C8 Mid engine appearance makes me feel robbed
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3rd Gear
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C8 Mid engine appearance makes me feel robbed
For decades, since 80s, wanted an affordable high performance, mid engine sports cars.
Loved European exotics but they were not an option.
Expensive cost, maintenance, terrible reliability made them an imposible option.
Next investigated chevy V8 kit cars.
First ones were tubular 917s.
I'm not a mechanics type of person.
Kit cars were really not an option for me.
Modern ones are also way too expensive.
Ultima
superlite
F5 GTM
Last 5 years a cheap alternative emerged. The Renegade Hybrids porsche boxster LS convertion.
Even found a road racing, sans engine, winning boxster on the cheap.
But the idea of an exotic mid engine with cheapo suspension, struts front and, horror, rear struts, made me abandon the idea.
Really porsche made a brain dead, no competition ME to the 911, in the boxster.
They even dumb it down with the new 4 cylinders models, still strut all around.
Boxster cayman racers hate the rear struts.
Even new road racing porsche RSR are mid engine, wishbone susp all around.
Now at last chevy is going to build one.
F..... Chevy, GM.
They will be in the $100,000 range. Maybe even $200k.
It will take at least 10-20 years to have a used one in the low $30s if not never.
Had corvette gone ME by the C4
There would be tens of thousands of inexpensive ME C4 C5 C6s in great condition.
I'm 62. The new ME C8 for me makes me feel robbed of my opportunity.
Does anybody feel the same?
Loved European exotics but they were not an option.
Expensive cost, maintenance, terrible reliability made them an imposible option.
Next investigated chevy V8 kit cars.
First ones were tubular 917s.
I'm not a mechanics type of person.
Kit cars were really not an option for me.
Modern ones are also way too expensive.
Ultima
superlite
F5 GTM
Last 5 years a cheap alternative emerged. The Renegade Hybrids porsche boxster LS convertion.
Even found a road racing, sans engine, winning boxster on the cheap.
But the idea of an exotic mid engine with cheapo suspension, struts front and, horror, rear struts, made me abandon the idea.
Really porsche made a brain dead, no competition ME to the 911, in the boxster.
They even dumb it down with the new 4 cylinders models, still strut all around.
Boxster cayman racers hate the rear struts.
Even new road racing porsche RSR are mid engine, wishbone susp all around.
Now at last chevy is going to build one.
F..... Chevy, GM.
They will be in the $100,000 range. Maybe even $200k.
It will take at least 10-20 years to have a used one in the low $30s if not never.
Had corvette gone ME by the C4
There would be tens of thousands of inexpensive ME C4 C5 C6s in great condition.
I'm 62. The new ME C8 for me makes me feel robbed of my opportunity.
Does anybody feel the same?
Last edited by Camarosspr; Apr 10, 2019 at 02:14 AM. Reason: Grammar, last edit
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Apr 10, 2019, 08:31 AM
Banned Scam/Spammer
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Amazing how many crazy ways we can find to be the injured party in this world. Maybe the OP could sue GM for robbing him of his dream or better yet maybe he could man up and understand that its not all about him and his sensitivities.
Instructor
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Posts: 207
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From: Southern Cali
here guy. I'm sure it's not the first thing you've been robbed of, and I'm sure it won't be the last.I'm going to miss out on the flying versions of the Vette!
the c35!Go cry to your momma and get some ice 🍦
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Thread Starter
3rd Gear
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 3
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New option, a tesla M Y sports SUV
Will buy the performance model.
Slap 20 345 Michelin sports in the rear. Fuuuuuull lips rims.
19 265 front.
RWB Flared body kit.
Black.
Menacing front end, Ala Bugatti EVO.
And have the best of all worlds.
SUV confort.
Utra low low low low maintenance.
Engine has 6 parts.
0 water pump, oil pump, belts, alternator, fuel injection, oil change, Transmision, differential, cam, heads, none, zip.
Never visit a gas station.
Were I live, 100 miles is the farthest.
Like never I do.
Mostly around town.
Forget gas cars.
Obsolete.
The ME C8 too late, useless.
F chevy.
Slap 20 345 Michelin sports in the rear. Fuuuuuull lips rims.
19 265 front.
RWB Flared body kit.
Black.
Menacing front end, Ala Bugatti EVO.
And have the best of all worlds.
SUV confort.
Utra low low low low maintenance.
Engine has 6 parts.
