Awhile back, I was told “nearly 9000 RPM and 650ish HP.” First part is mostly true- anything around 650 HP, NA will do nicely.
. yeah, expectations run high. But, people have to remember this is not a Ferrari budget level car. .
I'm in at anything close to 100k. Talked to my sales guy yesterday and he said there are seventeen people in front of me, and they are selling at MSRP, just as they are with the base model. I highly doubt I will keep two c8's, but selling one of them will be easy enough, if not profitable. I sold my '20 HTC to a friend last week. He needed a car to keep in Fla. and the driving season here's about over anyway. I sold it for what it cost me, including tax, so I drove it for free for two months. Two things I learned from the experience: I don't need the front-end lift, and the competition seats are not very comfortable. The car I have on order has neither.
I need the front lift because of my parking situation. It may be a deal killer for me if the car doesn't have that option.
Mike Furman will be at the Petersen on Tuesday morning at the unveiling. I hope to talk to him if I get a chance while there about what is going on. IMO, all hell is going to break loose on Wednesday and people will swamp dealers with orders. Some will be speculators and I hope they can try to weed them out a bit. Anyone who orders 5 cars from 5 different dealers is speculating.
Anybody know of MSRP dealers in Texas? I'm going to try to get on a list, but as with the TRX, I've just about given up on Texas dealers to not play games with cars like these. Otherwise, is Kerbeck still the best option?
At this point I wouldn't trust anyone. There are reports of some dealers who took actual deposits at MSRP and are now emailing people to expect to pay over list. I'm sure you could sue but what good would that do. You don't get a car and the lawyers get the money.
I tend to trust the midwestern dealers more. They lack the population density to treat customers like they're disposable; but I wanted to build some sort of relationship at a local level. You're right though, it's still a roll of the dice. I just tried two off a 2020 list on the corvette forum that had a "yes" for MSRP. Henna in Austin is taking names, but the list is 65 people long and supposedly they only get 6 a year. They are trying to weed out flippers, and have blackballed a couple on multiple lists. Regardless, looks like a long shot. Then I tried Campbell in Bowling Green, KY. He said they don't have anything on it, and they don't expect it for a couple of years on their lot. I'm waiting to hear back from Deery in Iowa where I ordered my TRX. Will this be a limited production car, or will they build every order? This might be one of those where ADM, or having to grit your teeth and buy from a flipper may be inevitable.
I have a order at msrp (verified in email) I put a deposit down on about 15 months ago. I also am track buddies with the CIO of this local auto conglomerate and doubt they will play games, but if they do I will dust off my law degree and start slinging lawsuits left and right! fwiw, the same conglomerate owns a Ford dealer I got my GT350R at new in 2017 at msrp. They said then they would ever sell above msrp. Then they sold their 3 first year gt500s at $35k over sticker. This is why I got my z06 deal in writing. Do not trust dealers.
I'm sure they'll have trouble keeping up with demand initially, but it's not like production is capped for any artificial reason to increase rarity or scarcity. Chevy made about 40,000 C7 Z06s.
I do see quiet a few of them. I think the C8 has expanded the Corvette market. The Z06 will do the same for those who want something "more"
My understanding is that many of these order lists dont come to fruition because peopel order multiple cars at multiple places plus circumstances and times change. All to that the eray and zr1 a lot of those on the z06 waiting list will move on to a faster more comfy car. i ordered my z06, prob going to be a 2-3 year wait. Thats fine for me, it will give Chev a year or two to sort out the bugs for those of us who go to the track and by then we'll know what this car needs to really hunt on track, plus by then there will be aftermarket upgrades for brakes suspension etc if necessary.. I drove my BBi and elise yesterday on the backroads of CT where they are simply great. Both those cars would be a total pain in Florida, whereas a vette would be perfect for multiple reasons. It has great AC, is big enough to not feel vulnerable on I95, everything works, thyere common enough not to get too noticed. Its a car I can use for fun transport. Plus hopefully it can not only drive to the track but dance there all day without using itself up or creating an obscene consumables bill. As to the redline, whter its 8500 8600 or 9k is irrelevant. A Gt3 is a 4.0 perfectly balanced flat 6, its smooth. The vette is going to be a 5.4 v8, the more critical aspect is whether the motor is smooth and puts out +600 hp in a car light and stiff enough to work.
I got two cars on order, a tesla model Y for my wife and the z06. Horses for courses. If I could buy a Gr yaris and alpine here would get those too. Other cars on the "list" before theyre gone are maybe a mach 1 mustang, a challenger and if I were speding the big $ a F8 or hurricane. Other than the above cars theres really nothing currently produced I would want to own. The Mach 1 is inetresting because last time I was at the glenn in sept there was a more or less stock mustang Gt pp2 with hoosiers and pads running some serious times, yes the driver was it, but that car was surpringly good for what it was. As a daily fun drive to the track car I could see the mach 1 filling in untill a z06 comes. The challenger is on the list cause thats just the bruiser cruiser, the best of the last in a long line of big us sporty coupes..
Any car that's over 3,000 pounds will be terrible on consumables, especially if the driver is capable enough to run the car at the limit...especially at The Glen. I was turning 1;58's in my 991.2 GT3 at the Glen and was going through a set of pads and a set of Hoosier R7's every 2 days. Basically $4,000 per weekend in consumables every event. I tapped-out and will be tracking a Wolf GB08 when I get back into HPDE's once my kids are older.
my daughter has y and loves it. i like it too. actually took it to limrock last yr and did pretty well for itself. yaris and alpine are no use when already have superior lotus. muscle car fun for ev future but i think redeye is way to go as craziest one. i would take a 458 over even pista for that last breed motor. all good
