Corvettes and all things about them
Just to get started, from a usually reliable source:
"You won't likely find any discounts or rebates for the Corvette. But at $47,530 for the convertible with the standard engine and $49,705 for the Z06, it's still a good value. One of the few cars that can come close to matching its acceleration, the Porsche 911 Turbo, costs $118,780. And the stylish Jaguar XKR lists for $86,330. 'Nuf said."
Might beg to differ from what I have seen over the internet for the past several months about getting deals. Seems there is several thousand off Coupes and Convertibles and even some deals on Z06's. Just talked to a guy who met a new Z06 owner at the Sacto Drag Strip who had driven back from Georgia to CA just to get a better deal on price, the deals are out there.
"You won't likely find any discounts or rebates for the Corvette. But at $47,530 for the convertible with the standard engine and $49,705 for the Z06, it's still a good value. One of the few cars that can come close to matching its acceleration, the Porsche 911 Turbo, costs $118,780. And the stylish Jaguar XKR lists for $86,330. 'Nuf said."
Might beg to differ from what I have seen over the internet for the past several months about getting deals. Seems there is several thousand off Coupes and Convertibles and even some deals on Z06's. Just talked to a guy who met a new Z06 owner at the Sacto Drag Strip who had driven back from Georgia to CA just to get a better deal on price, the deals are out there.
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Shifty the Host
Interesting that in a 6 speed the shift points for 1st and 2nd are just about 50 and 75, seems they are trying to keep it real simple. Now all I have to do is get a helmet so I can go to a track and find out a few more details.
Link provided there is just French history background. Thanks for asking, I learned something. Thanks gearhead7 for the input.
Here's a photo of Louis:
Over the years, the Corvette has gone through many design changes; some subtle, some not so subtle. The Corvette's symbolic crossed flags emblem has also seen its fair number of changes. If you've taken a close look at the emblem over the five generations of Corvette, you'll notice that even though the design has changed dramatically from time to time, a few design cues remain. These include some form of a checkered flag and a bow-tie emblem. From time to time, a strange, maple leaf type of insignia, called a "fleur-de-lis" also shows up from time to time in the emblem. So what does all this mean and how did it get started?
The original Corvette logo (Figure 1) was designed by Robert Bartholomew, an interior designer at Chevrolet in 1953. This emblem was destined to appear on the 1953 Corvette prototype which was introduced to the public for the first time at New York's Waldorf-Astoria hotel in January of 1953. It had crossing staffs with the checkered flag on the right hand side, and the American flag on the left hand side. However, four days before the Corvette was to go on display at the show, Chevrolet management decided that it should be redesigned. The problem with the proposed emblem was that it included the American flag which is illegal to use on a commerical product. Right before the show, redesigned emblems were attached to the front hood and steering wheel of the Corvette. The new emblem contained the checkered flag on the right side as well as the white racing flag, red Chevrolet bow-tie symbol and a fleur-de-lis (Figure 2).
Where did the fleur-de-lis come from? At the time, Chevrolet was conducting research on various emblem designs for the 1953 and 1954 passenger cars. They looked at the Louis Chevrolet family history in an attempt to discover a crest or some type of heraldry that they could utilize. Unfortunately, they came up empty, but they did realize that Chevrolet is a French name and the fleur-de-lis (flower of the lily) is a French symbol meaning peace and purity. They decided to use the fleur-de-lis along with the famous blue Chevrolet bow tie on a new flag which replaced the American flag on the Corvette. When the 1953 Corvette first appeared to the public at the Waldorf Historia Hotel, the redesigned emblems were in place.
However, this emblem was temporary and used only for press photography at the show. A new emblem was designed prior to the 1953 Corvette going into production.
If you're wondering what ever happened to the original 1953 Corvette emblem by Robert Bartholemew, it's currently on display at the National Corvette Museum!
"Why no roll bar?"
I am not sure but the Z06 aka FRC, has intergrated ones in the roof.
Maserati Spyder, Toyota MR2 Spyder....I could go on. Perhaps I didn't understand your question, are you talking about anti-sway bars in the suspension?
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Hivoltag2@aol.com
I hope you are enjoying your Vette! I sure like mine!
But, in the process of putting on a few miles, a heads up on checking your alignment and tire balance! Seems that the GM alignment specs have a lot of play and that can inadvertently cause premature front inside tread tire wear! My tire balance at the 24k mark was almost dead on (two front tires were dead on, rear tires slightly out), but the Z06 needed to be aligned, taking into account the front tires inside tread wear issue. Otherwise mechanically, there has been absolutely NOTHING wrong. Happy motoring and miles of smiles!
As to the figures from that cut and paste, I got it from a cut and paste without reference to it's origin, so, No can do, as far as the logo's. I will, when time permits do some searching as I'd like to have a copy for down the road myself.
The people in the Red group were running from 1:57's to 2:1x's and that group had several race prepared BMW's, full roll cage, single seat, etc. Fun driving to watch, and most seemed to be having a blast, except for the guy in the older Fiero who just brushed a wall, ouch!
