Corvette Future?
Drifting
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From: Durham NC
most expensive cars are bought by older people. I am in my 20s, and i see a lot of older guys buying corvettes also. IMO i kind of dont understand the appeal for the older guys buying corvettes.
Its a head turning, thrill seeking car. cant help but think these guys are buying corvettes just to take the old lady out to the country club. While guys and girls half there age are taking pictures of corvette.
When i am over 35 years old, i see my self wanting cars with more class, safety, less flash to drive around my family.
I feel lucky to own a car like this at a young age.
Its a head turning, thrill seeking car. cant help but think these guys are buying corvettes just to take the old lady out to the country club. While guys and girls half there age are taking pictures of corvette.
When i am over 35 years old, i see my self wanting cars with more class, safety, less flash to drive around my family.
I feel lucky to own a car like this at a young age.
We recently moved from a downtown condo where mostly young professionals resided. Most residents were from mid 20s to 30s, and did not have children. I'd estimate the parking deck to be 90%+ german cars. There was one other C7, a C6, and a GTR, but mostly german sedans and suvs, and a few Porsches. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think most of these people are more concerned about status and never considered a Chevy.
We're part of the DINKs crowd, btw. New Corvettes aren't cheap, but their still cheaper than babies.
Last edited by Mr Guns; Mar 9, 2015 at 10:36 AM.
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St. Jude Donor '08, '15
I guess I'm a SINK and can afford it just fine. Granted, I'm not exactly the hippy type who'd rather work for a Starbucks than having a real job 
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From: Columbia SC
As part of the younger generation, I myself being 17, absolutely was lost for words when I saw the new c7 and just had to get one. They look and perform like ferraris for a fraction of the cost. Now being the only child with my dad and no mom to say no fast cars, my dad has already bought me a c4 and he is making plans as my graduation year reward to be a new c7 fully loaded. If there object was to get new buyers from the next generation, they got me hooked for sure and I'm sure to be getting the next corvette when I grow up.
wow. no DINK here, just a LSOB.
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You apparently have no understanding of us older types. We enjoy performance cars as much as younger guys. I am a baby boomer and when I was younger most all of my friends had muscle cars, the type that is being sold for 35-100K these days. I personally did enduro racing on my dirt bike when I was in my 20s and 30s. I have been a Corvette fan since my older sister’s boyfriend drove his split window couple over when I was probably 10. I owned my first Corvette when I was about 47, but I only waited that long because I could not afford one with my daughter at home and then in college. As far as the luxury cars you mention, I also own an almost new Cadillac ATS and a new Ford Pickup, so the choices are there for whatever is appropriate to drive. We have driven our Corvettes on many road trips including the West Coast Hwy 1 from San Diego to northern Oregon and the East Coast all the way up the Blue Ridge Parkway. (+ a lot of places in between) As long as we are healthy, we will be driving our Vette. Why would we not want to drive a Corvette?
most expensive cars are bought by older people. I am in my 20s, and i see a lot of older guys buying corvettes also. IMO i kind of dont understand the appeal for the older guys buying corvettes.
Its a head turning, thrill seeking car. cant help but think these guys are buying corvettes just to take the old lady out to the country club. While guys and girls half there age are taking pictures of corvette.
When i am over 35 years old, i see my self wanting cars with more class, safety, less flash to drive around my family.
I feel lucky to own a car like this at a young age.
Its a head turning, thrill seeking car. cant help but think these guys are buying corvettes just to take the old lady out to the country club. While guys and girls half there age are taking pictures of corvette.
When i am over 35 years old, i see my self wanting cars with more class, safety, less flash to drive around my family.
I feel lucky to own a car like this at a young age.
Last edited by crawfish333; Mar 9, 2015 at 11:06 AM.
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Melting Slicks
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most expensive cars are bought by older people. I am in my 20s, and i see a lot of older guys buying corvettes also. IMO i kind of dont understand the appeal for the older guys buying corvettes.
