VetteDrmr

I bet P-car owners are just as diversified and passionate about their rides as we are. Probably all across the income spectrum as well.

I wouldn't own one, but only because I've had to work on various makes of German cars before.

Have a good one,
Mike

B&BVettes

I don't think I qualify for being cheap.

66 convert

Some time ago, I was in the dentist's office. The parking lot was filled with BMW's and Porsche's. While the dental tech was cleaning my teeth, she decided to start a conversation.

Dental tech: Where are you going on vacation?

Me: I'm going up to Victoria B.C. with the Chevy club.

Dental tech: What kind of car do you have?

Me: A Corvette.

Dental tech: that's not a Chevy.

Mike Campbell

Every year down here in Naples Florida there's a huge car show sponsored by the Ferrari Club of Naples and they invite our Corvette Club of Naples among every other exotic and classic car clubs that will be there. There's always a huge amount of Porsche's as well. Interesting thing is that last February we had 50,000 people at this show and overall most compliments we Corvette owners get are from the Ferrari bunch. For some reason the Porsche folks don't seem to like us much even after parking in our spots and refusing to move their cars. It's not a "cheap" versus money thing but more like snobbery.

Woodson

lol wtf?

PetroniDE

We are not cheap. If we were that cheap, wouldn't own a Corvette in the first place (I have two of them).

Mike Campbell

I have a good friend with a 1999 911, the last one with the air cooled engine. Very nice car but when he tells me how he has "a real sports car" I just smile and say, "Yeah, but next to my Corvette it looks like a frog." He always shuts up after that!

tobaccokid

I have an Audi A4 (hardly their most expensive car) and a 2016 Z06. Audi dealership experience is far, far superior - not even on the same planet.

fsvoboda

So where's your split window coupe?

fsvoboda

I once was shopping for a car--not at my usual dealership--and the salesperson condescendingly asked, "So, is cost a consideration?" and I answered, "Of course. Cost is always a consideration," and walked.

bhoch

This thread is crazy. Being one of the "lowly" people on the forum.. I am thankful that there are people that purchase new Corvettes and keep them well maintained with very low mileage. As I don't really want to purchase new, but with them selling them in a few years I can usually find what is the perfect one for me that I can afford more reasonable. Does not make one cheap, or low class, or frugal. It's life, everyone is different and spends money differently. If everyone was the same. We would still be watching TV by candle light and driving flinstones cars.

My wife has a BMW X1 x35<whatever> all wheel drive. When we go to BMW for service it is def. a different experience than when I go to the local Chevrolet dealership. Personally, I don't mind going to either. But yeah. There is a difference in how we are treated.

KevinGS

Definitely can attest to this...because I have friends who buy used 911s and swear by them. No, they're not as fast as a Vette, but they sure are as fun, so well-balanced and so pure in its experience.

Not all Porsche buyers are 'rich ******', and I've owned BMWs and Mercedes, and I hope I'm not a rich *****, but that's for others to decide.

Cheap, spendthrift, whatever you want to call it....yes, I could be that.

But certainly from other's perspectives (like my friends who are millionaires yet drive Accords and Camry' s, and maybe from others who can't afford even a single car of any sort), I'm anything but....

So, as with everything in life, it's all a matter of perspective.

Jeffthunbird

Corvettes are expensive. That's a lot of money to get from point A to point B. They are unnecessary. It's amplified in areas where you can't drive all year and need a daily driver in addition. They are expensive as most people can't afford them.
I personally think they are expensive but worth it! I look at them as a feat of engineering, high quality and a pleasure to drive.
All in all, dollars per mile are high so that causes them to fall into the "expensive" category.

EMINENT 1

Why do you have such a problem with this? Just because it's not expensive to you? Our cars are nothing special to most people. There are a lot of people that cannot afford one and some that just don't care. Some people would never spend more than 20k on a car like my roommate because it's just transportation to them. I work with a girl next to me that couldn't care less how much or what my car is and she has dated millionaires.
I probably shouldn't have one, but I have my housing figured out for now and i'm single. So, yes it is expensive to some people including me. I get asked a lot what I do for a living. I work hard to afford this. I just have other priorities at the moment and that could change any second. You'll always have people who perceive vettes in different ways. Nothing you can do about it.

justplainjim

I'm not cheap! I spent my money on women and booze. The rest I just wasted..

davepl

Should have measured. C7 is same or larger inside than the C6.

thrilled

Entman,some people have more money that others.The Z can be over 100k.Some people
Scrounge and save to be able to come up near the 50k for the base.

B&BVettes

On bucket list. Got any good leads?

fsvoboda

Heh-heh. Nope, afraid not, but good hunting!

TBIRD57