Do you think manual c7 will hold value?
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Do you think manual c7 will hold value?
Hi everybody with the c7 being the final front engine manual corvette ever to be offered do you all think we will look back and realize it was a gem? What do you think the prices look like in 10-15 years time?
just a question to provoke some thought
i believe large v8 naturally aspirated manual cars will be a thing of the past much sooner than many are expecting
just a question to provoke some thought
i believe large v8 naturally aspirated manual cars will be a thing of the past much sooner than many are expecting
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Jul 10, 2023, 10:05 AM
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Honestly, I don't have to "look back" to know that my '19 Z51 manual is a gem. As to worth in 10/15 years, at 76, I doubt I will be around to think about it. Just drive and enjoy what you have today. Tomorrow is never promised. 
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Honestly, I don't have to "look back" to know that my '19 Z51 manual is a gem. As to worth in 10/15 years, at 76, I doubt I will be around to think about it. Just drive and enjoy what you have today. Tomorrow is never promised.
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Hi everybody with the c7 being the final front engine manual corvette ever to be offered do you all think we will look back and realize it was a gem? What do you think the prices look like in 10-15 years time?
just a question to provoke some thought
i believe large v8 naturally aspirated manual cars will be a thing of the past much sooner than many are expecting
just a question to provoke some thought
i believe large v8 naturally aspirated manual cars will be a thing of the past much sooner than many are expecting
I'm only 41, but I agree: enjoy the car, don't worry about the future value. It's not an investment, it's a functional toy.
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Regardless of what you think about car pricing services I always run my car at KBB at least to get somewhat of a idea. I have been tracking my 2019 M7 GS that I bought new with only 3600 miles on it now for about the last 2 years. It comes back consistently $68K-$72K. In March, April May And June of 2021 it had the highest numbers at $74-$78K. For some reason the GS are really holding value. Now I can't say for sure the M7 is a contributing factor if your car has one but what do I know.
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I think it might take longer than 10-15 years. Anyone who follows the big auctions might have better insight on this topic. I would think it would be comparable to any other previous model Corvette that happened to be the last of it's kind with certain options. 63 split window comes to mind. Who in their right mind would have thought what was once considered an annoyance at the time (having a piece of trim in the middle of your back window) would be one of the most valuable Corvettes ever! But how long did it take to become that valuable?
I have an manual GS and it's always nice to think you have a "rare" or valuable car but in reality if you look at the older cars that are really worth a lot of money, they were either heavily restored to exact factory specs, or the cars sat and were never used for their entire life.
I have an manual GS and it's always nice to think you have a "rare" or valuable car but in reality if you look at the older cars that are really worth a lot of money, they were either heavily restored to exact factory specs, or the cars sat and were never used for their entire life.
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Short answer, yes and no. Long answer, if anyone around in 15 years can still drive manual then I can see someone wanting it. However being worth more I don't think so. Less and less people learn to drive manual and less and less are made.
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^ I agree. For many on this forum at least, an M7 is a very desirable car and one which they just might pay a premium for, all other things being equal. And being the last (theoretically) of the front engine cars with a manual transmission, I guess it does add to the desirability to some extent. How long it will take to really determine whether the C7 will do well in terms of retained value is anybody's guess. Right now, the market is high - it may come back to reality at some point.
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GM built over 175,000 C7 Corvettes so a run of the mill C7 is never going to be a money maker.. a ZR1 & possibly the Z06 are the exceptions
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Short answer, probably no. There are lots of these cars, and many garage queens, and there will continue to be cars available for a long time. Look back at other similar "special" cars. 90s Formula Firebird. 2000s GT500 Mustangs. Hemi RT Challengers. All were special in their own way, but they still depreciated, and will continue to do so. Yes, they will have value with a certain crowd, but nobody is getting rich on them.
Hellcat, MAYBE. But, that's the extra-rare version. Like the R1 Corvette. Those outliers may perform differently in the market in the long run, but they are much lower production than a Manual C7.
That said, smiles per mile are priceless. Enjoy your car and don't worry about long term value. You didn't buy it as an investment.
Hellcat, MAYBE. But, that's the extra-rare version. Like the R1 Corvette. Those outliers may perform differently in the market in the long run, but they are much lower production than a Manual C7.
That said, smiles per mile are priceless. Enjoy your car and don't worry about long term value. You didn't buy it as an investment.
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Hi everybody with the c7 being the final front engine manual corvette ever to be offered do you all think we will look back and realize it was a gem? What do you think the prices look like in 10-15 years time?
just a question to provoke some thought
i believe large v8 naturally aspirated manual cars will be a thing of the past much sooner than many are expecting
just a question to provoke some thought
i believe large v8 naturally aspirated manual cars will be a thing of the past much sooner than many are expecting
Without a doubt. M7s will command a premium, along with convertible FE 2014 - 2019 Corvettes. 👍