0 water pump, oil pump, belts, alternator, fuel injection, oil change, Transmision, differential, cam, heads, none, zip.
Never visit a gas station.
Were I live, 100 miles is the farthest.
Like never I do.
Mostly around town.
Forget gas cars.
Obsolete.
The ME C8 too late, useless.
F chevy.
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 1999
Posts: 41,732
Likes: 1,718
From: Springfield MO
Maybe you should have worked a second job so that you could afford a car which apparently you can't.……..
Nothing personal, but if you can't afford an expensive car, then just move on.....
There are a lot of things that I can't afford,...….so I don't sweat it...….I learn to make do with what I can afford...…..
Nothing personal, but if you can't afford an expensive car, then just move on.....
There are a lot of things that I can't afford,...….so I don't sweat it...….I learn to make do with what I can afford...…..
Race Director
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 10,230
Likes: 885
From: Alexandria, Virginia, USA VA
Do the pooch v8 swap, or buy the tt c5 for 25k that puts 800 to the tire.
life has good options to go fast on the cheap
I have a 900 hp engine package I'll sell you for 5500 to get started
life has good options to go fast on the cheap
I have a 900 hp engine package I'll sell you for 5500 to get started
Last edited by Steve Garrett; Apr 10, 2019 at 09:53 AM.
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 27,567
Likes: 99
From: San Diego
For decades, since 80s, wanted an affordable high performance, mid engine sports cars.
Loved European exotics but they were not an option.
Expensive cost, maintenance, terrible reliability made them an imposible option.
Next investigated chevy V8 kit cars.
First ones were tubular 917s.
I'm not a mechanics type of person.
Kit cars were really not an option for me.
Modern ones are also way too expensive.
Ultima
superlite
F5 GTM
Last 5 years a cheap alternative emerged. The Renegade Hybrids porsche boxster LS convertion.
Even found a road racing, sans engine, winning boxster on the cheap.
But the idea of an exotic mid engine with cheapo suspension, struts front and, horror, rear struts, made me abandon the idea.
Really porsche made a brain dead, no competition ME to the 911, in the boxster.
They even dumb it down with the new 4 cylinders models, still strut all around.
Boxster cayman racers hate the rear struts.
Even new road racing porsche RSR are mid engine, wishbone susp all around.
Now at last chevy is going to build one.
F..... Chevy, GM.
They will be in the $100,000 range. Maybe even $200k.
It will take at least 10-20 years to have a used one in the low $30s if not never.
Had corvette gone ME by the C4
There would be tens of thousands of inexpensive ME C4 C5 C6s in great condition.
I'm 62. The new ME C8 for me makes me feel robbed of my opportunity.
Does anybody feel the same?
Loved European exotics but they were not an option.
Expensive cost, maintenance, terrible reliability made them an imposible option.
Next investigated chevy V8 kit cars.
First ones were tubular 917s.
I'm not a mechanics type of person.
Kit cars were really not an option for me.
Modern ones are also way too expensive.
Ultima
superlite
F5 GTM
Last 5 years a cheap alternative emerged. The Renegade Hybrids porsche boxster LS convertion.
Even found a road racing, sans engine, winning boxster on the cheap.
But the idea of an exotic mid engine with cheapo suspension, struts front and, horror, rear struts, made me abandon the idea.
Really porsche made a brain dead, no competition ME to the 911, in the boxster.
They even dumb it down with the new 4 cylinders models, still strut all around.
Boxster cayman racers hate the rear struts.
Even new road racing porsche RSR are mid engine, wishbone susp all around.
Now at last chevy is going to build one.
F..... Chevy, GM.
They will be in the $100,000 range. Maybe even $200k.
It will take at least 10-20 years to have a used one in the low $30s if not never.
Had corvette gone ME by the C4
There would be tens of thousands of inexpensive ME C4 C5 C6s in great condition.
I'm 62. The new ME C8 for me makes me feel robbed of my opportunity.
Does anybody feel the same?
I would not have wanted an ME Corvette then, and I wouldn't want one now. I had my wish then, now you're getting your wish now. Seems to be how life works. Had GM gone ME back in the days of C4s, I'd be the one feeling robbed instead of you.
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Burning Brakes
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Posts: 975
Likes: 803
Maybe you should have worked a second job so that you could afford a car which apparently you can't.……..
Nothing personal, but if you can't afford an expensive car, then just move on.....
There are a lot of things that I can't afford,...….so I don't sweat it...….I learn to make do with what I can afford...…..
