2018 Corvette Stats Released
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I wonder if this counts sold orders on cars not built yet, which mine hasn't been. If so, I will probably have a 1 of 1 2018. Only 198 Z51 convertibles sold, of which only 28 are M7s, and only 2 Stingray convertibles are Sebring Orange. There's no way to tell whether the other one is a base or Z51, manual or automatic.
If the numbers are accurate, it's quite likely the only Z51 M7 convertible in SO, which is pretty much the only reason I ordered new. I like to buy lightly-used, CPO cars, but knew I'd never find one with those specs.
If the numbers are accurate, it's quite likely the only Z51 M7 convertible in SO, which is pretty much the only reason I ordered new. I like to buy lightly-used, CPO cars, but knew I'd never find one with those specs.
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Just guessing but pretty close 1500 in 2016 6800 in 2017 2300 in 2018??
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Originally Posted by Foosh
I wonder if this counts sold orders on cars not built yet, which mine hasn't been. If so, I will probably have a 1 of 1 2018.
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According to Mike Furman, as well as "Angela from Customer Service," my TPW is 1/15, and it is a 2018. Orders closed the 2nd week of November, but 2018 production continues through the week of 1/22 the last I heard. Since all the 2018 orders have now been scheduled for production, they'd have the final numbers even though all the cars have not yet been built.
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I wanted the white. However I always try to be the person who does not do what most do. So I went with yellow cause it was a lower number of buyers.
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I can't believe how well Ceramic Matrix Gray sold - #3 color, and I have yet to see one on the road.
With the GS, Z51 sales have plummeted to just 8% of all C7's and Base cars outnumber Z51's by almost 4:1.
With the GS, Z51 sales have plummeted to just 8% of all C7's and Base cars outnumber Z51's by almost 4:1.
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Having ordered a new Z51 just like my old Z51 except for color, I'm not concerned about that. Less demand, but also less supply, and it all evens out somehow. I just prefer the clean look of the narrow-body, and while we may be in the minority, there are enough of us.
The same market principle applies to the demand for manual vs. automatic. Finding a narrow-body, manual, Z51 convertible is very hard, as it was when I was looking for my '14, but there are enough of us who really want them.
The same market principle applies to the demand for manual vs. automatic. Finding a narrow-body, manual, Z51 convertible is very hard, as it was when I was looking for my '14, but there are enough of us who really want them.
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According to Mike Furman, as well as "Angela from Customer Service," my TPW is 1/15, and it is a 2018. Orders closed the 2nd week of November, but 2018 production continues through the week of 1/22 the last I heard. Since all the 2018 orders have now been scheduled for production, they'd have the final numbers even though all the cars have not yet been built.
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Originally Posted by Foosh
According to Mike Furman, as well as "Angela from Customer Service," my TPW is 1/15, and it is a 2018. Orders closed the 2nd week of November, but 2018 production continues through the week of 1/22 the last I heard. Since all the 2018 orders have now been scheduled for production, they'd have the final numbers even though all the cars have not yet been built.