2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray Coupe 3LT Review/Ride Report
Jun 12, 2014, 11:08 am
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Jun 13, 2014, 4:48 pm
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Nice review! ^
Were there a lot of 'Vettes available when you rented? When I was at IAD last week, there were probably four or five available, and the manager was very willing to negotiate on the upgrade fee...
Were there a lot of 'Vettes available when you rented? When I was at IAD last week, there were probably four or five available, and the manager was very willing to negotiate on the upgrade fee...
Jun 13, 2014, 7:16 pm
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Not sure because I didn't rent directly from IAD. The car was pulled from IAD though. I was told they had several available.
Aug 3, 2014, 4:58 pm
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Inspired by drzoidberg's review, I pulled the trigger on one of these recently as well. 
Had a mechanical issue on a regular ES rental and since it was midweek at IAD, there were only full-size SUVs. There were at least 3-4 of the Corvettes around, so negotiated with the manager to switch into one of these. It seems the lowest they will go ("per the computer") is an upgrade fee of $150/day (at least, on a regular ES reservation).
Fully echo drzoidberg's comments -- exhaust sound is addictive and though I didn't have many opportunities to let it loose, you can tell the car can handle everything you throw at it and more. And I thought it was surprisingly docile during normal driving, especially in Eco or Standard mode -- almost daily-driver like.
Interior was user-friendly and had the usual Corvette gadgets like the heads-up display, etc. along with navigation and a great sound system. As was mentioned previously, visibility was a bit tough but there is a backup camera to help. Awesome piece of engineering overall. ^
Had a mechanical issue on a regular ES rental and since it was midweek at IAD, there were only full-size SUVs. There were at least 3-4 of the Corvettes around, so negotiated with the manager to switch into one of these. It seems the lowest they will go ("per the computer") is an upgrade fee of $150/day (at least, on a regular ES reservation).
Fully echo drzoidberg's comments -- exhaust sound is addictive and though I didn't have many opportunities to let it loose, you can tell the car can handle everything you throw at it and more. And I thought it was surprisingly docile during normal driving, especially in Eco or Standard mode -- almost daily-driver like.
Interior was user-friendly and had the usual Corvette gadgets like the heads-up display, etc. along with navigation and a great sound system. As was mentioned previously, visibility was a bit tough but there is a backup camera to help. Awesome piece of engineering overall. ^
Aug 4, 2014, 1:17 am
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Aug 4, 2014, 11:55 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mapelle621
Hi Dr.Z, just thought I'd chime in on the car class. I had a rental out in Halifax recently and got a 5.0 2014 'stang classified as a WCAR. That's completely nuts that it's in the same category as this Corvette
Hmm, I wonder if they changed classifications recentlt? Saw a 5.0 Stang in the spring and it was an SSAR.
Keep in mind the $400 upgrade fee may be negotiable.
Originally Posted by mapelle621
Hi Dr.Z, just thought I'd chime in on the car class. I had a rental out in Halifax recently and got a 5.0 2014 'stang classified as a WCAR. That's completely nuts that it's in the same category as this Corvette
Hmm, I wonder if they changed classifications recentlt? Saw a 5.0 Stang in the spring and it was an SSAR.
Keep in mind the $400 upgrade fee may be negotiable.
Apr 3, 2015, 10:07 am
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Stingray for $100/day? Almost!
I inquired about a new red stingray convertible at LAX about a month ago. They said it was $380/day but there was a special and I could have it for $100/day over the midsize rate I had reserved. I'm exec but don't know if that mattered. I rented it for 5 days - a 2015 in top trim with about 7k miles. What an experience for just Disneyland money!
I suspect some folks may be sceptical about this but this is the honest truth.....
I suspect some folks may be sceptical about this but this is the honest truth.....
Apr 6, 2015, 12:13 am
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I inquired about a new red stingray convertible at LAX about a month ago. They said it was $380/day but there was a special and I could have it for $100/day over the midsize rate I had reserved. I'm exec but don't know if that mattered. I rented it for 5 days - a 2015 in top trim with about 7k miles. What an experience for just Disneyland money!
I suspect some folks may be sceptical about this but this is the honest truth.....
I suspect some folks may be sceptical about this but this is the honest truth.....