Must have been built on Friday

2014 Corvette stingray.

Engine blew at 6000 miles.

New starter, new rear axle seals, replace climate control module, replaced drivers seat upholstery due to airbag rippling it. All in 31,320 miles.

Yours or someone you know? That's likely the worst I've heard of.

I remember my father telling me about a 2004 Cobra blowing half the pistons after just as few miles. It falls in the "E36 M3 happens" category. IIRC, he called Ford and argued with them to send him a free replacement engine. He won. Customer was happy when he got his car back. Sometimes someone falls asleep on the job.

I swear the wire harness in my SAAB c900 was made made in the late afternoon just before a holiday weekend, or possibly first thing Monday morning after one.

True story: When Col Paul Tibbets went to Wichita to pick up his B-29, he and the plant supervisor when along the line looking at planes. The planes that were assembled on Fridays and Mondays were not included. They weren't bad planes, just not great planes. Wednesday. That's the one you want. So the colonel picked out his plane. He later nicknamed it "Enola Gay."

I would look into my state's lemon law. Thankfully I've not had issues like that with any of the new cars I've bought. I did have a fuel pump go out on the miata when it was still fairly new. That has been the only thing that's gone wrong with the car since 2005.

HappyAndy wrote: I swear the wire harness in my SAAB c900 was made made in the late afternoon just before a holiday weekend, or possibly first thing Monday morning after one.

Is it an '85 or '86?

In reply to Powar:

No, its an '88. It's not biodegradable wiring, just bad workmanship.

HappyAndy wrote: In reply to Powar: No, its an '88. It's not biodegradable wiring, just bad workmanship.

Strange. I've not encountered that in any of my 16 C900s (that I knew about, at least). What sorts of weirdness occurred? It's always nice to hear of new things to look for.