Articles for tag: Car Problems, Corvettes

Karla News

Websites for Corvette Enthusiasts

If you are in need of information on your Corvette, there are so many places on the web to check out. I should know – I spent almost a year of my life (and there will be time spent in the future!) working on a thesis involving the Corvette Culture. During that time, I found ...

Karla News

The 86-87′ Grand National: Bringing Muscle Back to America

In the mid to late ’70s and all of the ’80s, auto companies were forced to come up with fuel-efficient economy-friendly cars. This meant the Muscle Car era was over. Even cars like the high profile Corvette were suffering. It may have had the smooth unique style that made it famous, but its performance issues ...

Karla News

The 1983 Corvette – Urban Legend, or Rare Car?

Recently, at a local car show, I saw a sign propped up to a snazzy looking Corvette asking more than declaring, “The only? ’83 Corvette.” I just had to ask around all the Corvette owners, trying to find out the story behind the ‘Vanished 83’ was, and no one seemed to have an answer for ...

Karla News

Review of the 2011 Toyota 4Runner

Living in Denver, Colorado limits my car choice when it comes to Maserati’s or Corvettes. Honestly, You do not want to be driving a sports car in December up Vail Pass. For the more rugged Coloradoan you can depend on the new 2011 Toyota 4Runner to get you up those steep passes or just across ...

Karla News

How to Buy a Used Corvette

Often a buyer looking for a Corvette will make the mistake of buying a model that is in poor condition, thinking that it would be less expensive to fix it up than it would be to buy a model in better condition. But working on Corvettes is an expensive prospect, and is more difficult than ...

Karla News

Taking a Close Up Look at the Corvette ZR1

When it comes to General Motors, they have always used nothing but the best engineering when it comes to their vehicles, and the Corvette is absolutely no exception. In 1993 General Motors decided to start making two different but similar Corvettes. One Corvette would be the standard version with a standard Corvette motor and for ...