creak in rear 01 c5

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rebco10 - 10 Apr 2008 00:41 GMT

Just picked up my blue convertible. Love it. Great car. Loved my
96, would STILL love my 96... 05 is just better. (c4 may have been
more fun)

Anyway, I am very partricular and found 3 problems. 2 I can deal with

Stiching on top driver side of seat starting to seperate. black seat,
so white shows. Maybe some magic marker will hide the white.

Front bumper does not line up exactly right.
who really knows, bottom line, I paid the right price and it looks
good so I am leaving it.

Creaking: When I test drove the car, I caught some creaking as I let
off the clutch. He said he would check it out. Tells me many noises
standard on Corvette and this is one of those things. I have a 4 month
warrenty so I am wondering if this IS normal, or what you may suggest
I check out.

PS: Gas mileage city today was about 17.5. Then I relly drove it
10.5. All good.

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Dad - 10 Apr 2008 01:00 GMT

> Just picked up my blue convertible. Love it. Great car. Loved my
> 96, would STILL love my 96... 05 is just better. (c4 may have been
[quoted text clipped - 21 lines]
> PS: Gas mileage city today was about 17.5. Then I relly drove it
> 10.5. All good.

BS, the only acceptable noise in the C5 coupe was when you ran past
100 MPH the windows leak air, and the shifter rattles over 4 grand in
third. Drivers seat has a zipper in the back, easy change.

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Spud - 10 Apr 2008 07:42 GMT

> Creaking: When I test drove the car, I caught some creaking as I let
> off the clutch. He said he would check it out. Tells me many noises
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> PS: Gas mileage city today was about 17.5. Then I relly drove it
> 10.5. All good.

My '04 had a "creak" when I went in the driveway at a 45 to keep the front
from dragging. The spring pack in the rear was loose. Kinda scary. They
had changed the fuel pump previously and had to drop the rear end. I
believe it was improperly re-attached.

Just went from Fresno to LA and back. Got 24.9 mpg doing 80 mph up and down
the Grapevine. Not bad for a Z06.

Ed

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Bob Drake - 11 Apr 2008 14:19 GMT

The creaking may be the torque tube noise on the C-5 when starting out. Not
all of them have it. It is addressed in the OEM video. It concerned me at
first, but the video cleared it up.

> Just picked up my blue convertible. Love it. Great car. Loved my
> 96, would STILL love my 96... 05 is just better. (c4 may have been
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> PS: Gas mileage city today was about 17.5. Then I relly drove it
> 10.5. All good.

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