[rez333]

http://www.corvette7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=405

Discuss. Unfortunately one of the reasons why applies to me (family), but the rest don't. The writer is on to something though - gen X does seem to like driving boring soul-less appliances.

[Sir Nuke]

obviously the writer is a DUFFUS

[The_Blur]

That article reads like a bitter taste of personal experience. It sounds like someone who wanted a Corvette back in the day but couldn't afford one and still doesn't know how to save up for one. Maybe the author is also bitter about getting older and driving a boring car.

That C7 screams Corvette in such a stylish way that it might cause some weird responses.

[Explit Player]

I think that the price is the main thing, 2 or 3 times the cost of a Camaro SS... Alot of the members are still paying their cars off/ alot arent, but the price tag for a corvette with the same features as a 'Loaded Camaro' is going to be outrageous..

[Stingray]

Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

obviously the writer is a DUFFUS

Just like that other nitwit writer... send them to the Shrublands.

[2ss-booya]

Originally Posted by The_Blur

That article reads like a bitter taste of personal experience. It sounds like someone who wanted a Corvette back in the day but couldn't afford one and still doesn't know how to save up for one. Maybe the author is also bitter about getting older and driving a boring car.

That C7 screams Corvette in such a stylish way that it might cause some weird responses.

^^ This

it just doesn't add up. I'm 26, and I'm able to afford a ZL1, not because I'm rich by any means, but because I know how to manage my finances and save for what I want.

The writer seems like he/she would complain about the price until it was equivalent with the prius.

[Mr. Wyndham]

Well...it's certainly not going to be a teenage boy's first car.......but with luck, it will become a domestic alternative to Ferarri's, or Porche's for more people than it already is. Many of those people want unadulterated style and street-presence. C7's got that.

Re: price....look at what it has, compare it to other cars that have similar equipment...and then seriously complain about the price point. I think Blur's onto something...

[tramtwo]

Sometimes I wonder why I even click on a thread....

Cant wait to see the C7 on 30's one.

[Tar Heel RS]

Guess you can call me an old 26 year old man then because I am planning on buying one lol

[DuskSS]

Originally Posted by Explit Player

I think that the price is the main thing, 2 or 3 times the cost of a Camaro SS... Alot of the members are still paying their cars off/ alot arent, but the price tag for a corvette with the same features as a 'Loaded Camaro' is going to be outrageous..

Not for the Stingray it wont.
Z07 or ZR1 versions yes.
but the Stingray is supposed to start in the low 50s.

being that I just gave nearly that on my Dusk I dont see that being 2-3x at the most 10k more.
The vette is a young mans car now aimed at the young professional that loves gadgets.

I think the author is a moron but that's me.

[LIVEVIL]

it just doesn't add up. I'm 26, and I'm able to afford a ZL1,

Just because one 26 year old can afford a 60k car does not mean that it's the norm for mid 20 year olds.

While I don't agree with many of his points as to why it's still going to be an old man's car, I do think that pricing is pretty much 90% of the equation. If it was 40k brand new, a lot more youngins would be able to purchase it regardless of their marital status, how many kids they got at home or what they thought of the C3.

[midnighter]

I see many older men driving Vettes around here but that's because I live in a common retirement county.

[DuskSS]

Originally Posted by LIVEVIL

Just because one 26 year old can afford a 60k car does not mean that it's the norm for mid 20 year olds.

While I don't agree with many of his points as to why it's still going to be an old man's car, I do think that pricing is pretty much 90% of the equation. If it was 40k brand new, a lot more youngins would be able to purchase it regardless of their marital status, how many kids they got at home or what they thought of the C3.

50k is pretty average now.
You cannot touch any nice car for much less than that.
Bmw Infiniti mercs Acura Lexus all start in the low 50s and I see tons on young people driving 5 and 6 series bmws.

Why? Because the are trendy and a status symbol.

Vette will be very attractive in that range especially with the full electronic dash and modern gadgets that most older guys would find a turn off.

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[jameslk55]

Wait and buy used?