Its a head turning, thrill seeking car. cant help but think these guys are buying corvettes just to take the old lady out to the country club. While guys and girls half there age are taking pictures of corvette.
When i am over 35 years old, i see my self wanting cars with more class, safety, less flash to drive around my family.
I feel lucky to own a car like this at a young age.
Its a head turning, thrill seeking car. cant help but think these guys are buying corvettes just to take the old lady out to the country club. While guys and girls half there age are taking pictures of corvette.
When i am over 35 years old, i see my self wanting cars with more class, safety, less flash to drive around my family.
I feel lucky to own a car like this at a young age.
Third, I probably have more high speed track miles than you have total miles under your belt. Any time you want to race an old fart (I'm nearly 60) I'm game. I'll give your 20-something butt a lesson in high speed driving.
As for the future of the Corvette, I think it's just fine. It's been a two seat sports car since 1953 and has done just fine. The C7 appeals to a new and younger demographic, which is good.
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St. Jude Donor '08, '15
This is one of the stranger posts I've seen here in a long time. First, you don't know and can't predict how you'll feel or what kind of car you'll want in a few decades. You might think you can, but trust me, you can't. Second, I've owned performance cars my entire life, including when we had two kids at home, and I see no reason now to go another direction.
Third, I probably have more high speed track miles than you have total miles under your belt. Any time you want to race an old fart (I'm nearly 60) I'm game. I'll give your 20-something butt a lesson in high speed driving.
As for the future of the Corvette, I think it's just fine. It's been a two seat sports car since 1953 and has done just fine. The C7 appeals to a new and younger demographic, which is good.
Third, I probably have more high speed track miles than you have total miles under your belt. Any time you want to race an old fart (I'm nearly 60) I'm game. I'll give your 20-something butt a lesson in high speed driving.
As for the future of the Corvette, I think it's just fine. It's been a two seat sports car since 1953 and has done just fine. The C7 appeals to a new and younger demographic, which is good.
That might be fun to watch
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most expensive cars are bought by older people. I am in my 20s, and i see a lot of older guys buying corvettes also. IMO i kind of dont understand the appeal for the older guys buying corvettes.
Its a head turning, thrill seeking car. cant help but think these guys are buying corvettes just to take the old lady out to the country club. While guys and girls half there age are taking pictures of corvette.
When i am over 35 years old, i see my self wanting cars with more class, safety, less flash to drive around my family.
I feel lucky to own a car like this at a young age.
Its a head turning, thrill seeking car. cant help but think these guys are buying corvettes just to take the old lady out to the country club. While guys and girls half there age are taking pictures of corvette.
When i am over 35 years old, i see my self wanting cars with more class, safety, less flash to drive around my family.
I feel lucky to own a car like this at a young age.
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From: Tampa Florida
The cost of the car certainly has an effect on care sales, but I think the specialty nature of the veto has even more. I'm 40 and could have purchased a vette any time in the last 12 years. Id didn't because I started having kids and the vette wasn't convenient. If I was going to get one, I would need it plus something like a CTS-V for taking the kids around.
I finally just got to a point where I said screw it and got a Vette. Most of my friends love the car, but feel they can't make it work with kids. I think this has more to do with it then anything. IMO.
Bruce
I finally just got to a point where I said screw it and got a Vette. Most of my friends love the car, but feel they can't make it work with kids. I think this has more to do with it then anything. IMO.
Bruce
Melting Slicks
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From: Land of the free, home of the brave...
Yea - the Vette is going away...the price of oil/gas will be in the stratosphere, Russia and China will rule the world and by the year 2000 we'll all be eating soylent green.
Oh and the world is ending...
Next.
Oh and the world is ending...
Next.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Metro-East IL
There will always be used C8s/9s/10s etc to buy.......just hope they're within reach of those who can't afford it new.....
Melting Slicks
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I didn't say the Vette was going to be extinct. Just that it was soon to be well North of six figures. Be it the next generation, or that one after that. Regardless, it will be cost prohibitive to all but the very fortunate. Thus driving down the number of those who can afford it new.
