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last week GM reached out and let me know that they would buy the car back from me. They asked me to send the title, purchase agreement, and any receipts for aftermarket upgrades, etc. I expect I’ll see an offer this week.
When I asked what the root cause was, they came right out and said that there are things that GM needs to keep confidential but that after the buyback, they’ll have the car shipped to their engineers for further analysis.
Although I would love to know what happened and why, I’m grateful that GM is stepping up and making this right.
Too soon for determination of root cause? Thankful for your safety and for sharing this event. If I recall, the blue car pictured threw a rod and engine debris compromised the fuel tank and then fuel ignited? Wondering if some form of engine diaper would be practical as a safeguard?
Last edited by ak6960; Sep 5, 2023 at 02:26 PM.
Reason: additional info
Amazing that GM would even begin to consider warrantee a racing event blown engine. They used to put disclaimer stickers in the car stating any use in a competition voided that. I guess I'm dating myself🤣
kind of like the lemon laws that didn't exist back then
Amazing that GM would even begin to consider warrantee a racing event blown engine. They used to put disclaimer stickers in the car stating any use in a competition voided that. I guess I'm dating myself🤣
kind of like the lemon laws that didn't exist back then
What dictates racing to you? He was driving on a private road the way I see it, he wasn’t in any competition and using it as intended just in a safer setting than a public road.
Amazing that GM would even begin to consider warrantee a racing event blown engine. They used to put disclaimer stickers in the car stating any use in a competition voided that. I guess I'm dating myself🤣
kind of like the lemon laws that didn't exist back then
SCCA Track Night in America is a high performance drivers education event. HPDE is not a competition, and racing per se is explicitly prohibited.
Amazing that GM would even begin to consider warrantee a racing event blown engine. They used to put disclaimer stickers in the car stating any use in a competition voided that. I guess I'm dating myself🤣
kind of like the lemon laws that didn't exist back then
Many of us buy these cars specifically to track them because GM does warranty if the guidelines are followed. (Which they were in my case) As the gentleman said above SCCA Track Night in America is a HPDE, not racing.
And it's happening to both coupes and convertibles, apparently. And even Z51s, with the supposed extra cooling. What was the temp at the track? Doubt it was that high at this time of the year. I'm considering a C8, and non-Z51, since I want the softest suspension possible (for the wife)... but would miss the extra cooling. I wouldn't track the car, so not really needed... but I live in freaking TX, where it was over 110F for almost a month. Anyway, need to do some more research on this car, since I promised to myself to never buy another Vette again, since I had trouble with the 2 I bought (heavy piston slap on the C5, and a bad manual tranny on the C6).
C8 Z51 - Blown Engine & Fire
