MikeyTX

Ohhhhh Goody ......... May be GM should call this the Beta Testers Limited Edition ........................

Silver05GTO

GM's first special edition is getting a lot of heat and rightfully so, way too damn soon to be doing this. The "spin" being put out makes no sense.......this sounds more like an "gift" car to dealers to market adjust as they please.

NoOne

I get that but really making the luggage a huge piece of the specialty is extremely cheesy.

I think the only thing worse would have been those tire with the colored striped in the tread

I can see how this happened. The dealers asked for something like this. The dealers communicate with someone in purchasing/finance at GM and the bean counters got a hold of the idea.

When I worked at Jeep I used to joke that we'd release a special edition of the Grand Cherokee where the only thing that made it different was the special edition emblem.

Everyone laughed.

Then a year later they came out with it.

Maybe I just grew up in a time when a special edition was something different. Hell even a different color or interior.

JoesC5

When they are discounted (to the same price of an identical car that is a regular model) they will then sell. Since GM has changed their tune and now the car is nothing more than a car that is to be used for people to spill their coffee on, scrape their rings/watches on, and have kids(sometimes called adults) get inside of, jumping on the seats, turning the ***** and pushing the buttons, it no longer has a value as a "limited production" car, that only a few people are privileged to own.

MikeyTX

I should have a lot of these to look at. Over 20 of the Chevy dealers in the Dallas /Ft. Worth area sold the min 7 Corvettes this past year.

Silver05GTO

I've owned 2 C6's, am 34 yrs old, make about the average income here in the US......these cars are not limited production or few people can own them....they are a higher then normal priced high performance Chevy.

You make it sound as if the Corvette is ultra rare.....you want that step into a Viper. Corvette has always priced itself to be an affordable sports car.

NoOne

Corvettes around here are a dime a dozen.

BlueOx

So Joe, tell us the price difference of this to the 'regular' car.

Changed their tune? Just because you paid NO attention (as usual) to the reveal to see what they actually said, you NOW say they changed their tune. Typical of you.

Some folks do actually buy off the showroom floor. Evidently these buyers don't deserve your respect but they do it anyway.

Dave@Ciocca

No dealer knows how many they are going to get. I think it will be one to each of the top 500 dealers but maybe a few will get two, but that hasn't been announced yet.

Dave@Ciocca

GM hasn't changed their tune. This was the plan from the get go and this strategy of making cars available for display was talked about almost a year ago.

I love how some people want to just talk down the car hoping it won't sell so that eventually if sale slow down they can say they were right.

We're taking orders on a daily basis and it hasn't showed any sign of slowing down. This car is a success before it even hits the lots and the fact that GM was concerned that there would be none in the showroom for people to actually see shows forward thinking on their part.

Dave

Hot Rod Todd

This car is all about marketing. Large dealers complained to someone in sales that they were not getting enough allocation to provide a demo model. Some heads got together and made it happen. The big dealers are happy about it, they get another allocation or two early in the production run without taking away from the current orders. Not only that, it's an expensive highly optioned car that they can put in the showroom and claim that it's "not for sale," right up until someone steps up and gladly pays premium buck for it. Add up the options and it's likely to be at or near $80K. Much more profit for the dealer than a $55K common model.

If it is truly left in the showroom to demonstrate the options, it could help overall sales. I'm sure that's the argument that made it happen anyway. The only loosers are the smaller dealers and everyone waiting for a car in the later allocation rounds. How much difference it makes in dilevery time will vary depending on when they make them. Early in the production run it could take quite a while to pump out 500 cars (even if they are identical). Later down the road, not so long.

Even so, if I see somebody with one at a cruise-in I'll be glad to compliment them on owning a nice looking car. No butt-in-line annimosity from me.

mpuzach

I'm curious if these cars will be Z51s, non-Z51s, or a mixture of both. Does anyone here know? What about transmissions?

MikeyTX

That exact subject is being discussed with Dave from Kerbeck. He wasn't sure.

KaKruisin

This makes a lot of sense. The dealers who are into Corvettes need to have something on the showroom floor, and why not have it show all the options and a new color. Most of the allocations are all sold orders at this time. BTW - the new Viper did the same thing with a "launch edition" - also in blue.

seattime

So what's the best way to get in on the Premier event?

Will the Demo's be discounted at time of sale?

Thx's

michaelinmech

If dealers only get 1, I'll drink the Kool Aid and believe it is a showroom floor model, a hands on example to aid potential buyers in buying decisions. As such, the dealer will not sell their Premiere Edition until ample alternative inventory is on their floor, many months down the road.

But if any dealer gets more than 1, or immediately sells the same, then I see it as a largest dealer price gouging opportunity courtesy of BG. "Thanks for selling Corvettes, here is our newest model, opted to the moon, with limited production - go forth and sell it for maximum profit."

MikeyTX

Rick Conti has already stated he's getting more than one and is discounting it $1,500.00

BlueOx

Why would you object to this? If nobody buys it, it is the dealer's loss.

michaelinmech

My objection is putting immediate dealer profit ahead of Corvette loyalist's interests. Moves like that caused Government Motors . . . . imho

Additionally this 'special luggage model' was needed like a hole in the head - it's a poor taste example to introduce the C7 world beater . . . . imho

jimmyb

Why would anyone object to this? Because this is the C7 forum, where whiny little girls go to post.

I swear, as I type this, the reveal was 24 HOURS AGO, and some of the geniuses in this thread claim that GM changed how the Premiere Edition was going to be handled (in 24 HOURS) because of an outcry by a few keyboard warriors.

Some of you guys need a HOBBY or something....REALLY.

Jimmy