sam90lx

Sure, you gonna bring my winnings to Phoenix?

Suns_PSD

Record car sales occurring right now dude.

The recession has been over for 2 years.

Get a clue.

rcallen484

Why be rude? Really, why be rude? Is the continued recovery of the economy assured? Is the health of the economy ever assured? If the economy tanks for some reason 6 months from now, what will the effect be on Corvette sales?

Gary '09 C6

^ nothing is assured (except death & taxes ! )

alanhang

yes, sure, Im in scottsdale a lot. What about if I win? Whats the bet?

alanhang

its not going to tank. Corrections in the market might and will occur. But the situation is hardly like it was the last time.

alanhang

remember, a full year of production. Not model year, a full 12 months of production. So on that basis what is the bet?

Jasil

I wish they would only produce 5000 units anyway! Why do they have to sell so many it's my biggest gripe about the brand. I would gladly pay 10-15% more for exclusivity!

I much prefer low production numbers!

BWF07

OK lets say you pay $75,000 for a loaded C7 (just an estimate) marked it up 15% and you will pay $86,250. GM cannot survive selling only 5,000 units at that price.

SouthernSon

The sales will probably only be limited by the production rate. This vette is not going to remain in the dealers' showrooms.

musclecar6

GM will have no problem sellings tons of new C7's. The operative word here is NEW. Here's an analogy that I think all will get. When Chevy Chase is riding down the highway with his wife ( Beverly D'Angelo) & Christie Brinkley comes crusing by in the red Ferrari( we all remember that scene), Chevy reacted just like any other guy would ( at least in our minds, so as not to be in trouble with the missus). Why ? Cause it's something new & Christie was ( & still is ) a 10 in just about any guy's book. So arguably C6 owners already drive 10's, especially the Z06's, ZR1's, Callaway's, Lingenfelter's, etc., but many( along with buyers new to the corvette) will be unloading their C6's as well as C5's etc & flocking to the new hot item, the C7. I plan to hold unto my LPE C6 until at least the 3rd or 4th production year of the C7, but I'm just as susceptible to the charms of a new hot model as the next vette nut, so who knows.

Aaron71771

If it can't beat the C4's 50,000+ it's first year, I would consider the C7 a failure.


Just kidding of course, I'd expect the C7 to do very well for its first year.

R&L's C6

Only in a fantasy land.........

not08crmanymore

I think C7 sales will be no different then any new year/GEN Vette.I doubt they will ever see 35-40,000 a year though.I know I'm not buying one because of looks and whatever and I don't think I'm alone in that regard.Anyway, at the price point it will probably come in at,they can forget the younger buyers they are looking for.Time will tell,but I'm not seeing it.Yes,record car sales here and there,but record sales of what?Civics,Accords,and family cars and trucks..not sports cars.

rcallen484

Hope you are right in your opinion that it is not going to tank. Optimism is a good thing. World politics, economics and catastrophic manmade and even natural disasters can intervene in unpredictable ways. Same as it always was EXCEPT that we live more and more in a WORLD economy and all the unpredictable and uncontrollable factors that brings into play.

rexracerx9

I think and hope Corvette is around forever. But things can change in this economy. In 2009 the Corvette program was in very serious danger of not having funding and was very close to not existing. Car & Driver or Road & Track mentioned that.

MikeyTX

This .................

MikeyTX

heh - heh that's a safe bet. considereing the 2014 yr s gonna be real short.

Gary '09 C6

I think the 19th century Irish writer Oscar Wilde was (aptly) credited with saying, "The basis of optimism is sheer terror."

Turbooo2u

The year of selling 40k units is a thing of the past because the economy for "toy" cars like the Vette is a thing of the past.