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Showing Original Post only (View all)I got her home! My new 2024 C8 Corvette is safe and sound! (pics) [View all]
Last edited Sat Oct 28, 2023, 04:02 AM - Edit history (1)
I went down to Fort Myers on Thursday afternoon and did the deal Friday. These cars have a recommended minimum break-in period of 500 miles, and 1500 for track purposes. That just means keeping the RPM's below 4,000, not using the paddle shift for downshifts (to avoid overspeeding the engine) and not using Cruise Control. The ride back up to Jax put about 360 on it. It had 5 miles on it when I drove it off the lot! My first new car ever.
I shot a side by side video when I picked up the C7, so I thought I would carry that on with this new unit;
https://vimeo.com/874452543
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I got her home! My new 2024 C8 Corvette is safe and sound! (pics) [View all]
A HERETIC I AM
Oct 2023
OP
Like others have said she is a beauty!! The styling is just out of this world and you don't have
mitch96
Oct 2023
#38
Well, the speed limit on Interstates 4, 10, 75 & 95 is 70 miles per hour....
A HERETIC I AM
Oct 2023
#41
There's an overpass on I-75 around Punta Gorda where the cops do the same thing
A HERETIC I AM
Oct 2023
#64
It's amazing how when you cross County Line road from Broward to Dade county it's like
mitch96
Oct 2023
#65
"A cop pulled me over and asked "Do you know why I pulled you over?" Excellent ! nt
TeamProg
Oct 2023
#66