Nothing personal, but if you can't afford an expensive car, then just move on.....
There are a lot of things that I can't afford,...….so I don't sweat it...….I learn to make do with what I can afford...…..
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 2,195
Likes: 479
From: Bonita Springs Florida
I'd wait for the car to debut before feeling robbed of the opportunity to own one. Most everything we know for sure is nothing at this point..
FWIW Porsche Boxster/Cayman's do really well when compared to other cars on the track. Some say their design is superior to the 911 and the reason Porsche doesn't put a bit more into them for fear they will outperform their halo car for less money.
If the C8 isn't my cup of tea for whatever reason, I could be happy in a Cayman S too.
FWIW Porsche Boxster/Cayman's do really well when compared to other cars on the track. Some say their design is superior to the 911 and the reason Porsche doesn't put a bit more into them for fear they will outperform their halo car for less money.
If the C8 isn't my cup of tea for whatever reason, I could be happy in a Cayman S too.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 1999
Posts: 9,813
Likes: 628
From: Texas
For decades, since 80s, wanted an affordable high performance, mid engine sports cars.
Loved European exotics but they were not an option.
Expensive cost, maintenance, terrible reliability made them an imposible option.
Next investigated chevy V8 kit cars.
First ones were tubular 917s.
I'm not a mechanics type of person.
Kit cars were really not an option for me.
Modern ones are also way too expensive.
Ultima
superlite
F5 GTM
Last 5 years a cheap alternative emerged. The Renegade Hybrids porsche boxster LS convertion.
Even found a road racing, sans engine, winning boxster on the cheap.
But the idea of an exotic mid engine with cheapo suspension, struts front and, horror, rear struts, made me abandon the idea.
Really porsche made a brain dead, no competition ME to the 911, in the boxster.
They even dumb it down with the new 4 cylinders models, still strut all around.
Boxster cayman racers hate the rear struts.
Even new road racing porsche RSR are mid engine, wishbone susp all around.
Now at last chevy is going to build one.
F..... Chevy, GM.
They will be in the $100,000 range. Maybe even $200k.
It will take at least 10-20 years to have a used one in the low $30s if not never.
Had corvette gone ME by the C4
There would be tens of thousands of inexpensive ME C4 C5 C6s in great condition.
I'm 62. The new ME C8 for me makes me feel robbed of my opportunity.
Does anybody feel the same?
Loved European exotics but they were not an option.
Expensive cost, maintenance, terrible reliability made them an imposible option.
Next investigated chevy V8 kit cars.
First ones were tubular 917s.
I'm not a mechanics type of person.
Kit cars were really not an option for me.
Modern ones are also way too expensive.
Ultima
superlite
F5 GTM
Last 5 years a cheap alternative emerged. The Renegade Hybrids porsche boxster LS convertion.
Even found a road racing, sans engine, winning boxster on the cheap.
But the idea of an exotic mid engine with cheapo suspension, struts front and, horror, rear struts, made me abandon the idea.
Really porsche made a brain dead, no competition ME to the 911, in the boxster.
They even dumb it down with the new 4 cylinders models, still strut all around.
Boxster cayman racers hate the rear struts.
Even new road racing porsche RSR are mid engine, wishbone susp all around.
Now at last chevy is going to build one.
F..... Chevy, GM.
They will be in the $100,000 range. Maybe even $200k.
It will take at least 10-20 years to have a used one in the low $30s if not never.
Had corvette gone ME by the C4
There would be tens of thousands of inexpensive ME C4 C5 C6s in great condition.
I'm 62. The new ME C8 for me makes me feel robbed of my opportunity.
Does anybody feel the same?
Race Director
Joined: Apr 1999
Posts: 15,142
Likes: 477
From: NM
For decades, since 80s, wanted an affordable high performance, mid engine sports cars.
Loved European exotics but they were not an option.
Expensive cost, maintenance, terrible reliability made them an imposible option.
Next investigated chevy V8 kit cars.
First ones were tubular 917s.
I'm not a mechanics type of person.
Kit cars were really not an option for me.
Modern ones are also way too expensive.
Ultima
superlite
F5 GTM
Last 5 years a cheap alternative emerged. The Renegade Hybrids porsche boxster LS convertion.
Even found a road racing, sans engine, winning boxster on the cheap.
But the idea of an exotic mid engine with cheapo suspension, struts front and, horror, rear struts, made me abandon the idea.