I can't wait to get mine back on the road after a long winter here in WI (5 months in storage) and its snowing again today!!!
I see you also have a V70. How do you like it? My wife's Expedition is coming off lease next month and she's got her eye on a new Cross Country. They are giving huge lease incentives right now due to the new XC90 suv coming out later this year.
I did notice that seems to be the case, except for the race prepared BMW's which did one of the rights with the left front about an inch off the pavement most of the time. Not pronounced on any others. I plan to join in one of these days, but looks like some preparation is in order. I'm building a list of what I need and who I need to get input from and then going to take some classes in Other people's wheels to do some learning. The guy in the Fiero into the wall was a telling argument against being a novice at risk.
As for the Volvo, we got the last of the V90's since the extra interior room works for dog crates. It replaced a 745 that we had for 15 years and 200k miles, got our girl through the last two years of college. Love them both, except it is a little tight for me on leg room, but I don't drive it much. Wife loves the current one more than the prior. I usually take the ExcuseMe if we are going since I only go when we take a full load.
i agree with your advice. There is a Corvette specialist Master Mechanic at this dealership and the service writer did give me his name, but I've yet to talk with him personally. They did the Service Maintenance #2 package on Friday and they found a leaking water pump and rear differential seal to fix under warranty. I'll bring the car back to them Mon night after work and they should have it done by Wed evening. Hope everything goes well.
ruking - I believe I read somewhere a while back that you had a seal problem with your differential on your Z06....did the experience and fix turn-out as you expected?
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Every automaker in the world has occasional engine disasters. It's the statistical inevitability of mass production.
To anyone, does anyone know of any reported issues with the CD changer in the C-5 vettes? (dealer or factory installed)
I would just bring it in under warranty! I would imagine it is very annoying ! My single CD player skips occasionally, but we do have very poor roads here in NO CA. Sometimes going over our roads it will about rattle the dental work in your head!
CD player in my Audi skip. Sorry, not braggin',
just an FYI 'cuz I don't think they should skip except
in severe conditions
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
To those trolls like verozahl - please advise of a make that has not had any engine problems ever, so that we can all appreciate your opinion more fully.
Maybe we can race for pink slips?
MDM1@WESTCHESTERGOV.COM
Many powerful AWD cars, as well as cars like Ferrari & Viper, will experience rather short clutch life compared to the average passenger car. The old Jaguar E-Types would be lucky to get 30K, and on those the entire engine and trans comes out.
While I do not have a clue how you drive, I might add that 30k is way short in terms of flywheel and clutch life. The good news and the bad news is that the components are not built with much excess in capacity. A case in point is the Z06 which can be slightly underrated in the flywheel horsepower @ 385 hp. The clutch is really rated for not much more than 345 RW hp. This fact was driven home on the 2002 model when the flywheel hp was raised to 405 hp BUT they had to use a different clutch and clutch plate for it could not statistically handle the plus 15 hp difference reliably. How the Corvette staff explain this in market eaze is: they do not design the car to get ahead of itself"
What could happen if the wrong grade of oil was put in the car?
A service was carried out about 2 wks prior to the blow-up. At that time when I picked up the car, twice very quickly after, I got a "low oil pressure" when turning a sharp corner. Checking the oil dip stick level showed all appeared OK. After those incidents all appeared normal. After the engine replacement I checked the new oil - it appeared to be a yellowish "pee" color - but the previous batch had been the usual brownish. Could the wrong grade of oil have caused engine failure?
Next - The clutch and fly-wheel replacement.
I understand that the fly-wheel comes with the new engine and is 'balanced' in the factory. The only way that F-W could get warped and the clutch burned out is if the "mating" job of engine and transmission was not done properly? The car was driven perhaps up to 50 miles in that incorrect state. On a short test myself - it was very evident that there was a serious clutch release, still apparently engaged (something!) problem. When driving it was almost impossible to change into some gears! Is this why the F-W is warped and the clutch plate burned out? And how do they ensure the new Fly-Wheel will be properly balanced on the car?
Wish I knew more about these things - but I'm getting there - with a lot of help. Thx.
But the other issue - the wrong oil (instead of the synthetic)?
Looking forward to your responses.
There are a few ways to bypass the skip shift.
1. Shift early (before the stated RPM range where the skip shift works) {this is what I do}
2. Shift after (after the stated RPM range where the skip shift works)
3. Start off in second gear. (I don't do this)
4. Install the CAGS defeat circuitry. (Cost from .50 cents to $20. for parts.)
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Given the situation you describe, probably not, with a very very low probability. Also, you can bet a dollar to a donut , that before they decided to honor your warranty, they probably looked for ways to deny it. To make a long story short, VERY few engine problems are due to engine oil.
I would press them to redo or warranty the FW problem that you are having.
On the clutch issue, no background to be able to comment. You might want to try some of the more Corvette specific boards.
Info on the 50th anniversary for somebody who brought that up some time ago. I understand that it will be available toward the end of June.