alanhang

you are heading in completely the right direction.

redzone

Good point Jim,but here's the thing I wonder about this statement. Did they mean "afford" the MSRP,or the heavily discounted prices that customers have been enjoying on the C6 since around 2008?

There are a lot of happy C6 owners that wouldn't have been able to afford the sticker price of a C6. A forum dealer recently had a thread listing 1LT cars for as low as $38k and I recall another dealer a couple years back that had a 3LZ Z06 for $20k off sticker.

I think once the "gotta have it's" go through the system there will be a lull in sales until the discounts start happening on the C7. Will they be as great as the C6 discounts? I dunno,and it's probably selfish on my part(actually I know it is),but I hope they don't ***** the market on the C7. I had every intention of waiting for the high performance model to buy a C7,but after seeing the C7,I know it's a lost cause for me.....and my wallet. I'll buy a C7 ASAP and sell/trade it when the Z06/ZR1 becomes available,just like I did with the C6.

JoesC5

One difference in buying a collector car at Barrett-Jackson and buying a new car from a dealer, is that there is an expectation that the collector car will maintain it's valve long term(and hopefully rise) vs the expectation of a drop in value when buying a new car.

My 56 and 64 are not depreciating like my 09 Z06.
If I have the money to spare, to play with, in this economy, where would be the best place to put it? A 1967 Corvette or a 2014 Corvette?

RJRSW

The vast majority of the buyers I saw there were buying because it was something they really like or have lusted after for a long time and they have the money to buy it. I do not think that the collectibility or the resale value were the main focus for most of them.

My original point was that there are plenty of buyers out there and they will buy if you put something in front of them that they really like.

I have owned 25 vettes from all 6 generations including a 1953 when I was 17, a 1957 Fuelie when I was 19 and a brand new 1963 split window when I was 20 and cannot recall buying even one of the 25 because I thought it was collectible or for resale. I bought them all because I just plain wanted that car and I had the money to do it.

Unfortunately and sadly for me for the first time I just am not getting that "have to have it" from what I have seen so far of the C7. The new direct injection engine design has me wondering how well it will work out in the long pull and the hard and edgy body style just is not pleasing to my eye.

It sounded to me like from what I saw in the Car and Driver interview with the head engineer that this C7 was not the mid engine car they really wanted it to be because they had to compromise the design because of GM's financial problems that halted the C7 design process twice causing them to have to stick with something more conventional that would be easier to complete within the shortened design process.

Mike Mercury

alrighty then.
and then you add politics yourself (and it's damage control - to try and help out one side of the aisle).

mirror please.

Badluck33

I think it DOES depend on the price.

I'm waiting for the official price when it becomes available. If it starts at $59k + the extras making it a $65k car, then I will pass. I'm expecting it to be lower but who knows at this point. I want the car but I'm not going to give GM my money like that. At that point, I'd rather get a 2013 and still be around 50k

If they are aiming for 30k and are saying its 'attainable' then I have to guess it'll start around $49k with a very base and naked coupe.

And I would assume, that I'm not the only one on this boat......

BlueOx

I just cannot believe some of the stuff I read...people think that all this new tech/upgrades/interior gets added and that it should be the same or lower cost. If GM pulls that one off, I will be amazed and will immediately go shopping my C6 to someone.

Badluck33

I'm still holding on to Tadge Juechter slipping in Atlanta that it would start at $49k

if its not, oh well.

but I do believe he did say it back in December in Atlanta.

Mike Mercury

that would be great; even if only for 2014 ... that would still be welcomed.