GN1270

If you go back and read some of my posts that is what I said they would do. They look like heroes keeping the base msrp down but raised all the option prices.

Oh and if anyone thinks its ok to charge $995 to for a different paint color on the calipers and uses the excuse that you do not have to order them you are crazy. I would personally prefer to have the stock color and donate the $995 to St Judes but I understand how some people need to have their egos stroked by their cars even if they want GM to rip them off.

gthal

I don't get why this is wrong? They need to make money to cover the investment and provide an entry point that is very low and likely without a lot of margin.

It is absolutely OK to charge $995 for painted calipers because it is your choice to take them up on it... and it has nothing to do with stroking egos and no one is getting ripped off.

MikeyTX

It's simply another way for the dealer network to pad the bottom line !

gthal

Yeah, they shouldn't be able to make a decent profit. They sell these cars just to make us happy and their motivation to keep doing that is so selfless

MikeyTX

MikeyTX

You miss my point. Colored calipers do nothing to enhance the cars performance factor for one, second, if buying off the lot vs ordering, it limits ones choices if they are not wanted.

gthal

Agreed. To me, it is no different that being able to pick your body color or interior color... it is a style preference... and one that costs $995

However, the dealer doesn't make much profit... there as a comparison here of dealer cost and MSRP on options and the dealer only makes a few bucks on options like painted calipers. My experience with car dealers (which is fairly significant as I do a lot of consulting for them) is that they order cars for inventory based on what they can sell quickly. They don't want a car in inventory that is oddly optioned or unappealing to the masses because it won't sell. If they put one in inventory with red calipers then they expect it will be a popular option.

WantaC7

I thought the red Calipers were only $595 did they raise the price?

gthal

I think you are right... not sure how we got on the $995 thing.

Bill17601

At $595 it is a bargain.. At $995 I would have to give up something else,

WantaC7

ZL-1

That brings up an interesting point. One cool feature of Corvettes is their extensive use of lightweight composites and alloys. Many guys here will pay $2K extra so they can actually see the carbon fiber in their standard carbon fiber roof. Yet many of the same guys will pay to hide the cool Brembo alloy brake calipers under a thick coat of paint that looks pretty but not functional. The only calipers that look like alloy are the base Stingray's metallic gray ones.

My seven year old Corvette came with red calipers. Cool then, but now I want a more functional look.

tuxnharley

So, it costs $595.00 to "upgrade" from gray calipers to red ones. Yet Cyber grey and Torch red are no cost options for the entire car!

It seems that GM is missing a major cost center potential here! The Torch Red body should be an extra cost option, just like the Crystal Red Metallic tint coat is. They could probably get at least the same $995 as they do for the CRM.

Snorman

Hell...make all the colors an extra cost option except for white and give away different colored calipers for free.

S.

ctusser

There was a typo on the C7 option list that was posted on the CF home page. The red caliper option was listed as $995.

MikeyTX

Heh ............ For me, the majority of the options list is useless. I do not like whistles and bells. Do I want some creature comforts ? Sure. I'll go for the mid level trim package. White exterior, black interior. That's it. No nav, optional wheels, spoilers, stripes, powdered coated calipers, NPP, etc. My Corvette is a daily driver. Sits outside year round in what ever the weather is here in TX or where ever I happen to be on my travels. I had just shy of 50K miles on the 18 mo old '11 I just traded in for the '12 last month. I am already over the 5K mark on the '12.

red2012

As I have said earlier I just got tired of pulling the wheels, prepping and painting my previous cars. When I bought my '13 GS the red painted calipers had to be there or it was the deal breaker for me. The car I wanted had them. I couldn't pay the $595 fast enough.

msm859

And that is exactly what GM is counting on. Most people buying a Corvette can probably make more in 2 or 3 hours then they would save by not paying the $595 costs to have GM paint the calipers.

MikeyTX

And the dealers love it because even though they won't give a dime more on trade value, they will increase their used sale price because of it.

SouthernSon

The corvette is the second longest running Marque out there except for the Suburban. Evidently, many like the price and the product.