Corvette Horror Story, part deux. Reviewing your comments 

Lyle is honest, informarive, knowledgeable, and professional.

I would love ❤️ for guys to keep us updated on the red corvette 😊 and the out come...

Can’t imagine anyone getting offended. Your videos are informative and helpful. Keep up the good work!

Good luck not offending any one. You are in the shop every day and understand how it works. I would trust you with my Corvette any day.

i was hysterical at the beginning when you talked about the issue of being called something other than your actual name. For 20 years I would answer the phone at work with "this is Chris" only to be called "Cliff". So my colleagues started to call me Cliff all in good fun. And I answered to that for years...... Great video as always!

You're doing a nice thing for the owner of the red corvette as well as solving a mechanical mystery. Thank you Lyle.

Lyle, both you and Steve have been great to me. I wish I was local to your area in Florida. I’d drop off my C5 anytime. Have a good weekend.

Lyle , I would trust you and your shop with my car any day . Keep being yourself , your content , honestly and integrity is second to none ! Your a class act my friend

You're a good guy Lyle! Thanks for sharing!!👍

Great update - great example of why C&S corvette is a favorite- helping that customer way above and beyond

You give honest content. In this day and time, everyone is offended by something. Don't worry about them and keep being true.

As always I enjoy your podcast.I can't believe anyone would be offended by your comments .I have always found you to be informative and interesting Thanks for all the help you give us

In the 80's and 90's I worked at an independent shop. Sometimes we took on stuff we shouldn't have. But we usually got it fixed and charged a fair price. If we couldn't fix it, a small fee that didn't even cover my wages. I had a large number of people to contact for advice. In turn I grew to better fix things the next time.

Keep it up Lyle. Everything you said is 100% correct. I can't imagine anyone being offended by your prior video. It's the same reason I'd never take my 1987 mustang gt to a Ford dealer. They cannot plug a laptop into it to tell them what is wrong so they'd be lost. Thanks for these videos, i appreciate them.

That's nice of you to help the customer out.

No one is more honest than you Lyle I have reached out to you a couple of times vie E-mail you answered my question at no charge and your videos have educated me and saved me a ton of cash. Thank you for what you and C&S corvettes do. I proudly wear my T shirt here in Wisconsin happy holidays to you and all your staff.

Nice of you guys to go the extra mile in helping that poor guy with the '95 horror story! My belief is that no one (always one) took exception with your report, I found it very informative. The dealer probably does not even like working on the C8. Tom

hah I'm 24 years old and for my 20th birthday I bought myself a 04 c5z06 then a year later a 96 coupe and have loved corvettes ever since but someday I would love to work at a corvette repair facility instead of the dealership. That's why I love watching this channel gives me a little insight as to what its like at a "specialty" corvette shop which is SO COOL!

Very honest, refreshing. Telling it like it is… 😅

I take my C5 to the dealership for service, and I’ve been very pleased.

Everything you said make perfect sense.My thoughts on the matter are exactly the same

Good job, Lyle listening to you l feel you are a straight shooter keep it up.👍 1:30

Thank you so much Lyle… I have been doing my research on buying a C6 or originally a C5, but pretty quickly ruled out the C5. I mainly and hopefully rightly made my mind up on buying a C6. During my initial research I found your C & S Corvettes and you (I think you are an awesome commentator). After viewing a number of buying guides I decided on a 2012 C6 convertible and found one at a dealership fairly close to me…it has some miles (which doesn’t scare me at all with the LS3) 92k to be precise, it was a trade in from an older couple who bought the car from them in 2012 and serviced the car at their Chevy dealership since they bought it and I have the service record including dextrose oil changes for its entire life as a one owner car. I’m in the process of picking it up as I just had knee replacement surgery 2 weeks ago and did the deal while I have been recovering! I pick it up this Saturday and I just wanted to thank you for your help in educating myself about my car… I have a 2016 2SS Camaro that is my forever car with 83k, so this car is actually going to be my daily driver as my current daily is a 2007 Chrysler minivan with 230,000k and I’ve paid my dues and I’m ready for my vette that I’ve dreamed of owning since I was in HS graduating in 74! So I plan on putting say 5k a year and fix everything on it as I go and like you said in one of your videos make sure you have the means to keep these special cars running. So, for $27k I got a nice clean car to drive every day and I look forward to your content and great podcasts… sincerely, John O’L in Champaign, IL not to far from Route 66

🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎄

Thanks Lyle! For those of us who have followed you; you provided this type of advise years ago about going to the dealers vs going to an independent shop. So those who are offended don't know the type of stand-up guy you are! Keep those videos coming!

