I was trying to arrange enclosed transport from the Midwest to Seattle, but kept getting run around despite trying three different options in succession.
Last Wednesday I decided to fly out and get her...flew red-eye out Friday morning at 1am with my step-Dad...got First Class so took full advantage of free drinks to send me into sleep mode knowing I had big drive coming.
We arrived at the dealership at 10am on Friday and were on the road by 10:30am. Our path was Iowa:South Dakota:Wyoming:Montana:Idaho:Washington - we drove 700 miles on day 1 and 1,200 on day 2 (new record for me). We rotated very 2 hours which was a great cadence. My step-Dad is one of first to order MY17 Corvette Grand Sport and he used to teach racing school in Seattle so he knows cars.
We drove the car in variable mode for first 500 miles and steadily pushed the car from there. I've owned some fast cars, but this car without question is the best and most balanced of all (including my GTR). I love how much smaller it is than previous models, much more of sports car and it feels lighter and more nimble. All the driver modes are cool, seats are comfortable, etc. so far I've only hit 8K once and had the car up to 115 mph, felt like I was doing 80 as the car handles speed very well. Oh, and that sound it makes...it's my new drug.
If I had any criticisms they include not having a softer spring settling like comfort for bad roads (car gets a little hoppy at times), the speakers suck unless running music from my iPhone (easy to solve), and the factory left one of the tabs on front driver side outside of it's slot (see picture).
I'm dropping it off in the morning to have windows and lights tinted, XPEL clear bra, and Opticoat wax treatment applied. I'll throw up some pics when she's done.
Last Wednesday I decided to fly out and get her...flew red-eye out Friday morning at 1am with my step-Dad...got First Class so took full advantage of free drinks to send me into sleep mode knowing I had big drive coming.
We arrived at the dealership at 10am on Friday and were on the road by 10:30am. Our path was Iowa:South Dakota:Wyoming:Montana:Idaho:Washington - we drove 700 miles on day 1 and 1,200 on day 2 (new record for me). We rotated very 2 hours which was a great cadence. My step-Dad is one of first to order MY17 Corvette Grand Sport and he used to teach racing school in Seattle so he knows cars.
We drove the car in variable mode for first 500 miles and steadily pushed the car from there. I've owned some fast cars, but this car without question is the best and most balanced of all (including my GTR). I love how much smaller it is than previous models, much more of sports car and it feels lighter and more nimble. All the driver modes are cool, seats are comfortable, etc. so far I've only hit 8K once and had the car up to 115 mph, felt like I was doing 80 as the car handles speed very well. Oh, and that sound it makes...it's my new drug.
If I had any criticisms they include not having a softer spring settling like comfort for bad roads (car gets a little hoppy at times), the speakers suck unless running music from my iPhone (easy to solve), and the factory left one of the tabs on front driver side outside of it's slot (see picture).
I'm dropping it off in the morning to have windows and lights tinted, XPEL clear bra, and Opticoat wax treatment applied. I'll throw up some pics when she's done.
