I was walking at lunchtime and decided to see what the new price for a Corvette was today. I guess for what you’re getting its an ok price, but my god they wanted $44k for a plain Jane model, $63k for a Convertible, and the cream of the crop Z06 was $73k. Way out of my price range anymore. But it seems you cannot buy any new car for less than $35k if you want a full-size car, or nice high performance car. I can see why used cars are such a deal anymore; I was looking at a 1999 Corvette and it even had leather and a six speed for just over 16k with 43,000 miles. Don't most Vipers run about $85k so the Z06 seems like a deal, but still that’s lot of money in my book. I wonder how many of these cars they are selling with the price of gas what it is today; I did notice the Z06 claims to get 14 city, and 22 highway which surprised me. How much I wonder would that be a month after tax, etc on a six year plan I would hate to guess... Anyone own one?
Corvette prices today (new)
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zo6 73000
lambo 200000
ital red 150000+
vette is cheap
shelby 500gt 45g's
vette 44g's
both new cars..
45g's for a mustang
lambo 200000
ital red 150000+
vette is cheap
shelby 500gt 45g's
vette 44g's
both new cars..
45g's for a mustang
It was red and had no options except what comes standard on the Vette. I was surprised they even had one since I would think most people would want all the bells and whistles. I would like to buy one but I have my eyes on a Harley next year....
I just think that anyone that spends $63k for a Convertible vette, and the cream of the crop Z06 was $73k is just plain NUTZ:clonk:even buying any new car as a matter in fact. My last new truck was a 97 I will never buy a new car or truck again just cant justify the waste of $$$...:noway: I can afford a new car and truck any day but I dont waste my hard earned $$ any more.
Same here, I still drive my old 97 Civic with almost 300,000 miles on it. I get around 40 mpg with a leaky headgasket. I'm going to get the headgasket fixed next week so I gonna try for another 100,000 miles.
I won't buy a new car anytime soon not unless I get a giant windfall of cash.
I have a plain Jane 2007. It's a hell of a car. It actually weighs about 350 lbs less than the fully equiped model. No extra electronics or steering column motors ect shaves the weight off. The cd that comes with the car claims a 186 mph top speed which was achieved using the lighter plain jane model. It does come with sufficient creature comforts for me. Give me a/c power steering 4 wheel disc and a good sound system and I'm happy. I still think it's a performance deal considering what you have to pay for like performance. It is also rated at 27 miles per gallon on the highway. We have achieved 28 on the road with a light foot. Great car but my wife drives it most of the time. Bummer.
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Base list on and American Corvetter is $44K. Up here it is a shade under $70K. Oh but wait, they are giving us a generous $9K discount. If we could buy a new Corvette for $44K up here in Canada, I'd have one tomorrow and sell every old car we have. Double the gas mileage of the old cars we have and better performance. Just wouldn't fit in too well with the local Corvette crowd. I tend to get grease on my hands. 
The 2008 brochure advertises the 430 hp Vette to do 0-60 in 4.1 seconds, 190 mph top speed, and 1/4 mile in 12.4 sec. @ 117 mph. That's better than anything I have ever owned. Of course we usually keep our cars until the wheels go square. We still have the '69 Chevelle that we bought new and that was the last new car we bought until we bought the new 2005 Jimmy for a winter vehicle. Looks like we will have to head south to get a Vette.
The 2008 brochure advertises the 430 hp Vette to do 0-60 in 4.1 seconds, 190 mph top speed, and 1/4 mile in 12.4 sec. @ 117 mph. That's better than anything I have ever owned. Of course we usually keep our cars until the wheels go square. We still have the '69 Chevelle that we bought new and that was the last new car we bought until we bought the new 2005 Jimmy for a winter vehicle. Looks like we will have to head south to get a Vette.
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New vettes lose 50% in value in a couple of years.
Smarter to buy an old vette that holds its value, just like a Chevelle
Smarter to buy an old vette that holds its value, just like a Chevelle
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From my viewpoint, there is no question that the later generation of Vettes have all the good stuff: go, stop, corner, power, tunes, etc, etc. Off the showroom floor, they do depriciate over time.
But for me, they just DO NOT have any of that old time Corvette special magic. No personality, no WOW factor. The image (to many people) is a snobby person in a "status" symbol car. They own/drive a Corvette because it projects them in the eye of the public as someone special or above the rest of the people, not because it is a performance or special car. Also, for the most part, when a late model Vette passes by, almost no one gives it a passing glance. And you take an old Vette, say a 57 or a 63 Split-window or a 67-427, or maybe even a 72 with a 454, and people not only take notice, but they even STOP what they're doing and watch it go by until it is out of sight. The exact same thing happens with nice Chevelles, or a nice GTO, or (and Heaven forbid) a nice early Mustang GT350 (ESPECIALLY a GT350R).
A prime example: I can't even go to get gas in the 70 conv or the 56 Vette without frequent stares and comments from other people (not that I don't like it). A new, or very late model Vette pulls up to a gas pump and NO BODY makes a comment to the owner (some are even intimidated to speak to the owner), nor do they even stop and stare. Just doesn't happen.
So, do I HAVE to own a car that every one stares at and envies??? Heck no!!! But it is nice to have a car that other people also appreciate and they are not apprehensive about approaching me to make a comment or ask a question about the car. People come up and commonly ask what year is it? Or, what engine is in it? Or, did you do the work yourself, etc, etc? Many of you know that the 70 conv still has the original 307 emblems on the fenders, but there is no 307 under the hood. I get asked a lot if it still has the 307. People never approach nor ask these kinds of questions to new Vette owners. Do I need that kind of attention from others? Nope, but its nice that people are comfortable enough to be friendly and speak to me about my older cars.