I'm looking forward to hearing what the problem is with that C4. 🇨🇦

Thanks Lyle. It’s good not to slam your own. Agree keep us posted on the outcome with this C4

[First year for standard AC - My guess: 1984] ... C&S is so cool for not charging the poor owner of the troubled Vette. I'll be curious to hear what solves some or all of that car's problems.

Solid video, Kyle.

You and…Lyle…Lovett rock 👍. Me and my 71 love youse guys 😊

Lyle is the best of the best! Greetings from Belarus and happy New Year!

Class act . Thank you ( Lyle) 🙏

Nicely done Lyle

I happy with your information, I have 1978 corvette

1980 was the first year A/C was standard on the base model.

My C5 only gets worked on by C&S. I don't trust anyone else to not screw it up.

Opti Spark ..Reverse cooling ..not a good idea …If a corvette has a computer..I don’t have a clue ..otherwise …I love ya ..I love ya ….and can fix anything that ails ya 😂🚗

Thanks Lyle, Everyone at C&S has been as helpful and straight up with me and I'm on the west coast! Seems like some folks just go sideways no matter how a subject is brought up. I hope you guys get to the bottom of this one. Coming in after the fact on any job is almost always twice the work. Wow where did all those names come from? Maybe you could have a post it with your name on it, right across your forehead, HA HA.You folks have a GOOD Holidays see ya on the next one.

everybody - i mean everybody is refusing to work on my 87 vette ! same thing with my 93 harley ! nobody old school alive anymore? am 62 years old - working two jobs, but am forced to do all of the work myself ! very sad.........

Hey Lyle always enjoy the updates on interesting projects. I need to replace a delaminated windshield in a 1995 ZR1. Any thoughts on who might be at that ? I’d like to put a standard windshield back in the car .

Lyle please move to Dallas and start a new sister store! hahaha

I had a bad experience with the chevrolet dealership I took my 2016 corvette in for a problem I showed the service manager the car he assured me they could handle the problem 10 minutes later the car came out told me to take it to a private garage that made me mad then being charged on top of it. I will never buy a vehicle from any of there locations in Michigan

1984, with the intro of the c4.

The trouble with going to a dealer for specialty work on an older Corvette is even if they have the shop manuals to cover the problem the manual's solution usually is to replace the part. Something that like in the case of a C4 AC programmer is not an option for the dealer because the part is no longer available and they may not have access to specialty catalogs where you might get one or have it rebuilt.

Lyle, I have a suggestion for a video for Vette owners like me. I do most of my own maintenance on my 1996 Corvette with 56K miles on it. I bought it with 31,000 miles 6 years ago. I am retired and know the C4 very well as a “shade tree” mechanic and have driven them over 300,000 miles combined. Now to my suggestion for a video. I am planning an 8,000 mile trip in this car. What parts would you suggest replacing as a preventative measure for someone like me to make this car as reliable as possible. It has been inspected by a San Jose CA “Corvette only” repair shop and all known problems fixed or on a “watch list”. From my knowledge of failure rates in C4s I would have the following on my list. My list to replace even if the part is working OK if the car must be reliable for long trips. Serpentine belt 5 years or 30K miles. Buy the best belt you can find. Cheaper belts are not as strong and will slip if wet. Water pump 50K miles or 15 years?? Mine failed at 56K miles and 28 years. Power Steering pump. I changed out a new pump when I did the water pump. I have never had a failure in 300K miles driving the C4 but they are only around $70k for a good one. Easy to change with the water pump off. Opti Spark 50K miles or ??years. The 95,and 96 are vented so not sure on these cars. All vacuum lines that can be replaced.. plastic lines replaced with rubber on any C4 now. Fuel pump just change it now on any C4 if it has never been changed. Add an aftermarket TPMS Tire Pressure Sensor. They are under $100 and work great. Consider changing to All Season Tires on next tire purchase. All coolant/heater hoses.....time change? Lyle, I just had a fuel leak in my Fuel Pressure Regulator. I replaced it. Are there other parts like this that have a high failure rate on these 30-40 year old cars that should be replaced on a age schedule. Thank you for sharing you knowledge on these “time machines”.

