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#731 of 1908 2004 Discounts by dave000k Jan 23, 2004 (6:49 am)
Local Chevy dealers in my area are advertising $9,000-$10,000 off MSRP on new Corvettes. I guess the 2004's are not selling because potential buyers are waiting for the C6. As someone who has longed dreamed of owning a Corvette, I wonder if the C6 is worth waiting for considering the MSRP will probably be higher and not discounted? Thanks.
#732 of 1908 dave000k by gbjerke Jan 23, 2004 (2:41 pm)
It's a tough decision knowing the C6's will be hitting the showrooms in about 6 months. Right out the box they will likely have ADM (additional dealer markup)and I suspect MSRP will be somewhat higher than the current C5's. If you want to be the first on your street with a C6, then you are probably looking at 13-14k more than what you could get a C5 for now. (10k current discount; MSRP another grand and the dreaded ADM). 3-4 monts after that you may well see some discounts off MSRP---it's the old "supply/demand" thing. When I decided on a Z06 in May '01, the dealer wanted MSRP PLUS $3,500. Two months later in July I bought for MSRP MINUS $5,000. Add the tax on that and it cost me $9,000 less by waiting 60 days. Well worth it to me. Cannot cast in stone this will happen to the C6's but there always seems to be a fall off at some point. Then again, instant gratification is something else. Doubt this helped you much but it is something to gnaw on a bit. Good luck.
#733 of 1908 sorta exotic? by kkollwitz Jan 24, 2004 (10:12 am)
I've only seen pics of the C6s but it seems like its presentation is getting more exotic. I wonder if GM is deliberately aiming at visually putting the car in a more select crowd where it may already be as a matter of performance.
#734 of 1908 dave000k - $10K of Base MSRP? by blacktalon Jan 24, 2004 (12:34 pm)
Are they offering that $9-10K off the base model, or only versions loaded with expensive options? Because if I were car shopping, a new 2004 Corvette for $34K would be very tempting...
#735 of 1908 $10K off MSRP, ctd. by avolvofan Jan 24, 2004 (2:07 pm)
I rather doubt that you will get a 2004 Corvette for $34K. For starters, you would have to order a base (non-optioned) car. Second, the incentives that get you to $10K off MSRP would have to be in place at the time the car arrived, which is a wager I would not want to make.
#736 of 1908 C5 Production by printz Jan 24, 2004 (8:56 pm)
Does anyone know when production will cease?..Also, are the C6's hitting the showrooms in June or this fall??, I'm hearing differing things.....
#737 of 1908 Not a usual year by starrow68 Jan 25, 2004 (8:11 am)
As you probably know, usually they stop in May/June, do the change over and start in June for June/July deliveries. I'm guessing the change over may take longer in the factory, they will have it planned for as short as possible but model as new as the C6 is going to take awhile. They just might be hedging with comments about available in the Fall to get the first run off for QC before they start or have to start shipping.
#738 of 1908 Thanks Mr_Shiftright by starrow68 Jan 25, 2004 (8:14 am)
Read in the Corvette Quarterly that the new auto 'will blip for the driver' if the system senses that the corner has been entered agressively. I didn't know that, times they are a changing.
#739 of 1908 Blip if a corner has been entered agressively, ctd. by avolvofan Jan 25, 2004 (12:19 pm)
That would be nice if there was only one way to enter a corner aggressively. Also, what is the determinant of aggressive corner entry? Presumably the metric would be based on some pre-defined setting. What happens if the suspension has been "tweaked"? Is there the ability to change the point at which the blip is triggered? Lastly, is a record stored in the computer of how many times the car has entered a corner too aggressively?   Personally, the idea of a blip if a corner is entered aggressively is one I would rather do without.
#740 of 1908 Might be a tad too complicated already :) by ruking1 Jan 25, 2004 (12:39 pm)
I have three different vehicle types that I drive interchangeably. One of those has a drive by wire system. For a time when I was doing heel and toe with it, it didnt work right! So I thought, gee maybe this one is different than my Z06. After reading the appropriate service manuals and asking others on that vehicles web pages, turns out that the drive by wire system overrides throttle blips with no apparent load. Also when you are coasting it shuts off completely fuel feed! But then I felt this way about ABS when it first came out! I have since sold my non ABS truck so I am ok now!

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