0Rick @ Les Stanford

I had my first customer contact me today and ask if I would place his name first on our C7 pre-order list. As with all of our list we are contacted by customers to add their name to a list before we even have one. Should we start one now??

jdurhan

seems a little early, but if they want to part with a deposit..why not. I'll be getting on your camaro list very soon. Have a great day Rick, glad to see your post.

sodapop

Did you mention 2011? If you did and he said ok, Start It !!

JC7

Tomorrow is not promise to know one! Enjoy today if its your last!!!

07C6TOY

What?

Corvette SSX

S2K

I am not sure of the point. I got a 2005 C6 convertible quite early on in the process and I was not on any waiting list. When I made the decision, I took advantage of the forum dealers to get the car. If not for the convertible top issue that caused a constraint early on, I would likely of had the car within a month of ordering in 2004. I guess my point is that I cannot imagine the launch of the C7 will be so much larger than the launch of the C6 which really didn't require a waiting list.

However, if someone wants to give you money years in advance to get on a list, no objection from me. I just hope they aren't too upset when I get mine, without a list, pretty close to when they got theirs after having sat on a list for 3+ years.

04BlackCoupe

Thanks for a great experience Rick, I may be ready sooner than I thought, I only took delivery in August and I already have 5567 miles on the car. It has performed flawlessly!! My last run from Clearwater to DC which was rather spirited (13.5 hours) gave 28.5 mpg on a 963 mile trip. Absolutely amazing. So much more car than the C5 which I loved.

NHRA95

I could be dead by then.

KristinC6

I say go for it!

Some people are planners. They like to get things locked in place early so they don't have to think about it anymore and can know that they're taken care of. It's also cool to be #1 on a list.

Mr. Wonderful

Everyone knows first year models usually have some problems which are corrected in subsequent years.
I guess some people like being guinea pigs

adconti

I'll go on the list if I can have the prototype car (C7) 2 years early!

ekim81

i don't know why, but i find this post hilarious. i hope that's not really the case though =)

Patman

It seems pretty foolish to put a deposit down on something that isn't even close to being ready yet. Put that deposit money into something that is going to earn you interest for the next 5-6 years while you're waiting for the C7 to come out. And when it does come out, you'll still be able to get one right away, just like people did with the C6. It's not as if the entire first year's worth of C7s is going to be sold out if you don't get a deposit in on one now. I know things are different with exotic cars, many of which might only offer 100-200 cars for an entire model year, forcing the need to be on a waiting list, but there is absolutely no need for a waiting list for a Corvette, which has production numbers of 35,000+ every year.

Sportsdude

That's a long wait for one.

mikeerbC6

you got to be kidding me

OregonC6

This is an interesting question on a day that has seen oil hit the highest price in history of over $90 a barrel.

As in the late 60s to late 70s domestic and international events shape what cars will be produced.

As for the C7 my hunch is that GM hasn't even decided what it is to look like or be powered by yet. However, you can bet that they are following the green movement, bogus global warming issue, and price of oil.

Putting a deposit down on a C7 is based on the idea that it will be more desireable than a C6. Consider someone driving a new '67 or a new '69 way back when.....were they hot to get on a waiting list for a 'better' vette? I seriously doubt it. In fact, to support my point, the cars that followed the late 60s vettes were grossly inferior for several decades.

The C7 that most people seem to think will be a great deal better than the C6 might, in fact, end up being inferior across the board. It could be smaller and with far less power to weight than even the base C6. I doubt the dice have hit the table yet with regard to what the C7 will be like.

I have the advantage of living through the late 60s and seeing changes that we all felt were impossible happen quickly. I never thought this present resurgence of fast cars would ever happen. It did. Some of you younger guys need to understand that history sometimes repeats itself and you may just be driving the best vettes that will ever be produced. I suggest you go out and enjoy the C6 and stop thinking about a 'better' C7.

As for the list: Hey, there is no intro date, no details on the car that are reliable, no pricing, and a dozen external variables that affect us all which could sink the Corvette brand in the near future.

If you want on a list go ahead.

ps. Looking at dealer inventory of 07s and 08s and all the inbound 08s; looking at prices dropping on Z06s and inventories of that model building; and looking at various offers from dealers both locally and nationally I'd say that selling C6s is a full time job without worrying about C7s.

Enjoy what we have NOW!

Rob Willis

Little early IMHO.

But, do what "you" want.... Your the dealer.

maxp

Rick, can I be first on the list for a C8??

Patman

I'm kinda curious what happens to all the deposit money that gets put down on cars for many years in advance? I'm sure it must be invested in something worthwhile and earning decent interest, and not just sitting in a regular savings account at 1/4% interest. Hardly seems fair to me. That's why I suggested that the people who were considering putting a deposit down, take that money and invest it themselves. They might as well be the ones earning the interest! I have no problems with a car dealer making a profit from selling cars, but I do have a problem with them making a profit by holding onto people's deposit money 5-6 years ahead of the time they'll actually get the car!