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#1759 of 1905 Re: my C6 A6 07 @ 1 year... [rayainsw] by starrow68 Nov 07, 2007 (7:38 am)
Replying to: rayainsw (Nov 06, 2007 7:46 am) Another thanks for sharing. We are all individuals and have different experiences that arrive at the present, so the Corvette my be perfect for some and maybe have some issues for others. I really relate to your comment about newer cars vs. older sports cars. I drove an MG for a dozen of more years in the 70's/80's before commuting in a Nissan for 15 years, and when I got the C5 I thought I would keep the mileage down by going with a low mile C4 for the 5 mile commute to the BART station. After a year, it was so much less satisfying to get into the C4 that I unloaded it so I could drive the C5 more. 73k miles later I'm still pretty happy. Randy
#1760 of 1905 Corvette Museum track event in Pahrump, NV by starrow68 Nov 14, 2007 (6:12 pm)
The National Corvette Museum held a track event last weekend at the Spring Mountain Motorsports Park in Pahrump, NV, about 55 miles to the NW of Las Vegas. There were about 100 Corvettes on track for the weekend in 5 different classes. Some very fast race cars driven by folks that compete nationally with SCCA and NASA as well as folks who were out for the first time on track with instructors. The NCM has several folks that organize and run events and with some support and entries from GM staff it makes for a great weekend of meeting folks from all over the country. Got to do some laps with one of the GM brass and then provided rides to several folks and one spouse who wanted to see the track.   Spring Mountain is the home to a Corvette driving school so they are very familiar with the cars and the best line to get around the 3.1 mile course we were driving. They provided some late Friday laps at lower speeds to get folks up to speed on the upper Radical loop which is new to most of the folks not from the So. Calif area. It is a portion of the track not used in the regular school and is much tighter than the main course. This resulted in a few offs during the weekend but nobody did any thing fatal to their car's for the whole weekend. There were a few mechanicals, but considering there were some GM staff cars that were driving in four out of five sessions, the cars got used heavily.   The turn out was truly national as I got to talk to several folks from the Bay Area, like me, and also three black Z06's that were towed in from GA on a single 5th wheel rig by three couples. There were also guys I talked to from WA, Chicago, NY and Maryland. It was worth the 1000+ mile round trip just to meet some of the top Corvette folks from GM. Hopefully they will come out to the Bay Area one of these days. Randy
#1761 of 1905 Well, even a surprise to me ... Corvette resale value by starrow68 Nov 21, 2007 (12:46 pm)
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#1762 of 1905 Gas Cap warning question by one_roadking Dec 22, 2007 (3:13 pm)
I have a 2005 Corvette coupe. The warning light saying "check gas cap" just came on and despite resetting it several times it comes back. I can't get a new one until Monday. Any problem with driving it that way? Would it change mileage or anything?   Car seems to run fine. Thanks Replies to this message: mickeymouse2 (Dec 22, 2007 7:03 pm) bolivar (Dec 24, 2007 12:52 pm) one_roadking (Dec 24, 2007 6:40 pm) elias (Dec 28, 2007 4:41 pm)
#1763 of 1905 Re: Gas Cap warning question [one_roadking] by mickeymouse2 Dec 22, 2007 (7:03 pm)
Replying to: one_roadking (Dec 22, 2007 3:13 pm) Its not going to hurt anything, unless, unless you try and get a smog check done with that stupid light on. lol Couldn't resist! The only time you need to worry about a warning light, is when your check engine light starts blinking while driving. When its just on, its telling you to have something checked out. When it starts blinking, the PCM fears serious engine, or smog equipement damage. Don't worry about the gas cap light. Either you have a bad gas cap, or a small leak has fooled the PCM into thinking you left it off.
#1764 of 1905 Re: Gas Cap warning question [one_roadking] by bolivar Dec 24, 2007 (12:52 pm)
Replying to: one_roadking (Dec 22, 2007 3:13 pm) Replace the cap. The system needs it on there to function correctly. I think the 2005's had more problems than the later models. If the car is still underwarranty it will not cost anything. In any case, it will not be horribly expensive.   But, yes, it could be something else in the fuel system rather than the cap. If the system is not air tight because of another leak, this message will be displayed.
#1765 of 1905 Re: Gas Cap warning question [one_roadking] by one_roadking Dec 24, 2007 (6:40 pm)
Replying to: one_roadking (Dec 22, 2007 3:13 pm) Thanks for the info. I stopped today at a dealer and got a new cap. It didn't seem to help. They too said it would be fine to drive until I have time for a smoke test to find a leak.   It does seem the gas mileage is running a little behind right now.   Appreciate your insight Replies to this message: elias (Dec 28, 2007 4:41 pm)
#1767 of 1905 Indoor(only) C6 Coupe cover by printz Dec 28, 2007 (3:29 pm)
Should be getting my Vette sometime in March.......Any suggestions on a good indoor cover that's real easy to take ON & OFF....Just concerned about keeping airborn particles off.......   Thanks for any suggestions....
#1768 of 1905 Re: Gas Cap warning question [one_roadking] by elias Dec 28, 2007 (4:41 pm)
Replying to: one_roadking (Dec 24, 2007 6:40 pm) i think it takes a bunch of engine on/off cycles to clear the gas cap code... my GTO gas cap failed as many do, and was replaced under warranty. GM later sent a letter saying that the gas cap warranty has been extended to 100k miles for all GTOs. in my case there was no pressure seal, but also no OBD dashboard warning - i drove it like that for months. mpg seemed lower.

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