There will always be used C8s/9s/10s etc to buy.......just hope they're within reach of those who can't afford it new.....
There will always be used C8s/9s/10s etc to buy.......just hope they're within reach of those who can't afford it new.....
When the C8 is unvailed we'll know for sure exactly what the powertrain will consist of, where it'll be located and of course who will be be able to afford it..... Hopefully we'll be in line for one!!!
Racer
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From: Naples FL
most expensive cars are bought by older people. I am in my 20s, and i see a lot of older guys buying corvettes also. IMO i kind of dont understand the appeal for the older guys buying corvettes.
Its a head turning, thrill seeking car. cant help but think these guys are buying corvettes just to take the old lady out to the country club. While guys and girls half there age are taking pictures of corvette.
When i am over 35 years old, i see my self wanting cars with more class, safety, less flash to drive around my family.
I feel lucky to own a car like this at a young age.
Its a head turning, thrill seeking car. cant help but think these guys are buying corvettes just to take the old lady out to the country club. While guys and girls half there age are taking pictures of corvette.
When i am over 35 years old, i see my self wanting cars with more class, safety, less flash to drive around my family.
I feel lucky to own a car like this at a young age.
Kid, you got a lot to learn. But thats ok. Hopefully you have a lot of time to learn it.
I bought a 1958 Corvette in 1968 when I was 18 years old. Fixed it up then wrecked it. (Not my fault) A few years went by and I bought a new 1978 Corvette. Pretty slow compared to my Police cruiser, but I loved the car. Drove nothing but Corvettes for the next 26 years, (78,82,84,86,88,98) then drifted away to Mercedes and finally a CTS-V coupe. You never outgrow the love of cars, and the need for speed. If you've got it now, you'll have it at 65, like me. Trust me on this.
Racer
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From: Naples FL
Kid, you got a lot to learn. But thats ok. Hopefully you have a lot of time to learn it.
I bought a 1958 Corvette in 1968 when I was 18 years old. Fixed it up then wrecked it. (Not my fault) A few years went by and I bought a new 1978 Corvette. Pretty slow compared to my Police cruiser, but I loved the car. Drove nothing but Corvettes for the next 26 years, (78,82,84,86,88,98) then drifted away to Mercedes and finally a CTS-V coupe. You never outgrow the love of cars, and the need for speed. If you've got it now, you'll have it at 65, like me. Trust me on this.
I bought a 1958 Corvette in 1968 when I was 18 years old. Fixed it up then wrecked it. (Not my fault) A few years went by and I bought a new 1978 Corvette. Pretty slow compared to my Police cruiser, but I loved the car. Drove nothing but Corvettes for the next 26 years, (78,82,84,86,88,98) then drifted away to Mercedes and finally a CTS-V coupe. You never outgrow the love of cars, and the need for speed. If you've got it now, you'll have it at 65, like me. Trust me on this.
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Burning Brakes
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Kid, you got a lot to learn. But thats ok. Hopefully you have a lot of time to learn it.
I bought a 1958 Corvette in 1968 when I was 18 years old. Fixed it up then wrecked it. (Not my fault) A few years went by and I bought a new 1978 Corvette. Pretty slow compared to my Police cruiser, but I loved the car. Drove nothing but Corvettes for the next 26 years, (78,82,84,86,88,98) then drifted away to Mercedes and finally a CTS-V coupe. You never outgrow the love of cars, and the need for speed. If you've got it now, you'll have it at 65, like me. Trust me on this.
I bought a 1958 Corvette in 1968 when I was 18 years old. Fixed it up then wrecked it. (Not my fault) A few years went by and I bought a new 1978 Corvette. Pretty slow compared to my Police cruiser, but I loved the car. Drove nothing but Corvettes for the next 26 years, (78,82,84,86,88,98) then drifted away to Mercedes and finally a CTS-V coupe. You never outgrow the love of cars, and the need for speed. If you've got it now, you'll have it at 65, like me. Trust me on this.
Kick the tires and light 'em up!! 