2015 Corvette Price Increase
08-05-2014, 01:42 PM
#102
AIR FORCE VETERAN
I think it holds exactly as much weight as I think it does, having a marketing degree and a masters in bidness and having worked for the factory side of the business.....I know exactly how much they look at a forum.....
I'll clue you in, we are outliers. Enthusiasts. We are not normal. We flip out over orange peel. We come to tears when there are bugs on our cars. We modify and measure millimeters. We provide skewed perceptions. There is no news about Corvette paint. There is no talk of it at the dealers or on the streets. We photograph it and obsess over it online. Walk outside and very few people care at all. Let's not be self absorbed. The buck does not stop here.
I'll clue you in, we are outliers. Enthusiasts. We are not normal. We flip out over orange peel. We come to tears when there are bugs on our cars. We modify and measure millimeters. We provide skewed perceptions. There is no news about Corvette paint. There is no talk of it at the dealers or on the streets. We photograph it and obsess over it online. Walk outside and very few people care at all. Let's not be self absorbed. The buck does not stop here.
08-05-2014, 01:56 PM
#103
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If you think about it, GM is doing pretty much what we thought. We expected a price increase sometime during the 2014 model year run. Got that in April. We expected a 2015 price increase, yep got that too. Didn't expect the navigation/camcorder pricing; + $1,000 price adjustment. Oh Crystal Ball -----------.
08-05-2014, 01:59 PM
#104
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well; i think this increase explains why GM witheld the 2015 Corvette from the Build-a-Car list; the knew (obviously) about the increase all along.
08-05-2014, 02:36 PM
#105
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Corvette isn't the only model line that sees mid year and model year price increases. Pretty much every model in the line up sees increases.
This isn't specific to Chevrolet either.
Nor, is it a C7 "tax".
C6 base price for a 2005 was 43,000, by 2013 it was 51,000. Remember everybody talking about how great a deal a C7 was at only 2k over the MSRP of a 2013?
Had their not been incremental price increases then the price jump would have been 10k.
Tahoes and Silverados are perfect examples of this in the Chevry line up.
The silverado saw a price increase of 1800 in october even though the trucks had only been out since July. They have seen a couple price increases since then as well.
Other manufactures do the same.
This isn't specific to Chevrolet either.
Nor, is it a C7 "tax".
C6 base price for a 2005 was 43,000, by 2013 it was 51,000. Remember everybody talking about how great a deal a C7 was at only 2k over the MSRP of a 2013?
Had their not been incremental price increases then the price jump would have been 10k.
Tahoes and Silverados are perfect examples of this in the Chevry line up.
The silverado saw a price increase of 1800 in october even though the trucks had only been out since July. They have seen a couple price increases since then as well.
Other manufactures do the same.
08-05-2014, 02:39 PM
#106
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I know the first argument to my statement will be that those models have all seen rebates. Keep in mind rebates are proportionate to the amount of available inventory in a specific model, configuration, and option package.
When supply outruns demand or a model loses market share, then you will see rebates in order to entice buyers.
When supply outruns demand or a model loses market share, then you will see rebates in order to entice buyers.
08-05-2014, 02:57 PM
#107
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I think it holds exactly as much weight as I think it does, having a marketing degree and a masters in bidness and having worked for the factory side of the business.....I know exactly how much they look at a forum.....
I'll clue you in, we are outliers. Enthusiasts. We are not normal. We flip out over orange peel. We come to tears when there are bugs on our cars. We modify and measure millimeters. We provide skewed perceptions. There is no news about Corvette paint. There is no talk of it at the dealers or on the streets. We photograph it and obsess over it online. Walk outside and very few people care at all. Let's not be self absorbed. The buck does not stop here.
I'll clue you in, we are outliers. Enthusiasts. We are not normal. We flip out over orange peel. We come to tears when there are bugs on our cars. We modify and measure millimeters. We provide skewed perceptions. There is no news about Corvette paint. There is no talk of it at the dealers or on the streets. We photograph it and obsess over it online. Walk outside and very few people care at all. Let's not be self absorbed. The buck does not stop here.
