Interesting Article
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Interesting Article
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/rese...cid=spartanntp
I normally skip articles from MSN, Because of all the fake news bantered around, but I actually read this one and kind of agree with it, somewhat. The C7s seem to score close to the top of the list as far as ownership length. A lot of people change vehicles more often than they change their socks! But I think the fact that it's a high performance car has a lot to do with it, Most people a Leary about buying used (abused) cars and therefore hold on to them longer. Plus they mention that a lot of Corvettes are stored in the winter months in the colder climates.
I normally skip articles from MSN, Because of all the fake news bantered around, but I actually read this one and kind of agree with it, somewhat. The C7s seem to score close to the top of the list as far as ownership length. A lot of people change vehicles more often than they change their socks! But I think the fact that it's a high performance car has a lot to do with it, Most people a Leary about buying used (abused) cars and therefore hold on to them longer. Plus they mention that a lot of Corvettes are stored in the winter months in the colder climates.
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I am somewhat surprised because a lot of people buy new Corvettes on a whim and then sell them when they get tired of it. To some, it is like a personal fad. It just proves that true Corvette fans out number those people.
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I still have my 01, although not for the reasons they cite.
For that matter, all the vehicles in my driveway are at least 9 years old, except the C7, which is 4.
all have more than 100k miles (again except the C7).
Perhaps it is also a reflection both the economy - cars are not cheap - and the simply that the manufacturers are making better cars?
For that matter, all the vehicles in my driveway are at least 9 years old, except the C7, which is 4.
all have more than 100k miles (again except the C7).
Perhaps it is also a reflection both the economy - cars are not cheap - and the simply that the manufacturers are making better cars?
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We usually trade in vehicles fairly soon (usually around 2 years), but I bought my GS with the intention of keeping it long term.
Cool thing about the Corvette is that it's an icon. Regardless of the year of Vette I see on the road, I still think "Oh, there goes a Corvette ". They just have that "cool factor" that helps it age well.
Cool thing about the Corvette is that it's an icon. Regardless of the year of Vette I see on the road, I still think "Oh, there goes a Corvette ". They just have that "cool factor" that helps it age well.
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More cars on the roads with so much distracted driving stimuli make it harder to avoid accidents that severely damage or total our vehicles. Many people will trade a vehicle after it comes back from the body shop if damage was more than cosmetic. To keep a car, and drive it, for 9 years or more, is quite an accomplishment these days, and probably a lot of luck is involved. Many Corvettes are weekend only fair weather cars for their owners, so they don't spend as much time on the roads, lessening the exposure to distracted drivers and weather conditions that make accidents more likely. I hope to keep my Vette for a long time, but if circumstances out of my control gets it rear ended or T-boned then all bets are off.