Really porsche made a brain dead, no competition ME to the 911, in the boxster.
They even dumb it down with the new 4 cylinders models, still strut all around.
Boxster cayman racers hate the rear struts.
Even new road racing porsche RSR are mid engine, wishbone susp all around.
Now at last chevy is going to build one.
F..... Chevy, GM.
They will be in the $100,000 range. Maybe even $200k.
It will take at least 10-20 years to have a used one in the low $30s if not never.
Had corvette gone ME by the C4
There would be tens of thousands of inexpensive ME C4 C5 C6s in great condition.
I'm 62. The new ME C8 for me makes me feel robbed of my opportunity.
Does anybody feel the same?
Loved European exotics but they were not an option.
Expensive cost, maintenance, terrible reliability made them an imposible option.
Next investigated chevy V8 kit cars.
First ones were tubular 917s.
I'm not a mechanics type of person.
Kit cars were really not an option for me.
Modern ones are also way too expensive.
Ultima
superlite
F5 GTM
Last 5 years a cheap alternative emerged. The Renegade Hybrids porsche boxster LS convertion.
Even found a road racing, sans engine, winning boxster on the cheap.
But the idea of an exotic mid engine with cheapo suspension, struts front and, horror, rear struts, made me abandon the idea.
Really porsche made a brain dead, no competition ME to the 911, in the boxster.
They even dumb it down with the new 4 cylinders models, still strut all around.
Boxster cayman racers hate the rear struts.
Even new road racing porsche RSR are mid engine, wishbone susp all around.
Now at last chevy is going to build one.
F..... Chevy, GM.
They will be in the $100,000 range. Maybe even $200k.
It will take at least 10-20 years to have a used one in the low $30s if not never.
Had corvette gone ME by the C4
There would be tens of thousands of inexpensive ME C4 C5 C6s in great condition.
I'm 62. The new ME C8 for me makes me feel robbed of my opportunity.
Does anybody feel the same?
Racer
Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 486
Likes: 34
GM screws the little people again. How is the average working class person who makes a somewhat decent salary supposed to afford one of these new Corvettes. I think GM will see the error of their ways once sales starts to drop off because people can't afford to buy one of these high priced Corvettes. The Corvette was orginally brought out so that the working man could have an affordable sports car. GM has lost their way, which is why I am a Mopar fan now.
Burning Brakes
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Posts: 935
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Untapped Worldwide Market
The worldwide trademark applications indicate that Corvette has bigger plans than just US Corvette owners. No place to grow here with the C1-C7s.
GM screws the little people again. How is the average working class person who makes a somewhat decent salary supposed to afford one of these new Corvettes. I think GM will see the error of their ways once sales starts to drop off because people can't afford to buy one of these high priced Corvettes. The Corvette was orginally brought out so that the working man could have an affordable sports car. GM has lost their way, which is why I am a Mopar fan now.
Banned Scam/Spammer
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 8,083
Likes: 3,869
From: Bonita Springs FL
Amazing how many crazy ways we can find to be the injured party in this world. Maybe the OP could sue GM for robbing him of his dream or better yet maybe he could man up and understand that its not all about him and his sensitivities.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 1,163
Likes: 518
GM screws the little people again. How is the average working class person who makes a somewhat decent salary supposed to afford one of these new Corvettes. I think GM will see the error of their ways once sales starts to drop off because people can't afford to buy one of these high priced Corvettes. The Corvette was orginally brought out so that the working man could have an affordable sports car. GM has lost their way, which is why I am a Mopar fan now.
What does "Mopar" (I really mean Fiat) build that competes head to head with Corvette? Nothing. They are gunning for the...... Camaro
I would say good riddance, but it seems the Corvette family might be better off with less delusional people populating the ranks
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 854
Likes: 536
From: Florida
GM screws the little people again. How is the average working class person who makes a somewhat decent salary supposed to afford one of these new Corvettes. I think GM will see the error of their ways once sales starts to drop off because people can't afford to buy one of these high priced Corvettes. The Corvette was orginally brought out so that the working man could have an affordable sports car. GM has lost their way, which is why I am a Mopar fan now.
- Mopar makes nothing like a Corvette
- The Corvette goes up in relative price every generation, especially as more features and technologies become standard equipment. The move to a mid-engine platform requires additional costs, but there is still a possibility of a cheaper, front-engine Corvette returning.
