Topic: GM Has Six-Month Waiting List For Corvette

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[PJ]

And that's what happens when you build a great car at the right price.

[johngenx]

^^^^This.  Someone at GM really gets it.  These Vette guys have been doing some good stuff for some time now, but this model is a wowzer.

[Railton]

^^^^This.  Someone at GM really gets it.  These Vette guys have been doing some good stuff for some time now, but this model is a wowzer.

I wonder if they are losing $ on this car at that price? They can't be making much.
Railton

[Fobroader]

And that's what happens when you build a great car at the right price.

If I could....I so would...but I asked....annnnnd I cant......

[rrocket]

It was like this when the C6 came out too. 

[johngenx]

What a surprise, Ron is a downer total slappie on the C7 Vette.

 

[rrocket]

What a surprise, Ron is a downer on the Vette.

I'm not a downer...unless speaking the truth makes me a downer.  It was the same for the C5.  Then the C6. And I make the bold prediction it will be the same for the C8.  Really going out on a wire, eh?   

Americans love their Vettes.  When a new one comes out, everyone wants one.

[KD]

^^^^This.  Someone at GM really gets it.  These Vette guys have been doing some good stuff for some time now, but this model is a wowzer.

I wonder if they are losing $ on this car at that price? They can't be making much.
Railton

I have read in the past that the corvette was never a real money maker, it's more of a brand image car.  Haven't seen one yet, but looks good on paper.

[PJ]

^^^^This.  Someone at GM really gets it.  These Vette guys have been doing some good stuff for some time now, but this model is a wowzer.

I wonder if they are losing $ on this car at that price? They can't be making much.
Railton

I have read in the past that the corvette was never a real money maker, it's more of a brand image car.  Haven't seen one yet, but looks good on paper.

I'm sure they make some money on the base car.  Not a lot but car companies aren't in the business of losing money on purpose.  Where they make the big money is on option packages.  I can't do the build your own on a 2014 yet but I managed to run a 2013 up from $60K to $142K.

Lot of profit there.

[revalations]

What a surprise, Ron is a downer on the Vette.

I'm not a downer...unless speaking the truth makes me a downer.  It was the same for the C5.  Then the C6. And I make the bold prediction it will be the same for the C8.  Really going out on a wire, eh?   

Americans love their Vettes.  When a new one comes out, everyone wants one.

I'm a long time member on the Vette forums (both usa and canada) The C7 has created more buzz than any other generation I've seen.

Most Vette owners will not be buying a C7. They are a bunch of whiny old men who just can't and won't get over the damm tailights. If they could the Vette would still be as it was in 1965 and have a 427 4bbl.

GM is attracting a whole new kind of buyer here. Good to see younger more import loving sports car guys interested in Vettes, maybe it will help shed it's current owner image.

[rrocket]

^^I remember the C5  being a really big deal.  From what I recall, the C5 was a bigger deal than the C7...especially in Detroit.

I also think most Vette owners don't hang around forums.  And most Vette owners never realize the limit of their cars performance.  Certainly not a uniquely Vette phenomenon though.

Yea, I think the new Vette might shift the age demographic down a bit.