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I had my dealer skip PDI - I'm glad I did as (unlike last time) there are no chips in the paint and the fenders are properly aligned. My salesman sent me this checklist, but it looks like the first page may be missing? First thing I did was remove the red spring spacers. Now the question is...

Picked up the replacement 5BW yesterday. I am bummed Wave metallic was discontinued, but that is not the dealer's fault. Picked up the car prior to PDI. Have not found any paint defects or other issues (except some curb rash on the INSIDE of the wheels - I suspect from getting on and off the...

Mizra said the PTM calibration and brake by wire is different with ccb vs steel due to the dramatically different friction coefficients of the two systems. Suspension (electronic shock) calibration is also possibly different due to 64 lb difference in unsprung weight. Maybe you can get the...

My 5 BW was delivered to California yesterday. It was built 9/1. Regular shipping. Sounds like your dealer is misinformed or lying. Lot's of cars do sit in the lot for months. My assumption is that is to fix some defect or missing part prior to delivery. It's also possible your car is already...

I have a similar build due for delivery in a couple of days. 2024 MSRP is over $30k over that price (probably 35k). I expect the car that sold is in fine shape, but for 30k you could probably replace the whole interior, the tires, and paid for a Spring Mountain trip and still have money left...

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$3600 includes the "new" gas guzzler tax of $2100 for a 6 speed

$3600 for a 5 with 6 speed. Some of the options increased too

In other words, student crashed and killed the instructor?

I found the following floormats from GM: carpeted floormats in jet black, PN 85151385 List price $195 premium all-weather 84841840 $200 premium carpeted 84880490 $215 I ordered my 5 without any floormats, and it came with some kind of floor mat - was it the first one listed above? Is the...

Dustin, the number one blackwing salesman in the country, told me via email that GM intends to make a '25 Edit: I asked in regards to the 5 Blackwing

Price increase from 22 to 24 is (if memory serves) just a hair over $10k (including the stealth $2100 guzzler increase for 24). I'd say ask 22 MSRP and see what happens. Anyone looking for a 24 would save $10k buying yours. I'd buy used for 10k less and to avoid the goat rodeo - but only if it...

The car had way more imprtant issues than the AC drain after the trans swap, so figuring this out was low on my priority list - I definitely would have gotten around to it, but sold the car. Sorry I don't have any more info - just the couple of pics I took and the mental note that it seemed...

My car was doing the same thing, and I had the same reaction. My car had a trans swap so I wasn't sure if the drain tube got moved / damaged in the replacement, but it appeared that it came from the factory that way. I don't have a definite answer for you, but I suspect it is normal. I would...

With all due respect - as I realize you probably have more track time on your 5 than anyone else on the forum, I did WAY more than 2 hours of track time per event with those guys. Track was open for 9 hours and I tired to get every minute I could. This was back when I was running 4 autocross...

How much track time did you get?

I own lots of old cars. In California there's no rust, but rubber parts wear out: hoses and suspension bushings specifically. If you store the car in a garage, the rubber seems to last longer (no issues at 25 years at least) while a 25 year old car stored outside with need all new rubber. The...

Manufacturers are required to supply parts for vehicles for 10 years. Drive it for 10 years and then start stockpiling oem parts from one of the many online dealers - that way you don't need to store them for 10 years. In practice, I have found everything is available for at least 15 years...

I ordered the CCB for those reasons. After receiving the car, the ride and handling are both so good I'm not sure that the incremental difference is worth it. I guarantee you the handling without them will be far more than you can use on the street unless you're willing to risk prison time. Do...

I have an update and good news. I filled out the survey GM sent me last night. I do not know if that had any impact on the resolution of this matter, but the general manager did say they had an incident open with GM. This morning the service manager called and we played phone tag as I was in...