- The Corvette is now GM's affordable sports car. Just look at the Camaro SS. A $38,000 SS can hang with an M4 all day on track. A $46,000 SS 1LE can hang with 911's and Stingrays. Even the V6 Camaro is a great option. 335hp and better handling than anything else in its price range, and the V6 1LE is close to an M2 in terms of performance. There's need for the Corvette to be cheaper if the Camaro is so good.
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 19,691
Likes: 322
From: Alexandria VA
For decades, since 80s, wanted an affordable high performance, mid engine sports cars.
Loved European exotics but they were not an option.
Expensive cost, maintenance, terrible reliability made them an imposible option.
Next investigated chevy V8 kit cars.
First ones were tubular 917s.
I'm not a mechanics type of person.
Kit cars were really not an option for me.
Modern ones are also way too expensive.
Ultima
superlite
F5 GTM
Last 5 years a cheap alternative emerged. The Renegade Hybrids porsche boxster LS convertion.
Even found a road racing, sans engine, winning boxster on the cheap.
But the idea of an exotic mid engine with cheapo suspension, struts front and, horror, rear struts, made me abandon the idea.
Really porsche made a brain dead, no competition ME to the 911, in the boxster.
They even dumb it down with the new 4 cylinders models, still strut all around.
Boxster cayman racers hate the rear struts.
Even new road racing porsche RSR are mid engine, wishbone susp all around.
Now at last chevy is going to build one.
F..... Chevy, GM.
They will be in the $100,000 range. Maybe even $200k.
It will take at least 10-20 years to have a used one in the low $30s if not never.
Had corvette gone ME by the C4
There would be tens of thousands of inexpensive ME C4 C5 C6s in great condition.
I'm 62. The new ME C8 for me makes me feel robbed of my opportunity.
Does anybody feel the same?
Loved European exotics but they were not an option.
Expensive cost, maintenance, terrible reliability made them an imposible option.
Next investigated chevy V8 kit cars.
First ones were tubular 917s.
I'm not a mechanics type of person.
Kit cars were really not an option for me.
Modern ones are also way too expensive.
Ultima
superlite
F5 GTM
Last 5 years a cheap alternative emerged. The Renegade Hybrids porsche boxster LS convertion.
Even found a road racing, sans engine, winning boxster on the cheap.
But the idea of an exotic mid engine with cheapo suspension, struts front and, horror, rear struts, made me abandon the idea.
Really porsche made a brain dead, no competition ME to the 911, in the boxster.
They even dumb it down with the new 4 cylinders models, still strut all around.
Boxster cayman racers hate the rear struts.
Even new road racing porsche RSR are mid engine, wishbone susp all around.
Now at last chevy is going to build one.
F..... Chevy, GM.
They will be in the $100,000 range. Maybe even $200k.
It will take at least 10-20 years to have a used one in the low $30s if not never.
Had corvette gone ME by the C4
There would be tens of thousands of inexpensive ME C4 C5 C6s in great condition.
I'm 62. The new ME C8 for me makes me feel robbed of my opportunity.
Does anybody feel the same?
Banned Scam/Spammer
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 4,004
Likes: 3,929
From: Philadelphia PA (Birthplace of the USA, UNESCO World Heritage City)
You're not "entitled" to the ME car of your dreams, therefore you're not "robbed".
There's no indication of pricing yet other than that the base model will be well under $100k. "If you can afford a C7 Grand Sport, you can afford the C8" was the official wording we've heard so far.
Lastly, why did you feel the need to clutter this C8 board with a new insignificant, self-serving thread instead of responding to one of the million existing threads?
There's no indication of pricing yet other than that the base model will be well under $100k. "If you can afford a C7 Grand Sport, you can afford the C8" was the official wording we've heard so far.
Lastly, why did you feel the need to clutter this C8 board with a new insignificant, self-serving thread instead of responding to one of the million existing threads?
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 19,691
Likes: 322
From: Alexandria VA
GM screws the little people again. How is the average working class person who makes a somewhat decent salary supposed to afford one of these new Corvettes. I think GM will see the error of their ways once sales starts to drop off because people can't afford to buy one of these high priced Corvettes. The Corvette was orginally brought out so that the working man could have an affordable sports car. GM has lost their way, which is why I am a Mopar fan now.
For reference, right now, I can get a BRAND NEW C7 from Criswell for $48k out the door. That’s the same as the MSRP for my 2017 Honda Pilot was.
It’s very much an affordable performance car.
Last edited by RandomTask; Apr 10, 2019 at 09:16 AM.
