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BackinBlackSS/RS · 02-06-2010, 11:27 AM

The sky is falling, the sky is falling.

FenwickHockey65 · 02-06-2010, 11:29 AM

Corvette isn't going anywhere. It's ridiculous for anyone to think it is.

Legend · 02-06-2010, 11:42 AM

If I could afford the Z06 I would have bought one!

I might still try to buy one some day...I love the C6!!

cm5 · 02-06-2010, 11:47 AM

Hard to justify the price tag.

Cheaper to buy a camaro & supercharge.

Still love the vette, now if they would put the LS9(6.2) 620hp in production...

FenwickHockey65 · 02-06-2010, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cm5

Hard to justify the price tag.

Cheaper to buy a camaro & supercharge.

Still love the vette, now if they would put the LS9(6.2) 620hp in production...

The LS9 is in production...

Number 3 · 02-06-2010, 12:04 PM

I know some will look at this from a narrow perspective and go "hey, see the Corvette sucks!!! Selling in very low numbers"

But if you broaden your view just a teeeny tiny bit, you will remember that the Corvette is not a need but a want. And over the past year and a half, a lot of "I wants" have had to wait.

Look at Harley Davidson..............they ended Buell and sold their new Italian brand they had just purchased. Why? No one is blowing money on toys right now. And the Corvette and other performance cars are considered toys.

This has a lot more to do with the economy than it does with the Corvette.

And I respect your thoughts on it looking like a C5, but having worked on the C6, it is too different in too many ways to be be considered a C5 without the pop up headlamps. Where it is similar (not identical) is in the powertrain and chassis. But even the purists thought it was a C5.5, not a C6, so that argument will probably never be resolved.

Hoddi · 02-06-2010, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ject

If the article is correct about the sales possibly dropping from people who buy it due to style is correct.... I wonder how sales will do with the Corvette Stingray concept...

I have seen it in person and it is to die for

FenwickHockey65 · 02-06-2010, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ject

If the article is correct about the sales possibly dropping from people who buy it due to style is correct.... I wonder how sales will do with the Corvette Stingray concept...

We'll never know. Stingray concept is nothing more than a concept.

*DGthe3* · 02-06-2010, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cm5

Hard to justify the price tag.

Cheaper to buy a camaro & supercharge.

Still love the vette, now if they would put the LS9(6.2) 620hp in production...

Corvette ZR1
6.2L LS9
638 hp
604 ft-lbs

Cheaper to buy a Camaro and supercharge. How does that do anything to help the Camaro's handling? The Corvette is a sports car. Its about more than just raw acceleration.

Class1E · 02-06-2010, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cm5

Hard to justify the price tag.

Cheaper to buy a camaro & supercharge.

Still love the vette, now if they would put the LS9(6.2) 620hp in production...

Are you saying they should put the LS9 in the 'Vette? If so...see ZR1.
If you're saying they should put the LS9 in the Camaro, I agree that would be pretty sweet. I'm sure I wouldn't be able to afford one, but it would still be cool.

bpmurr · 02-06-2010, 01:07 PM

I hope the Vette is around for a long time to come. I love the way the car looks. It's just a bad economy right now.

Michael_Js · 02-06-2010, 01:54 PM

Yes, a long time - I still want one!! 4 more years and all child support stops!

Maybe then!

CamaroScotty · 02-06-2010, 02:50 PM

People are still buying them though - Less than invoice - $5000 in incentives makes for a great deal on the MANY left over 2009's out there.

*DGthe3* · 02-06-2010, 02:57 PM

Remember that a bad year for a Corvette would still be an amazing year for any other sports car.

02-06-2010, 11:29 AM	#16
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02-06-2010, 11:47 AM	#18
cm5 Drives: camaro Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tex Posts: 23	Hard to justify the price tag. Cheaper to buy a camaro & supercharge. Still love the vette, now if they would put the LS9(6.2) 620hp in production... Last edited by cm5; 02-06-2010 at 11:49 AM. Reason: oops, put ls2 instead of 6.2

02-06-2010, 12:04 PM	#20
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,300 View My Garage	I know some will look at this from a narrow perspective and go "hey, see the Corvette sucks!!! Selling in very low numbers" But if you broaden your view just a teeeny tiny bit, you will remember that the Corvette is not a need but a want. And over the past year and a half, a lot of "I wants" have had to wait. Look at Harley Davidson..............they ended Buell and sold their new Italian brand they had just purchased. Why? No one is blowing money on toys right now. And the Corvette and other performance cars are considered toys. This has a lot more to do with the economy than it does with the Corvette. And I respect your thoughts on it looking like a C5, but having worked on the C6, it is too different in too many ways to be be considered a C5 without the pop up headlamps. Where it is similar (not identical) is in the powertrain and chassis. But even the purists thought it was a C5.5, not a C6, so that argument will probably never be resolved. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

02-06-2010, 01:07 PM	#25
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02-06-2010, 01:54 PM	#26
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02-06-2010, 11:27 AM	#15
BackinBlackSS/RS Go Blue!!!!! Drives: 2012 Cruze LT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 23,290	The sky is falling, the sky is falling.

02-06-2010, 11:42 AM	#17
Legend Hello! Drives: 2008 JSB Z06! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 2,624 View My Garage	If I could afford the Z06 I would have bought one! I might still try to buy one some day...I love the C6!!

02-06-2010, 02:50 PM	#27
CamaroScotty Account Suspended Drives: Your new SLP Camaro! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cedarburg, WI Posts: 6,790	People are still buying them though - Less than invoice - $5000 in incentives makes for a great deal on the MANY left over 2009's out there.

02-06-2010, 02:57 PM	#28
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