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#1845 of 1886 Re: 1984 Corvette Greenwood [Mr_Shiftright] by whitey11 Nov 15, 2008 (12:02 pm)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 15, 2008 11:51 am) I have nothing. Ownership since 2001, bought it from a man who had a z28 for sale but was driving this, we said we were interested in the corvette, he needed money and sold the vet.He moved away immediately after. I know it was originally from far south Texas. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 15, 2008 12:03 pm)
#1846 of 1886 Re: 1984 Corvette Greenwood [whitey11] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Nov 15, 2008 (12:03 pm)
Replying to: whitey11 (Nov 15, 2008 12:02 pm) You probably need some corvette guru to give it a good look-over to see if it's an old Greenwood or a new one.
#1847 of 1886 by whitey11 Nov 15, 2008 (12:25 pm)
I truly thank you for the advise. It's at the shop now to winterize it and the guy says he has seen many a corvette, but never 1 like this. He even had people stop by yesterday to take a look at it. It is pretty. Thank you for the help. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 15, 2008 5:57 pm)
#1848 of 1886 Re: [whitey11] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Nov 15, 2008 (5:57 pm)
Replying to: whitey11 (Nov 15, 2008 12:25 pm) well sure if it has the modern body panels on it, it will look quite unusual. The Greenwood kits aren't sold in large numbers. But it's the "guts" you need to look at to see if it's Real or if its Memorex.
#1849 of 1886 by whitey11 Nov 16, 2008 (9:15 am)
Please explain guts? Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 16, 2008 9:49 am)
#1850 of 1886 Re: [whitey11] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Nov 16, 2008 (9:49 am)
Replying to: whitey11 (Nov 16, 2008 9:15 am) The suspension, brakes, engine, exhaust, etc that might suggest a car originally modified by Greenwood for racing as opposed to a stock C4 that just has a body kit bolted to it.
#1851 of 1886 by whitey11 Nov 17, 2008 (2:40 pm)
should it be an original Greenwood, would it be worth more? It looks and sounds great. My mechanic is checking the things you mentioned today for me. Thank You Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 17, 2008 2:47 pm)
#1852 of 1886 Re: [whitey11] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Nov 17, 2008 (2:47 pm)
Replying to: whitey11 (Nov 17, 2008 2:40 pm) Hard to say what the market is. This would require some research.
#1853 of 1886 Corvette Steering Column Lock by bhill2 Jan 13, 2009 (1:46 pm)
I recently had the 'Service Steering Lock' message come up on my 2003 with 6-speed manual. When I took it in to the dealer (probably a mistake) they replaced the 'Theft Deterrent Steering Column Lock', including the lock assembly and handed me a bill for about $625. My question is, should I    1. Suck it up - after all I get to drive a Corvette    2. Find a new place to have my Corvette serviced    3. Get a lawyer.   Any insight or tales of experience that people might have would be welcome. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 14, 2009 9:19 am) starrow68 (Jan 14, 2009 9:27 am) Mr_Shiftright (Jan 14, 2009 9:49 am) bhill2 (Jan 14, 2009 2:49 pm) and 2 more...
#1854 of 1886 Re: Corvette Steering Column Lock [bhill2] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jan 14, 2009 (9:19 am)
Replying to: bhill2 (Jan 13, 2009 1:46 pm) If it were a Ferrari it would have been $6000. And you can go to a Chevy dealer to have it fixed. While I am truly sorry you're out $600 bucks, I really don't see your complaint here. You are after all, driving a high performance automobile requiring special factory training for the technicians.   Yep, you have to suck it up. I don't think bringing your Corvette to a Conoco station or Bill's Chevy Repair is a good idea; however, if you found an independent Corvette specialist, you could perhaps save 20% off dealer costs.   But you know, the dealer has the experience, the parts right there, so that's worth something.   If you get a lawyer, then it will end up costing you as much as a Ferrari repair   I checked on the cost of the lock and it's about $310 bucks. So that, plus diagnosis time plus labor to R&R, plus tax--it all sounds reasonable to me.

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