Corvette C7

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You guys are silly. Everyone knows you don't choose one, you go for both.

Stop thinking logically, people :lol:
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Yeah! Get both!!! Can't go wrong with a Vette and a Viper. The Vette will be great for a daily driver and Viper SRT-10 for the weekends/track.

And I'll take Mila Kunis. Why, because she's one of my perfect girls. Smart, funny, beautiful, and down to earth. So two cars, one girl. ;):lol:

But seriously ND4SPD, go for the Viper and later on, get the Vette, unless you get more $$$$ or win the lottery. And don't forget the Nismo GTR, R8 GT, 911 GT3 RS/GT2 RS, Viper GTS SRT and the NSX NA3, when you hit the lotto. :D
 
I still recommend the Vette. Pretty much as fun, better to live with, plus it'll be a new car so you'll have a warranty. And the satisfaction of being the only owner.
 
Sorry for taking so long to reply - didn't get around to it any sooner :indiff:
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But a lot of sales are also made by mouth propaganda. If people like a product, they're going to advertise it. Or are you saying the Golf sells in these large quantities because VW knows how to market them? People buy Golfs because they're good and reliable. Expensive? Yes. But they're good. Same goes for example Lexus, at first people were very sceptical, because the car offered quality products and innovations at a price point this was to this date unknown, and now Lexus is a vastly accepted maker of quality products. And how was that achieved? Partially by mouth propaganda.
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I'm not saying that VW is making bad cars; and I'm not saying that word of mouth isn't important. But a lot of the good reputation VW enjoys has been founded quite some time ago. This becomes evident whenever a new generation of the VW Golf is released: People flock to it long before there's a lot of hands-on experience, because VW just good that nice reputation. However, the lead they had over other car makers has been getting smaller, in my opinion, while the difference in price hasn't. I'll agree that the Golf may be nicer than a Focus, but it is € 3,000 nicer? That's more than 25% premium over the Ford and I find it hard to justify that.

Just an example, obviously.
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I don't know if you didn't understood me properly, but I wasn't trying to imply at any point that the C7 was rubbish in any way or trying to bash the C7 and putting the stereotype of an US car on it (from my experience in US cars we get/got here in Germany)
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I've got to apologise, that was the vibe I (wrongly) got from your post :cheers:
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Plus, I was never the guy who went "Yeah, german quality. Anything else is inferior!" because that's just stupid.
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We're actually thinking quite similar thoughts, then, it would seem ;)
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The Corvette is a hell of a car and you should maybe stop trying to judge people by their questions (!!!) and implying that I'm biased or trying to put a stereotypical picture onto the Corvette, just because I keep asking, because of the fact, that I don't judge cars by it's first look, neither do I do this with people, and you shouldn't either.
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Again, I'm sorry for misjudging you. I've got to admit, i overreacted there. See, I do know a lot of folks personality who do like to judge stuff (including, but not limited to, cars) by their badge, not by what they're actually like. I got a bit carried away and mistook your honest questions with jabs aimed at the Corvette because it's an American made car. My bad, really.

I'll also have to agree with you on the cars we've previously gotten over here in Germany... They've largely been lacking in terms of quality compared to their competitors, at least the stuff we got about a decade ago. I suppose the change's slowly setting in because they're now realising they shouldn't rely on their domestic market first and foremost.
 
I'm taking from this that people who bought the new Corvette simply don't understand 4 way stops. Unless that's the same wreck from a couple pages ago.
 
Damn, the hell is the Corvette made of? Usually, a car of its kind has worse damage then that.

Tornado
I'm taking from this that people who bought the new Corvette simply don't understand 4 way stops. Unless that's the same wreck from a couple pages ago.
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Appears to be the same wreck from another angle.
 
Good news, everyone! The outrageous dealer markups have started for the C7 Stingray Corvette. The MSRP has been reportedly been exceeded by 10-15k USD. So much about bang for buck.
 
