What was it like to drive a corvette?
What was it like to drive a corvette?
But once you go faster in the C1 it feels better. Driving it at 10 mph in a parking lot is horrifying. The faster you go with it, the more the whole car starts to make sense, the more you realize it’s from the day when guys drove cars. You have to grab the wheel and tell the car what to do.
Why is my Corvette 96 running so hot?
My 96 was running hot when I was in stop and go traffic. I replaced the thermostat with a 165 high flow from Corvette central and had my mechanic blow all the accumulated dirt out of the radiator and AC condenser. That cleared the issue.
What’s the trouble code on a corvette 96?
With nothing more than a paperclip to jumper the ALDL, and a 30 minute self-tutorial in how to push the buttons, you can read the ECM’s trouble code memory. You’re looking for Code 78. My 96 was running hot when I was in stop and go traffic.
Where do you find every generation of corvette?
When you’re in Detroit and someone from GM pulls you aside and says something along the lines of, “Not many people know this, but we have one of every generation of Corvette stashed away over on Belle Isle. You wanna drive ’em?” there are certain things you have to do.
But once you go faster in the C1 it feels better. Driving it at 10 mph in a parking lot is horrifying. The faster you go with it, the more the whole car starts to make sense, the more you realize it’s from the day when guys drove cars. You have to grab the wheel and tell the car what to do.
Are there any problems with the first Corvette?
The first Corvette experience nagging problems: doors that wouldn’t stay shut, water leaks, and shoddy workmanship of the otherwise innovative fiberglass body. These issues negatively impacted customer impressions caused sales to plummet.
Which is better a 2004 corvette or 2004 Corvette Z06?
Handling improves because grip is more consistent and, of course, ride is nicer. This is why 2004 models are better over choppy surfaces. There is a slight difference, front to rear, in this reduction of medium-velocity damping, with the rear getting a slightly greater reduction.
What’s the difference between a corvette and a corvette?
This is where the Corvette goes from being a good, old-fashioned American car with a big engine and a (quite frankly) basic frame, to a performance car that uses aluminum frame rails shaped by highly pressurized water as the basis of a genuinely advanced car capable of taking on the world’s top sports cars for the first time since the 1960s.
The first Corvette experience nagging problems: doors that wouldn’t stay shut, water leaks, and shoddy workmanship of the otherwise innovative fiberglass body. These issues negatively impacted customer impressions caused sales to plummet.
This is where the Corvette goes from being a good, old-fashioned American car with a big engine and a (quite frankly) basic frame, to a performance car that uses aluminum frame rails shaped by highly pressurized water as the basis of a genuinely advanced car capable of taking on the world’s top sports cars for the first time since the 1960s.
What kind of paint scheme does 2004 Corvette Z06 have?
General Motors Communications loaned us a 2004 Z06 equipped with RPO Z16, “Le Mans Commemorative Edition,” which includes a lightweight, carbon fiber hood and a red-and-white-stripes over “Le Mans Blue” paint scheme which mimics the look of GM Racing’s 2003-spec Corvette C5R Le Mans race cars. Now, don’t get me wrong.
