Anyone starting to 'cool off' on the C7 yet?
07-16-2013, 01:39 PM
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It's funny but no. I was asked yesterday about it and we went off on a 20 minute discussion about what new things have been learned in recent weeks.
I'm actually pretty pumped. Too bad I have at least another 6 months to wait.
I'm actually pretty pumped. Too bad I have at least another 6 months to wait.
07-16-2013, 01:42 PM
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To the members who back in late 2012 were complaining about "GM isn't releasing enough information early enough" - I direct your attention to this thread and others of its ilk.
We have a member who is furious because he put in an early pre-production order and GM has had the effrontery and gall to delay production all the way into the actual quarter they said production would start.
We have members who are furious because the general public does not yet have access to an online visual interface for configuration of a car that is not yet in production, cannot be ordered through the majority of dealers in the GM dealership network, and has no delivery dates announced even for the first batch of limited production orders.
We have members who are bored with the C7 and find it to be unexciting now that the initial rush of the announcement and first pictures is over. Even though not a single customer or dealer has received a car yet.
And you wonder why GM didn't start the announcement and release process any EARLIER?!? Sheesh.
We have a member who is furious because he put in an early pre-production order and GM has had the effrontery and gall to delay production all the way into the actual quarter they said production would start.
We have members who are furious because the general public does not yet have access to an online visual interface for configuration of a car that is not yet in production, cannot be ordered through the majority of dealers in the GM dealership network, and has no delivery dates announced even for the first batch of limited production orders.
We have members who are bored with the C7 and find it to be unexciting now that the initial rush of the announcement and first pictures is over. Even though not a single customer or dealer has received a car yet.
And you wonder why GM didn't start the announcement and release process any EARLIER?!? Sheesh.
Roll your eyes all you want but if you offer a car to the public and ask them for money, the least you can do is give them a configurator so they can decide if they want one and how much it would cost so they can plan their purchase.
If you want to roll your eyes, roll it at the audacity of a company to ask you for your money and not tell you what your buying.
07-16-2013, 01:52 PM
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My brother and I plan on ordering ours in winter for a spring delivery. Yes, this is the best Corvette yet and it will be worth the wait, even with the "batmobile" styling.
If the design fails you that much, simple don't buy one. The rest of us will be happy with the C7, defective tail light design and all.
If the design fails you that much, simple don't buy one. The rest of us will be happy with the C7, defective tail light design and all.
07-16-2013, 02:15 PM
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I have to say it, I'm beginning to feel less excitement; thinking I already have a fantastic vette, what's the hurry? I can either rush right in, or wait for a nice used one in the not too distant future. The lack of a configurator isn't helping either.....starting to vacillate a little...what say you?
gm should have tried to get as many C7's as they could on the road by this summer. it would have continued to heighten and sustain interest.
imo of course
07-16-2013, 02:46 PM
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It's hard to cool off to something you never warmed up to in the first place. The C7 simply does not look like a Corvette from the doors back. The Camaro tail lights, restricted visibility hatch, batmobile styling, and the general rear end appearance of a 1980s Japanese car doesn't work for me, and apparently for a lot of others either.
The front of the C7 is awesome. The interior is fantastic. Rear of the doors is a different car that certainly isn't a Corvette and doesn't fit with the rest of the vehicle.
GM really needs to rethink producing the C7 versus redesigning the rear portion to harmonize with the rest of the car, and to look like a Corvette.
The front of the C7 is awesome. The interior is fantastic. Rear of the doors is a different car that certainly isn't a Corvette and doesn't fit with the rest of the vehicle.
GM really needs to rethink producing the C7 versus redesigning the rear portion to harmonize with the rest of the car, and to look like a Corvette.
following that logic....
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07-16-2013, 02:55 PM
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The Rolex Submariner came out the same year as the Corvette and it still maintains a TON of design cues from the original.
I realize cars change more than watches.....but you have the iconic things that Corvettes have that MAKE them Corvettes. The cross flags, the fiber body, the front-hinged hood, V8, round tails, etc.