Leonidae@MFT
Good news, everyone! The outrageous dealer markups have started for the C7 Stingray Corvette. The MSRP has been reportedly been exceeded by 10-15k USD. So much about bang for buck.
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Do you have evidence that proves this? Or are you just back to troll some more and bash American cars like you're know for?

Anyways I'll do the job since I actually know how to be objective
http://www.product-reviews.net/2013/08/12/chevrolet-corvette-c7-stingray-price-depreciation/

Also this type of thing happens when a hyped up sports car, super car or hyper car finally comes to market in limited number as the article echoes. I remember the SRT 8 Challenger 392 when first out was marked up 25,000 USD over MSRP, but when more finally came out it went to its stated retail price. You obviously like to twist the truth just to create some mini flame war.
 
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Most new performance oriented cars have stupid markups on them when they are first released. It's simple supply and demand. If you're curious though there's an article on Jalopnik or Autoblog about it.
 
Leonidae@MFT
Good news, everyone! The outrageous dealer markups have started for the C7 Stingray Corvette. The MSRP has been reportedly been exceeded by 10-15k USD. So much about bang for buck.
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With mark up like that, the bang for the buck might be even better compared to other new cars.
 
Tornado
Remember when GT-Rs cost under 75 grand, before the price immediately started ballooning by 5k per year (literally)?




Trick question, because the dealer markup those had meant they never did.
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Indeed.. But Chevrolet said that there wouldn't be mark ups, and the C7 Stingray will be sold only in those dealerships that have had good sales and have done well in the customer loyalty checks. These price hikes by the dealers, regardless of the make or model, are hurting overall sales because bad experiences are told to dozens of people, where good experiences are told to few.
 
Leonidae@MFT
Indeed.. But Chevrolet said that there wouldn't be mark ups, and the C7 Stingray will be sold only in those dealerships that have had good sales and have done well in the customer loyalty checks. These price hikes by the dealers, regardless of the make or model, are hurting overall sales because bad experiences are told to dozens of people, where good experiences are told to few.
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That's not true since they're high demand and limited numbers buyers are the ones offering more over market price to get the car. If a dealership can make a few thousand more they're going to sell it to that customer, also there is no over sight for GM to make sure that these dealerships do the right thing even when customers aren't willing to pay these higher prices.

I don't see how marking up a Vette is going to hurt Silverado or Malibu sales...
 
Leonidae@MFT
Indeed.. But Chevrolet said that there wouldn't be mark ups, and the C7 Stingray will be sold only in those dealerships that have had good sales and have done well in the customer loyalty checks. These price hikes by the dealers, regardless of the make or model, are hurting overall sales because bad experiences are told to dozens of people, where good experiences are told to few.
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Not entirely. Ask the people who want to buy a C7, an early C7 at that, and you're going to see markups. More or less, it's going to depend on the market, and the dealer. Around here in Michigan, I wouldn't expect a markup. If there is, it would likely be for the exclusive models like the Launch/Signature/Whatever thing that they've got going on, not the standard model.

That being said, I recall seeing a $16,000 markup on the first year of the Shelby GT500. As eye-watering as that was, I don't think $10,000 on a Corvette (in a place where they won't get many, and demand is high) is entirely unreasonable... Die-hard Corvette fans will pony-up.
 
Eunos_Cosmo
Who can forget the truly absurd, occasionally six figure mark up when the Ford GT hit showrooms in 2005?
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It was absurd (not occasional though), but now-a-days, I find it hard for any Ford GT owner to complain about what they paid. It's probably the 1 car that has risen so much in value yet hasn't been out of production for a decade; there are dealers on DuPont "fighting" to get them into their inventory. Has to say something about the demand of it.

If an owner did pay $240,000 for his, then hopefully he still has it & it hasn't seen many miles. That's right around the average price for a 1,000 mile example at the moment, so the value is just going to keep going.
 

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