What he said and welcome to the forum.
Steep learning curve or what?
Thread Starter
Cruising
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 12
Likes: 0
From: NW Georgia
Steep learning curve or what?
So I picked up my 2010, headed on down the interstate, car in front of me one lane over hit something that was laying in the road, flipped it into my lane right in front of me and I hit it with the driver's front tire. Tore the front skirt all to hell and took a small chunk out of the rocker panel. $485 to repair. Didn't see any reason to turn it in on insurance since it was so minor.
Two weeks later I'm turning left in a huge intersection OTP in Atlanta, whacked one of these little concrete lumpy things they put to the left of the left hand turning lanes that the great city of Atlanta has installed for whatever reason......bent the skid plate, popped the front bumper up. $550 to repair.
The one thing that I'm having a hard time with is that the front skirt scrapes the ground on EVERYTHING. I mean, EVERYTHING. Thankfully I've broken the habit of pulling into a parking spot until I feel the "bump".
Is this normal? The last vette I had was a 1992 and this is an entire different car, I know.
Any words of wisdom other than "watch where the hell you're going" I have gotten that enough from the DH (dear husband)
I love love love LOVE this car, but $1200 in repairs inside 30 days of ownership is a tough pill to swallow. I bought this car as a daily driver and would appreciate any useful advice on the above-mentioned issues.
Thanks.
Two weeks later I'm turning left in a huge intersection OTP in Atlanta, whacked one of these little concrete lumpy things they put to the left of the left hand turning lanes that the great city of Atlanta has installed for whatever reason......bent the skid plate, popped the front bumper up. $550 to repair.
The one thing that I'm having a hard time with is that the front skirt scrapes the ground on EVERYTHING. I mean, EVERYTHING. Thankfully I've broken the habit of pulling into a parking spot until I feel the "bump".
Is this normal? The last vette I had was a 1992 and this is an entire different car, I know.
Any words of wisdom other than "watch where the hell you're going" I have gotten that enough from the DH (dear husband)
I love love love LOVE this car, but $1200 in repairs inside 30 days of ownership is a tough pill to swallow. I bought this car as a daily driver and would appreciate any useful advice on the above-mentioned issues.
Thanks.
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 27,118
Likes: 135
From: Montgomery, Alabama
2017 C6 of Year Finalist
Race Director
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 11,206
Likes: 1,139
From: Santa Rosa Beach FL
Welcome to the forum
I'd save it for weekends and get another DD. U got winter w/snow tuning up and that promises more mishaps.
When I got my brand new DD Toy w/low profile wheels I bumped a curb with front wheel at 1 MPH. Resulted in a new tire order and a gash in the wheel. I learned to exercise extra caution. Went through Atlanta on your Interstate Speedway and I would not want that on daily basis w/a vette. Too many hazards.
Stay back from concrete that will damage wheels/tires. Avoid concrete that will strike front air deflectors when parking. Take dips in road at an angle to avoid scrapes.
Bad luck runs in 3's so be careful.
When I got my brand new DD Toy w/low profile wheels I bumped a curb with front wheel at 1 MPH. Resulted in a new tire order and a gash in the wheel. I learned to exercise extra caution. Went through Atlanta on your Interstate Speedway and I would not want that on daily basis w/a vette. Too many hazards.
Stay back from concrete that will damage wheels/tires. Avoid concrete that will strike front air deflectors when parking. Take dips in road at an angle to avoid scrapes.
Bad luck runs in 3's so be careful.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski