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by lucideng 334 days ago
I want to agree with you that the "corvette absolves a lot of sins". But GM is still operating like they are "too big to fail", I hope we don't bail them out again. They make some amazing products and have a long history of advancing manufacturing and technology in their sector. Even with their engineering prowess, almost in spite of it, they continue to make some of the most mediocre vehicles that have ever existed. I swear the only people that buy their cars are former employees and relatives of said employees.
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WorldPeas 334 days ago
>I swear the only people that buy their cars are former employees and relatives of said employees.

I regrettably had to use a rental GMC of theirs, it seems car rental companies have quite a stock of them, to say nothing of their quality, felt like driving a wheeled takeout container.

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MisterTea 334 days ago
> I swear the only people that buy their cars are former employees and relatives of said employees.

Coworker loves loves loves the corvette even though its one of the worst vehicles electrics wise. Two people he convinced to buy vettes traded them back in within a year of purchase for electrical issues.

Brand loyalty is a big part of the American mindset and I think GM rested on those laurels to the point where even after the bailout they still have the same mindset.

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tw04 334 days ago
>Two people he convinced to buy vettes traded them back in within a year of purchase for electrical issues.

Why on earth would you take a bath on a trade-in instead of using the lemon law if there were unfixable electrical issues?

Also - this sounds pretty anecdotal to be honest, long-time corvette owner who follows the forums and I've not seen any widespread complaints of electrical issues with the c8 besides a battery drain issue caused by OTA updates that was resolved.

https://www.tsbsearch.com/Chevrolet/N242435630

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MisterTea 334 days ago
C7's, and this was just before COVID. They were bought preowned from dealers. One had the entire electrical system shit itself after driving through a puddle and the other kept killing the battery at random.
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tw04 334 days ago
Given you responded to a quote about the C8 platform redeeming GM - it'd probably pertinent to specify you're talking about literally a completely different car other than the name. The C8 was a ground up redesign.

That being said, the C7 also had no known electrical issues. A certified pre-owned would still be covered under lemon law. "driving through a puddle" sounds like more than a bit of an understatment if it took out the entire electrical system. I have driven my car through many, many rainstorms and had exactly 0 issues. I'm also not clear how he traded in a car with a non-functioning electrical system, no dealer would touch that with a 30 foot pole.

>the other kept killing the battery at random.

That could literally be anything, and again wasn't a widespread issue with the C7 platform or there would've been a recall, just like with the C8.

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