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Coming home from work this morning and on Hyway 4 near Bay Point/Pittsburg I spotted an Orange C8 with a body color high wing heading west. It has a road presence that pictures don't do it justice. It probably came from the Discovery Bay Area as there are a lot of Vettes in that community.
Congrats to all those who got their C8s. I'm in love and makes most other vettes look dated, even more so my 86 C4.
Sorry no pictures.
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Sure they look more impressive in person. Car looks great, just cant get over the rearend.
Saw my first a few days ago. I did not even think about the rear-end, a shared issue that I need to put on the back burner (pun intended). That roofline has my rear approval.
I finally drove one on Sunday...it'll be well worth the wait
Yes, the C-8 is well worth the wait. I am one of the fortunate 2741 owners that took delivery of their Vette prior to the world coming to an end. #1011
I saw one in January at the international car show. Didn't do anything for me. Nice car, but I wouldn't buy one. And not much for Base model Corvettes. I may like the Z06 or GS better.
I saw one last week for the first time. I was sitting about 150' back from a busy six lane road and saw it comming. Traffic on the road moves at about 60, so there was not a lot of time to look close at it.
Ive been around for a very long time, bought my first car magazine in 1965. I'm one of those people that can tell a 65 Mustang from a 66 despite very minor differences. With that in mind, here is my take.
At first glance my brain said "McLaren, Ferrari....oh wait, it's a C8". The car had a high wing and stripes. Seeing it in person confirmed what I have thought from seeing a thousand pictures over the past year. It's styling is way too busy. A trait that the C7 started. GM cannot let the shape speak for itself on Corvettes any more.
While riding home (was on a motorcycle) one thing hit me. In nearly 70 years of Corvettes, this is the first one that non-car people will not know what it is based upon looks. Literally everyone in America....maybe even the world can look at any other generation Corvette and know without even thinking about it that it's a Corvette. That will not be so with the C8. That is just an observation, not a point of argument.
Right now I'm in the camp that I think the C7 (without the stupidly large rear spoiler) is a better looking car. I don't think the C8 is ugly, and I certainly understand the appeal to it. If it offered a manual, and I did not have three motorcycles that I ride all the time, I still would buy one. But as it is, it's a car that I respect what they have done, but I don't lust after owning one.
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I saw one last week for the first time. I was sitting about 150' back from a busy six lane road and saw it comming. Traffic on the road moves at about 60, so there was not a lot of time to look close at it.
Ive been around for a very long time, bought my first car magazine in 1965. I'm one of those people that can tell a 65 Mustang from a 66 despite very minor differences. With that in mind, here is my take.
At first glance my brain said "McLaren, Ferrari....oh wait, it's a C8". The car had a high wing and stripes. Seeing it in person confirmed what I have thought from seeing a thousand pictures over the past year. It's styling is way too busy. A trait that the C7 started. GM cannot let the shape speak for itself on Corvettes any more.
While riding home (was on a motorcycle) one thing hit me. In nearly 70 years of Corvettes, this is the first one that non-car people will not know what it is based upon looks. Literally everyone in America....maybe even the world can look at any other generation Corvette and know without even thinking about it that it's a Corvette. That will not be so with the C8. That is just an observation, not a point of argument.
Right now I'm in the camp that I think the C7 (without the stupidly large rear spoiler) is a better looking car. I don't think the C8 is ugly, and I certainly understand the appeal to it. If it offered a manual, and I did not have three motorcycles that I ride all the time, I still would buy one. But as it is, it's a car that I respect what they have done, but I don't lust after owning one.
I had at least three people call my '81 Turbo Trans Am a Corvette back in the mid 80's. One man with his wife tried an insult by saying he would never own a plastic car.
I had at least three people call my '81 Turbo Trans Am a Corvette back in the mid 80's. One man with his wife tried an insult by saying he would never own a plastic car.
ahhh, but has anyone looked at a Corvette and asked it it was a Trans Am?
ahhh, but has anyone looked at a Corvette and asked it it was a Trans Am?
I guess it depends in what parts you live.
My Toyota MR2 Spyder was always mistaken for a Boxster. Even the cop who pulled me over for speeding that one time made that mistake. If you see them both separately, they do seem similar, but seen together, they look nothing alike.
Coming home from work this morning and on Hyway 4 near Bay Point/Pittsburg I spotted an Orange C8 with a body color high wing heading west. It has a road presence that pictures don't do it justice. It probably came from the Discovery Bay Area as there are a lot of Vettes in that community.
Congrats to all those who got their C8s. I'm in love and makes most other vettes look dated, even more so my 86 C4.
Sorry no pictures.
I'm the same area, I've been waiting to see one on the road. Nice to hear some are around.
While riding home (was on a motorcycle) one thing hit me. In nearly 70 years of Corvettes, this is the first one that non-car people will not know what it is based upon looks. Literally everyone in America....maybe even the world can look at any other generation Corvette and know without even thinking about it that it's a Corvette. That will not be so with the C8. That is just an observation, not a point of argument.
I think this is an accurate statement.....................right now. Once volume shows it's hand and people start seeing them more and more, I suspect most of the public will know what it is. Some have never known and never will, but a good number will catch on.
05-12-2020, 03:14 PM
WOW...finally saw a C8
If you see them both separately, they do seem similar, but seen together, they look nothing alike.
