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Originally Posted by Alfisti
How good does that car look compared to the current model.
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No matter how "good" it looks or how well it performs, compared to models past or present...You can't get me to touch a GM product with a 1 million ft pole ever again.
Short story long. Car was in the dealership for 3+ months for what they diagnosed as spun bearing. Instead of shipping a new engine they spend 3 months going back and forth on figuring out what to fix, and at the end, replaced 2 bearings, the crank shaft, and the 2 associated pistons. According to GM Field Engineer, "it's the CHEAPEST" solution, and GM will always go with the cheapest solution.
Picked up the car, and within 15 minutes knew something wasn't fixed right. Car rattled and knocked like crazy. I was shocked that they even let me take the car off the lot, like the mechanic that put the car together didn't even bother to fire up the engine and drive around the block. F**king incompetence level 3000. Return immediately to the dealership and it took them ANOTHER MONTH to diagnose and "fix" the problem. Wasn't until I asked if I can have a loaner or rental to cover my transportation needs, did they call in the Field Engineer again to resolve the issue.
I've had the car back in my possession now for nearly 3 weeks. So when I was called back, after 4+ months in the shop, to test drive the car with the Field Engineer, car "appears" fixed. I put "appears" I quotes because in the 10 minutes I drove with the Field Engineer, car operated as it should. In the 3 weeks since, I've been trying to enjoy the ownership of an $88K car as much as I can, but after a couple of extended drives (20 minutes or more) I noticed the engine has a loud, obnoxious knocking sound once it's warmed up and operated and driven for a while. And the knocking sound only appears after it's warm, and it sounded like an engine that's about to blow up and throw a few more rods.
Then a friend pointed out to me "hey is your dash suppose to do that?"
See attached.
I had to laugh. Out of bitterness. I guess if I had to look for a silver lining, IF this sh*tty car didn't fall to pieces RIGHT NOW, I'd be stuck with an absolute lemon that cost more than a Porsche Cayman S that looks good skin deep, but has nothing but trouble that I'd have to spend tens of thousands of dollar to fix post warranty. I mean, I thought my ownership experience with the E60 545i was bad, THIS would absolutely put it to shame.
The REAL sad part, is that this is par for the course for GM. The dash coming apart like this has been a problem with C5, C6, C7, and now C8. On the Corvette Forum there's already a long thread with numerous owners complaining of dash delaminating, and there's only a few thousand on the road right now.
Let this be a cautionary tale y'all. There's a reason why Corvette "offers" super car like performance and looks for a fraction of the cost. And that reason ain't good.
It's absolute garbage the corners they had to cut to make these cars. Don't ever own one guys. EVER.