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Sunday, May 11, 2014

Warranty service support for sales of Corvette C7 Stingray ABROAD

In spite of failing to offer right hand drive version of the newest Corvette, +General Motors marketing geniuses and the bullshit master himself, +Tadge Juechter  continue to describe the Stingray as a GLOBAL CAR.

Here is the thing though and never mind the problems with fit, finish and paint quality, what happens when thrust bearing takes a walk on the wild side, giving the crankshaft considerably more leeway than it was designed to have? 

Just assuming the replacement LT1 engine is available (and it apparently is not readily available even for US originated torque tube R&R disasters, courtesy of careless but allegedly C7 certified mechanics), what is the shipping time for the replacement motor to arrive to a foreign point of destination?  Since the domestic LT1 replacement takes on the average, THREE WEEKS, doubling this time for abroad location may actually be a very optimistic scenario.

What is really interesting, regarding the "global" aspects of C7, is the lack of service logistics explanation that must be residing in the same location where the Nurburgring lap time must be, LOL.

It is not a big secret that the service support for the previous generations of Corvette was truly horrible in Europe and Middle East, did this part change?  Somehow neither Juechter or anyone from GM cares to clarify this part, most likely counting on Mary Barra taking a blame on this account as well.

One thing is certain though, the hideous fangs do not turn the newest Corvette in a global car, this part should be related to customer service and warranty service.  Buying the Stingray may become a learning experience to foreign buyers just like it already is for the domestic buyers and most likely, a considerably worse experience.

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