You can put the cross flags on a Cobalt. But that doesn't make it a Corvette. People have an expectation of a car that isn't a totally clean slate. It has characteristics that make it iconic.
The new Vette just departs from too many of those things ESPECIALLY the rear end. It just looks like nothing that has ever been there before. Incredibly busy and japanese/ninja-looking.
That's all we're saying.
07-16-2013, 02:56 PM
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Love the car! Every time I see it in person, amazes me even more (as do many pictures). My wife, who likes our C6, loves the C7 and wants it to "come home soon."
07-16-2013, 03:00 PM
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Up here in Eastern Canada am always cool, and in the winter months we're chillin 
I'll be waiting for 2nd or 3rd year, who knows what else would be standard or if they get that 8 spd Auto. I'll end up with the 7 spd manual most likely.
This would be my first non used Corvette. The C7 would be a keeper and hopefully my last car that I buy. (Even I don't believe what I just said about it being my last) 
I'll be waiting for 2nd or 3rd year, who knows what else would be standard or if they get that 8 spd Auto. I'll end up with the 7 spd manual most likely.
This would be my first non used Corvette. The C7 would be a keeper and hopefully my last car that I buy.
(Even I don't believe what I just said about it being my last)
07-16-2013, 03:15 PM
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I'm still in the fence. Thinking I'd like a 2015, but having a hard time giving up the classic look of my '13 GS.
My sales guy at my Chevy dealer, will call me as soon as he gets one in for me to drive.
That will be the deciding factor. The look, handling, interior, etc., will have to hit me pretty hard. If it does, I'll order a '15 C7 next July, if not, I'll be very happy with my new C6 GS.
My sales guy at my Chevy dealer, will call me as soon as he gets one in for me to drive.
That will be the deciding factor. The look, handling, interior, etc., will have to hit me pretty hard. If it does, I'll order a '15 C7 next July, if not, I'll be very happy with my new C6 GS.
07-16-2013, 03:37 PM
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Scraping the splitter.
I think there will be more excitement when we start getting performance data from magazine testing.
IMO, it will be very impressive for what is a base car with or without Z51.
S.
IMO, it will be very impressive for what is a base car with or without Z51.
S.
07-16-2013, 03:43 PM
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I have to say it, I'm beginning to feel less excitement; thinking I already have a fantastic vette, what's the hurry? I can either rush right in, or wait for a nice used one in the not too distant future. The lack of a configurator isn't helping either.....starting to vacillate a little...what say you?
07-16-2013, 03:44 PM
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Exactly.. we're in the lull period between the release/info gathering and the delivery of actual cars. Once people start getting them they will post up about their experiences and start modding and racing them and things will get very exciting like they do with every generation.
Then the Z06 will come out and people will go nuts... then the L88 and people will go more nuts.
Then one day... years down the road... the forums will be inundated with vendor posts and "how do I fix this?" or "This is squeeking" or "Do you like my cheap-*** eBay purchased mods to this once new and exciting car?" Such is the life-cycle of every model/forum.
Then the Z06 will come out and people will go nuts... then the L88 and people will go more nuts.
Then one day... years down the road... the forums will be inundated with vendor posts and "how do I fix this?" or "This is squeeking" or "Do you like my cheap-*** eBay purchased mods to this once new and exciting car?" Such is the life-cycle of every model/forum.
07-16-2013, 04:06 PM
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I understand what the OP is saying. Please do not take this as bashing the C7. I have a C7 on order, but the wife has been pressing me hard to look at a four seat car (we have a 6 month old baby and she wants something we can all ride in, hard to argue about that). She had me thinking and yesterday I test drove a 2013 M6. I know they are totally different cars, but now I am having trouble deciding on what to do. The M6 is almost as fast as the C7 (albeit 1k lbs heavier), and it has the four seats that my wife likes.
I think the issue is that I'm pretty excited about a new car and I can get the M6 today, and my C7 won't come in till October. It just becomes a lot of time to start to think about other options.
