sparky973

I can't help notice allot more younger folks are driving around in vettes these days. GM must be thrilled.

themonk

no, we're just getting older.

thill444

I'm 45 and just bought my first Vette. Have seen about 15 various gen Vettes on the road recently and I am probably the youngest driver...

But I can't tell you how many people of various ages have stopped me to ask about it. So it appeals to all generations.

dvilin

fourmat

As funny as that is you may be on to something

sparky973

I agree, similar age (41) and also first vette . I will say, I would not have purchased a Corvette if not for the C7.

When I was younger, none of the corvettes appealed to me. The C7 changed all that.

Steve Garrett

This is great to hear!

thill444

Ditto. I mean I liked them (esapcially the C6 Z06 and ZR1) but always thought I would buy a Porsche over a Vette. Drove everything under the sun and the C7 blew me away. Zero regrets!

DAFFYDRUNK

I'm 46 and got mine 2 years ago. At Corvette functions/meets I'm generally the youngest owner, although I saw an owner at a recent car show with a '99 C5 that was maybe 25ish.

dbaker

Probably seeing some 2nd Generation & 3rd Generation folks take over some older Vette's from parents & grands and some upgrade to newer models.

Prices now are well within reach of many young professional folks.

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1 HOT 07

I sure hope the owners are getting younger....if not, Corvettes will not make it past the Baby Boomer Generation.

thill444

I think you will start to see younger C6 owners as used prices drop.

That said insurance and gas cost can be detrimental to other drivers who daily drive one car all year.

VLADIE22

I'm 45 , also my first Vette . The styling of the C7 is what sold me . Previously was a Porsche owner , before that I had american muscle ever since I got my drivers license .

djnice

47 and my 17 GS is my first vette.
Had lots of Camaros and still have 13 ZL1 that I bought instead of a vette. At the time it was more bang for the buck, but it did cost as much as a vette.

TJ1

I always loved Corvettes since I was a kid, so I must have bucked the trend as I'm 47 now and on my 3rd Corvette.

1st one was when I 30 (yes, 30) - it was a 2001 C5 which I ordered in the summer of 2000 and took NCM delivery of on Nov 11, 2000. The C6 didn't really "move" me so I waited till the C7 came out and got a 2015 C7 in Nov of 2014. Last summer I traded in the C7 for my 2016 Z06.

IMHO... I think vettes probably appeal (or are appreciated) to most people/generations, but I think the C7's design has really had the greatest "appeal" to the younger folks

Woodson

When I did Spring Mountain, it felt like I was at an AARP meeting. Nice folks, but it made me feel very young. And I'm not.

cor28vettes

Despite the fact that we're all getting older the answer to the Q is YES.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=3099146
Price is the speed governor for C7 sales

sparky973

I also think that a push for more HP has something to do with it. Just 10-15 yrs ago, the trendy cars for 20-30yr olds were Honda Civics, RX 7's with 8in round exhaust tips making 105hp total. Now you see more appeal for muscle cars, exotics etc. We are going in the right direction!

daleong

I'm 40.. I've always liked Corvettes, especially the C5 onwards.. but I could never get over the interior.. until the C7. Finally convinced me...

IM3CPO

Put me in the mix as well. I am 41 and purchased my first Corvette within the last month (2017 Z06). Last Corvette I sat in was a 1995 (and this happened in 1997) so it hasnt been a car I was really "into" until the C7.

I always knew the Corvette was a capable car, but the overall cheapness of them had traditionally kept me away. The C7 is the first interior and general build quality standard I personally consider be reasonably expected from GM. Yeah, there are still some things I think they could do better, but as I said... Its acceptable as is. I think for GM to continue the lure to younger buyers, they need to go mid-engine as thats how the performance and "cool" market is going.

If I had to predict the future, I think GM should keep a current style front engine for the "older" crowd and perhaps make it into more of a GT car. Offer the mid-engine Zora for those that want the "current fad" stuff of mid-engine or hybrid power trains, etc.

EDIT: One last thing. Every Corvette I have seen driving except one has been someone I would consider "elderly" driving it. I dont personally have anything wrong with that fact, but I did have to overcome this with my wife when looking at the car. I seriously had to force her to drive it, sit in it, etc., as she thought of the Corvette as an old persons car. Sadly, this perception is the case with pretty much everyone I talk to my age or younger..