Recent content by SanDiegoXLR

the shale floormats are impossible to keep clean! constant battle!! I had 1 set of shale and 1 set of black- black was no maintenance at all

Hi CC, Sorry my post is a bit late, but wanted to express my sincere appreciation for all of the help and knowledge you provided during my 6 great years of XLR ownership! Hope you enjoy your XTS! They are beautiful cars.

You can set the XLR cruise to the closest possible distance....and it still allows at least 2-3 car lengths. Totally safe and it brakes a lot less. I have the A8 on my C7, so will have to try to see if it holds the same speed with the cruise on while down-shifting. Glad to hear you've had no...

There aren't many clips of the Corsa exhaust on the base XLR, but here's a pretty good one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCnnF4RNR4k

Yep, black convertible top. I tried to order the dark blue convertible top, but the dealer flat out refused since they said that color combo would make re-sale impossible (what the heck?? especially since I put down a $10k deposit to order it...should have been able to get whatever I wanted)...

Hi oyealiz! You have excellent taste in cars......I also have an arctic white C7 non-Z51. Looks like you have the adrenaline red interior, I have kalahari ;-) Curious if you have noticed any other differences beyond the ones I listed?

The XLR has a much more laid-back, grand touring vibe. Just cruising along, everything about the C7 feels race-track ready. In several regards (body rigidity/stiffness, steering response, seating position, shocks, tightness of seat bolstering), it actually feels more like my 2003 Honda S2000...

Congrats! The XTS is super luxurious car! Half price is bargain for such a new model, especially with the warranty. Is there an XTS forum similar to the XLR forum?

Hey CC, congrats on your new car too! What did you get?

Figured this might help for anyone wondering how the 2 compare. And yes, they can take themselves a bit too seriously sometime! We have 3 Vette clubs in San Diego, and apparently they don't get along with each other or something silly like that :( Plus, something else- EVERYONE, I mean...

I test-drove the 7 speed manual, but it's just 1 gear too many (easy to get lost in the pattern) and the skip-shift to get better fuel efficiency is annoying. However, the 8 speed automatic is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT- even better than the Porsche PDK I test-drove, so that's what I bought. It has...

Bummer to hear the CTS paint isn't that great. What's interesting is that I went to 4 dealerships- and only 1 would let me test-drive the Vette before buying. Really stupid policy. I then had to wait 13 weeks for my car to arrive after I ordered it- a true exercise in patience. The Infrared...

Hi All, After 6 years of owning my gorgeous 2005 XLR, I'm a bit sad to say that it has now moved onto a new home. One of my friends works for GM, and I was able to purchase a 2015 Corvette Stingray convertible with the employee pricing- it was an offer to good to refuse. I listed my car on...

I just realized that my steering wheel hasn't been lifting up out of the way when I turn the car off and exit for the past few months. Probably a good thing, because that might cause extra wear on the parts. Might be wise for folks with 2004-2008 to disable this feature? Disappointed that GM...

Wow- thanks for sharing your on-going story. Sounds like you have done everything possible. I was told I'd have to replace the steering position sensor if the comb didn't fix my issue. Luckily I haven't seen any message pop-up in the DIC or have any recent issues driving. But like you warned-...