What Will You Get Different On Your C8?

[Boomer]

What will you get different on your C8 than you got on your C7 or prior Corvette?

At this point I'm planning on getting the Blade Silver like my C7 but this time I'm gonna get black wheels with red interior rather than the stock silver wheels and grey interior. Probably stick with the rest, 2lt trim, etc.

[Tractman]

I'm really hoping for a shade of blue very close to the '67 Marina Blue.....the light gray leather along with some Pearl Nickel Painted wheels will seal the deal for me.

[PaulChristian]

I'm really hoping for a shade of blue very close to the '67 Marina Blue.....the light gray leather along with some Pearl Nickel Painted wheels will seal the deal for me.

That would be a classy build for sure.

[Bikerjulio]

Perhaps a new plate? My C8 will be yellow.. So do I transfer the plate? The plate refers mostly to my achieving some peace on my move to the country. However, this part of the country is a center for legal weed growth as people discover there's more money in grass than tomatoes. OTOH it could refer to all the money I made in weedy stocks. But then the US border guys might not be too understanding. I don't use it at all. But there's this https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/why-in...rder-1.4011813 It's the thing I have to decide.

[John]

A further digresssion... We have had some “interesting” border crossings. Most recently we were crossing from Alberta to Idaho through one of the smallest border crossings, in Babb, MT, the one on Rte. 2 between Alberta and Montana in our Corvette.

It was gentle and mild for the first 30 seconds, then “STEP OUT OF THE CAR!” Yes, sir! As I slowly excited the car. My wife was allowed to remain in the passenger seat.

“ OPEN UP THE TRUNK!” That was the next directive, then of course, take everything out and place it on the ground.

“Yes, sir,” as I did exactly as ordered.

Long story short, five minutes later after the trunk search was concluded, the questions started with, “How come you have crossed the border three times in the last five days, Dealing drugs?”

He then added that this crossing was too small to have a full time dog, but he wished he did “to find your stuff.”

About 15 minutes later, after for the fifth or tenth I had told him that I had entered in Blaine five days ago, been in Canada every since, specifically detailing I was herethis day, the there the next day, to Banff and Jasper, etc. etc. He said for again about the fourth time, “our computer has you crossing the border three times since last Thursday (five days earlier)?”

I keep denying it until my cleaver wife, handed me a thick 5”X8” manila envelope which at first the Agent was sure was the missing drugs he was looking for. I immediately handed it to the Border Patrol Agent, catching my wife’s drift, for as we traveling, we travel with small envelopes, one for each day, to stuff our daily credit card receipts in, with the invidual envelopes on the outside having her written notes: $X.XX for breakfast a this location; the next line $Y.YY for lunch at this town, etc. She had not heard all of the earlier conversations until he was about to order her out of the car to search the inside of it.

After another five minutes of his looking through about 25 individual credit card receipts for fuel, food, snacks, lodging for each day, he said,

”I do not know what is wrong with our computer, for you have not crossed the border since you entered through Blaine five days ago — just as you said.” He then offered his truly sincere apologies and we drove off.

Tht was only one of shall we say several border crossing “adventures” we had had over five decades traveling to and through Canada. And we shall return to fantastic Canada again problably next year.

[John]

I'm really hoping for a shade of blue very close to the '67 Marina Blue.....the light gray leather along with some Pearl Nickel Painted wheels will seal the deal for me.

That would be a very attractive car sitting in your garage.

[John]

As we are going to keep our 2020 for only a year before trading it in on the “Z06” equivalent version, will try to avoid checking nearly as many option boxes as we typically have done when we only buy one Corvette per gen. Also, unless the yellow changes, and changes in a good way, we will probably go with some other color (though right have not a clue which one we will choose).

If, as it rumored, the ME comes with a front axle lift system option, even at $2,500 (Porsche’s is $2,800), we will check off that box for with lots of traveling, it is a PIA to plan to have dinner here at this good Thai restaurant, only to drive several miles out of our way to find that not only are both entrances/exits not navigable due to steep driveway aprons, but no other parking reasonably near by.

If you could get us the option list and specs for the car by later today Boomer, I could answer your question fully by morning.

[Bikerjulio]

A further digresssion... We have had some “interesting” border crossings. Most recently we were crossing from Alberta to Idaho through one of the smallest border crossings, in Babb, MT, the one on Rte. 2 between Alberta and Montana in our Corvette.

