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Old 01-30-2020, 12:39pm   #1
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Also, after Chevy said they were cutting allocations by 20%, I pinged the owner of my sponsoring dealership and he assured me my order would be filled.
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Can't wait until mine is built in 2023...
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Can't wait until mine is built in 2023...
Me either....Z06.
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Also, after Chevy said they were cutting allocations by 20%, I pinged the owner of my sponsoring dealership and he assured me my order would be filled.
Saw one in person yesterday at the auto show. Very low to the ground. This one was Rapid Blue.
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Can't wait until mine is built in 2023...
Mine is being built in 2020.

I won't be getting it until 2028.
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once again chevydouche is wrong.

Contacted by Motor1.com, GM spokesperson Chris Bonelli says production of the new Corvette will begin in February.
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Can't wait until mine is built in 2023...
I learned my lesson with my 05, not going to be a unpaid pissed off beta tester again. My present ride is a 15, second year of production!

So much different with the C8 so many things to phuckup!
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The mid-engine C8 is tempting, but I'm gonna wait for the all-electric C9.
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I learned my lesson with my 05, not going to be a unpaid pissed off beta tester again.
The worst things that happened to my Doughboy were two broken half shafts and the loose harmonic balancer. However when the stability control module started to fail I kicked that bitch to the curb.
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once again chevydouche is wrong.

Contacted by Motor1.com, GM spokesperson Chris Bonelli says production of the new Corvette will begin in February.
Not unreasonable to start the line up now, to try to get bugs out of the production line.
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eggie cracked corn and he don't care
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Saw one in person yesterday at the auto show. Very low to the ground. This one was Rapid Blue.
Saw it there this past Tuesday
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Not unreasonable to start the line up now, to try to get bugs out of the production line.
they've been doing it for a few weeks, producing what are called "CTF" (Capture Test Fleet) cars, to test the line.
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