[DeTomaso] NPC - Mid-engine C8 Vette to be a Holden?

[grayjim]

Good story Jack. Reminds me of when I moved from TX (2 plates) to OK (only 1 
plate). I kept the TX tags on there for quite a while. Once I did get 
stopped for not having a current OK tag. Upon inspection he asked about my 
missing TX plate on the front. I just told him that when I was last driving 
through a car wash it got knocked off, but "I have it right here, Officer". 
Under the floor mat

Soon after I got the proper OK plate.

Jim Gray

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jack Donahue
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2017 12:54 PM
To: JFFR
Cc: POCA
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - Mid-engine C8 Vette to be a Holden?

I love my new Corvette. I can sit in 100 degree traffic - nice &  cool, 
listening to music, having a conversation, LOTS of punch when/if I need it, 
and KNOW I will reach my destination - and back. The 7-speed is fun. It’s so 
user-friendly - but then again, I didn’t get the Z06 rocket-ship. I’m 
turning 70, and just don’t need that kind of JUICE anymore. Different 
strokes….  Hopefully, everyone will get there. I recently got pulled over 
for 86mph in a 55 zone - only wrote me for no front plate - nice - bought a 
“flip-out’ plate holder - so its legal, AND invisible when folded down. When 
I went to have it “written-off” the CHP (California) - inspector hesitated 
regarding the “invisibility” of the flip-up/down-unit - of course I had it 
flipped-up for the inspection - I found out another officer at the station 
was thinking of buying one (he came outside to look at the car & ask 
questions), I showed him how it can disappear - he liked it - but the 
inspector didn’t. So, I had to explain the ticket was for NOT having one, 
and now I have one. Simple. I didn’t get a  ticket for having one and having 
it flipped down.
jack
#4348

> On Aug 6, 2017, at 6:07 AM, JFFR <pantera at vtc.net> wrote:
>
> How nice of GM to acknowledge the fact that there is a problem with the 
> their Corvette's cooling system. In 2012 I bought a new Chevy Colorado 4x4 
> truck with the Z71 option and a 5.3 V8. There was always a low speed 
> knocking in the front end and after many trips to three different dealers 
> the problem was actually found, but only after I took the truck off road 
> for the very first time. With only 7k miles on the truck the truck the 
> front sway bar links had begun to fail. Since this particular V8 model 
> truck only made up about five percent of the total Colorado production, GM 
> knew nothing about the problem. GM told the dealer to locate another 
> identical truck, which they actually did. After the other dealer's service 
> manager drove their truck, he reported that it also had the same low speed 
> front end knock. GM then told me that the knocking problem was not a 
> defect and that it was a characteristic. They also told me that they would 
> gladly replace the defective sway bar links as long as the truck was under 
> warranty and if enough people complained about this problem, they would 
> then consider a fix. It is nice that GM hasn't told the very few Corvette 
> owners that complained about their water temperature problem was just a 
> characteristic.
>
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