HHC5

Please excuse all my newbie questions, just trying to understand some past trends that may help me decide when I will place my C6 order.

Anyone have a good guess at how many deposits have been made on C6's??

Two weeks ago The #2 Vette dealer in US told me that he had 199 deposits. This MI dealer reportedly sells 600 per year so 1/3 of his allocation is spoken for. There sure seem to be a lot of C5's in inventory--is it more than usual this time of year?? Is it because so many people are waiting for the C6

What was it like 3 months before the C5's started shipping?? Was production the first year of the C5 as high as the last C4 year??

I would like to wait for supplier discounts on the C6, but I read on this forum that it was 3-4 years before the C5 suppliers discounts were available (is this correct??).

One thing for sure, there will not be any discounts as long as sales projections stay "on the line". Will C6 production be around 33,000 vehicles, or will GM keep inventory at 60-70 day levels which could mean varied production rates--just curious how Vette supply/demand is managed by GM.

Corvette Junkie

It's hard to say how many deposits have been taken for the C6. Yes, there are more C5s on the lot than usual. It's mainly because most people who are wanting a Corvette are waiting on the C6. So big discounts can be had on remaining C5s. The same was true in 96 with the last year of the C4. I was able to purchase a 96 LT4 CE in the first month of the model year at $2000 below invoice. I'd say even bigger discounts were to be had on the last year of the C4.

The start of C6 production will be vastly different than that of the C5. The C5 was so much different from the C4 that a whole new assembly line had to be installed. After the last C4 was built the whole plant was gutted and then started from scratch. With this the C5 did not start production until February. Therefore only 9752 1997 models were built. This is not true with the C6. They are currently building test C6s on the same line as the C5. So hopefully the start of production will go much smoother.

As far as discounts on the C5 even in the 2001 model year most people felt they were lucky to get $1000-2000 off MSRP.

Matt Gruber

i just read in newsweek, that in its first month, 60,000 chrysler 300's sold twicethe 1st month for pt cruisers. the point being the numbers will likely be released soon enough

Saint Pauley

I think that number for the 300's might be a little off! They would have to build 3000 cars a day to keep up with that production!

Matt Gruber

and the
Bently is sold out for 2.5 years
(a deposit is a sale to magazine writers)

ems7690

what is a fair price to pay for a C6 built my way - Sept '04 delivery ?

Matt Gruber

Because of her slightly higher price, MONICA has a shorter pre-sold list(msrp+$481). try her and work your local dealers and all the CF sponsors

DRM CM TR

what is the $481 for? I thought she was selling at MSRP.

Thanks