Getting in and out of a C8....
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Le Mans Master
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From: Alaska
Getting in and out of a C8....
2027 C8 is 2nd on my list of cars I want to purchase for next spring. Today thought I would stop by the local dealer and look at one and talk about price and find out how the "fit" was. Heard plenty of horror stories about how hard it was to get in and out of one of these so was feeling awkward.
Opened the door, sat down sideways, twisted 90 degrees and boom, inside and comfortable. Getting out was similar. Twisted to the left, grabbed onto the door and stood up. I am 5'10, 73, wear size large shirts and 36 inch pants and back and neck isn't in the best of health. Roof panel was on the car as well.
C8 is still #2 on my list but at least I know it isn't a bitch to get in and out of.
One hurdle over with.
Opened the door, sat down sideways, twisted 90 degrees and boom, inside and comfortable. Getting out was similar. Twisted to the left, grabbed onto the door and stood up. I am 5'10, 73, wear size large shirts and 36 inch pants and back and neck isn't in the best of health. Roof panel was on the car as well.
C8 is still #2 on my list but at least I know it isn't a bitch to get in and out of.
One hurdle over with.
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Jun 13, 2026, 10:32 PM
Heel & Toe
Joined: Feb 2013
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From: Amelia Island
I’m 6’8” 265 and I have no issues getting in and out… I choose my parking spots carefully to ensure the door opens fully
Drifting
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2027 C8 is 2nd on my list of cars I want to purchase for next spring. Today thought I would stop by the local dealer and look at one and talk about price and find out how the "fit" was. Heard plenty of horror stories about how hard it was to get in and out of one of these so was feeling awkward.
Opened the door, sat down sideways, twisted 90 degrees and boom, inside and comfortable. Getting out was similar. Twisted to the left, grabbed onto the door and stood up. I am 5'10, 73, wear size large shirts and 36 inch pants and back and neck isn't in the best of health. Roof panel was on the car as well.
C8 is still #2 on my list but at least I know it isn't a bitch to get in and out of.
One hurdle over with.
Opened the door, sat down sideways, twisted 90 degrees and boom, inside and comfortable. Getting out was similar. Twisted to the left, grabbed onto the door and stood up. I am 5'10, 73, wear size large shirts and 36 inch pants and back and neck isn't in the best of health. Roof panel was on the car as well.
C8 is still #2 on my list but at least I know it isn't a bitch to get in and out of.
One hurdle over with.
I know, right?
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2021
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From: Winchester, CA
2027 C8 is 2nd on my list of cars I want to purchase for next spring. Today thought I would stop by the local dealer and look at one and talk about price and find out how the "fit" was. Heard plenty of horror stories about how hard it was to get in and out of one of these so was feeling awkward.
Opened the door, sat down sideways, twisted 90 degrees and boom, inside and comfortable. Getting out was similar. Twisted to the left, grabbed onto the door and stood up. I am 5'10, 73, wear size large shirts and 36 inch pants and back and neck isn't in the best of health. Roof panel was on the car as well.
C8 is still #2 on my list but at least I know it isn't a bitch to get in and out of.
One hurdle over with.
Opened the door, sat down sideways, twisted 90 degrees and boom, inside and comfortable. Getting out was similar. Twisted to the left, grabbed onto the door and stood up. I am 5'10, 73, wear size large shirts and 36 inch pants and back and neck isn't in the best of health. Roof panel was on the car as well.
C8 is still #2 on my list but at least I know it isn't a bitch to get in and out of.
One hurdle over with.
Melting Slicks
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From: Kelso, Wa
That is actually most of the time. If you park beside another car in any parking lot, you can rarely open the door past the second detent.
My driveway is walled and I have to park to one side to even be sure to get it to open to that 2nd one. I imagine it's the same in a garage whether you park on the left or right side of a 2 car garage.
Drifting
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My first few months were spent scarping my foot on the front of the door or banging shins, My version has Seat Entry and Exit Memory when you open the drivers door. I set seat position to move as far back as possible, as high as possible and tilt the seat front down. When I get in the seat moves to my driving position. I have not noticed entry/exit since and now use no special gymnastics.
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Safety Car
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From: Virginia Beach, VA & Port Charlotte, FL
For me... I open the door and sit my **** on the door sill, outside of the seat. I strategically place my hands and lift my butt up and directly over the seat surface. I then carefully lower myself down into the seat's center, not brushing across the seat's bolsters. Dragging/rotating your butt across the bolsters will ultimately damage the bolster's manufactured leather. At 260lbs my methodology is the exact reason my 2020 C8's 6 year old seats still look like new. After owning 8 Vettes over the years and destroying many seat bolsters I learned this "less destructive" method to enter my plastic fantastic rides...
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
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Last edited by JerryU; Jun 14, 2026 at 03:16 PM.
Pro
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Where the door can’t be opened enough I just dive in head first, no problem. FL garages are tight as well, I have 3 cars in a 3-car garage and it’s really tight so the head first works well.
Pro
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That is the only way I can get in and out and always scuff the bottom part of the door......I was considering a Superformance GT 40 and could get in the same way but had to crawl out on my hands and knees......no way.... maybe I should add I am 86...
Last edited by bartruff1; Jun 14, 2026 at 04:02 PM.
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
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From: NE South Carolina
I was worried about the C8 door "Bird Beak" hitting the Street Rod. BUT turns out the door bottom fits OVER the running board. But can't open the driver's door all the way. Best is one notch in from Max. I have a pad to protect the Street Rod door just in case. It mostly goes only to a few shows each year. Made thin bracket to hold it that slips along side the street rod window.
Last edited by JerryU; Jun 14, 2026 at 05:29 PM.
Drifting
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From: Conway South Carolina
I could park in the middle of a field and walk half a mile to shop, and invariably when I came back some doofus will have parked right next to me. It's like Vettes are car magnets!!!!!
