What is your threshold on cost?
07-28-2018, 04:42 PM
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What is your threshold on cost?
What is your threshold for how much you would pay for a ME Corvette? I think my ceiling would be $125k and that would be cash. Nothing more than that!
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07-28-2018, 08:25 PM
If the base C8 is $125K GM might as well discontinue the car right now. If im going to spend $125K on a car it wont be built by GM. GMs quality and build reputation is just to poor. Take a stroll through the C7 section to many issues with panels rubbing transmissions going berserk and not to mention incompetent Dealer service. Fool me once but never twice!
07-28-2018, 08:25 PM
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If the base C8 is $125K GM might as well discontinue the car right now. If im going to spend $125K on a car it wont be built by GM. GMs quality and build reputation is just to poor. Take a stroll through the C7 section to many issues with panels rubbing transmissions going berserk and not to mention incompetent Dealer service. Fool me once but never twice!
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07-28-2018, 08:28 PM
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I honestly think that while the high-zoot versions of the new ME will be around $120K, you will be able to get into the base version for around $75-80K. We'll see.
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07-28-2018, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob4092xx
What is your threshold for how much you would pay for a ME Corvette? I think my ceiling would be $125k and that would be cash. Nothing more than that!
GM cannot command a starting price anywhere near 125k unless it is a limited edition/production model.
07-28-2018, 10:24 PM
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Automobile Mag said in their latest issue that they believe the entry price will be $60K.
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07-28-2018, 11:28 PM
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i see the fully loaded top of the line model going for $120K. Base model may be $75K but I think more like $65K.
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07-28-2018, 11:33 PM
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I have put down a deposit on a C8 ME if that is what it will be called. I am hoping for a 65 to 70k entry at least so I can start my journey into this wonderful world of vette ownership. I have wanted to buy one new since I was 14 and now at age 40 I hope it becomes a reality. I could possibly go to 100k depending on options but if base was 100k+ then I would just stay with my 16 camaro and beef it up.Hello to everyone also!
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07-29-2018, 07:47 AM
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My number is 85k. Once you go above that number it puts you into to many lightly pre-owned exotics toys that I could add a solid warranty for worry free driving. For that number to change I would need to see the interior, specs and looks of the car to move it higher.
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07-29-2018, 08:28 AM
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You guys are whacked...just add five grand to today’s various models and you’ve got the c8 pricing.,,depending of course on standard equipment versus optional equipment...
my threashold is whatever i think the car is worth when when I see it..
im thinking c8 z51 dct 1LT would make me buy...at five or so grand more than the msrp of today’s version...
my threashold is whatever i think the car is worth when when I see it..
im thinking c8 z51 dct 1LT would make me buy...at five or so grand more than the msrp of today’s version...
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07-29-2018, 02:30 PM
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No ceiling here. More concerned about the base price. Actually prefer a higher base price if GM can put more quality and dealer experience into the car. The Corvette's main competition is the Porsche 911 and that starts at a ridiculously high base price of $90K. A Corvette is not supposed to be affordable to everyone. It's a high-end luxury item so a price of $75-$150K seems good to me. And if they want to create an uber Corvette that competes with anything out there and charge $200-$300K and build only 300-400 units/year I'd be very happy about that too! If GM announces a very limited uber Corvette for a 2-3 year run, they will sell out every single one just like the Ford GT, certain Porsche's, etc.
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07-29-2018, 03:27 PM
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2004 C5 MSRP 43,8K / 2005 c6 Base 44K Fact
2010 GS MSRP 55,720K / 2019 Base Stingray MSRP 56,590K Fact
2019 GS MSRP 66,500K / 20XX Mid Engine 67K starting
Not sure where the 125K starting price comes from, but I have not seen anything that indicates a starting price this high. Speculation, Rumors, Unicorns...
The past is a good indication of the future.
2010 GS MSRP 55,720K / 2019 Base Stingray MSRP 56,590K Fact
2019 GS MSRP 66,500K / 20XX Mid Engine 67K starting
Not sure where the 125K starting price comes from, but I have not seen anything that indicates a starting price this high. Speculation, Rumors, Unicorns...
The past is a good indication of the future.
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07-29-2018, 06:18 PM
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I think part of where the problem will come in as the base price rises the market opens up on the buyers side as far as finances.
The difference in the lower end of the market to the buyer looking at a 25K car versus a 30K car is like a mountain.
When you start getting up towards 100K+ base price the consumer buying that, the difference from 100K to 130K is not that vast.
Expectations rise and so does the competition. My 100K is all in, if it starts near that the interior has got to be world class otherwise there are other cars I'd look at. I am waiting for the ME before I buy another performance car.
So yes the ZR1 is over 120K but that is not the mass market car.
The difference in the lower end of the market to the buyer looking at a 25K car versus a 30K car is like a mountain.
When you start getting up towards 100K+ base price the consumer buying that, the difference from 100K to 130K is not that vast.
Expectations rise and so does the competition. My 100K is all in, if it starts near that the interior has got to be world class otherwise there are other cars I'd look at. I am waiting for the ME before I buy another performance car.
So yes the ZR1 is over 120K but that is not the mass market car.
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07-30-2018, 01:22 AM
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For the standard Z51 equivalent $70K is my max.
07-30-2018, 07:10 AM
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I do believe the ME will be a "model," and not the only offering since there will also be a front-engine (FE) at a lower base price than the ME.
But the strategy is to win over big numbers of people to a different type of Corvette (that will probably have less storage than a more conventional FE, and possibly more cost to maintain---just a guess). This means the strategy wants to add to the number of total Corvette buyers, not reduce them.
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07-30-2018, 10:30 AM
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But the strategy is to win over big numbers of people to a different type of Corvette (that will probably have less storage than a more conventional FE, and possibly more cost to maintain---just a guess). This means the strategy wants to add to the number of total Corvette buyers, not reduce them.
The part I especially agree with, is the strategy of replacing lost Corvette buyers due to aging, health and reduced retirement incomes, by attracting compensating, new-to-Corvettes, ME buyers.
Last edited by elegant; 07-30-2018 at 10:37 AM. Reason: typo fix