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I had a 2015 BMW M4 that I ordered. It was flawless over the 9 years that I had it. During the pandemic, I started getting the itch for a new car. BMW's were no longer on my list as they are now crazy ugly (my opinion of course) and ridiculously heavy as are almost modern "sport" cars. I started looking at Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0, GT4, 911 S and the C8 Corvette. I had the opportunity to get a new Cayman GTS 4.0, but decided I didn't want to fly to Pasadena and drive back in the middle of the pandemic. I would on and off look at Corvettes and Porsches, but the pandemic also created stupid supply issues due the "just not quite in time" inventory control system in place and dealers were (and some still are) going crazy with ADM's. No way would I ever pay an ADM. Fast forward to 29 July 2024, I configured a 2024 C8 exactly how I wanted it on the Chevrolet website. The Chevy inventory tracker showed a perfect match 50 miles away. On 31 July, I looked the C8, test drove it, gave them a check for it and drove away. It was built the last week in June, had 6 miles on it when I first looked at it and 11 miles when I drove away. It was as if I had ordered it!
The first thing I did when I got home was remove the dealer installed GPS tracker spliced onto the OBD2 port. I also replaced the plastic from lip with a 1VM CF lip from Paragon Perfomance. I read on the forum that Helm may not be getting the 2024 service manual, so I bought a 2021 service manual on USB stick.
GPS tracker
The car is a joy to drive. I am only at 600 miles so still not fully run-in and thus not hard driving. The GT2 seat are very comfortable. I can feel the car more than the M4. Possibly the only knock on the C8 is that it's body is not very stiff compared to the 40,000 NM/degree of the M4. But having a production car out of the box with downforce is remarkable.
At 500 miles (yes, I am one of those that tends to over maintain), I changed the oil, filter and DCT filter. A lot of discussion on jacking the car. I raised one side of the rear with a floor jack on the jacking puck. Once the car was raised to the height I wanted, I put a second floor jack just in front of the jacking puck at the round transport hole with a small wooden block between the jack pad and frame. Removed the first floor jack and slid in a jack stand under the jacking puck with a rubber jacking pad for BMW's between the jack stand and jacking puck. I repeated this on the other side. Then I raised one side of the front the same way, with the second floor jack just aft of the first. Removed the first floor jack and put in a jack stand. Repeated on the other side. I then but two floor jacks just in front of the rear jack stands as back up while working on the car.
She's up
Now my biggest interest is in gsvette’s experience with Valvoline DCT fluid over time.
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Congrats on the C8 and in finding an exactly match like you wanted at a nearby dealer. Best of luck with the car and hope you get many miles of driving pleasure.
Thanks to all. This car is amazing and like many, I frequently walk into the garage and just stare at it. As for the GPS tracker, many dealers install them on the more expensive models and some install them on every new car that comes in. I suspect mainly for inventory control. There is a person on youtube that found one in his Toyota Corolla. If I remember correctly he had a battery depletion problem that traced to the GPS tracker. I also suspect many C8's ordered by dealers for sale to the general public have G
PS trackers installed on the OOBD2 ports.
.... As for the GPS tracker, many dealers install them on the more expensive models and some install them on every new car that comes in. I suspect mainly for inventory control. There is a person on youtube that found one in his Toyota Corolla. If I remember correctly he had a battery depletion problem that traced to the GPS tracker. I also suspect many C8's ordered by dealers for sale to the general public have G
PS trackers installed on the OOBD2 ports.!
Originally Posted by Tranz Zam
Nice work of ripping out that GPS tracker. That's the first thing I do on new vehicles.
I don't get it, why would they need to do this when the car comes with OnStar already? Also, I WOULD HATE for just anyone to be splicing into my brand new car's wiring.... We all know how they do such a good job at these things (sarcastic).
After looking at a couple of websites that provide GPS trackers for care dealers, they provide a package that allows the dealers to not only track stolen cars but track their whole inventory. Probably makes sense for some very large dealers that have multiple lots. OnStar is not activated on a new car at the dealer until it is sold, but it does look like one could still track a missing vehicle by providing the vin. That said, more and more dealers are installing their own trackers on their inventory and sometimes try to put the cost of the tracker in the car at an inflated price. Normally, one should be notified that it is installed, but not always.
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