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Old Yesterday, 7:04pm   #1
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Went to pick up a new Traverse for my wife today and shopped 3 dealerships. At those dealerships alone I counted 21 new C8 Corvettes in the lots, all with discounts. What a difference a year makes.

Dealerships have some huge incentives right now, got a leftover new 2023 High Country Traverse at $7K under MSRP plus lifetime maintenance. Crazy out there right now.

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You mean not everyone was willing to pay $20K+ over MSRP?
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The economy is falling! The economy is falling!

By the way, nice ride.
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Went to pick up a new Traverse for my wife today and shopped 3 dealerships. At those dealerships alone I counted 21 new C8 Corvettes in the lots, all with discounts. What a difference a year makes.

Dealerships have some huge incentives right now, got a leftover new 2023 High Country Traverse at $7K under MSRP plus lifetime maintenance. Crazy out there right now.

2.0 Turbo or 3.6 V6 ?
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2.0 Turbo or 3.6 V6 ?
3.6 V6
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You mean not everyone was willing to pay $20K+ over MSRP?
At 7% no less, go figure.
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That engine is by far, one of the biggest pieces of shit ever produced. Trade it in within 3 years or get ready to install a new engine. No joke. Timing chain stretches and munches the engine. Complete garbage.
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That engine is by far, one of the biggest pieces of shit ever produced. Trade it in within 3 years or get ready to install a new engine. No joke. Timing chain stretches and munches the engine. Complete garbage.
Love my 4.3 Vortec V6
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That engine is by far, one of the biggest pieces of shit ever produced. Trade it in within 3 years or get ready to install a new engine. No joke. Timing chain stretches and munches the engine. Complete garbage.
I put almost 200K on our 2010 Buick Enclave with that engine... no issues at all but I did changed oil every 5K miles with Mobile 1. Maybe mine was an anomaly.
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I put almost 200K on our 2010 Buick Enclave with that engine... no issues at all but I did changed oil every 5K miles with Mobile 1. Maybe mine was an anomaly.
The engine was put together on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.
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Wife had the loaded Caddy version when they were 0.9% financing.
Three years later when she went to dump it the value was what she still owed...with a 0.9% rate She was relieved Vroom paid it off and hauled it away. Had zero issues in 28k mi.
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Love my 4.3 Vortec V6
Definitley one of the best motors Chevy ever made. Had a company truck years ago that had over 300k on it, and it ran like a top.
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Definitley one of the best motors Chevy ever made. Had a company truck years ago that had over 300k on it, and it ran like a top.
That's because it was basically just a 350 with 2 cylinders chopped off.
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That's because it was basically just a 350 with 2 cylinders chopped off.
350 4 bolt main
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Definitley one of the best motors Chevy ever made. Had a company truck years ago that had over 300k on it, and it ran like a top.
My S10 4x4 has it
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That engine is by far, one of the biggest pieces of shit ever produced. Trade it in within 3 years or get ready to install a new engine. No joke. Timing chain stretches and munches the engine. Complete garbage.
I've had several in my company vehicle fleet, never seen an issue with them.
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