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Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,086
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From: New York
2025 C8 of the Year Finalist - Modified
Carfax can be wrong so it can’t be relied on exclusively. You must do a physical inspection on a lift. How do I know? My 07 C6 was purchased in 2012 used and I ran the carfax and it was spotless. While under the car about a year after purchase trying to find a place to hide a key I noticed a fiberglass repair on the inside rear fender just after the back bumper. Previous owner repaired it off the books. I was annoyed because I specifically asked if the car has ever had any body damage and was told no. It was a good repair because I couldn’t see any thing looking at it from the side. Learned my lesson. Whenever I buy a used car I now inspect on a lift.
Race Director
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 13,278
Likes: 2,509
From: Bluffton SC via Canton Oh
Speaking of buttons and knowing your car........ please familiarize yourself with the manual door releases. Folks have died because they were locked inside. I always give my new passengers a 10 second heads up on the release just in case. Never can be too careful.
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Instructor
Joined: Feb 2021
Posts: 230
Likes: 206
From: Port St. Lucie, FL
2026 Corvette of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2025 C8 Stingray of the Year Winner - Unmodified
Yes, thanks. I've already briefed my wife on the latch before we took a ride.
CF Community Team
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 5,221
Likes: 2,875
From: Charlotte N.C.
Is this true? I had never heard of it. Was it in a C8, was the death from not knowing how to manually get out or some other reason such as being incapacitated?
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2024
Posts: 190
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From: Northern Sacramento Valley, California
Carfax is helpful, but it's not perfect. Case in point: put a divet in my truck's fender backing out of the garage. Caught the inside edge of the wheel opening on a stack of firewood. No big deal. Had the dealer's body shop replace the moulding/trim piece, and it's good as new. That repair shows up as a 'Collision' in carfax.
Pro
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 722
Likes: 566
From: Northern Utah
Carfax can be wrong so it can’t be relied on exclusively. You must do a physical inspection on a lift. How do I know? My 07 C6 was purchased in 2012 used and I ran the carfax and it was spotless. While under the car about a year after purchase trying to find a place to hide a key I noticed a fiberglass repair on the inside rear fender just after the back bumper. Previous owner repaired it off the books. I was annoyed because I specifically asked if the car has ever had any body damage and was told no. It was a good repair because I couldn’t see any thing looking at it from the side. Learned my lesson. Whenever I buy a used car I now inspect on a lift.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 891
Likes: 303
From: Red Bank NJ
Yes it's 100% true and has happened before, someone either died or was burned because they couldnt get out....I believe at least one example was a C6 (Where they first deployed the over ride because of the electric release)
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Drifting
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,314
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From: Melbourne FL
That's what they get for not reading the manual. God's just taking out the garbage.
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Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 39,066
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From: DFW Area TX
It wasn't a burn situation. Unfortunately, there were at least 2 failed opportunities for that owner to get out of the car. 1st: The manual door release lever. 2nd: It was a coupe, so the roof panel could have been removed.
Pro
Joined: Jul 2016
Posts: 532
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From: San Francisco Bay Area
This is invaluable! Can easily imagine a scenario where my passenger would have no clue how to evacuate if button inop. Great point, thanks!