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No need to argue - like what you like and be proud of it...you're not going to change my mind and Im not going to change yours... Lets all go drive our cars on whatever wheels you've got!!!
The problem is if you put "old fart" options on the car, the car's image becomes an "old fart" car, which is the current problem Corvette has. Young and middle aged people will not buy an "old fart" car, just because you offer black wheels. Old farts will buy the car even if you don't offer chrome wheels. Corvette says they want to attract younger buyers, and yet they offer "old fart" options. The 90's are over. I'm sure GM is thinking they are making so much money in chrome wheel option revenue. How about revenue lost in car sales? That is very short sighted thinking. It's hard enough to shed an "old fart" image. Just look at the trouble Cadillac and Buick are having. It puts your brand into a "death spiral", literally.
The problem is if you put "old fart" options on the car, the car's image becomes an "old fart" car, which is the current problem Corvette has. Young and middle aged people will not buy an "old fart" car, just because you offer black wheels. Old farts will buy the car even if you don't offer chrome wheels. Corvette says they want to attract younger buyers, and yet they offer "old fart" options. The 90's are over. I'm sure GM is thinking they are making so much money in chrome wheel option revenue. How about revenue lost in car sales? That is very short sighted thinking. It's hard enough to shed an "old fart" image. Just look at the trouble Cadillac and Buick are having. It puts your brand into a "death spiral", literally.
LMAO. This argument is just asinine. What age is considered to be an "Old fart" age? I'm in my 40's. I like my bling. And so does my wife on her Z51 she ordered specifically that way when she turned 40.
OMG! She's got the blingy CHROME!!! If only you knew how many awesome comments we get on this car...
Last edited by Bfine Blue; 09-05-2018 at 06:25 PM.
I hope GM quits using heavy cheap Chinese and Mexican-produced wheels that crack easily when you hit a pothole or road crack. I'm sure they'll continue to offer silver painted, black, and chrome to meet all customer demands. I'm 37 and can't stand all black wheels. Black with a nice polished lip is awesome, but all black just looks like a cheap taxi. I have chrome on my C7 for the street and silver for track.
The problem is if you put "old fart" options on the car, the car's image becomes an "old fart" car, which is the current problem Corvette has. Young and middle aged people will not buy an "old fart" car, just because you offer black wheels. Old farts will buy the car even if you don't offer chrome wheels. Corvette says they want to attract younger buyers, and yet they offer "old fart" options. The 90's are over. I'm sure GM is thinking they are making so much money in chrome wheel option revenue. How about revenue lost in car sales? That is very short sighted thinking. It's hard enough to shed an "old fart" image. Just look at the trouble Cadillac and Buick are having. It puts your brand into a "death spiral", literally.
Love chrome wheels on my C7 as much as I love that performance exhaust. It reminds this "old fart" of the glory days when aftermarket "Glass Packs" were all the rage... Question...FE or ME, Do you really believe after the initial surge GM will continue to sell 30,000 units of two seaters per year at $70k+ without us "old farts" holding up the fort? I think chrome wheels for old farts will be with us for awhile....
Love chrome wheels on my C7 as much as I love that performance exhaust. It reminds this "old fart" of the glory days when aftermarket "Glass Packs" were all the rage... Question...FE or ME, Do you really believe after the initial surge GM will continue to sell 30,000 units of two seaters per year at $70k+ without us "old farts" holding up the fort? I think chrome wheels for old farts will be with us for awhile....
A couple very good points here. New Vettes aren't cheap. Even with the discounts they're not cheap to the average American family. They're more often retirement candy or near retirement and not in the garages of families with 2.3 kids and a dog named Spot. Those families are buying the SUVs.
Last edited by Bfine Blue; 09-06-2018 at 10:40 AM.
IIRC, old farts are why the C5 and later have shallower seats/lower side bolsters, the e-brake was moved to the middle, and the easy entry/exit option was added....
A couple very good points here. New Vettes aren't cheap. Even with the discounts they're not cheap to the average American family. They're more often retirement candy or near retirement and not in the garages of families with 2.3 kids and a dog named Spot. Those families are buying the SUVs.
I agree. The Corvette has an "old farts" image because the majority of new Corvettes are bought by us "old farts". This is backed up by the medium age of a new Corvette owner during the last 20 years that has gone up from 54 years of age to 60 years of age. The "old farts" are the ones that make the Corvette a profit making model for GM.
I suggest that those that are offended by us "old farts" buying/driving our Corvettes, that they should instead buy something other than a Corvette, if the "old farts" image is not getting them all the ***** they think they deserve.
IIRC, old farts are why the C5 and later have shallower seats/lower side bolsters, the e-brake was moved to the middle, and the easy entry/exit option was added....
i think it began with the C4 seats. The seats in my 86 are very narrow as in all the early C4 seats. By the end of C4 production in 1986 you can see how flat they got with less aggressive bolstering. They may have gotten a little wider as well though I suspect the cramped interior of the C4 may have limited that factor .
The problem is if you put "old fart" options on the car, the car's image becomes an "old fart" car, which is the current problem Corvette has. Young and middle aged people will not buy an "old fart" car, just because you offer black wheels. Old farts will buy the car even if you don't offer chrome wheels. Corvette says they want to attract younger buyers, and yet they offer "old fart" options. The 90's are over. I'm sure GM is thinking they are making so much money in chrome wheel option revenue. How about revenue lost in car sales? That is very short sighted thinking. It's hard enough to shed an "old fart" image. Just look at the trouble Cadillac and Buick are having. It puts your brand into a "death spiral", literally.
I agree no one wants an "old fart" car - but I was talking more generational - "old fart" vs "young punk"... However Im going to disagree when you say it puts you into a death spiral cause GM knows (and I think most will agree) that C7 and C8 owners are / will be predominantly old farts cause they are the ones who (normally) can afford one... Ill bet there are more 50 year old C7 owners than there are 25 year old C7 owners...and that is why they will always cater to the older generation...
What most so called "young punks" who yelp and bitch about "old farts" is that some day, if they're lucky enough, and they don't **** off the wrong person with their asinine opinionated remarks, they too will be an "old fart" and have to listen to a new generation of generally clueless and inexperienced "young punks" harass them about silly fads and subjects they know nothing about because when the "old farts" learned these truths the "young punks" were still "pooping their pants"! So, what comes around goes around and whether you like it or not, one day it'll be your turn. Guess what?
09-05-2018, 01:36 PM
So, what comes around goes around and whether you like it or not, one day it'll be your turn. Guess what? 
