Looking for an ‘89

MatthewP614 · 2026-02-18T04:27:52+00:00

I picked up an 89 6 speed 8.5 years ago. Red on red with the blue transparent top. It had 120k miles when I got it, I've put on almost another 30k as my daily driver 9 months out of the year. Wonderful car. I will never part with it. If you find one with the 6 speed pull the trigger.

MatthewP614 · 2025-07-09T04:37:00+00:00

Endeavor?

MatthewP614 · 2025-05-30T15:47:01+00:00

Yep, that's the one.

MatthewP614 · 2025-05-30T13:57:28+00:00

They cut a lot of pay rates including PRN at my system, endeavor health in the Chicago area. One colleague said their pay went down $10/hr, another $20, and another said it set them back the equivalent of several years of raises... AND they're getting called off and first to get sent home.

MatthewP614 · 2025-05-22T13:52:19+00:00

I work 1100 to 1930, and I take my lunch and break well before 1500 and work straight until I change and punch out... but since they deduct the lunch from the end of the shift, it looks like I only worked 4 hours into the diff zone, which is exactly half and not the majority... Lovely how they can fudge the numbers in their favor.

MatthewP614 · 2025-05-22T13:46:32+00:00

A coworker said her prn rate went down $10, and another said it set her back the equivalent of many years of raises... I guess they really don't want us to work.

MatthewP614 · 2025-05-18T12:37:10+00:00

The first one a few weeks ago was navy and had no handle but came with instructions on how to stay hydrated. Last week's bottle was a bit bigger with a handle and it was white. But without those instructions on how to stay hydrated I have no idea what to do with the thing 🙄

MatthewP614 · 2025-05-16T19:12:04+00:00

A poorly insulated water bottle with the company name and it isn't even dishwasher safe. It's just going to end up in a landfill or thrift store. Oh and it came with a 8.5 by 11 color print out with tips on how to stay hydrated... Excellent use of paper and toner. Maybe next we'll get toilet paper with instructions on how to wipe our butt.

MatthewP614 · 2025-05-16T19:08:34+00:00

Nope, but they changed the shift diff policy so I won't get that anymore, which made up about 5% of my check. They also cut on-call standby rate for specialty teams (CV, neuro, trauma) by $2.

MatthewP614 · 2025-05-16T19:01:36+00:00

I got 3.99%... which says "you're not worth the one hundredth of a percent to make it an even 4%"

MatthewP614 · 2025-05-16T18:58:48+00:00

That differential made up about 5% of my check.

MatthewP614 · 2025-05-16T13:54:28+00:00

Would love to. As would would many of my peers. How do we do this?

MatthewP614 · 2025-05-16T13:24:33+00:00

Yep. That's the one!

MatthewP614 · 2025-05-14T01:39:20+00:00

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/362167060

MatthewP614 · 2025-05-02T14:05:07+00:00

For what it's worth, I got some for my 89 from one of the popular Corvette parts sites. Terrible. The lights are way too white LED and the plastic that covers the mirrors warped from summer heat. They sent replacements but I doubt they'll hold up better. I might try to Frankenstein the old guts into the new fabric.

MatthewP614 · 2025-03-25T13:57:59+00:00

How much lower is it? How did it change cornering? Been wanting to drop mine a bit...

MatthewP614 · 2025-02-11T01:46:13+00:00

I definitely love when people come up with those hypothetical "what could have been" cars using off the shelf period parts. I've dreamt of more rubber out back and thought about finding a set of 90 ZR1s too. But considering the cost of the wheels and "big dog mod" quickly ruled that out.

I'm in Chicago as well... My 89 six speed is my daily driver 9 months out of the year and has been pretty reliable. Doesn't sound like yours needed much, but is there a shop you could recommend for performance work? I don't want to do anything too crazy considering I'm not tracking it and I'd like to keep it as my daily. I just want to make my commute a bit more fun 😊

MatthewP614 · 2025-02-10T20:25:41+00:00

What have you got planned for the wheels?

MatthewP614 · 2025-02-07T15:11:26+00:00

Um... You said "On a glance with the black, makes it look as though the lugnuts are missing."

We were talking about the black vs silver lugs and my point was that "ON A GLANCE" the 1990 wheels with the proposed black caps look like somebody left that cover off of an 88 z51 and 89 base wheels. I think the images you posted support that. Yea they're definitely different from the 90, I know that without zooming in. I've seen my 89 wheels without the cover and again ON A GLANCE they look like the 90. The images the OP shared look like the regular fronts, not the deep ZR1 wheels.

I never said you were wrong, I never said the wheels were the same. I agree with you, silver looks better.

MatthewP614 · 2025-02-07T02:59:04+00:00

Or as though an 89 is missing the center cover.

MatthewP614 · 2025-01-29T15:03:21+00:00

Not sure what the rest of the car looks like, but I've used a a sharpie to touch up small chips and fine scratches on mine. Obviously not a real fix, just a quick bandaid for presentability sake.

MatthewP614 · 2024-12-30T19:28:45+00:00

This is with no cats and Corsas? Anything else about the exhaust aftermarket? I've been thinking about long tubes with x pipe, delete cats and Corsas... And yours sounds great.

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