C5 relative abundance
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C5 relative abundance
If my arithmetic is correct, 248,715 C5s were built.
My best guess for total automobiles in the US is 150,000,000.
That would mean one C5 for every 600 cars in the US.
Does anybody have a reference to an accurate total US auto registration figures?
They aren't rare, but compared to total production and registration, a quarter of a million cars isn't very many.
Cheers!
My best guess for total automobiles in the US is 150,000,000.
That would mean one C5 for every 600 cars in the US.
Does anybody have a reference to an accurate total US auto registration figures?
They aren't rare, but compared to total production and registration, a quarter of a million cars isn't very many.
Cheers!
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Originally Posted by Old One
If my arithmetic is correct, 248,715 C5s were built.
My best guess for total automobiles in the US is 150,000,000.
That would mean one C5 for every 600 cars in the US.
Does anybody have a reference to an accurate total US auto registration figures?
They aren't rare, but compared to total production and registration, a quarter of a million cars isn't very many.
Cheers!
My best guess for total automobiles in the US is 150,000,000.
That would mean one C5 for every 600 cars in the US.
Does anybody have a reference to an accurate total US auto registration figures?
They aren't rare, but compared to total production and registration, a quarter of a million cars isn't very many.
Cheers!
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[QUOTE=Old One]If my arithmetic is correct, 248,715 C5s were built.
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For GM that's very low production numbers. That's why you don't see them rushing to fix column lock and gas guage problems.
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For GM that's very low production numbers. That's why you don't see them rushing to fix column lock and gas guage problems.
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There are several million new cars sold in the US every year. With only 35K Corvettes or so per year, they are quite rare.
With Corvettes, you notice everyone you see and ignore the thousands upon thousands of ricers and SUVs on the road. 
With Corvettes, you notice everyone you see and ignore the thousands upon thousands of ricers and SUVs on the road.
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Originally Posted by Doughan
There are several million new cars sold in the US every year. With only 35K Corvettes or so per year, they are quite rare.
With Corvettes, you notice everyone you see and ignore the thousands upon thousands of ricers and SUVs on the road.
With Corvettes, you notice everyone you see and ignore the thousands upon thousands of ricers and SUVs on the road.
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Originally Posted by Old One
If my arithmetic is correct, 248,715 C5s were built.
My best guess for total automobiles in the US is 150,000,000.
That would mean one C5 for every 600 cars in the US.
Does anybody have a reference to an accurate total US auto registration figures?
My best guess for total automobiles in the US is 150,000,000.
That would mean one C5 for every 600 cars in the US.
Does anybody have a reference to an accurate total US auto registration figures?
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N6HB;
Oh, I am aware of that, and the fact that some have been junked, destroyed in collisions, etc. So the number is obviously somewhat "lower" than one in six hundred.
I posted it to see if anybody knew where to get a total MV registration for the US. My flailing around on Google didn't find much, perhaps I never asked the right question.
I just did the exercise for fun.
Cheers!
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Oh, I am aware of that, and the fact that some have been junked, destroyed in collisions, etc. So the number is obviously somewhat "lower" than one in six hundred.
I posted it to see if anybody knew where to get a total MV registration for the US. My flailing around on Google didn't find much, perhaps I never asked the right question.
I just did the exercise for fun.
Cheers!
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as far as production percentage . . . a fraction of 1% . . . a FRACTION. I am uncertain as to the goal here . . . probably a higher % of Corvettes ever made are still in existence . . . but that is speculation on my part.
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remember those number for the amounts built each year include exports to Canada, Europe etc....
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And don't forget that many Vettes just sit in a garage and almost never come out. That lowers the percentage of the ones that the public sees.
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Originally Posted by Old One
If my arithmetic is correct, 248,715 C5s were built.
My best guess for total automobiles in the US is 150,000,000.
That would mean one C5 for every 600 cars in the US.
Does anybody have a reference to an accurate total US auto registration figures?
They aren't rare, but compared to total production and registration, a quarter of a million cars isn't very many.
Cheers!
My best guess for total automobiles in the US is 150,000,000.
That would mean one C5 for every 600 cars in the US.
Does anybody have a reference to an accurate total US auto registration figures?
They aren't rare, but compared to total production and registration, a quarter of a million cars isn't very many.
Cheers!
There were 137,633,467 registered passenger cars in 2001, so your 150m figure is probably really close for 2004.
Of your quarter of a million C5s produced, a small number (1k per year?) went overseas.
I agree that 1 out of every 600 cars on the road isn't very many!
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Originally Posted by Hurricane
Of your quarter of a million C5s produced, a small number (1k per year?) went overseas.
Last edited by Zilla; Aug 15, 2004 at 04:54 PM.
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Originally Posted by Zilla
Plus an average of about 1100 oer year went to Canada and remove the number of how many vettes have been total in accidents, right Mean Green
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A couple of more numbers
Porsche (many of whose owners seem to look with disdain upon the Corvette) produces around 50,000 cars per year.
Ferrari, on the other hand, says it will produce no more than 4,000 per year.
Didn't look up Lamborghini, but I am pretty sure their output is much smaller than Ferrari.
Cheers!
Ferrari, on the other hand, says it will produce no more than 4,000 per year.
Didn't look up Lamborghini, but I am pretty sure their output is much smaller than Ferrari.
Cheers!
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Yea, when you look at all the cars made, the Corvette is very special. 