The Corvette fan in me is rooting for a successful C8. But, I can't see myself riding around in it. Short nose, long deck just doesn't do it for me. The aggressive front fenders, nice power bulge of the C7 does do it for me.

 

After spending on a second set of wheels and tires (18”-19” fitment), and an extended warranty, I am not ready to do it all over on a C8, but I will say, I do like the car. I’ve seen it twice in person, sat in one last week at Carlisle. The leg room on the passenger side is insane. I felt like I was falling backward there was so much room. I stopped by Kerbeck’s tent, they had a beautiful ‘19 GS coupe (M7) there for less than I paid for my base ‘16 coupe...I was tempted, but after going over the numbers in my head, I said no.

When you see the C8 in person, it’s hard not to like it. I said many times over, every Corvette is beautiful off the assembly line. I’m happy with my C7, just topped 40k on the clock, looking forward to at least another 40k in the next three years. Now if I get a large piece of cash, I’ll gladly consider a C8 convertible, with all season tires and dry sump oil on base models. And by that time we should have a pretty good data base on maintenance costs and reliability on the C8.

 

Right there with you brother !!!

 

FE compared to ME, two different animals.

 

I just got my 19 C7 M7 on Monday...got the order in a few days before the final cutoff. I've had a 78 C3 and 98 C5, all manual. The auto-only on the C8 is a deal-breaker for me. I agree with some of the other comments in this thread...my understanding also is that a mid-engined vehicle is going to be more expensive to maintain & repair. I think the C7 was the ultimate in cool design for a Vette generation, and the C8 is variable depending on what angle you're looking at it from. The front is good...the back end to me looks like a squashed Camaro. Given that I bought my last 2 Vette's @ 6 years of age each, and then kept them for another 15 years...I think I'll be enjoying my C7 for many years yet to come

 

I'm not a C8 fan-boy but I might trade my '15 Z06 in on a '21 Z06 once the prices drop below about $60k (perhaps in about five or six years) - especially if the C8 ZO6 has more hp than the C7 version does. Until then, I'm going to love what I have and keep the pedal to the metal.

 

I'm still trying to like the C8 but I might need counseling. Nah, she's fat and ugly now, I want a divorce.

 

I just saved $80K, +/-, by not having to have to have one (C8.) I couldn't bear to part with my new C7, so I was all set to buy a C8 too. The lack of a MT (Manual Transmission) made the decision for me. The collapsible hardtop without a flat rear deck, sealed the C8's fate as a /FAIL. No way !

L♡ve, my C7 M7 convertible, now and for years to come....

 

All true. Corvette screwed up badly. No BS.

 

Truthfully it's an interesting albeit flawed car for me.. I appreciate what they did, but it's not where I would need it to be to go and get one. In a number of years once it's refined we will see.. but .. damn.. I am just having too much fun with my current car to care too much.. so no you're definitely not alone.

 

I'm going to drive my C7 GS until the wheels fall off and then I'll get a.....

new set of wheels for my C7 GS.

 

Lol... You all are funny...

I think it looks great. It's what mid-rear engined cars have to look like. (since technically, the C7 is a mid engined-front car... the engine is behind the front axle centerline)

Lack of a manual isn't a problem, since the manual in the C7, while robust, is vague in the 3-4-5 area. Yes the MGW shifter made it a lot better, but it's still not a S2000, or Miata shifter... If you are only going to buy cars with manuals, you are about done buying new sports cars. Unless you like being fleeced by Porsche, manuals are very quickly becoming a dying breed. It's sad, but true. The DCT's and even automatics are simply better, and more fuel efficient.

Granted, the C7 is the first Corvette I even considered buying. (other than a classic C2) the 4,5,6 were good performers, but they weren't very good cars. The interiors were crap, the seats were crap, they were poorly made, fit and finish were horrible. So I'm not really a Corvette guy. The C7 is a really good car. It's relatively well made... I expect the C8 to be better. (And what I saw at Carlisle showed that the C8 is a far better car in terms or materials) So yeah, I'm going to get one. If I don't like it, I'll get something else and move on...

 

As an automotive enthusiast, not a Corvette fan, I like any car which performs better than the car before it.

The base C8 should out handle and out accelerate the base C7. The C8 is thus the better car.

The C8 is stylistically over done, but so is the C7. These are not subtle cars.

I currently have a C7 Z06/Z07. In a couple of years I may well buy a C8 depending on how it performs in the real world and the available variants.

 

Yep! After I drive the wheels off my C7, I'll gladly get a C8, but I am having way to much fun with it right now.

 

I thought the same about the C7's rear end. I finally got over it and bought one.

The C8 rear end does look overly busy to me ..... but the rest of the car looks fantastic IMO.

 

 

Time will tell & unless some major issues rears it's ugly head, I believe sales of the C8 will prove you wrong big time. No BS.

 

The jury is still out for now. I have seen a few in person and it is definately better than pics. Although I will wait and make my judgement when the Z06 comes as i'm not interested in the base model thats coming soon.

 

There is a lot I like about it, but I'm the manual transmission type. All my vettes and most of my non daily driver toy's have been manual. I'll wait until the C8 GS comes out, but I'm certainly in no hurry. Might even think about a low mileage used stingray if there definitely never be another new manual transmission option, Currently I have no though of selling my current C7.

 

I don’t find the C8 the least bit attractive. It’s pudgy looking and from some rear angles it looks like a Malibu.