Recent content by Exia

Most Corvette owners would have an aneurysm when I pull up in my C7 special edition in the rain with no jorts or new blances. Your C8 and Blackwing match which is nice. The vanity platea are also unique (I like the Blackwings better). Whats the SUV?

I don't believe so. If the engine throws a rod as an example or maybe if a valve fails. I doubt they would replace the supercharger. Your block would certainly be replaced the supercharger is a separate component that unless they determine its also damaged they would just swap it. I fix shit...

At steep discounts they are a nice buy, but you also have to like the car. I think they look neat and I like the interior styling (triple gauge pod). With discounts they are a tempting buy and unique (I think they only sold 2000 of them last year?) they are as rare as Blackwing. I'd want an...

I put on a MPI lid on my Z06 in about 20minutes, cant imagine the Blackwing would be any longer. Swap the gasket over and just remove a few bolts. I'd just be sure the lid will fit, I know on the C7 the lid design changed a little after 2017 and the hood liner also had to be changed since it...

Nope, I just call them by the model or something. I referred to it as the Blackwing or the Caddy. I think people would look at me funny if I said I was "taking Samantha out for a spin". They would probably ask if she was a blonde or a brunette.

That was a lot of typing to say you don't know the market. Nobody's is paying an ADM for Macan. If you are, I don't even know what to say to that. Having 10 of a specific spec Blackwing is a meme, that doesn't mean its worth anything. Have you never heard of the joke of people trying to sell...

I would not pay an ADM in this market, you can get carbon cars that aren't from high volume dealers. You can also get MSRP from other volume dealers with carbon. Only very specific Porsche's sell with ADM, namely GT cars. A Blackwing is not a GT3 RS. Its a cool car but it absolutely is not...

Completely depends on the dealer and the allocation. A high volume dealer with nobody waiting will see you get a car much quicker than a dealer who gets one a year and has 2 people in line. Hard to do an average. Do some homework, find a dealer who receives at least 1 a year and doesn't have...

Seems to be a crap shoot. Its not as bad as it used to be but you can still be waiting longer then you should. Probably not 5 months but I wouldn't discount 2-3.

Getting it fixed is great, I would work with Cadillac on a form of compensation (especially if you have financed through GM) as an under warranty vehicle in the shop so long while you make payments is annoying. Shit happens, but I would hope if you are now talking to Cadillac they might be...

4V Blackwings aren't as in demand as 5V Blackwings, the fact its an automatic also makes it a tougher sell. Depending on the spec I wouldn't be surprised if it was sitting for a while. It most likely hasn't been sitting for an entire year. These cars usually take forever to ship. If it was...

Yes, the LT5, besides having a 2.65L blower vs the 1.7L on the LT4 also had a few changes. It also has port fuel injection in addition to the direct because of the fuel demands.

I have the launch which I bought for my C8 when I installed a Borla ATAK for the exhaust valve relearn instead of taking it to a dealership. The exhaust swap will absolutely throw a code unless you do a relearn, I'm assuming its the same on the Blackwings since its basically the same tech...

If the original warranty is void it will show up as blocked. I don't know about conversions but up here in Canada ( I just went through this on my C7) an imported car has to abide by Canadian rules. What this means is the gauge cluster needs to display kph not mph and a few other random things...

That looks like excessive rubbing and its gone right through the top layer. No conditioner or restoring cream will fix that. If you bought it used with that issue I would hope you negotiated a fair price or would have told them to fix the seat before you took delivery. I'd try a warranty...