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I drove my vert to dinner tonight with the top down. Beautiful night in Atlanta, 73 degrees and clear sky. Oh...and it’s February 22nd. Still a month until it is officially spring. Stuff is blooming all over down here.
Just bought my first Vette and I went with a coupe. Since I was looking in the secondhand market, I tried to find the best deal and wasn't going to let the car being a coupe or convertible be the deciding factor.
You typically find pre-owned coups for less than comparable convertibles as verts hold their value better. However lower price doesn't always equal best deal.
That is very true. I wasn't sold on C7s initially so decided to buy a CPO M7 '14 convertible. They are very hard to find and sell at much higher prices than coupes.
Obviously, I became sold by my experience with that car, since I ordered a new one, but only because I had to have Sebring Orange.
That can also occur if you absquatulate in your C7 in a particularly gnarly way.
People like me that are lucky to pass HS have to take words apart or read context.Abs and squat mix,then throw in a little gnarly for good measure.
Figuring a visit to the underwears drawer or Dr.Poopiepants might be the coarce to take?
To be sure i looked it up.Foose not sure if you used the right word? I was thinking Messy pants,johnny Skidmark style? What were you thinking?
Meaning: https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/absquatulate
Sidebar......
I'd be surprised if Foosh's 100% garaged, CPO 2014 3LT/Vert/Z51/M7/NPP/MSRC/DSC-Equipped/TripleBlk/XpelUltimateCoated C7 w/15K miles that Mike Furman took in-trade, lasts very long on his lot.
That was a sweetly equipped C7 Vert........
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Last edited by Skid Row Joe; Feb 23, 2018 at 06:19 PM.
I waffle because I love the waterfall between the seats on a vert - but I love the look of the rear of the coupe - and I like the extra security of the coupe. With the top off I think we get the best of both worlds - and more luggage space........but I love both.
I agree with everything you say. Also, having a Vert is VERY dependent on where you live. Too hot, too cold, so much sun it burns your head..... Not a lot of great days to take down the top in my area. I still LOVE the roof lines of the coupe so I'll stick with that!
People like me that are lucky to pass HS have to take words apart or read context.Abs and squat mix,then throw in a little gnarly for good measure.
Figuring a visit to the underwears drawer or Dr.Poopiepants might be the coarce to take?
To be sure i looked it up.Foose not sure if you used the right word? I was thinking Messy pants,johnny Skidmark style? What were you thinking?
Meaning: https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/absquatulate
LOL . . . there are various definitions including "to leave quickly."
Originally Posted by Skid Row Joe
Sidebar......
I'd be surprised if Foosh's 100% garaged, CPO 2014 3LT/Vert/Z51/M7/MSRC/DSC-Equipped/TripleBlk/XpelUltimateCoated C7 w/15K miles that Mike Furman took in-trade, lasts very long on his lot.
That was a sweetly equipped C7 Vert........
I saw it listed @ Criswell a couple of days after the trade, and when I checked again a week later it was gone.
Back in the day when I was young, single and not a care in the world, I had a Corvette vert and a Buick Skylark convertible as a beater. I rode both of them with the top down from time to time and got that out of my system. I found out, I wasn't much of a "vert" guy. The Corvette had two tops and sometimes I'd go the whole summer with the hardtop in place. Since then, I've only had coupe Corvettes. I don't expect that will ever change. I like the coupes over the verts.
It's a personal preference and I fully understand those that prefer verts over coupes. That's why GM makes both.
Timing is everything. When I bought my 'vert in the spring of 2014, dealerships across the U.S. had actually ordered too many verts, causing a glut of the 'verts verses the coupes and some of the earliest discounts of 2014 Corvettes were actually on convertibles. I ended up saving almost $8,000.00 on my 2014 'vert, when virtually nobody was discounting the new C7.
Timing is everything. When I bought my 'vert in the spring of 2014, dealerships across the U.S. had actually ordered too many verts, causing a glut of the 'verts verses the coupes and some of the earliest discounts of 2014 Corvettes were actually on convertibles. I ended up saving almost $8,000.00 on my 2014 'vert, when virtually nobody was discounting the new C7.
Timing is everything. When I bought my 'vert in the spring of 2014, dealerships across the U.S. had actually ordered too many verts, causing a glut of the 'verts verses the coupes and some of the earliest discounts of 2014 Corvettes were actually on convertibles. I ended up saving almost $8,000.00 on my 2014 'vert, when virtually nobody was discounting the new C7.
Nope, true story. I paid supplier pricing which was about $6,000.00 off, on a car that was built days before the $2,000.00 price increase took effect. End result = $8,000.00 off. Like I said, timing is everything...
I had Corvette coups for 10 years, had no desire for a vert because I held to the old noisy,leaky flapping myths. When I was planning to buy a C7 my wife campaigned hard for a convertible.She won so I went for it. I REALLY LOVE IT AND WOULDN'T GET ANOTHER COUPE. Shssss, don't tell my wife please. I find it quieter than my coups with the top up and way less wind buffeting than a coupe with the top off. Plus push a button and there you go.
Last edited by Italianfox; Feb 26, 2018 at 07:15 PM.
Don't get me wrong - I love my C7 coupe, but on sunny days like today (71 degrees and perfect in mid-February in CA) taking the top off the car makes it a different creature all together. I love it so much more. Which leads me to wonder if I should have bought a convertible.
I have never owned a convertible, but if I get another Corvette, I'm thinking it should have a soft top. Anyone else feel the same?
Indeed. A vert is not for everyone. If you rode motorcycles, you'll probably love verts. Personally, I didn't care for having to get out and store the top of the coupe. Once that's done, it occupies most of the trunk space. With the vert, a push of a button and within seconds, the top is either down or up. I think trunk space is greater with the top down in the vert, than the coupes' with the top stowed. I get great visibility all around too.
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I agree with everything you say. Also, having a Vert is VERY dependent on where you live. Too hot, too cold, so much sun it burns your head..... Not a lot of great days to take down the top in my area. I still LOVE the roof lines of the coupe so I'll stick with that! 