My guess was 1984, figured it would've been a good time with the new generation.

A/C was standard on 1980 Corvettes.

My “guess” was 1980! Pure luck. Any shops in the Abilene, Texas area for service on 2005 C-6? Always enjoy watching you videos.

I don't know how, but I guessed the right year 1980,

content like this is why I consider ol' "what's his name" my video corvette buddy. As for the question , the best I could do was sometime in the eighties. From living in Texas, I know Gm made the best AC, and knowing that working AC is very important when selling a used car , that led me to consider a used GM product, instead of my usual imported something. I wound up with a corvette , but will be stewarding the platform, instead of selling it after a while, as originally planned.

What should I do about my knock sensors? I have a 97 and it keeps throwing codes saying both sensors are bad. I have replaced both and went through a nightmare of a process of getting a new wiring harness. After all the headache the car still throws codes. Car runs perfect. Is there a deletion mod for this? I'm tired of seeing the light, lol.

I bought my c6 gs from a dealership that sold my car new and did all the service on it. It was a 16 hr drive home. Halfway through the trip i started smelling gas. By the time i got home i had exceeded their return milage. The car was 4 months old outside the service bulletin cut off for the fuel pump and when we got the pump out it was clear the crack had been there a while. Then the local stealership wanted $250 for an oil change, twice the going rate at their shop for a mobile1 change. Never will a dealer touch me car

Real mechanics can fix anything.

Let’s talk about it …because..justice matters ..😊🚗

👍👍

Lyle what company do you think would be the best as far as fitment for me to get replacement panels for my 2003 C5 i need a fender a door skin and a quaterpanel for the passenger side and a mirror Thanx for the videos

Think Its been an option, not standard. But as an option I’d guess is 63

what ended up being the problem on the 95 red vette. anti-theft. chip key ??? i rebuilt the engine in my 86 tuned port and the anti theft was a problem before it would start and run right it would start like in limp mode and throw the light on until we figured out what the anti theft unit was trying to override the car. stuff like this sucks hope you get it going i own a GS 2011 now. 95 vettes are fun cars.

How do you look for the list for repair shops in or near Davenport iowa for a 2000 c5

OK Ok Ok, now what's wrong with the god-dam car

I guessed 78' close but no cigar

I too am curious what happened to the nightmare car. I'm betting it got severely overheated

Air because standard item in 1980

Why do so many vettes have wiring harness jobs? Maybe a video on that?

I read the headline and was hoping to hear what was wrong on that car but I guess that would be an upcoming video.

Have you ever talked about the problem with the Corvette forum for that year

Lyle... would you take a 1986 corvette to a dealer for a 4 wheel alignment

I have a 98 c5 and the abs went banished I could afford to fix it, 1980 was the first year for ac

I had a new 1967 Corvette and it didn't have air conditioning, so don't guess 1967.

A/C standard in ‘80

Does a drop top count as AC?

1980

Lizzle fo shizzle lol

So L-Dawg is out?

1978

How do you get experience on the C7 and C8 if you arent taking those jobs? Don’t you have to take any jobs that are offered to get experience?

1967

1965

1968

'63

Lyle, I’m big fan however I just finished watching a 7 minute episode of you apologizing to “a couple of mechanics “ who were offended by some comment you made regarding the 1995 corvette basket case. I would like people to stop worrying about offending others by what is said or isn’t said. If what you say is what you feel is right then someone somewhere is going to be offended! Please stick to what you do best, helping the corvette community be better owners. Thanks for all that you do. I hope I didn’t offend anyone?

Did someone call you Lenny? How unfortunate...

1975

84

I believe it was 1963.

2 much talking,

1976 is my guess

1967

1980

1980

1980