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Was the C7 launch hype similar to the C8?
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<blockquote data-quote="gone" data-source="post: 213938" data-attributes="member: 5899"><p>When comparing what happened with the inaugural C7 versus the newly introduced C8, I suspect the biggest difference was the GM strike at the start of the C8 hype, followed by COVID. So in some ways it was the "perfect storm" that increased interest/demand for the C8, compared to the C7. We may never see this again in the automotive world: a long-anticipated [in this case: mid-engine] new design which for the most part has lived up to its hype (and promises to get better) that was ham-strung by not only a strike but <u><strong>especially</strong></u> a world-wide pandemic which shut down whole parts of the planet's economy and caused unprecedented production delays. Interesting times we're living in and hopefully we'll have fascinating stories to tell our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, assuming they develop an effective vaccine to kill COVID. I always try to maintain a positive outlook and one take-away I have for COVID is that I'm living through an historic time and (fingers crossed) one that won't ever repeat itself.</p><p></p><p>However I echo Rruuff Day's concerns about the young C8 buyers and whether they can afford a C8. I have family who work in automotive sales and the post-COVID surge in those sales (I'm not talking just GM now) is surprising with so much economic and job uncertainty. Canadians were carrying too much debt pre-COVID and people don't seem to see beyond the COVID-inspired government hand-outs which are short-lived with (IMHO) the worst economic fall-out yet to happen since I doubt we'll see any vaccine in the near future. Then there's the link between our economy and what happens south of the border and with COVID surging in some parts of the States, that's not looking good. So I expect what we're experiencing today with businesses closing and jobs being affected, will persist, whereas the generous government hand-outs can't. We'll then see what our true economic life looks like at that point and perhaps Rruuff Day's forecast of used C8's being sold off, will then come true.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gone, post: 213938, member: 5899"] When comparing what happened with the inaugural C7 versus the newly introduced C8, I suspect the biggest difference was the GM strike at the start of the C8 hype, followed by COVID. So in some ways it was the "perfect storm" that increased interest/demand for the C8, compared to the C7. We may never see this again in the automotive world: a long-anticipated [in this case: mid-engine] new design which for the most part has lived up to its hype (and promises to get better) that was ham-strung by not only a strike but [U][B]especially[/B][/U] a world-wide pandemic which shut down whole parts of the planet's economy and caused unprecedented production delays. Interesting times we're living in and hopefully we'll have fascinating stories to tell our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, assuming they develop an effective vaccine to kill COVID. I always try to maintain a positive outlook and one take-away I have for COVID is that I'm living through an historic time and (fingers crossed) one that won't ever repeat itself. However I echo Rruuff Day's concerns about the young C8 buyers and whether they can afford a C8. I have family who work in automotive sales and the post-COVID surge in those sales (I'm not talking just GM now) is surprising with so much economic and job uncertainty. Canadians were carrying too much debt pre-COVID and people don't seem to see beyond the COVID-inspired government hand-outs which are short-lived with (IMHO) the worst economic fall-out yet to happen since I doubt we'll see any vaccine in the near future. Then there's the link between our economy and what happens south of the border and with COVID surging in some parts of the States, that's not looking good. So I expect what we're experiencing today with businesses closing and jobs being affected, will persist, whereas the generous government hand-outs can't. We'll then see what our true economic life looks like at that point and perhaps Rruuff Day's forecast of used C8's being sold off, will then come true. [/QUOTE]
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