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Old 06-24-2019, 08:42 AM
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Sunday "Rides" section quoting someone from Edmunds.
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Nope! GM won’t make that mistake. Few on this board will consider 100k for a base model Vette. Z06 and I’m in! They’re fully aware they would kill the brand if they even hint at 100k. If a mid level trim base model sees 80k it will hurt sales. It’s gonna be 70k with 2LT or higher. Now, built with all the options I want, sure, I’ll give over 70k. Stripped down, nope!
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Once again WRONG
Yes, I was shocked to read this.

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Nope! GM won’t make that mistake. Few on this board will consider 100k for a base model Vette. Z06 and I’m in! They’re fully aware they would kill the brand if they even hint at 100k. If a mid level trim base model sees 80k it will hurt sales. It’s gonna be 70k with 2LT or higher. Now, built with all the options I want, sure, I’ll give over 70k. Stripped down, nope!
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Bob Lutz had a few interesting things to say about the C8 yesterday in the Automotive News..
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Might as well be the New York Times. Fake news.
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It was a typo. They printed C8 when they meant to type GT4 which is over $100K for a base car without options. $100K for a base C8 would just about be a 100% increase in price over a base C7.
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Interesting if that's the case i'm out for sure. Has any one heard GM say if you can afford a C7 Stingray you will be able to afford the C8?? This was a very common statement repeated by GM brass pre production/launch of the C6 and C7.

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Originally Posted by Zjoe6
Might as well be the New York Times. Fake news.
lmmfao..yeah only real news is via Fox...
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GM officials already stated the base C8 will be around the same price as a C7 Grand Sport.
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$100,000 in political terms would result in too much of a loss in the Vette base.
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Yes, because I get ALL of my automotive news from the Chicago Tribune.
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Originally Posted by ArmchairArchitect
GM officials already stated the base C8 will be around the same price as a C7 Grand Sport.
Hmmm
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I can't find the article online. Link? I would like to read what they actually said, not a paraphrasing.
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Originally Posted by ArmchairArchitect
GM officials already stated the base C8 will be around the same price as a C7 Grand Sport.
Hmm, I was just looking at the GM discount I get this month, and I can pick up a C7 GS for just over $60k...
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Originally Posted by Dsom2LT
Nope! GM won’t make that mistake. Few on this board will consider 100k for a base model Vette. Z06 and I’m in! They’re fully aware they would kill the brand if they even hint at 100k. If a mid level trim base model sees 80k it will hurt sales. It’s gonna be 70k with 2LT or higher. Now, built with all the options I want, sure, I’ll give over 70k. Stripped down, nope!
What brand? Chevrolet? A $100k base Corvette would not kill the brand. It might kill the car, but not the brand.
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Strange... it's as if this has been discussed several hundred other times...
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Originally Posted by ArmchairArchitect
GM officials already stated the base C8 will be around the same price as a C7 Grand Sport.
I don't remember any current GM officials talking about price. Link?
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