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    Help! Folding top and trunk operation issue

    Tom - thanks! That is EXACTLY what mine started doing last winter when I put her away. So you solution just pushed me over the edge to order a Tech 2!
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    C8 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE Coming > Flip-Top

    LOL - I hope I get it right before I go look at them!!!
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    C8 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE Coming > Flip-Top

    Cubby - as I understand it, the LT2 is an option, the Z51 is an option, and the retractable hardtop is an option available after the first of next year... I did typo Z51 as ZR1...
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    C8 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE Coming > Flip-Top

    Retractable hardtop 2LT with ZR1 is $80K...I wonder if my Chevy dealer will give me $10K for my XLR?
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    New C8 to be revealed

    LOL - $125K will be a deal! And Caddy will make them for 5 years and then there will be no parts...just like Allante (I had 2) and XLR (I have 1)!!!
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    New C8 to be revealed

    I may trade for one as well...I bet the dealers will add $15K to the initial ones...
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    UNAVAILABLE DISCONTINUED PARTS

    I looked at the trade in value for my '05 XLR - about $10K. I have two spare headlights - I figure I could sell the four headlights for $10K and the two tail lights for $7K - and scrap the car and be ahead!!! That is really sad...
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    Important! Retractable Hardtop problem solved

    Thanks Baker - mine is doing the exact same thing - was waiting for a Tech 2 to do a top relearn, but I will try your solution and report back.
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    Calling All Cadillac XLR Owners with Roof Delamination Issues

    '05 Crimson Pearl, 93,000 miles, driven summers only. No problems so far...
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    Help,shut my hood with my key fob and keys on top my battery.

    Greg - I may be missing something, but if your FOB is "in proximity" of the car, the doors should unlock....
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    More bad news Transmission Gear Cable snapped

    My story is just as good. Mine broke in a Target parking lot. Put it into Drive and it went in Reverse - glad I had my foot on the brake. $152 Towing, $535 for the fix. When the car was delivered to the dealer (it was a Thursday at 2 PM), I called the service tech to ensure the ignition was Off...
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    Atlanta Area XLR Service Recommendations

    I've had excellent service at Capital Cadillac on 41...
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    Hood Struts

    Thanks Zen, I'll order a set there...
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