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Originally Posted by DavieVegas
Unfortunately my extended warranty is up on my 2007 corvette. I have had it since 07 when I bought it brand new. It is paid off. The car is worth 29k now blue book and I only have 32k miles on it. I have gone through 3 tires already and they are $470 a pop and because they are low profile tires they will keep wearing out. No other issues as of yet.
Your opinion is needed on this please. Since i know you guys are all car guys it would help.
My options:
1.) trade the car in for something else. I was looking at 370z or maybe a infiniti or audi BUT it looks like I will have to come out of pocket to buy a new car because all these cars are worth more then what my corvette is. I am just annoyed because no matter what car I get 5 years from now, I will be lucky to get half of what its worth. so if i get a 30k car it will only be worth 15k. No matter what I will eventually have to finance a new car 5 years down the road or keep the one I have.
2.) Buy a car for less and pocket the cash. Not sure if I can get a crappier car though and abandon style.
Any thoughts please? I have until October when my warranty is up. I was told by the dealership NOT to buy another extended warranty for the corvette. Not worth it they said. Ill miss my car argg.
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You have a TIRE problem, NOT a warranty problem.
If you are wearing out right rears only, back off the gas! You're spinning them bald!
If the RR is not the only tire wearing out prematurely, you have wheel alignment or wheel balance issues.
If your tires are "flat spotting", it's wheel balance, if the wear across the tread is uneven or it can sometimes be even but is not consistent with the wear on the 4th tire which is not bad, you have wheel alignment problems which are not worth getting a new car over.
Find a shop which knows 'vettes and have them check it out.
Misalignment problems can wear out tires in only a few hundred miles if severe enough.
Don't know what its costs to get a 'vette aligned these says but I do know the cost would be one fuck of a lot less than buying a new car, especially buying a new car over tire issues!