Corvette Horror Story, part deux. Reviewing your comments
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- Опубліковано 14 гру 2023
- Lyle at C&S Corvettes does a follow up video to his Corvette Horror Story video after reading viewer comments.
If you missed part one of the Corvette Horror Story, WATCH HERE:
• Corvette Horror Story
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Lyle is honest, informarive, knowledgeable, and professional.
I would love ❤️ for guys to keep us updated on the red corvette 😊 and the out come...
Will do! Lyle :)
Good luck not offending any one. You are in the shop every day and understand how it works. I would trust you with my Corvette any day.
Can’t imagine anyone getting offended. Your videos are informative and helpful. Keep up the good work!
i was hysterical at the beginning when you talked about the issue of being called something other than your actual name. For 20 years I would answer the phone at work with "this is Chris" only to be called "Cliff". So my colleagues started to call me Cliff all in good fun. And I answered to that for years...... Great video as always!
You're doing a nice thing for the owner of the red corvette as well as solving a mechanical mystery. Thank you Lyle.
Lyle , I would trust you and your shop with my car any day . Keep being yourself , your content , honestly and integrity is second to none ! Your a class act my friend
Lyle, both you and Steve have been great to me. I wish I was local to your area in Florida. I’d drop off my C5 anytime.
Have a good weekend.
🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎄
Great update - great example of why C&S corvette is a favorite- helping that customer way above and beyond
Lyle is the best of the best! Greetings from Belarus and happy New Year!
You give honest content. In this day and time, everyone is offended by something. Don't worry about them and keep being true.
You're a good guy Lyle! Thanks for sharing!!👍
Keep it up Lyle. Everything you said is 100% correct. I can't imagine anyone being offended by your prior video.
It's the same reason I'd never take my 1987 mustang gt to a Ford dealer. They cannot plug a laptop into it to tell them what is wrong so they'd be lost.
Thanks for these videos, i appreciate them.
In the 80's and 90's I worked at an independent shop. Sometimes we took on stuff we shouldn't have. But we usually got it fixed and charged a fair price. If we couldn't fix it, a small fee that didn't even cover my wages. I had a large number of people to contact for advice. In turn I grew to better fix things the next time.
No one is more honest than you Lyle I have reached out to you a couple of times vie E-mail you answered my question at no charge and your videos have educated me and saved me a ton of cash. Thank you for what you and C&S corvettes do. I proudly wear my T shirt here in Wisconsin happy holidays to you and all your staff.
As always I enjoy your podcast.I can't believe anyone would be offended by your comments .I have always found you to be informative and interesting
Thanks for all the help you give us
Thank you, Lee! Lyle :)
hah I'm 24 years old and for my 20th birthday I bought myself a 04 c5z06 then a year later a 96 coupe and have loved corvettes ever since but someday I would love to work at a corvette repair facility instead of the dealership. That's why I love watching this channel gives me a little insight as to what its like at a "specialty" corvette shop which is SO COOL!
Nice of you guys to go the extra mile in helping that poor guy with the '95 horror story! My belief is that no one (always one) took exception with your report, I found it very informative. The dealer probably does not even like working on the C8. Tom
That's nice of you to help the customer out.
Gotta take care of the those who take care of you! Thank you! Lyle :)
Very honest, refreshing. Telling it like it is… 😅
Honesty is always the best policy (and BY FAR the easiest to remember!) :) Lyle
Everything you said make perfect sense.My thoughts on the matter are exactly the same
I take my C5 to the dealership for service, and I’ve been very pleased.
Thanks Lyle! For those of us who have followed you; you provided this type of advise years ago about going to the dealers vs going to an independent shop. So those who are offended don't know the type of stand-up guy you are! Keep those videos coming!
Good job, Lyle listening to you l feel you are a straight shooter keep it up.👍 1:30
Thank you so much Lyle… I have been doing my research on buying a C6 or originally a C5, but pretty quickly ruled out the C5. I mainly and hopefully rightly made my mind up on buying a C6. During my initial research I found your C & S Corvettes and you (I think you are an awesome commentator). After viewing a number of buying guides I decided on a 2012 C6 convertible and found one at a dealership fairly close to me…it has some miles (which doesn’t scare me at all with the LS3) 92k to be precise, it was a trade in from an older couple who bought the car from them in 2012 and serviced the car at their Chevy dealership since they bought it and I have the service record including dextrose oil changes for its entire life as a one owner car. I’m in the process of picking it up as I just had knee replacement surgery 2 weeks ago and did the deal while I have been recovering! I pick it up this Saturday and I just wanted to thank you for your help in educating myself about my car… I have a 2016 2SS Camaro that is my forever car with 83k, so this car is actually going to be my daily driver as my current daily is a 2007 Chrysler minivan with 230,000k and I’ve paid my dues and I’m ready for my vette that I’ve dreamed of owning since I was in HS graduating in 74! So I plan on putting say 5k a year and fix everything on it as I go and like you said in one of your videos make sure you have the means to keep these special cars running. So, for $27k I got a nice clean car to drive every day and I look forward to your content and great podcasts… sincerely, John O’L in Champaign, IL not to far from Route 66
Thank you for the kind words and telling me your story! I hope that '12 is a great joy for you...let us know if you need anything as you begin your stewardship of that wonderful car! Lyle :)
Solid video, Kyle.
