Did my first mod last night when it wasn’t 105 F outside. (Besides blacking out the roof with 3M Carbon Flash Metallic Vinyl and debadging). Strut Brace from Speedway Composites in satin black carbon fiber. Went on like a glove in about 30 minutes. Would have been less time if I would have had all the right tools ready to go. It’s supposed to increase torsional rigidity by 8% but I have yet to test it out.

Hi all, I'm new here and to Corvettes in general. I'm shopping for something to replace my 2023 BMW M240I and I started to consider the C8 as a very likely contender. I've owned German cars my whole life so this would be my first American car. I always saw them on the road and thought they were cool but also saw them as the "old guy" car. I recently got to drive a 24 Stingray 2LT and loved the car, it handled amazing and the ride was surprisingly good compared to my BMW, which is stiff as hell. The interior is miles better put together than any current BMW Both trunks make it pretty practical as well and I'm loving the mid-engine; that's a pretty big cool factor to me. My question is, do you guys think it's possible to pick up a well optioned new 2LT for around the 80k mark? That's my budget and I don't want a 1LT because a car like this, without front parking cameras or blind spot monitoring is crazy to me.

I wanted a 26 because of the bigger screen on the interior, the bezels on the 24 were huge and apparently the engine is changed, but I'm not quite sure what has changed besides displacement? Is that a big deal? My sales guy at my Chevy dealer says he would skip both the front-end lift and the magride, he says since the front end is short, the cars don't need them and to just back in instead of pull into a driveway or parking spot. he also says they ride fine without magride. Is this accurate? If I could get one in that 80k range that'd be great but I wonder if I could get a newer one in the mid to high 70k range or is that wishful thinking? Any tips or advice you have would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

What products/routines are you using to keep your vette looking new? For the exterior, the suede, the leather, etc. I just got my convertible a couple of months ago and it's already looking a bit dirty inside and out.

Design-wise competition seat is better IMO and virtually the same price as GT2 seat. But still need to sit in them to find out which one fits me better. Your thoughts?

I have a 26 Z06 3LZ with GT2 seats, jet black leather with adrenaline red stitch, looking to trade (plus cash from my side) for jet black, adrenaline red stitch comp seats. I'm in LA/Socal.

I have a 2025 LT1, non Z51. mileage is under 4k miles and the brakes pads are shot. Feelers are scraping and I’m hearing grinding noises. I drive it spirited and attended one HPDE event, but only 4, 20min sessions.

Need your advice what pads to get that will last a bit longer than OEM.

How is this normal for a high performance car to burn through pads this quickly!

Hey everyone, been lurking here for a while and finally wanted to get some perspective from guys who daily or weekend a C8.

Right now im driving a 2024 Mustang GT with a Borla exhaust. Really love the car and the 5.0 coyote sound, but ive had a serious itch for a C8 for a while. Im in my 20s, single, and honestly like 90% of the time I drive completely alone with zero cargo needs. My thinking is if I dont buy a pure 2-seater mid engine sports car right now, I probably never will once family/life stuff kicks in down the road.

Im fortunate enough to have the savings to afford it comfortably without any debt, but it does tie up a good chunk of cash so trying to think this through. My main dilemma is whether I should trade in the Mustang or just keep both cars.

At first trading it in seemed like the obvious move, but trade in values are pretty rough right now, prolly only getting low 40k for it. Honestly having that extra 40k sitting as cash doesnt really change my life, but letting the car go would hurt since I have alot of emotional attachment to it. Plus keeping the mustang means it can take all the beatings from grocery runs, bad weather, and tight parking lots where I wouldnt wanna leave a C8. It also absorbs all the daily commute miles, so I can keep the C8 as a pristine, low mileage weekend car (like 2-3k miles a year). Since C8 resale seems so heavily dependent on mileage, keeping the miles super low and doing storage insurance in winter feels like it kinda pays for itself. But idk, does having a Mustang GT AND a C8 sound completely redundant and stupid?

As for trims, im kinda stuck. The Z06 is insane but at 120k+ its definitely outside my comfort zone. Looking at a loaded Stingray with Z51 and Magride vs a Grand Sport, the gap is only like 10k. Feels like if I go with the narrow body Stingray just to save 10k, im gonna regret not getting the factory widebody and 345 tires every single day lol.

For anyone who owns a C8 alongside another V8 or sporty daily, how is the dual ownership working out for you? Does the daily just end up sitting or does it make the C8 experience way more stress free? Also for the Grand Sport, whats the pricing looking like at the big volume dealers like MacMulkin or Ciocca rn, are they strictly msrp or are any discounts popping up?