aklim

Usual role for a seller and buyer. When I was buying the stick car, I told you it wasn't the best fit, not really liking it but the wife was willing to go only so far, etc. When I was the seller a few months later, it was a heartbreak thing, wife said we had to sell it to pay for some silly crap, etc.

sjw91

Exactly! I've experienced salesmen not dealing on a sale because manuals are rare. And when trading in the car, they say it's worth less because few people want them.

AnotherNorskie

That's a good point ... when we sold our 535xi and Outback we got premium prices because they were manuals. But that was 5+ years ago.

On the other hand, I'm not sure the younger generations are that interested in Corvettes older than the C5. The C1-C3 sales are likely still generated by older guys, who won't be in the market for a late model C7 anyways.

I'm not arguing so much as thinking out loud. Of course I want my C7 M7 to be worth more than other people's C7's ... ;-)

That's good information! On the other hand, it seems the total pool of driving enthusiasts is going down.

I truly hope that C8 DCT is better than the herky jerky DCT (and SMG's) I've driven. In traffic those are no good. On the hand, the DCT in my Africa Twin was seamless in traffic. Not sure why some brands can't figure it out.

sjw91

I've driven a couple C8s on the track, and the DCT was spectacular. I'm hardly an expert, but the pro reviews have compared it very favorably to the Porsche PDK in operation. On the other hand, they have had some reliability issues. Also, the required maintenance on the C8 DCT is frequent and expensive. Fluid is like $45 a quart, and the 12 quarts need to be replaced every 3 years. Plus a $300 filter.

inspectorudy

After reading this article about manuals bringing more than autos I went on the local Market Place on FB to see what it is like here near Atlanta. I didn't find one single manual and almost no true convertibles. I say true because some are T-tops and to me, aren't a real convertibles. Out of approximately 100 cars for sale, only four were convertibles. To find a truly rare combo in my area would be a real convertible with an M7. I also agree with the suggestion that dealers are not looking for M7s because they are not popular with most people. Private sales probably are different because of the rarity of M7s.

sjw91

I did a quick cars.com nationwide search for 2019 Stingrays for sale. 107 cars found, and 23 were manuals - so ratio is about the same as production. I'm not about to study what options they all have on them, but the automatics actually seem to be listed about $2k more than the manuals. But they're all in the same price range, so it's probably about even.

Skid Row Joe

Sounds right-on. ^^^^

The automatic transmission Corvettes are an easier/slam dunk sale, than the straight-drive Corvettes. Hence, the straight-drives are a more difficult sale, and, the automatics will garner MORE.

FWIW.....The automatic transmission C7s had a $2K higher MSRP list as an Optional add-on.

aklim

I didn't want to be bothered by them so I didn't sign up. Is there a way to know if that was the asking price you saw or what actually it has sold for like on eBay?

dbirdhouse1

.......................yup, hard to steal these days

aklim

For who? A pro thief? Would not even slow him down. Back in 1950, it was easy to hotwire the car but I don't think it is that easy today. Biggest problem a joyride thief would have. Pro thief would be able to drive it off.

CPB

Unfortunately the gear ratio's are nerfed on manuals right now, so they are slower than the shorter geared automatics. It isn't to sell more automatics, but instead to help with mandatory testing on emissions and MPG.

sjw91

I really don't know what you're saying. There's nothing to sign up for. They just list cars for sale, and those are the asking prices from dealers and private sellers. Once sold, they aren't shown anymore.

aklim

Top right hand corner has a "sign in". I didn't know if you can see what it sold for but I didn't want to go further. Sold price tells me more than what you want to get for it, hence the question.

sjw91

It's not an auction

Let It Ride

As someone mentioned earlier and I started a thread on it one time, just look at BAT auction site. The manuals command a premium in the same car. The ZR1's really show it as the manuals were some times getting 30K more vs the same car with the auto. And like I said another time, I have a 2019 GS M7 2LT with low miles. If I wanted to sell it and you found the exact car only with the auto, you are going to pay me $2500-$3500 more for mine. And you know what, I will get it.

aklim

I don't know if it makes $3500 difference to everyone. Some people, yes. Everyone, probably not.

Skid Row Joe

If, and when I sell my 2017 M7 Stingray, I'll do the same thing. It's not a Fire Sale item, and It'll command a higher price because it's an M7, and, I'm not negotiating down in price.

Let It Ride

Exactly, that's the target audience, I don't need everybody. There are plenty of the "some people"

Let It Ride

Me neither. You want the M7 you will pay for it. And they will!

mdolandese

that’s exactly how I feel