You and…Lyle…Lovett rock 👍. Me and my 71 love youse guys 😊
Thanks Lyle. It’s good not to slam your own. Agree keep us posted on the outcome with this C4
Thank you, and will do! Lyle :)
I'm looking forward to hearing what the problem is with that C4.
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1980 was the first year A/C was standard on the base model.
Correct!!! Well done! :) Lyle
Nicely done Lyle
[First year for standard AC - My guess: 1984] ... C&S is so cool for not charging the poor owner of the troubled Vette. I'll be curious to hear what solves some or all of that car's problems.
I happy with your information, I have 1978 corvette
Opti Spark ..Reverse cooling ..not a good idea …If a corvette has a computer..I don’t have a clue ..otherwise …I love ya ..I love ya ….and can fix anything that ails ya 😂🚗
My C5 only gets worked on by C&S. I don't trust anyone else to not screw it up.
Class act . Thank you ( Lyle) 🙏
Thanks Lyle, Everyone at C&S has been as helpful and straight up with me and I'm on the west coast! Seems like some folks just go sideways no matter how a subject is brought up. I hope you guys get to the bottom of this one. Coming in after the fact on any job is almost always twice the work. Wow where did all those names come from? Maybe you could have a post it with your name on it, right across your forehead, HA HA.You folks have a GOOD Holidays see ya on the next one.
I had a bad experience with the chevrolet dealership I took my 2016 corvette in for a problem I showed the service manager the car he assured me they could handle the problem 10 minutes later the car came out told me to take it to a private garage that made me mad then being charged on top of it. I will never buy a vehicle from any of there locations in Michigan
everybody - i mean everybody is refusing to work on my 87 vette ! same thing with my 93 harley ! nobody old school alive anymore? am 62 years old - working two jobs, but am forced to do all of the work myself ! very sad.........
1984, with the intro of the c4.
The trouble with going to a dealer for specialty work on an older Corvette is even if they have the shop manuals to cover the problem the manual's solution usually is to replace the part. Something that like in the case of a C4 AC programmer is not an option for the dealer because the part is no longer available and they may not have access to specialty catalogs where you might get one or have it rebuilt.
Lyle please move to Dallas and start a new sister store! hahaha
Lyle, I have a suggestion for a video for Vette owners like me. I do most of my own maintenance on my 1996 Corvette with 56K miles on it. I bought it with 31,000 miles 6 years ago. I am retired and know the C4 very well as a “shade tree” mechanic and have driven them over 300,000 miles combined.
Now to my suggestion for a video. I am planning an 8,000 mile trip in this car. What parts would you suggest replacing as a preventative measure for someone like me to make this car as reliable as possible. It has been inspected by a San Jose CA “Corvette only” repair shop and all known problems fixed or on a “watch list”.
From my knowledge of failure rates in C4s I would have the following on my list. My list to replace even if the part is working OK if the car must be reliable for long trips.
Serpentine belt 5 years or 30K miles. Buy the best belt you can find. Cheaper belts are not as strong and will slip if wet.
Water pump 50K miles or 15 years?? Mine failed at 56K miles and 28 years.
Power Steering pump. I changed out a new pump when I did the water pump. I have never had a failure in 300K miles driving the C4 but they are only around $70k for a good one. Easy to change with the water pump off.
Opti Spark 50K miles or ??years. The 95,and 96 are vented so not sure on these cars.
All vacuum lines that can be replaced.. plastic lines replaced with rubber on any C4 now.
Fuel pump just change it now on any C4 if it has never been changed.
Add an aftermarket TPMS Tire Pressure Sensor. They are under $100 and work great.
Consider changing to All Season Tires on next tire purchase.
All coolant/heater hoses.....time change?
Lyle, I just had a fuel leak in my Fuel Pressure Regulator. I replaced it. Are there other parts like this that have a high failure rate on these 30-40 year old cars that should be replaced on a age schedule.
Thank you for sharing you knowledge on these “time machines”.
My guess was 1984, figured it would've been a good time with the new generation.
I don't know how, but I guessed the right year 1980,
A/C was standard on 1980 Corvettes.
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Hey Lyle always enjoy the updates on interesting projects. I need to replace a delaminated windshield in a 1995 ZR1. Any thoughts on who might be at that ? I’d like to put a standard windshield back in the car .
