youcancallmeray

I'm saying that local demand has been low . If I ordered my car as a convertible I would have been driving for a month. As it is I and a couple others won't be getting the 2014 coupes that we ordered.

Also, even though only 26% of c7s built have been convertibles, they are far and away the majority sitting on the huge dealers lots.

RedC7AZ

The numbers show that convertible demand is lower than coupes, so we can all agree to that. If convertible demand in Florida is low, then demand in the cold weather climates is probably lower.

A lot in the Northeast may have less convertibles on it than those in Florida, but probably because they were delivered less in the first place.

TBIRD57

since i did not realize the large disparity.

wife likes a vert and i like the coming z06, so gm is going to make us both happy in 2015.

v8capt

It's amazing the difference in the noise level in the convertible with the top up, it is so much more quiet than the coupe. Just wait for the nicer weather, the convertibles will fly off the shelf.

RedC7AZ

I don't think most Corvette buyers place much value or decide whether to buy a coupe or convertible based on the differences in interior noise level when the top is up/on.

prodriver

This is my 3 rd convertible, this new top from GM is great. The engineering is amazing and the detail is like nothing I have ever seen on a car. I like the look of both, but the auto latch roof system and rear cover got me and I think it is not to be missed. If I wanted the car as a primary daily driver I would maybe go w/ the hard top, but I have my pickup for that stuff.

Corgidog1

Take classic corvettes-no coupes till 1963 when there was almost a 50- 50 split between coupes (split window for 63) and verts. 64-68 the verts outsold the coupes by about 5 to 3. 1969 was the first year that coupes outsold verts and the gap widened in favor of coupes since then till verts were eliminated in 1976. So your argument about rarity is incorrect for pre 1969 vettes. A lot of people consider 1972 as the last year for "classic" vettes-end of the chrome bumpers.

Kruegmeister

I didn't like the Convertible as much, with the loss of the Vents and the Well designed Rear window the Convertible just looses all that makes the C7 so good looking. IMHO.
Plus having a removable roof panel works nearly as good for enjoying a sunny day.
I usually don't like the look of Convertibles when the top is up and when the top was down my wife and I both said "Looks Like the C5/C6 rear end..."

Corgidog1

The coupe might "look" better, but the convertible "feels" better--nothing beats the open air feeling one gets in a convertible.

HARVEY T.GLUCK

I solved that problem this time around --I bought a Coupe and was conned into Buying a Convertible by a couple of my GM Friends.
I will say this and I was really surprised and as it was mentioned earlier the Convertible with the top up is MUCH QUIETER then the Coupe.
Also coming soon is a GM Wind Deflector which looks great and is not BULKY........Harvey.......

Rich3211

My dog wouldn't ride in anything except a vert.

Zee51Vert

Yes the coupe looks more exotic but the vert top down is unbeatable!!

Open air in a flash via key fob or button for full open air cruising experience, no compromise!!

stevelischynsky

Aftermarket should be able to make a aux hard top that looks like the coupe. Including a functional rear hatch, if the trunk lid was removed. Also including the same coupe removable top.

Might take some ingenuity but I suspect it could be do-able.

LIE2ME

In a way, you are probably right. However, spend a little time over on the C6 forum and you will read thread after thread of people trying to reduce the noise in that car. I just sold my Carlisle Blue C6 coupe. Loved the car but would have definitely appreciated a bit less noise in the cabin. If the C7 vert is a quiet as they say, I'll be a happy owner...

Sin City

Until the advent of air conditioning. As soon as air con became affordable and worked well, the convertible went into hiding.

laborsmith

In the world of classic cars, a convertible with a manual transmission is worth more than the same vehicle not a vert and/or not a manual transmission, if condition and mileage are at all similar.

Laborsmith

bj1k

Losing everything distinctive about the C7 is a good thing. The convertible looks far better because it gets rid of the coupe roof line.

bj1k

That will follow through too with the C7 in the future. The new coupe is just a novelty right now . When the newness wears off there will be a lot of former convertible owners coming back. You can count on it ! A real sports car has always been a drop top with a manual transmission.

GTFD2

I have a C-7 vert and it doesn't look like a C-6. I don't have round tail lights.

LIE2ME

Yous getting much attention with the vert?