Did you know that C7 comes with 2 years/24000 miles scheduled maintenance
12-14-2013, 01:11 PM
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Did you guys know that?
Here is the information that I got from Chevy web site.
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And since the best cars deserve only the best of care, the 2014 Corvette Stingray comes standard with Chevrolet 2-Year Scheduled Maintenance coverage† that includes oil and oil filter changes, 4-wheel tire rotation and a 27-point vehicle inspection.
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Here is the more detail information when I click on the coverage detail
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Covers only scheduled oil changes with filter and tire rotations according to your new vehicle’s recommended maintenance schedule for up to 2 years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first. Does not include air filters. Maximum of 4 service events. See participating dealer for other restrictions and complete details.
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I went to my dealership thinking about doing an oil change a few days ago and was not informed about it and instead quoted $120 for an oil change for my Z51. I almost did it but did not have the time to do it. Now I see that it is supposed to be free.
Hope the information helps you all out!
Here is the information that I got from Chevy web site.
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And since the best cars deserve only the best of care, the 2014 Corvette Stingray comes standard with Chevrolet 2-Year Scheduled Maintenance coverage† that includes oil and oil filter changes, 4-wheel tire rotation and a 27-point vehicle inspection.
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Here is the more detail information when I click on the coverage detail
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Covers only scheduled oil changes with filter and tire rotations according to your new vehicle’s recommended maintenance schedule for up to 2 years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first. Does not include air filters. Maximum of 4 service events. See participating dealer for other restrictions and complete details.
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I went to my dealership thinking about doing an oil change a few days ago and was not informed about it and instead quoted $120 for an oil change for my Z51. I almost did it but did not have the time to do it. Now I see that it is supposed to be free.
Hope the information helps you all out!
12-14-2013, 01:20 PM
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I plan to put the car to use for regular HPDE and will be changing the oil after every couple of events. Overkill? Probably but I had 130 days on my Porsche and never had an engine issue.
And hello to the group ! I've been lurking for quite a while and expect to have a new car sometime in February.
Ken
And hello to the group ! I've been lurking for quite a while and expect to have a new car sometime in February.
Ken
12-14-2013, 01:38 PM
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I guess that's all great if you have a good dealer you can trust. I have never had much luck and the one and only time I ever had a dealer change the oil in my Z they overfilled it by almost two quarts and had drops of oil all over around the dry sump. Back to doing it all myself.
12-14-2013, 03:58 PM
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I know...thanks........I was being a little sarcastic....I have a 76 (last Stingray) and a 2000 torch red convertible. I have a torch red Z51 convertible on order. It is going to be a long winter.......
12-14-2013, 04:35 PM
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My dealer changed the oil/filter at 5,700 miles. 23% life left. I normally have oil changed between 50% and 40% oil life, but piled miles on during a trip to Florida. Interesting they did put in Mobil One at no additional cost. Wonder if they would have done that if I were not a regular customer using Mobil One on all three cars?
12-14-2013, 04:39 PM
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My 2014 Toyota pickup has 2 year 24,000 mile free service......... cost a lot less than a vette.. plus I get free lifetime carwash............ its great!!!!!
12-14-2013, 05:34 PM
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Champion Toyota (now AutoNation Toyota) in Austin gives free oil changes for life when you buy a new or used vehicle from them. It's a pretty good deal if you keep cars for a long time.
12-14-2013, 05:48 PM
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12-14-2013, 06:10 PM
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12-14-2013, 06:55 PM
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12-14-2013, 08:34 PM
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I plan to put the car to use for regular HPDE and will be changing the oil after every couple of events. Overkill? Probably but I had 130 days on my Porsche and never had an engine issue.
And hello to the group ! I've been lurking for quite a while and expect to have a new car sometime in February.
Ken
And hello to the group ! I've been lurking for quite a while and expect to have a new car sometime in February.
Ken
12-14-2013, 08:41 PM
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Try giving the DIC a chance. There is a fairly sophisticated algorithm based on temps, Rpms, miles, and other factors that determine how oil life decreases. I know on the C5s, which introduced this system, if you only did easy highway miles, you could get well over 10000 miles before the system indicated an oil change. However, a weekend of track use at HPDEs could run through most of the oil life, based on the hard use. The same thing with a day of doing 1/4 mile runs.
This...the GM engineers did a thorough job on this aspect of car design. I no longer do my own oil changes, even though I have a 4-post lift. I take my own Mobil 1 and filter to my dealer...they charge me a whopping $9.50 to do the messy task. While I'm there I walk around the lot and look at all the new cars, chit/chat with the salesmen about corvettes, and joke around with all the people I know from years of service there. They bring the car out front when done and I hop in and go...worth the few bucks I spent and I don't have to deal with the used oil etc.
12-14-2013, 09:08 PM
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Also have not reshoed my horse lately and buggy seems to be OK. Of course, understand totally why someone would need to change oil every 3 months because we all know it breaks down after time, not use.
12-14-2013, 09:26 PM
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12-14-2013, 10:41 PM
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At one time I had a 96 CE and a 98 which were both museum delivery. I got rid to the 98 to get a 1962 Vette. I still have the 96 and the 62, and just ordered a silver vert 11/5. But after a few weeks of wording about how I would be able to travel safely with my dog in the Vert I switched to a coupe. The Vert never made it past 1100 and now the coupe is stuck at 1100. Some of the options I ordered are on constraint and it may take a long time before the C7 arrives I will be happy to see it get to 2000
12-15-2013, 12:02 PM
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You can get a free one at 7500 and 15000, 22500 and then the rest are on you.
4-wheel tire rotation
