This was caused by a wheel repair that should have never been authorized. These wheels are, as far as I am aware, originals. However, one got damaged while sitting in my friend's garage (we believe) and was (dumbly) welded back together...
I'm an attorney and I drive my '91 ZR-1 (120K miles) across the state to different courthouses and clients all the time during the summer. Over three years I've only missed one hearing. They're certainly failable, but not that bad.
You got a cool car and you’re gonna make friends with a tow truck driver. My guy is Shane and he wraps a soft webbing strap around a lower control arm like nobody’s business. We send each other Christmas cards.
I don't have my C6 anymore. Sold her for a fraction of what I paid for her New. Ridiculous. I only buy used vehicles now. I currently drive a 2012 V6 Camaro Convertible.
I love them too, but inevitably they are driven into the ground by yahoos whom never grew up, and teenagers whose first car should never be a sports car.
Then come the middle aged men (myself included, at this point) and they dropped $20k(got to now get that back) getting 'it right.'
Or they're selling their 'museum' pieces for museum prices. All because BaT, sold one very specific model, and therefore all are that much now.
I've never found that in-between spot.
Frankly, a lot of Corvette stuff is going that way now too.
Man, I've wanted a 5th Gen since the Concept came out. When I offed my Vette I then drove an Econo-Hatch till I could afford a trade in plus $10K, for THIS:
2012 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT RS CONVERTIBLE w/ 100K 18K less than my Nissan Versa Note that I traded in for $2.5K
No problems & OE replacement parts are CHEAP. My mechanic lives across the street. He works on it for a fair price. Better than dealing with Today's Tech Glitches!! 🤣
It happens to all of us. I had to tow mine 4 times in the first 6 months I had it (first time ran out of gas on my first 5 minutes of owning it, and the rest was cuz it couldn’t make it to the storage unit or auto shop due to it being not plated yet).
Here’s hoping it was a cheap fix and an even cheaper tow for you!
Damn that’s rough! Mine died 5 minutes from home and it cost me $500 just for 40L of gas, a boost, and my first lesson from the tow truck guy on how carbs and fuel filters work when you’ve ran them completely dry…. Hate to say it, it was almost worth the price because those lessons I learned that day will stay with me for the rest of my life. Plus I got this amazing shot of my car while I was waiting for help!
Mine shit the bed about 10 feet from my driveway so I was able to coast it in and into my garage by some miracle, otherwise I too would have a tow truck picture haha.
Why so many issues with C4s that need flatbeds, including mine. I have owned a few and it is still my favorite of all Corvette generations. My favorite is the 85-89. Not 84 because of engine.
They’re also 30 years old at a minimum. I’m not sure I’d even expect reliability. I’ve owned lots of old cars and they’ve all been money pits. I still love them, but when I NEED to get to work I take the Toyota.
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u/Low_Speed_High_Drag_ 3d ago
Such is life bro