I think the issue is that I'm pretty excited about a new car and I can get the M6 today, and my C7 won't come in till October. It just becomes a lot of time to start to think about other options.
07-16-2013, 05:03 PM
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He's just working through the 12 stages of new model ordering:
1) OMG, I can't wait to see the new vette, will it be better?
2) WOW, look at that vette, I can't wait to own one
3) Yes, I got my order in - first in line!
4) OMG yes, my order is accepted, her comes my baby!
5) Hmm, why am I stuck at 3000? anyone else moving?
6) OMG, are they ever gonna start building these things???
7) I hate GM, they just don't care about me!
8) I hate the new vette - I can't take any more of this rejection! (current stage of OP)
9) Wait a minute, my TPW!
10) Built/shipped! YES!
11) Arrived! I LOVE IT!
12) My new C7 is making a squeaking noise somewhere above my head, anyone else notice that?
1) OMG, I can't wait to see the new vette, will it be better?
2) WOW, look at that vette, I can't wait to own one
3) Yes, I got my order in - first in line!
4) OMG yes, my order is accepted, her comes my baby!
5) Hmm, why am I stuck at 3000? anyone else moving?
6) OMG, are they ever gonna start building these things???
7) I hate GM, they just don't care about me!
8) I hate the new vette - I can't take any more of this rejection! (current stage of OP)
9) Wait a minute, my TPW!
10) Built/shipped! YES!
11) Arrived! I LOVE IT!
12) My new C7 is making a squeaking noise somewhere above my head, anyone else notice that?
07-16-2013, 05:19 PM
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07-16-2013, 05:32 PM
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You can evolve as a brand but still maintain what makes the brand recognizable.
The Rolex Submariner came out the same year as the Corvette and it still maintains a TON of design cues from the original.
I realize cars change more than watches.....but you have the iconic things that Corvettes have that MAKE them Corvettes. The cross flags, the fiber body, the front-hinged hood, V8, round tails, etc.
You can put the cross flags on a Cobalt. But that doesn't make it a Corvette. People have an expectation of a car that isn't a totally clean slate. It has characteristics that make it iconic.
The new Vette just departs from too many of those things ESPECIALLY the rear end. It just looks like nothing that has ever been there before. Incredibly busy and japanese/ninja-looking.
That's all we're saying.
The Rolex Submariner came out the same year as the Corvette and it still maintains a TON of design cues from the original.
I realize cars change more than watches.....but you have the iconic things that Corvettes have that MAKE them Corvettes. The cross flags, the fiber body, the front-hinged hood, V8, round tails, etc.
You can put the cross flags on a Cobalt. But that doesn't make it a Corvette. People have an expectation of a car that isn't a totally clean slate. It has characteristics that make it iconic.
The new Vette just departs from too many of those things ESPECIALLY the rear end. It just looks like nothing that has ever been there before. Incredibly busy and japanese/ninja-looking.
That's all we're saying.
Get ready to be called and accused of these things:
1) A Hater
2) Jealous cause your are a possible C6 owner
3) Jealous cause you can't afford it
4) don't like the "envelope pushed" with your designs
5) your are a troll that wants to start trouble
6) you are one of only 6 or so people on here who don't like the car
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07-16-2013, 06:22 PM
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I understand what the OP is saying. Please do not take this as bashing the C7. I have a C7 on order, but the wife has been pressing me hard to look at a four seat car (we have a 6 month old baby and she wants something we can all ride in, hard to argue about that). She had me thinking and yesterday I test drove a 2013 M6. I know they are totally different cars, but now I am having trouble deciding on what to do. The M6 is almost as fast as the C7 (albeit 1k lbs heavier), and it has the four seats that my wife likes.
I think the issue is that I'm pretty excited about a new car and I can get the M6 today, and my C7 won't come in till October. It just becomes a lot of time to start to think about other options.
I think the issue is that I'm pretty excited about a new car and I can get the M6 today, and my C7 won't come in till October. It just becomes a lot of time to start to think about other options.
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