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Old Sep 4, 2023 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mortelec
I disagree with most of the comments. Anything can be done with these cars depending on how much effort you want to put into it. People have added mag ride same as factory. An option of the soft close frunk is very feasible.
Not many people are going to be able to modify the car's software, and without doing that it's effectively impossible. Maybe I should say "extremely difficult at best, and impossible for most."
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Originally Posted by mortelec
There's a lot of people that work on cars as a hobby and I'm one of them. Time in the shop and challenges is what I look forward to. Proud to say I have a 22 C8 for less than half of window sticker when it was new.
I would not call what you do a hobby. You are working at a level well above that. It is an art form! Hobbyists look at what you do with envy and admiration!
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Originally Posted by mortelec
Time in the shop and challenges is what I look forward to.
100% amen to this!
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Originally Posted by mortelec
There's a lot of people that work on cars as a hobby and I'm one of them. Time in the shop and challenges is what I look forward to. Proud to say I have a 22 C8 for less than half of window sticker when it was new.
Are you sure you got the whole car? I see a few things missing...
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Old Sep 10, 2023 | 05:04 PM
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Are you sure you got the whole car? I see a few things missing...
😂 almost three cars one was complete the other two not so much.

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I lived with it on my C7... totally pointless. Another "stuck-on" for marketing, more than real functionality.
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