Future of Corvettes?
12-08-2011, 08:19 AM
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Melting Slicks
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Future of Corvettes?
What does this trend mean for the future of Corvettes? Amazing embedded technologies? Integration with Apps on handheld devices? Fewer enthusiasts buying future sports cars?
http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2011/1...lts/?hpt=hp_c2
http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2011/1...lts/?hpt=hp_c2
12-08-2011, 08:39 AM
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Yep, the mobility that we all needed/desired as teens to be part of the social scene just isn't as true anymore. My own 17yr old has little desire to have a car other than to just get from place to place. He and his friends meet up online on the weekend far more than they do in person. It's a whole new paradigm. I have taken him out and let him drive my Vette a couple times just to give him a taste of fun... and he enjoyed it... so there is hope for the next generation... but it will never be "the same" again.
12-08-2011, 05:27 PM
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This is one reason why I don't expect modern sports/muscle cars to attain the same status of collectibility and value as their 1960's counterparts once did. As this article demonstrates, cars are not as relevant to young adults as they once were in the past.
Fast forward 3 decades from now, and it'll be even worse. They'll probably view 30-year old classics, like the Corvette, in the same light as any mobile phone more than 2 years old - as obsolete junk. After all, why would anyone want a car that doesn't drive itself?
Fast forward 3 decades from now, and it'll be even worse. They'll probably view 30-year old classics, like the Corvette, in the same light as any mobile phone more than 2 years old - as obsolete junk. After all, why would anyone want a car that doesn't drive itself?
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12-08-2011, 06:01 PM
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This is one reason why I don't expect modern sports/muscle cars to attain the same status of collectibility and value as their 1960's counterparts once did. As this article demonstrates, cars are not as relevant to young adults as they once were in the past.
Fast forward 3 decades from now, and it'll be even worse. They'll probably view 30-year old classics, like the Corvette, in the same light as any mobile phone more than 2 years old - as obsolete junk. After all, why would anyone want a car that doesn't drive itself?
Fast forward 3 decades from now, and it'll be even worse. They'll probably view 30-year old classics, like the Corvette, in the same light as any mobile phone more than 2 years old - as obsolete junk. After all, why would anyone want a car that doesn't drive itself?
12-08-2011, 10:10 PM
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There are just as many enthusiasts as there have always been. The difference is they are such a small number in relation to the general public that they don't sit well with statistics. Even 1% of the population loving cars is still approaching almost a million people. Cars may change, but there are still plenty of younger enthusiasts like myself.
12-09-2011, 12:29 AM
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Zland, I love you. I am 20 and can attest to your claim that not only is my generation unimpressive as a whole, but GM need not worry about selling a world class product to a lower class of human beings. Only a tiny percentage care about engineering/how the world works. We are poor, bigoted and haven't the slightest curiosity for introspection; just to defecate on police cars. Selfish>Selfless and no respect. We do not deserve a corvette; only me heheh 
12-09-2011, 01:05 AM
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Kids now are high tech. A car is not seen as something to get away. Each person in
the household has a car/truck now and usually an extra vehicle too. There grandparents
having a car was a big achievement. Today we have car makes from all over the
world in mass numbers. Dealership new and used are everyplace. Heck a good
4 banger can give a corvette a run for the money today. Corvette wants to be a
world car, LOL than its just going to be one of many. Beside so congested now
where can you drive the cars to there potential
the household has a car/truck now and usually an extra vehicle too. There grandparents
having a car was a big achievement. Today we have car makes from all over the
world in mass numbers. Dealership new and used are everyplace. Heck a good
4 banger can give a corvette a run for the money today. Corvette wants to be a
world car, LOL than its just going to be one of many. Beside so congested now
where can you drive the cars to there potential
12-09-2011, 03:29 AM
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I'm 26; I bought my first car at age 15 or 16 and my first V-8 (LT1 Z28) at age 19, the same year I bought my first cell phone. I now have a smart phone, and while I enjoy it, I still don't understand how people could possibly enjoy fiddling around on the internet more than driving a fast car or quad or sled. It seems like the majority of this generation enjoys pretending to do something fun (like hang out with friends or enjoy motorsports) more than they actually like going out and really doing it. It's sad really.
12-09-2011, 08:09 AM
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I'm 26; I bought my first car at age 15 or 16 and my first V-8 (LT1 Z28) at age 19, the same year I bought my first cell phone. I now have a smart phone, and while I enjoy it, I still don't understand how people could possibly enjoy fiddling around on the internet more than driving a fast car or quad or sled. It seems like the majority of this generation enjoys pretending to do something fun (like hang out with friends or enjoy motorsports) more than they actually like going out and really doing it. It's sad really.
12-09-2011, 09:34 AM
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Melting Slicks
i hate reading these kinds of threads... you guys make me feel like my generation of people are complete idiots.. which i guess i cant 100% deny...
im just going to assume when yall say "young people" your really only talking about 90%
were not all like that i swear!!!
im just going to assume when yall say "young people" your really only talking about 90%
were not all like that i swear!!!
12-10-2011, 09:20 AM
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Drifting
I hear ya. My son didn't get his license till a few months after he was 20 
....all though he is a spitting image of me it has made me question several times "how can this be my kid?" I was itching for my permit at age 15.5 and did most of the family driving when I got mine. My son still has no car, although one sits in my garage needing a motor put in it (motor is right there to be put in) and yet he still has his friends drive him every where......had he been able to get his drivers license on XBOX, he would have found a way to get it before he was 16 
....all though he is a spitting image of me it has made me question several times "how can this be my kid?" I was itching for my permit at age 15.5 and did most of the family driving when I got mine. My son still has no car, although one sits in my garage needing a motor put in it (motor is right there to be put in) and yet he still has his friends drive him every where......had he been able to get his drivers license on XBOX, he would have found a way to get it before he was 16
12-11-2011, 06:13 PM
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I think part of the reason some kids do not get driver lic sooner is how many parents enable them to do what they want without driving a car. I see a majority of HS students being picked up from school by mommy. Many of these kids do not know what it is to actually exercise or sweat. Many schools have reduced PE to only 2 of 4 years of HS & with classes being mixed (male/female) many of the males have become less competitive.
Personally I think teenagers would be better off walking to school or riding a bike (yes, even if it is 3-5 miles away) and not owning a cell phone. Cell phones are a constant distraction to students in school.
I know many of you may disagree but I am simply making an observation from the perspective of teaching HS for 30 years. IMO the current generation is the weakest mentally & physically I have seen in my entire career. The other reality is the current generations behavior is being enabled by their parents.
Personally I think teenagers would be better off walking to school or riding a bike (yes, even if it is 3-5 miles away) and not owning a cell phone. Cell phones are a constant distraction to students in school.
I know many of you may disagree but I am simply making an observation from the perspective of teaching HS for 30 years. IMO the current generation is the weakest mentally & physically I have seen in my entire career. The other reality is the current generations behavior is being enabled by their parents.