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Today July 18th the new Corvette will be launched...

Mason66

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Is anybody interested?
 
My uncle had a '78 or '79 Stingray when I was a little kid. It was something else.
 
Mason66 said:
Is anybody interested?
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Will be fun to see. The last few versions haven't really struck me, but I liked the latest version, and some of the special editions as of late have been pretty amazing.
 
Helix said:
My uncle had a '78 or '79 Stingray when I was a little kid. It was something else.
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I wish they would have called it something else, because it is not a Corvette.
 
I am not sure how I feel about the Corvette going mid engine. It has always been a front engine car with a longish hood. It has provided high performance at "reasonable prices (for high performance sports cars)

I expect the 6.2 V8 and the Supercharged V8 will be the engines for the first couple of years, then the 4.2 L V8 TT blackwing will likely be the standard engine. Hopefully they make the interior worth the price
 
Helix said:
How's that?
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They completely changed the car.

Historically it had a certain design.

This time they designed a completely different car and slapped the Corvette name on it.

If they would have discontinued the current Corvette and put that name on the new SUV that came out, instead of calling it a Blazer, would anybody really think that was a Corvette?
 
I was a Camaro guy when I was younger, owned a few of them.

I never really like the Vette, even the 'classics' never really did anything for me. I just didn't like the design.

To each his own I guess.
 
roughdraft274 said:
Will be fun to see. The last few versions haven't really struck me, but I liked the latest version, and some of the special editions as of late have been pretty amazing.
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The 2019 ZR1 is an amazing car.
 
Mason66 said:
They completely changed the car.

Historically it had a certain design.

This time they designed a completely different car and slapped the Corvette name on it.

If they would have discontinued the current Corvette and put that name on the new SUV that came out, instead of calling it a Blazer, would anybody really think that was a Corvette?
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Zora Duntov the head engineer for the Corvette for a long long time, wanted a rear/mid engine corvette for a long time
 
This will completely crash the prices of used late model Corvettes. I suspect 2018s have dropped by at least 50% with this new release that seriously outdates prior Covettes, even those being sold on the lots as new now. The moment the mid-engine hits the dealership, all front engine 'Vettes just became outdated and similar to used cars, even if brand new.
A wise person would wait until 2021 for a new 'Vette. These first ones will be absurdly priced and there are usually lots of problems with new models.
 
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joko104 said:
This will completely crash the prices of used late model Corvettes. I suspect 2018s have dropped by at least 50% with this new release that seriously outdates prior Covettes, even those being sold on the lots as new now. The moment the mid-engine hits the dealership, all front engine 'Vettes just became outdated and similar to used cars, even if brand new.
A wise person would wait until 2021 for a new 'Vette. These first ones will be absurdly priced and there are usually lots of problems with new models.
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I think it is going to be just the opposite.

The values of the current high power cars are going to skyrocket and I think the new one will be a failure.

If people want a Lamborghini or a Ferrari, they can go buy one.

We haven't even talked about price yet.

People are speculating the current ZR1, if it is kept in unused condition, with be worth $250,000 in 5 years.
 
We owned a '64...nothing can compare...ever...
 
Mason66 said:
What we know as a Corvette is completely different in this car in every way.
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just made the old corvette a better corvette
one of the very few American cars worth having
 
Mason66 said:
I think it is going to be just the opposite.

The values of the current high power cars are going to skyrocket and I think the new one will be a failure.

If people want a Lamborghini or a Ferrari, they can go buy one.

We haven't even talked about price yet.

People are speculating the current ZR1, if it is kept in unused condition, with be worth $250,000 in 5 years.
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i bet the people who are making this speculation are people who don't own a current zr1 to keep idle for 5 years
 
Mason66 said:
I think it is going to be just the opposite.

The values of the current high power cars are going to skyrocket and I think the new one will be a failure.

If people want a Lamborghini or a Ferrari, they can go buy one.

We haven't even talked about price yet.

People are speculating the current ZR1, if it is kept in unused condition, with be worth $250,000 in 5 years.
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Maybe - 30 years from now. Maybe never.

Remember these:
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Lots of people saved those. Some on blocks, never driven other than started every couple of months or so. Figured their value would skyrocket. They didn't. Never. Because they are badly outdated with rotten performance. 30 years from now such as an 2018 ZR1 or Z06 might be so inferior in so many ways few people want them compared to how many there still are.

The new Corvette will still be dramatically less costly than a top Ferrari or Lambo, plus easier to finance and less costly to insure.

Some claim the old line should be continued as a Corvette and the new mid-engine named another model. This would be a foolish and costly gamble for GM as it almost insures one of the two lines will be an economic failure. It isn't cheap to set up an assembly line - and certainly not to build an entirely new one.
 
justabubba said:
just made the old corvette a better corvette
one of the very few American cars worth having
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Among super cars, Corvette is by far the most bang for the buck - and the most easily and affordably upgraded in terms of performance as both or either a road course, straight line acceleration or top speed super car.

Supercars have already obtained such radical levels of acceleration and top speed as much as 3 times the legal speed limited and able to go from zero to over the speed limit in very few seconds - and then just keep accelerating - there isn't much room for advancement.

Add more tire grip and the car could roll on curves beyond the computer able to adjust. Even the best computer controls can not totally control flooring it on less than ideal road conditions with the levels of torque and horsepower. Mostly torque. Virtually every performance category V8, V10 and V12 are torque output limited by computer controls to prevent warranty claims on parts breakage.

I thought I'd like a hyper performance super car - until I got one. All computer limiters turned off. Nearly 800 horsepower. 1,000 ft/lbs torque. Yet can drive like a typical luxury 2+2 full size coupe. I haven't driven it in nearly 3 years. It is absurdly powerful. It is SOOO tempting to hit the gas - and so unpleasant if I do. So instead it is driving down the highway in a private performance jet but can only circle around the runway and never may take off without committing a very serious crime. Actually do 220 mph and get caught and I'd make an Internet top story - with people ranting I should be thrown into prison for it. Having - but can never use - is frustrating.

So instead I drive a 15 year old Ford Ranger standard cab with a 3.0 and over 200,000 miles, that usually I am flooring and speed shifting thru the manual transmission - doing little more than keeping up with traffic - and crawling over the Florida Sunshine bridge (long steep and tall) with it floored doing 47 mph when towing my 17 foot Bass Tracker. That Ranger is far more enjoyable to drive. Far more connection to the vehicle and can't really get in much trouble with it. Very practical.
 
joko104 said:
Maybe - 30 years from now. Maybe never.

Remember these:

Lots of people saved those. Some on blocks, never driven other than started every couple of months or so. Figured their value would skyrocket. They didn't. Never. Because they are badly outdated with rotten performance. 30 years from now such as an 2018 ZR1 or Z06 might be so inferior in so many ways few people want them compared to how many there still are.
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American cars had been garbage for 5 years at that point. No one was under any illusion. Horsepower dropped from the 300s to the 200s at catalytic converter (and other stuff) in 1973.

Everyone in 1978 knew that everything pre 1973 was gold and forever would be. 5 years of dark age and no hope on the horizon. Fuel injection in the mid eighties didn't even change it. It wasn't until the 90s that American performance returned to pre 70s glory days.

In 1978, store anything pre 73. Storing that pile of garbage would be asinine. Everyone knew it was a pile of crap and always would be because cars 10 years older kicked its ass.

Go back 9 years and store one of these instead:


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ps. Best years for vette is 63-67.
 
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