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C8 - A few things I don't like
Having to put the seat belt on, just to put in reverse, is a pain in the ass. I wear my seat belt everywhere. Making me put it on to back out of my garage to wash and wax it is a bit extreme.
I DO NOT like detailing this car. I can do the C6Z, both wash and wax, in 1 hour flat. This thing took me 2.5 hours. A big part of that time is the water intrusion into the engine bay. Using the leaf blower, and then detailer to keep water spots from forming adds a lot of time. Also, while I love the looks of this car, it is SO MUCH busier, and thus much harder to wax. |
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I can understand what you are saying .....the C5 is much easier
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Don’t you have staff for that?
I might wash Mrs. DAB’s new Subaru when it gets really dirty. |
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I would sell it then. |
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Great looking Vette!
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Is there a way to keep water out of the engine bay, perhaps a cover could be fabricated. If was metal it'd be easier. Just a thought as i have no idea what it looks like.
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I'm a big guy so it works good for both not hooking up or safely hooking up! |
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As you can see, I have as yet to clean the underside of the glass. |
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Will provide further reviews when I get past the 500 break-in and can race it on September 18th. I'll be sure to buy a brand new, top of the line GoPro, and will have some cool racing videos. |
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I'm pretty confident with an orbital buffer but that car would make me exceedingly nervous with all those sharp edges.
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water spotted engine parts...the horror....
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Sucks to be you
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