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Old 04-18-2019, 08:37 PM   #99
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Most people don't want a Corvette! I don't think Corvettes have ever been affordable to the masses. Nothing wrong with that.
I disagree. It really is one of the most affordable to the masses cars.



When you can get new ones in the high 50's, and used 500HP models can be had for 20K, I think they are as affordable as it gets.











I was looking at the photos on page 2, does it look like it's got a flat topped steering wheel in that photo? something seemed odd about it.
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Old 04-19-2019, 01:45 PM   #100
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you and I must have different ideas of the Masses!

Average price of a New Car in the US is $31k. Average Car Loan is 65 Months! At that, the Masses are over-extended.
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Old 04-19-2019, 01:54 PM   #101
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you and I must have different ideas of the Masses!

Average price of a New Car in the US is $31k. Average Car Loan is 65 Months! At that, the Masses are over-extended.
I thought the ATP was more like 36k, but either way 50 to 60 grand is by no means a price 'for the masses'
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Old 04-22-2019, 10:02 AM   #102
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I thought the ATP was more like 36k, but either way 50 to 60 grand is by no means a price 'for the masses'
It's definitely not for the masses but it's attainable
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Lets keep it simple. ..
it has more power...its available power is like a set kof double Ds (no matter where your face is... theyre everywhere) it has the suspension to mame it matter...(
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Old 04-24-2019, 04:06 PM   #103
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you and I must have different ideas of the Masses!

Average price of a New Car in the US is $31k. Average Car Loan is 65 Months! At that, the Masses are over-extended.
Yep,

I have a good job and my wife has a great job and we do very well. 50-60k for a car is still a lot of money. Most people would never dream of spending that kind of money on a car.

Corvettes are a great value vs their competition. They are not so affordable that your average Joe will be walking in and purchasing one on a whim instead of the Camry/ Accord that he was going to purchase.
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Old 04-25-2019, 08:27 AM   #104
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Yep,

I have a good job and my wife has a great job and we do very well. 50-60k for a car is still a lot of money. Most people would never dream of spending that kind of money on a car.

Corvettes are a great value vs their competition. They are not so affordable that your average Joe will be walking in and purchasing one on a whim instead of the Camry/ Accord that he was going to purchase.
I would have to agree. Some people could not wrap around the notion of spending 60k and up on an automobile. At one time it wasn't in my logic as well. However, as a car person, when you see an automobile that you (truly) want and it demonstrates that it is worth every penny of its asking price, then somehow you find ways to afford it.

The unfortunate part of this is, that in general, new car prices as a whole are a tad over what some may call affordable. Your average spending on a modest new car, after taxes, will be roughly at or near 30k (which itself was once a high number).
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Yep,

I have a good job and my wife has a great job and we do very well. 50-60k for a car is still a lot of money. Most people would never dream of spending that kind of money on a car.

Corvettes are a great value vs their competition. They are not so affordable that your average Joe will be walking in and purchasing one on a whim instead of the Camry/ Accord that he was going to purchase.
you say that, but next time you are out driving around how many 60-70-80K Tahoe/Suburban/Silverado/Expedition's do you see.
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Old 04-25-2019, 09:15 AM   #106
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And suburban cowboy Platinums and High Countries in that range.
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you say that, but next time you are out driving around how many 60-70-80K Tahoe/Suburban/Silverado/Expedition's do you see.
There are ~17 million new vehicles sold in the US each year. The population of the United States is about 300 million, with around 2/3 of that being of the right age where they could conceivably buy a new car (between 20 and 70). New cars are usually held for an average of about 6 years. So there are going to be something around 100 million new car purchases in one ownership 'cycle' (ie, from when a purchase is made until that car gets replaced).


Of those that aren't buying new, there is going to be a big chunk that do so because they can't afford to (as opposed to those that simply decide not to). And the average price of a new car is half that of those trucks & SUVs. So deltu is right to say that most would never think to spend that kind of money. Remember that even though hundreds of thousands of people might buy such trucks in an ownership cycle, that is out of a population of a couple hundred million.
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Old 04-25-2019, 03:15 PM   #108
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I hope it last for a long time, with the second shift but will see, if they can do it, if not it may be time for some heads to role.
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