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Was the C7 launch hype similar to the C8?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rruuff Day" data-source="post: 213909" data-attributes="member: 2217"><p>In my opinion, the hype wasn't even a tenth as much with the C7. There was lots of chat but not the tracking of builds and deliveries there is today. Very few were in the panic to get the FIRST year C7. Pretty much all of us were Corvette owners when the C7 came out and we were more than happy with our cars. We just sat back and watched for the first year or so. The C7 carried almost nothing over from the previous generation so many also wanted it to prove itself and to see if there were any new generation problems as well. Those that thought they might like to have a new Vette just took their time and weren't rabid about it as we knew they would be around for a while. Most of us were also not Lambo, McLaren, Ferrari wannabees that just wanted that exotic car look but didn't have a half mil to spend on one either. And with most of us being older, we had seen economic troubles in the past and had patience until we were in a cash-in-hand, families and RRSP provided for position as well. There are a lot of big car loans out there this year I fear which may equate to a lot of used C8's hitting the markets in the future if we don't see a miraculous economic recovery. The young age of many of the C8 members amazes me but good on them. If they can afford to buy a Corvette at 22, hair on them. I think we will also see a lot of them being only car daily drivers, winter as well, which we seldom saw 5 years ago. We had a couple members only and gave them thumbs up for getting drive time year round, but also made a mental note to never buy their cars. When I looked for a used Vette way back, never winter driven and always garaged were at the top of my buy list. Surf the early posts in the C7 section for a real look....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rruuff Day, post: 213909, member: 2217"] In my opinion, the hype wasn't even a tenth as much with the C7. There was lots of chat but not the tracking of builds and deliveries there is today. Very few were in the panic to get the FIRST year C7. Pretty much all of us were Corvette owners when the C7 came out and we were more than happy with our cars. We just sat back and watched for the first year or so. The C7 carried almost nothing over from the previous generation so many also wanted it to prove itself and to see if there were any new generation problems as well. Those that thought they might like to have a new Vette just took their time and weren't rabid about it as we knew they would be around for a while. Most of us were also not Lambo, McLaren, Ferrari wannabees that just wanted that exotic car look but didn't have a half mil to spend on one either. And with most of us being older, we had seen economic troubles in the past and had patience until we were in a cash-in-hand, families and RRSP provided for position as well. There are a lot of big car loans out there this year I fear which may equate to a lot of used C8's hitting the markets in the future if we don't see a miraculous economic recovery. The young age of many of the C8 members amazes me but good on them. If they can afford to buy a Corvette at 22, hair on them. I think we will also see a lot of them being only car daily drivers, winter as well, which we seldom saw 5 years ago. We had a couple members only and gave them thumbs up for getting drive time year round, but also made a mental note to never buy their cars. When I looked for a used Vette way back, never winter driven and always garaged were at the top of my buy list. Surf the early posts in the C7 section for a real look.... [/QUOTE]
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