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Replying to: alenatasevich1 (Feb 02, 2006 7:23 pm) My best friend bought a brand new black 2000 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 in 2000 and he bought the car to my office...and I asked him what the white spots on his car were and he told me that the dealer told him it was a detailing issue and to bring the car back the next day to have it detailed, so the next day I went to the dealership with him only to discover that it was acid rain on the car!!! Naturally, we had an absolute fit and he demanded a new car and the dealership refused saying they would paint the whole car which would make it depreciate by atleast 3,000 extra. In anycase, to cut a long story short he took it up with the BBB and after a few months of constant crap from GM and their reps, my friend won and they had to replace the car with a brand new 2001 model. In 2003 i bought a brand new 2003 torch red vette and after driving it for 30 miles the brakes started acting up..everytime the car would stop it would make an awful screeching sound and it was so embarrassing especially at red lights. I bought it to the dealers attention and they said the brakes were too new to fix....go figure....and then they said.....and I quote "Oh dont worry..the noise will go away eventually...WHATEVER!!! Only after having 1000 miles with the problem getting worse n worse did they change the brake pads....then they say we put superior brake pads in your car....so are they telling me that they were inferior when they got put in at the factory!!?? Now I'm considering buying an 06 velocity yellow vette...I dont know....but I do know I'm not going to make any hasty decisions.....bottom line...GM SUCKS!
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Replying to: ravan (May 18, 2006 11:22 am) I have never had so many problems with a new car and I have always purchased new cars in my life. I was at the dealeship today and told my service advisor that I have all these problems with my new car and he had the nerve to tell me to purchase an extended warranty !!! Could not believe my ears !!! They expect me to pay them more money and deal with the hassel of taking my car there every six weeks to fix my clutch and transmision !!! I have to now hire an attorney and deal with the lemon law !! Its madness, while trying to make a living at the same time ! Forget buying a high performance car from GM...the mechanics have NO IDEA how to fix them !!! My friend who owned a c6 took his car in because the clutch fluid was low and the mechanic topped it off with regular oil instead of synthetic !! messed it up the system in a big way 111 Now top that!!
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Replying to: naghmeh (May 18, 2006 7:37 pm) If I was you, I would contact the Better Business Bureau and lodge a complaint against the dealership and GM, they are all so full of it....I tell you! In anycase, best of luck and I hope you resolve this issue to your satisfaction. As for my brand new vette I bought in 2003, I sold that several months later as I just lost confidence in GM and their non caring attitude. Thats the way they are though...they've got your money and youre on your own.....forget that seriously!!!
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Replying to: ravan (May 19, 2006 5:41 am) This my seventh Vette and the absolute best of the lot. This dealership sells 3-4 Vettes a week and has 3 factory trained mechanics who only work on Vettes.
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Replying to: cat3126 (May 24, 2006 12:05 pm) They had the nerve to tell me that they had put superior brake pads into the car this time.....so in essence are they saying that the pads were inferior from the factory...hmmmmmm go figure.....I dunno!
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Replying to: ravan (May 25, 2006 5:36 am) ".. ..but from the letters I've read here most people arent very satisfied .. " GM/Chevy sells about 34k Corvettes each year and about a couple dozen people post here about the car annually. Many of those like myself are pretty happy but recognize that it is still a Chevy. My selling dealer does lots of business over the internet and is pretty far away but they did a great job getting me the car. The three local dealers I've used for service have all done a good job getting the problem identified and fixing it the first time. I'd say with the other 33,9xx others having no comment that saying most are unhappy is a little bit of an overstatement. Sorry about your problems, hope you don't have similar issues in the future. Randy |
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... is the C6 Corvette -- not GM dealership practices. Let's get back to discussing the car.
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Replying to: claires (May 28, 2006 11:53 pm) My own 2005 has been in for several minor issues. The only "serious" issue was a dead battery that happened for no reason while in my garage. This battery drain issue has been reported in too many 2006 C6's with manual transmissions and has not yet been solved by GM. The clutch can be very abrupt...mainly because of the strong return spring being used. That spring can be removed and the clutch pedal will then not come up with as much force. Another remedy is to put a small block of wood, or anything else, under the clutch pedal to limit the downward throw. It does not have to be fully depressed to engage. It should also be noted that the clutch and transmission smooth up considerably after the first 1k or so of driving. I've had my 2005 MN6 C6 for 18 months and just love it. BTW, my dealer is great. 
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Replying to: mlyon (May 17, 2006 10:23 am) |
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