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Black Raven, black leather interior, 6-spd manual. Original owner from new, a bit over 10,500K miles on this 2023 purchased in August of 2023. No accidents, no paintwork, no dents, no curb rash, no racing, launching or tracking. No eating or drinking other than water in the car. No one...

As I ponder a new DD to take the load off of the BW, I also consider just selling the BW as it is an expensive car to keep as a "spare" and I do have limited storage space. I hate to see it go, but life must continue. I proposed it to BaT, and they want a 80K reserve. I think that's low, I...

Apologies in advance for what will likely be a long and rambling post. I think I know what most of you will suggest, but I'm interested to hear all opinions. I've had the CT5-V BW for 19 months now. It's been basically problem-free, never seen the inside of the service department. I do my...

So I was driving to work yesterday and at a red traffic light I'm behind a C5 Corvette, a bright yellow one, nice and clean, some kind of silly vanity plate on it, and there's one car in front of him and it's three lanes of traffic in 45MPH zone where everyone does 55+. It's dry and clear and...

I just sold my C6 Corvette. I bought it on a bit of a whim and to use on track because I don't want to drive the BW on track (too expensive to risk and too fast for my weenie self). As it turned out, I only went to the track once (had a great time, but it really exposed the limitations of a...

OK, no, seriously, I don't want a M-B, but I do need Christmas ideas. For me. Or more accurately, for the kids (27 & 30) to buy for me. Everything I need, I buy, which makes it hard for others to shop for. Except perhaps fancy Swiss watches, which are out of their budget range anyway. Any...

Sorry, I just now found the other thread about this. Linked post explains with a link to the recall instructions for the dealer. Doesn't seem like it's that critical to me. Not worth a special trip.

I figure that a lot of folks here are at or near retirement, and also many of us are enthusiasts. I'm looking at retiring next year, not because I'm old or dying, but because I'm tired of working at the place I'm at and in my 60s, unlikely to get another job in this industry (I/T) as a...

I got a call from The King last night, offering to move me up on the list since he had some unexpected allotments come up. We had planned for December or so for my order, so he was checking in. I couldn't give him a good answer. Here's my situation, I'd like some opinions from you guys and...

So I am a notorious car flipper, as I believe the BW is #64 (this does not include motorcycles). Which is, yes, ridiculous and wasteful and has ben a very expensive hobby, but I've enjoyed many if not most of my cars. But I am quite famous - or infamous - among my friends and coworkers for...

Last week I finally took the car on a road trip - about 500 miles in one day, the car was awesome and I am very pleased with my purchase. However, the infotainment system started to act weird, and I thought it was just because I had the volume cranked up high. But it did it again on my...

Hopefully this link will work for you, if not, details below. I guess it's a warning for those who are used car shopping. It's the wife's former X5. The engine was replaced by bmw under warranty. She traded it in on a porsche, totally disgusted with bmw. Carfax reported: Vehicle serviced...

We have four cars, all have XM radio and so about every month or so, one of the cars has an expiring account and I have to call Sirius and threaten to cancel unless they give me the introductory rate. I ain't payin' $20/month for low fidelity music. I did it this morning for the wife's car...

Apologies in advance for the long story and the eventual cross-post to another forum. In 1980 I was visiting some friends at their apartment complex, and I saw a really pretty burgundy Corvette in the parking lot. The license plate surround said "My Other Car is a Cadillac". How stupid, I...

No offense intended for the girls here. Yesterday I left work a few minutes early but still late for an appointment, so I was zooming down the highway and when I went to move the turn signal stalk for a lane change, it clicked with some resistance and then moved. I thought, "well, that's odd"...

I'm having second thoughts about spring mountain, wanted to hear thoughts from folks who've been, who are experienced track drivers (racers, hpde, etc.). The corvette experience is a lot of basic stuff for people who have never been on track, like how to set options, check oil, use abs. I'm not...

I made a picture of it, below. No, I didn't take a picture, I'm not doing that while I'm trying to drive. I have enough trouble driving and shifting and chewing gum and listening to the radio all at once. The car is a 2023 CT5-V Blackwing with three pedals, and the (I think) Tour display on...

My CT5-V BW is a no options car, yet I have the gap setting on my cruise control buttons, so I presume that the car has ACC. But I can't get it to come on. Now I'm thinking perhaps that the gap setting is just for the distance warning, part of the collision avoidance sensitivity. I read &...

I've had GM products before, several Corvettes, a Chevy truck, my FIL's XT5, the SS, Buicks, Pontiacs... but this car is making me go back to the owner's manual more often than anything I've ever owned before, including an awful lot of BMWs. It's not because it's difficult to use or...

These are the base CT5-V Blackwing wheels, 19" staggered, bi-color kind of grey and polished aluminum (or chrome, I'm not sure). I'm toying with the idea of buying some aftermarket replacement wheels, and wonder if there is any interest in these. Figure that by the time I sell them, they'll...