08-05-2014, 02:59 PM
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08-05-2014, 03:15 PM
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08-05-2014, 03:23 PM
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That's an interesting point, because on my Workbench paperwork from my order in January, it showed MSRP, supplier, and GMS pricing even though the programs were not accepted by GM at the time. If your Workbench paperwork doesn't show those figures, it could be an issue.
Does anyone know if Supplier is indeed not price protected?
08-05-2014, 04:25 PM
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While I don't disagree with you about the business practice, and $1k isn't a ton of money when compared to the overall price of the car, It would have been nice if they had just changed the price for the 2015 model instead of releasing pricing and then changing their minds a month later. It's not the amount... it's the way that they do it that is just annoying.
That being said, I wouldn't exactly compare a C7 to an Enzo or other hyper exotic. Hell mid to end cycle Chevy will be giving you several thousand $ if you own a vette and buy another vette... Big difference between those who buy a vette and those who buy a car with a 100k dealer assessment.
That being said, I wouldn't exactly compare a C7 to an Enzo or other hyper exotic. Hell mid to end cycle Chevy will be giving you several thousand $ if you own a vette and buy another vette... Big difference between those who buy a vette and those who buy a car with a 100k dealer assessment.
The biggest irony is if you go back a year, and see all the price predictions on what the C7 was going to come out at, it is pretty much there right now, a model year later, and we still have complainers. Such is life....
08-05-2014, 04:32 PM
#112
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Lets hope that GM doesn't start to get too greedy and start to ruin the best bang for the buck scenario over the next few years. A thousand here, two thousand there, a forced option here and there and soon the price starts to approach 911 land.
08-05-2014, 05:29 PM
#113
No surprise, that"s what the oil companies do. They raise the price of gas to a ridiculous amount so everybody cries, then they drop the price a little and everybody is happy. Trouble is they still got the increase in price they wanted and everybody assumed the oil company did them a favor by giving them a small break in price. Yea I am one who really is counting on supplier discount. I would venture to say there are a lot of folks that would reconsider buying a new Stingray if discount was not available.
08-05-2014, 05:33 PM
#114
I currently have a 15 Stingray ordered prior to increase and have a courtesy delivery scheduled to Crest Chevy when my order is shipped. Does anybody know if I change my courtesy delivery to another dealer if I will be charged the price increase?
08-05-2014, 05:40 PM
#115
Drifting
No surprise, that"s what the oil companies do. They raise the price of gas to a ridiculous amount so everybody cries, then they drop the price a little and everybody is happy. Trouble is they still got the increase in price they wanted and everybody assumed the oil company did them a favor by giving them a small break in price. Yea I am one who really is counting on supplier discount. I would venture to say there are a lot of folks that would reconsider buying a new Stingray if discount was not available.
08-05-2014, 05:49 PM
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So with that logic, The 2015 C7 should be up on www.CHEVY.com already? 
I can't think of a reason to not have the 2015 on the sites now; but like all the others... this morning I checked both Chevrolet.com and GM Family First; neither listing the '15 Corvette yet
08-05-2014, 07:48 PM
#118
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But don't listen to a guy on the internet....get confirmation from the dealer that I selling you the car.
08-05-2014, 08:06 PM
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08-05-2014, 08:31 PM
#120
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I suspect we will see a few price increases over time.
When there is value, price does not matter.
So just have to find the point where people find more value in a more expensive car. Part of it really is not just the car from a enthusiast standpoint but overall the quality seems to be high across the board.
However if Chevy keeps upping the price, they will have to continue to increase the value of the vehicle with features and improvements.
When there is value, price does not matter.
So just have to find the point where people find more value in a more expensive car. Part of it really is not just the car from a enthusiast standpoint but overall the quality seems to be high across the board.
However if Chevy keeps upping the price, they will have to continue to increase the value of the vehicle with features and improvements.