Last, I don't have that kind of money to spend (on a new Vette), but if I did, it would get spent on something besides a new Vette. Two cars that I would IMMEDIATELY seek out would be a Z16 and a Z11----------------AFTER I bought a P51! :thumbsup:
Oh ya, and I HAVE NOT forgotten the promise that I made several years ago. If I ever win the lottery and buy a P51, you guys will be the first to go for a ride. But, until then, here's the best I can offer. If you're in OKC sometime on a Sat, I'll take you out to the airport and see if there's a chance for a ride in Miss America! How's that?
But for me, they just DO NOT have any of that old time Corvette special magic. No personality, no WOW factor. The image (to many people) is a snobby person in a "status" symbol car. They own/drive a Corvette because it projects them in the eye of the public as someone special or above the rest of the people, not because it is a performance or special car. Also, for the most part, when a late model Vette passes by, almost no one gives it a passing glance. And you take an old Vette, say a 57 or a 63 Split-window or a 67-427, or maybe even a 72 with a 454, and people not only take notice, but they even STOP what they're doing and watch it go by until it is out of sight. The exact same thing happens with nice Chevelles, or a nice GTO, or (and Heaven forbid) a nice early Mustang GT350 (ESPECIALLY a GT350R).
A prime example: I can't even go to get gas in the 70 conv or the 56 Vette without frequent stares and comments from other people (not that I don't like it). A new, or very late model Vette pulls up to a gas pump and NO BODY makes a comment to the owner (some are even intimidated to speak to the owner), nor do they even stop and stare. Just doesn't happen.
So, do I HAVE to own a car that every one stares at and envies??? Heck no!!! But it is nice to have a car that other people also appreciate and they are not apprehensive about approaching me to make a comment or ask a question about the car. People come up and commonly ask what year is it? Or, what engine is in it? Or, did you do the work yourself, etc, etc? Many of you know that the 70 conv still has the original 307 emblems on the fenders, but there is no 307 under the hood. I get asked a lot if it still has the 307. People never approach nor ask these kinds of questions to new Vette owners. Do I need that kind of attention from others? Nope, but its nice that people are comfortable enough to be friendly and speak to me about my older cars.
Last, I don't have that kind of money to spend (on a new Vette), but if I did, it would get spent on something besides a new Vette. Two cars that I would IMMEDIATELY seek out would be a Z16 and a Z11----------------AFTER I bought a P51! :thumbsup:
Oh ya, and I HAVE NOT forgotten the promise that I made several years ago. If I ever win the lottery and buy a P51, you guys will be the first to go for a ride. But, until then, here's the best I can offer. If you're in OKC sometime on a Sat, I'll take you out to the airport and see if there's a chance for a ride in Miss America! How's that?
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Tom, that's exactly why we haven't gone out and bought a newer Vette. We're not much into the group thing either. Perhaps an LS series engine in a Chevelle or our el Camino is still the best route. I have an LT1 donor car now and the LT1s of the '90s could put a Chevelle into the mid 13s with very little done to them. Do love the look of those '05 and newer Vettes though. As for the P51, I'd pay to ride in one of them. They have to be the '57 Chevy of the airplane world. There was a TV show on last week rating the fighter planes and the P51 came in #1.
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm, imagine that! :hurray:
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I think the new Corvette represents a great bargain compared to the other performance cars in that market segment. A Z06 with some tweaks will blow the doors off any foreign made performance car for a fraction of the cost. I don't have any coin to afford a new Vette though, so I just dream.
I wanted to tough on Tom's post. I think since the whole "Dot.com" boom, then the real estate boom that followed, people made either serious $$$$ or used credit to buy buy buy. In the past Corvettes and other performance as well as luxury autos were few and far between on the roadways. These vehicles had that "wow" factor because you rarely saw them. Once people got rich off the Dot.com's and real estate, every tech geek to 80 year old lady bought a Corvette, Lambo, Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Bentley. Now, you can sit a traffic light and see a Lambo, Ferrari, Mercedes S65 AMG, BMW M5, and Corvette Z06 all at the same time. All these awesome cars that cost some serious coin are now "common place" so the whole "wow, check that out!! look at that Z06 Vette. Man I'd give anything to have that car!" is now "oh, just another Vette, nothing to see here folks."
Just some thoughts. I do think the new Vette's are priced nice, just too expensive for me unfortunately.
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Go look at a G8 GT... $29k..
Trust me. You'll be impressed. :thumbsup:
Trust me. You'll be impressed. :thumbsup:
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a plane ticket ,and some gas.. and 44g'sBase list on and American Corvetter is $44K. Up here it is a shade under $70K. Oh but wait, they are giving us a generous $9K discount. If we could buy a new Corvette for $44K up here in Canada, I'd have one tomorrow and sell every old car we have. Double the gas mileage of the old cars we have and better performance. Just wouldn't fit in too well with the local Corvette crowd. I tend to get grease on my hands.
I mean you got a 36g's window..
come on down,, and buy one and drive it back
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New vettes lose 50% in value in a couple of years.
Smarter to buy an old vette that holds its value, j
that you can't drive..or, let me reword it..
won't drive for fear of , the worst..
go drive an older vette, and then a new one..
makes the old one, feel like a truck..
a new colbalt, handles better than a 56-82 vette
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what's the base price of a new full size Impala these days? i think they are right around $20k, with a decently equipped model coming in in the mid 20's, and a loaded one around $30k. even a base Imp will probably keep up with a late 70's/early 80's Vette in either a 1/4 mile drag race or around corners, and get better mileage while doing it. and you won't have to climb out of the thing when you are done playing.
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