In Case You Don’t Visit the C8 Forum
08-11-2018, 11:09 AM
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08-11-2018, 12:10 PM
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Like it, or not (I like it very much and can't wait to see it!) - they're coming!!! The plant in Bowling Green actually built a few "IVERS" yesterday!!!
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08-11-2018, 01:55 PM
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Im not really sure what a new car would have to do to meet some arbitrary legacy litmus test in connecting with its heritage. The fact is, the Corvette is Chevrolet's (GM's?) halo car, the top of the food chain item. If the car is comparable to supercars like Ferraris, Lamborghinis and the new NSX or Ford GT, I'd consider that "a good thing" that the car is now in the conversation with the worlds best performance cars, rather than people laughing about cheap interiors and poor productions standards.
I knew a guy who returned his '78 to the dealer because the car was such poor quality as delivered. Is this this the heritage we want rather the car getting rave reviews Internationally?
Personally, Im hoping the C8 is much more radical than the spy shots. I want a car that will stand the automotive world on its ear like it did in 1963.
The new Corvette should not be a safe design choice or have taillights that make people feel better. It should be like something from outer space and leave people with their mouths hanging open.
I knew a guy who returned his '78 to the dealer because the car was such poor quality as delivered. Is this this the heritage we want rather the car getting rave reviews Internationally?
Personally, Im hoping the C8 is much more radical than the spy shots. I want a car that will stand the automotive world on its ear like it did in 1963.
The new Corvette should not be a safe design choice or have taillights that make people feel better. It should be like something from outer space and leave people with their mouths hanging open.
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08-11-2018, 02:16 PM
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Im not really sure what a new car would have to do to meet some arbitrary legacy litmus test in connecting with its heritage. The fact is, the Corvette is Chevrolet's (GM's?) halo car, the top of the food chain item. If the car is comparable to supercars like Ferraris, Lamborghinis and the new NSX or Ford GT, I'd consider that "a good thing" that the car is now in the conversation with the worlds best performance cars, rather than people laughing about cheap interiors and poor productions standards.
I knew a guy who returned his '78 to the dealer because the car was such poor quality as delivered. Is this this the heritage we want rather the car getting rave reviews Internationally?
Personally, Im hoping the C8 is much more radical than the spy shots. I want a car that will stand the automotive world on its ear like it did in 1963.
The new Corvette should not be a safe design choice or have taillights that make people feel better. It should be like something from outer space and leave people with their mouths hanging open.
I knew a guy who returned his '78 to the dealer because the car was such poor quality as delivered. Is this this the heritage we want rather the car getting rave reviews Internationally?
Personally, Im hoping the C8 is much more radical than the spy shots. I want a car that will stand the automotive world on its ear like it did in 1963.
The new Corvette should not be a safe design choice or have taillights that make people feel better. It should be like something from outer space and leave people with their mouths hanging open.
08-11-2018, 03:45 PM
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Almost 50 yrs in the making. DeLorean quashed the mid-engined Aeorvette (XP-882) that was created in '69. Sort of was resurrected in the mid 70s as a possiblity when Ford went with the DeTomaso Pantera but, in the end, it never got the green light.
Perhaps John Z can chime in on this, as he was probably at GM when all this was going on. Quite a design for the late 60s.
Last edited by Dan Hampton; 08-11-2018 at 03:47 PM.
looked like the NSX to me too. 
08-11-2018, 09:45 PM
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You must not get out much. The young single is a target market too, as it has always been. Delaying marriage and family, after working and saving to buy a corvette is fiscally responsible.
My 17 year old son showed me the C8 photo. He was not impressed, and asked where are the corvette fenders and power bulge?
He got to drive a C7 recently in Texas where he was paid to fly out to work on go-karts for the car owner's boys (five and eight). He said the look from the driver's seat was corvette, but so refined while driving. The tight C7 shift gate had him going from first to forth with the seven speed, and the clutch was deceivingly easy compared to my 63, but if he could he said he would buy one. He will need a decade of side jobs to get there, but it's a worthwhile goal and would keep him out of trouble.
My 17 year old son showed me the C8 photo. He was not impressed, and asked where are the corvette fenders and power bulge?
He got to drive a C7 recently in Texas where he was paid to fly out to work on go-karts for the car owner's boys (five and eight). He said the look from the driver's seat was corvette, but so refined while driving. The tight C7 shift gate had him going from first to forth with the seven speed, and the clutch was deceivingly easy compared to my 63, but if he could he said he would buy one. He will need a decade of side jobs to get there, but it's a worthwhile goal and would keep him out of trouble.
08-11-2018, 10:23 PM
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What follows is not intended for the well to do who can tap their market account to pay for a luxury car. But for a young person likely to buy the car of his dreams with a lot of credit, here are some back of the envelope numbers. If you buy a $100,000 car with a $25,000 down payment and finance the rest for eight years at 6%, the monthly payment will be about $1,000 per month (loan only) and the total amount paid for the car will be about $120,000. If that car depreciates at 20% per year, it will be worth about $17,000 when the loan is paid off. $100,000 is a helluva price to pay for learning about car financing and depreciation.
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08-12-2018, 09:04 AM
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Appreciation for styling is sort of like a pot of chili - needs to simmer awhile before you really decide it's good or terrible. The C7 has never done it for me but I still see C6s that I would love to own. The real test will be if they can build a car with half way decent off the line quality and at least a level of good reliability. Unfortunately with all the electrical and computer gee-whiz crap they load into cars now that's probably not real likely. Giving up a manual transmission is a terrible step in my opinion although it will probably only be an issue to a relatively small segment of potential buyers.
08-12-2018, 08:57 PM
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Almost 50 yrs in the making. DeLorean quashed the mid-engined Aeorvette (XP-882) that was created in '69. Sort of was resurrected in the mid 70s as a possiblity when Ford went with the DeTomaso Pantera but, in the end, it never got the green light.
Perhaps John Z can chime in on this, as he was probably at GM when all this was going on. Quite a design for the late 60s.
Perhaps John Z can chime in on this, as he was probably at GM when all this was going on. Quite a design for the late 60s.
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