It was gentle and mild for the first 30 seconds, then “STEP OUT OF THE CAR!” Yes, sir! As I slowly excited the car. My wife was allowed to remain in the passenger seat.

“ OPEN UP THE TRUNK!” That was the next directive, then of course, take everything out and place it on the ground.

“Yes, sir,” as I did exactly as ordered.

Long story short, five minutes later after the trunk search was concluded, the questions started with, “How come you have crossed the border three times in the last five days, Dealing drugs?”

He then added that this crossing was too small to have a full time dog, but he wished he did “to find your stuff.”

About 15 minutes later, after for the fifth or tenth I had told him that I had entered in Blaine five days ago, been in Canada every since, specifically detailing I was herethis day, the there the next day, to Banff and Jasper, etc. etc. He said for again about the fourth time, “our computer has you crossing the border three times since last Thursday (five days earlier)?”

I keep denying it until my cleaver wife, handed me a thick 5”X8” manila envelope which at first the Agent was sure was the missing drugs he was looking for. I immediately handed it to the Border Patrol Agent, catching my wife’s drift, for as we traveling, we travel with small envelopes, one for each day, to stuff our daily credit card receipts in, with the invidual envelopes on the outside having her written notes: $X.XX for breakfast a this location; the next line $Y.YY for lunch at this town, etc. She had not heard all of the earlier conversations until he was about to order her out of the car to search the inside of it.

After another five minutes of his looking through about 25 individual credit card receipts for fuel, food, snacks, lodging for each day, he said,

”I do not know what is wrong with our computer, for you have not crossed the border since you entered through Blaine five days ago — just as you said.” He then offered his truly sincere apologies and we drove off.

Tht was only one of shall we say several border crossing “adventures” we had had over five decades traveling to and through Canada. And we shall return to fantastic Canada again probably next year.

Even though I'm only 15 mins from the border I have no real incentive to travel into upper NY state. The last time I did it was on a tiny ferry boat from Wolfe island. On the NY side was a wooden hut at the dock staffed by what seemed to be teenage girl US border persons. Having a UK passport, naturally I posed a problem. They made me fill out the form which hilariously asks whether or not I have ever engaged in terrorist activity. I decided to say "no" so they let me in. There was recently a story in the UK press where someone accidentally ticked the wrong box and they got banned for life. The only one ever to make that mistake in the history of form filling.

[Ssscooter66]

That's a color choice Tackman I'd like to have also, except some chrome wheels instead & maybe some better cup holders ...
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[JB]

As awesome as the c8 sketches look in black i wont be doing a black corvette with the c8.

i wont be doing a manual transmission again either.

next time its going to be a torch red with black interior and a dct.

ill get the heavy duty cooling, suspension and gearing as it used to be called z51. Whatever gm calls it ill get that and Im good.

maybe Ill get the convertible is the exterior styling is more to my liking otherwise ill get another targa and call it a day.

[Boomer]

If you could get us the option list and specs for the car by later today Boomer, I could answer your question fully by morning.

I imagine 1 to 3lt trim options plus whats been offered beyond that before.

[Frenzy36]

Convertible Option - Check
Heavy Duty Cooling, Brakes, Suspension - Check
Carbon Fiber Roof, Hood, Deck, Spoiler ???-Check
Dual Clutch Transmission - Check
Tech Package - Check
Cooled Seats- Check
Upgraded Rims - Check
Matching Car Cover - Check
New C8 Hat - Check
Matching Sunglasses - Check

[Boomer]

After another five minutes of his looking through about 25 individual credit card receipts for fuel, food, snacks, lodging for each day, he said,

”I do not know what is wrong with our computer, for you have not crossed the border since you entered through Blaine five days ago — just as you said.” He then offered his truly sincere apologies and we drove off.

The good ole "road expense reports" saved the day. Keeping those the way you did was probably a habit held over from your long haul trucking days.

[nightraceZ]

I'll be doing the spyder version with hopefully a matte color with DCT. I almost bought a Huracan this weekend but am glad it sold first as I was dragging my feet. This is really hard waiting lol

[Busa Dave]

I will buy a hard loaded vehicle in the high performance version of the car when it is released. The only thing I would change is the color. Doubt they will have it but I liked the black rose very much. Hope the paint issues will be sorted out by then still not up to where it should be with the new ones I have inspected. I am one of those that hates OP and the new shop still suffers from it...