I bought my c6 gs from a dealership that sold my car new and did all the service on it. It was a 16 hr drive home. Halfway through the trip i started smelling gas. By the time i got home i had exceeded their return milage. The car was 4 months old outside the service bulletin cut off for the fuel pump and when we got the pump out it was clear the crack had been there a while. Then the local stealership wanted $250 for an oil change, twice the going rate at their shop for a mobile1 change. Never will a dealer touch me car
My “guess” was 1980! Pure luck. Any shops in the Abilene, Texas area for service on 2005 C-6? Always enjoy watching you videos.
Ed, I do not have any shops in that area on my list, yet. If you find a good one, let me know!! Lyle
Let’s talk about it …because..justice matters ..😊🚗
Real mechanics can fix anything.
content like this is why I consider ol' "what's his name" my video corvette buddy. As for the question , the best I could do was sometime in the eighties.
From living in Texas, I know Gm made the best AC, and knowing that working AC is very important when selling a used car , that led me to consider a used GM product, instead of my usual imported something. I wound up with a corvette , but will be stewarding the platform, instead of selling it after a while, as originally planned.
Thank you, sir! Lyle :)
what ended up being the problem on the 95 red vette. anti-theft. chip key ??? i rebuilt the engine in my 86 tuned port and the anti theft was a problem before it would start and run right it would start like in limp mode and throw the light on until we figured out what the anti theft unit was trying to override the car. stuff like this sucks hope you get it going i own a GS 2011 now. 95 vettes are fun cars.
Air because standard item in 1980
OK Ok Ok, now what's wrong with the god-dam car
I guessed 78' close but no cigar
I too am curious what happened to the nightmare car. I'm betting it got severely overheated
Lyle what company do you think would be the best as far as fitment for me to get replacement panels for my 2003 C5 i need a fender a door skin and a quaterpanel for the passenger side and a mirror Thanx for the videos
What should I do about my knock sensors? I have a 97 and it keeps throwing codes saying both sensors are bad. I have replaced both and went through a nightmare of a process of getting a new wiring harness. After all the headache the car still throws codes. Car runs perfect. Is there a deletion mod for this? I'm tired of seeing the light, lol.
Have you ever talked about the problem with the Corvette forum for that year
I read the headline and was hoping to hear what was wrong on that car but I guess that would be an upcoming video.
Oh, we will definitely do the third and final part of the trilogy once we have it sorted! :) Lyle
) @cscorvetteify Something good to look forward for. 🙂
Cheers and a Merry Cristmas from Sweden.
1967
Think Its been an option, not standard. But as an option I’d guess is 63
A/C standard in ‘80
How do you look for the list for repair shops in or near Davenport iowa for a 2000 c5
I had a new 1967 Corvette and it didn't have air conditioning, so don't guess 1967.
Lyle... would you take a 1986 corvette to a dealer for a 4 wheel alignment
Why do so many vettes have wiring harness jobs? Maybe a video on that?
Lizzle fo shizzle lol
1980
1978
I have a 98 c5 and the abs went banished I could afford to fix it, 1980 was the first year for ac
How do you get experience on the C7 and C8 if you arent taking those jobs? Don’t you have to take any jobs that are offered to get experience?
Oh, absolutely yes! The C7 we are pretty familiar with at this point, as we have them knocked apart regularly with torque tube rebuilds and whatnot. The deeper electronics issues are something that we are slowly getting into, but the 2015 and up cars require a newer (and very expensive) scan tool, so we are saving our pennies for that upgrade sometime this year. The C8 is so new that virtually everything (other than cosmetic upgrades, which we are doing already) is covered under the factory warranty. We cannot, in good faith, charge somebody to "learn" on their car when the dealer can and will do it for free. As these cars age, we will see them more frequently for repairs and then really dig into them. Lyle
Does a drop top count as AC?
1968
'63
In 1967, air conditioning was optional; I don't know if it was optional in 1963.
@@sapacif Ah, but the question was in what year did it become standard equipment---not optional. :) Lyle
Lyle, I’m big fan however I just finished watching a 7 minute episode of you apologizing to “a couple of mechanics “ who were offended by some comment you made regarding the 1995 corvette basket case. I would like people to stop worrying about offending others by what is said or isn’t said. If what you say is what you feel is right then someone somewhere is going to be offended! Please stick to what you do best, helping the corvette community be better owners. Thanks for all that you do. I hope I didn’t offend anyone?
Did someone call you Lenny? How unfortunate...
84
You are spot on with the dealer issue. I have a 1995 corvette and I have found UA-cam is a better resource than any dealer I have been to. This storu of yours is horrifying. Hopefully you have moved to Petris optispark ad they are superior to any optispsrk ever made.
I believe it was 1963.
2 much talking,
1976 is my guess
1967
1980
1980
1980
Correct! Well Done! Lyle