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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 09:32 AM
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I am sitting at Stingray Chevrolet in Plant City, Florida while they service my 2014 C7. A walk through the showroom revealed this 2015 C7 3LT. I have to admit that I like the car, but come on. The MSRP is $93,500. Yikes. The paint alone is a $10K add. No way would I pay a price like that!

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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 09:49 AM
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The more people post photos of that car, the more I like it.
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 09:54 AM
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Yeah, it is really sweet looking, but for that price you could be shopping Z06 and close to Z07.
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 09:57 AM
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Love the look, not the price.
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by theanswriz42
The more people post photos of that car, the more I like it.
to the look, not the price.
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Digfoot
Yeah, it is really sweet looking, but for that price you could be shopping Z06 and close to Z07.
You hit the nail on the head.

But the color is hot.
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 10:23 AM
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Obviously that dealer is looking for a special buyer. The pea soup color isn't for me.

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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 10:26 AM
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I love the color however I think it will grow old quickly....
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 10:47 AM
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Love Lime Rock Green, this not so much. Its a tuner car color more fitted for a Honda.
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 11:09 AM
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Love Lime Rock Green, this not so much. Its a tuner car color more fitted for a Honda.


Non standard colors devalue the car when you go to sell or trade them in. In this case, you have a VERY limited buyer base for such a unique color, and a buyer base that will not pay extra for such a car on a resale. Trading this type of color in, seriously devalues the trade in value. So you pay premium price only to take a beating later. If you put all of this together, you will pay about 20k for the paint and loss about 10K on the trade in. Not worth it.

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That is not a standard Corvette color. Why anybody would want to pay a premium for it and then lose big time when they sell it is beyond me.
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 11:22 AM
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I like it.. Paint is worth the added cost.
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 11:23 AM
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Someone will buy it, for $70K. Not $93,500. Whole lot of fluff in that asking price.
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 11:53 AM
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like with many colors, pictures especially under the lights don't do them justice....hopefully that is the case with this butt ugly color!
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I like my pistachios in a nut dish not my garage. Maybe on a VW Bug for a female college sophomore......
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Originally Posted by b4i4getit
That is not a standard Corvette color. Why anybody would want to pay a premium for it and then lose big time when they sell it is beyond me.
Some people have deep enough pockets - they see something they like, they buy for THEMSELVES and have little to no concern for resale. I can't "do that" - but I can understand it.
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I think it's hideous.


What color is that called? Skittle Green?
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Originally Posted by socaljet
I like my pistachios in a nut dish not my garage. Maybe on a VW Bug for a female college sophomore......
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It's a color match to one of Lamborghini's colors and it's a spectacular job done in-house. It's certainly not for everybody. Stingray is my local dealer...glad to have them.

EDIT: Also note it has custom headers, exhaust and more I believe.
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What color is that called? Skittle Green?
Try Fluorescent Green.

I like it a lot.
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