After seeing it in person and sitting in it I’m still conflicted. The exterior styling falls apart after the side glass, and the interior...
Regardless of anyone’s opinion, keep this in mind — the Bowling Green plant recently had massive upgrades for production capability, and seeing the new price point explains why. They will sell A LOT of these, which is great for GM but not-so-great for the buyers. As with every previous Corvette the long-term value will...not exist, because there will be a million on the secondary market within a couple years.
Plenty of people will say “I don’t buy cars for investments, blah-blah-blah.” Great, glad you’ve got money to burn. Me? While I don’t expect to retire on car purchases (that would be dumb), I also can’t throw money away. New cars, by nature, are atrocious investments, but some are much worse than others. Porsche 911s, for instance, hold their value quite well.
When I start spending over $50k I have to know a vehicle will retain some percentage of its original value (I guess I’ve been spoiled by Ford GTs...).
You can already buy a 2016 Corvette for $35,000. Go into C6 era and you can get a ZR1 for $20K. Talk about bang for your buck! Corvettes make exceptional used car performance buys. Probably the best out there.
Getting one new is too much of a money loser for me, even by new car standards.
And the people who pay over sticker for new Corvettes to be a first-on-the-blockers?
Regardless of anyone’s opinion, keep this in mind — the Bowling Green plant recently had massive upgrades for production capability, and seeing the new price point explains why. They will sell A LOT of these, which is great for GM but not-so-great for the buyers. As with every previous Corvette the long-term value will...not exist, because there will be a million on the secondary market within a couple years.
Plenty of people will say “I don’t buy cars for investments, blah-blah-blah.” Great, glad you’ve got money to burn. Me? While I don’t expect to retire on car purchases (that would be dumb), I also can’t throw money away. New cars, by nature, are atrocious investments, but some are much worse than others. Porsche 911s, for instance, hold their value quite well.
When I start spending over $50k I have to know a vehicle will retain some percentage of its original value (I guess I’ve been spoiled by Ford GTs...).
You can already buy a 2016 Corvette for $35,000. Go into C6 era and you can get a ZR1 for $20K. Talk about bang for your buck! Corvettes make exceptional used car performance buys. Probably the best out there.
Getting one new is too much of a money loser for me, even by new car standards.
And the people who pay over sticker for new Corvettes to be a first-on-the-blockers?