Built by Corvette owners. For Corvette owners. VetteBase works because people share what they know so the next owner has an easier time.
What we encourage
- Helping. Answer questions, especially the "basic" ones. Everyone started somewhere.
- Teaching. Explain the why, not just the what.
- Sharing. Post your fixes, builds, costs and mistakes. When your problem is solved, mark the Best Answer.
- Respect. Every generation, every budget, stock or modified, manual or automatic.
- Honesty about sources. Say whether something is from the factory service manual, your own experience, or something you heard.
What we don't allow
- Gatekeeping ("real Corvette owners would…").
- Personal attacks, harassment, hate, or threats.
- Spam, undisclosed self-promotion and affiliate spam.
- Scams or misleading listings.
- Dangerous or misleading technical claims presented as fact. Disagree with evidence, not insults.
- Personal information: never post anyone's address, phone, plate, VIN, or documents (including your own on public pages).
- Street racing promotion. Track days, autocross and drag strips are where speed belongs.
Reputation & badges
Reputation rewards helpfulness, not volume. You earn it when other owners upvote your replies (+2), upvote your threads (+1), or when your answer is marked Best Answer (+15). Downvotes cost 1 point. Posting by itself earns nothing. Badges like Problem Solver, 10 Helpful Answers, Builder and C6 Expert are awarded automatically from real activity. Verified Owner, Master Mechanic and Restoration Expert are reviewed by moderators. Nobody can buy reputation or badges, including Pro members.
Moderation
Moderators may edit, move, lock, remove, warn, suspend or ban. Every moderator action is recorded in an audit log. If you think a decision was wrong, contact the team respectfully.