I was blown away by the 1989
I was blown away by the 1989-90 ZR-1 hype. Bought it all, hook, line and sinker. For some reason, my practical side said, "Better buy an Extended Warranty with this Mercury Marine Miracle."
They were a lot cheaper then, and I popped for the Big Kahuna version: No deductible, etc., for an extra 3yrs and upteen thousand miles. That was a good call.
I definitely Beta tested for GM. I remember many disparate problems from replacing 7 red leather driver's seat left bolsters (they'd last about a month, then wear thru!) to the $80 each plug wires they ruined when starter died and they had to R&R the intake to get to everything. (That one stranded me in the middle of Bumfork, Iowa.)
I kept that car 4yrs and used that magic warranty around 22 times. I had my own parking place at the dealership and was on first-name basis with the 53 so-called "Corvette Techs" who came and went during that period.
Did I learn any lesson? Of course not. Bought a 2015 Z06 Convertible which GM didn't actually fix until the '17 model. Will I buy new C-8 middy? Are you bettin' men? What do you think? I think GM owes me about 20 Large for all the Beta testing I did for 'em in '90 and '15!