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Parking

( Uphill 1st, wheels Away Curb )

[ Downhill Reverse, wheels Towards Curb ]

Texas Department of Insurance
    HelpInsure.com
Motor Vehicle Report (info)
    5 years
JSON - Car Insurance (specs)
    Texas
    Kansas
LexisNexis Risk Solutions - CLUE report
    tel:+18884979172
LexisNexis - dispute process
CostCo Connect Auto Insurance
    Gold star member $60
    for Quote, no claims within last 3 years (11/2025)

Top Tier Gasoline (Corvette)
    Chevron Conoco Exxon Phillips66 QuikTrip Shell Texaco Valero
GasBuddy - prices (zipcode)
FuelEconomy.gov
Safelite Windshield repair

Buying a Used Car (FTC)
AutoTrader (mySearch), (myCars)
AutoTempest
CarsandBids.com
EchoPark Automotive
CarMax
(Kelley Blue Book)
    (match prices)
CoPart - Online Auto Auctions
GovPlanet - Auto Auctions
Bosch Car Service (repair)
AAA Approved Auto Repair Facilities (zip code)
Napa AutoCare Centers
SaferCar.gov (NHTSA)
Auto Tint laws (state)
A1 Glass Coating - Llumar Window Tint
Llumar Automotive Tint
Car Rental Savers (Enterprise)
AutoBatteries.com
    Clarios
    Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) battery
Valvoline Instant Oil Change
Midas Oil Change (Valvoline)
Goodyear Auto Service (Valvoline)
Pick-n-Pull Auto Parts
IAA - Insurance Auto Auctions (salvage)

Keep Car from getting Towed
    minimize access to drive wheels, use parking brake, park wheels turned
AutoStop Eliminator
    PRNDL - Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive And Low
    Start/Stop disable - Put in "L", then highest # according to your transmission gears (max)
    Start/Stop disable - hood of car open 1st
Range Technology - start / stop
Smart Stop/Start

Discount Tire (tires)
Brakes Plus (wheel alignment)
    $70 alignment, Dealer $150
Wheel alignment (info)
TireRack.com
PriorityTire

Wheel Construction
    One-Piece Casting Wheels (gravity or low pressure)
    Flow Forming (Rim Rolling) Wheels - low pressure
    Forged Wheels (expensive)
    Multi Pieced Wheels
American Racing - wheels
Cray (Corvette) - wheels
O.Z. Racing - wheels
Flow One Race Spec - wheels
Forged One Competition - wheels
Konig - wheels

GM Bowling Green Assembly - 1981
    600 Corvette Drive Bowling Green, KY 42101
Corvette Museum
    350 Corvette Drive Bowling Green, KY 42101
Harley Earl
    Automotive Designer - Project Opel
Ed Cole
    Engineer - small block V8 ( 1955 Corvette )
Zora Arkus-Duntov
    Engineer - mid engine Corvette
GM Y Platform (Y Body)
    2nd generation - RWD front V8 rear transmission (torque tube)
Corvette Mods - C6
C7 Carbon - spoiler for C6 Vette
    Corvette ZR1 Rear spoiler (C6) - fiberglass $600
Rock Auto parts - 2013 Corvette
Mid America Motorworks
    Mid America Motorworks - Ebay store
Modern Gen Auto - Corvette
Corvette Warehouse
    Corvette World - Dallas
Lloyd floor mats (Corvette)
Fiberglass wiki - plastic (glass fiber)
    ABS Plastic - wiki
ABS vs Fiberglass - Texas Aeroplastics
Kenwood Car Electronics - DNX696S
    firmware 4-20-2021 S_V1_9_0009_4100.zip
Garmin GPS Kenwood - DNX696S

A1 Locksmith - keys, remotes, fobs
Flyin Miata - Turnkey Habus (Miata with Chevy LS3 engine)
Katzkin Automotive Leather
    (CarMax uses : website $1700)
Bose Automotive (vehicles)
2017 Mazda3 Web Owner's manual
Mazda Connect
Mazda-na.Naviextras.com
GM Navigation Map Updates

National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS)
Understanding an NMVTIS Vehicle History Report
Approved NMVTIS Data Providers
Free VIN Number Decoder (vindecoderz)
VIN Decoder (GM forum)
NHTSA VIN Decoder
VIN check.info

BlueDriver OBD2 Scan Tool
Torque Lite (OBD2 & Car)
    Android app
Torque Wiki page
Torque Forum page
CarFax
AutoCheck (Experian)

ACDelco
GM Parts Direct - C6
GM Oil dexos
GM Oil dexos1 Gen 3 - 5W-30 full synthetic
ACDelco full synthetic 5W-30
Mobil 1 full synthetic 5W-30
Valvoline Advanced full synthetic motor oil - 5W-30
Napa full synthetic motor oil - 5W-30
    Valvoline
Super Tech full synthetic motor oil - 5W-30
    Warren Distribution
Corvette C6 Oil Change - YouTube
    6 quarts of oil (5.67L)
Oil filters for C6 Corvette - Walmart
Wet Sump Oil System

RV Trader
    CamperVan - class B
Embassy RV - zero wood

NAPA Auto Parts
Autozone
Advance Auto Parts