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Oct 4, 2021 | 08:46 PM

#41

Greg00Coupe

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From: Bluffton SC via Canton Oh

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Originally Posted by Nick49

Since you seem to be all knowing, I'll ask you. What percent of the 50K C8 owners participate in "C8 General Discussion" on this forum?

so I am in a corvette club with over 200 members. Many have multiple cars. When in a conversation I say….on corvette forum……most I’m thinking 80 90% say what’s that? Lol.

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Originally Posted by 427Z0SX

OP had a **** poor quality car, no doubt. While Porsche is generally held in higher regards than lowly Chevrolet,

https://rennlist.com/forums/718-gts-...e-failure.html

a few years back at midohio my friend blew the engine in his new 16 z06. Chevy gave him a new car. Another dude blew the engine on his Porsche. Porsche said we don’t warranty our cars on the track. He dropped like 30k getting a new engine…traded it for a c7 z.

Oct 4, 2021 | 08:50 PM

#42

OnPoint

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From: 2023 Z06 & 2010 ZR1

Op - make sure they flush and/or replace your dry sump lines/components. There will be shiny metal bits in there you don't want in your new engine.

Oct 6, 2021 | 04:50 PM

#43

Red Mist Rulz

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Originally Posted by ArbyC8

I thought we were past this, thanks GM QC.

Anything made by man can fail. Find me a car model from any manufacturer that has never had a failure. That's why they come with warranties.

Google any car brand or model followed by problems and you'll be afraid to ever buy another car.

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Oct 6, 2021 | 04:51 PM

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Red Mist Rulz

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Originally Posted by Datawiz

Compensation for non-matching vin numbers?

Matching VIN numbers hasn't really been a thing for a couple of decades now.

Oct 6, 2021 | 04:56 PM

#45

Red Mist Rulz

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Originally Posted by PCMIII

Chevy has built well over 100 million small block V8s since 1955. You would assume they could build them to last 1000 miles at least 99.9% of the time, but apparently that is not true.

Over 50,000 LT2s, a 99.9 percent reliability rate would be 50 engine failures. Do you really think there have been more than that?