering
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C8 convertible ordering
I need to order a Vert because of difficulty getting in and out of low sports cars. I have owned 4 Vettes over the past 18 years but had to pass on the C7 because of it's small interior. I need a convertible so I can drop the top for easy ingress/egress. I have heard nothing concerning ordering a C8 vert.
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I have put a deposit down on a Convertible. Just contact the dealer and tell them you want one and you can get on the list.
Sometime in Oct Chevy will show it. My guess is orders will take place the first of the year and first deliveries summer next year.
Sometime in Oct Chevy will show it. My guess is orders will take place the first of the year and first deliveries summer next year.
Last edited by Sin City; Aug 31, 2019 at 07:14 PM.
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Do you expect to do that via the key fob (ie. is that an known/available feature?)... or will you get out, press the button on the door panel, & then reach in to turn the car off? And then do those things in the opposite order when getting back in the car?
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We know there is a top button on the fob. In the C7, you could lower the top with the fob (so you can lower it before you get in) but could not raise it back up with the fob. My total guess is it will be the same for the C8. I imagine the lawyers don't like closing mechanisms from afar.
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We know there is a top button on the fob. In the C7, you could lower the top with the fob (so you can lower it before you get in) but could not raise it back up with the fob. My total guess is it will be the same for the C8. I imagine the lawyers don't like closing mechanisms from afar.
With that functionality though, doesn't sound like it will solve OP's issue of getting out of the car and then closing the top... without having to reach back into the car. I guess we'll see as more info becomes available on the convertible.
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http://www.mods4cars.com/blog/smartt...now-available/
They might make one for the C8