C6 - Who's Going To Wait A Year?

[Remo]

Just wondering how many feel the same as I do. While I really like the new C6 I think it's a better plan to wait until 2006 for two reasons.

1. Give the car a full year of production time to work through design issues.
2. Avoid the hype at the dealerships. These morons try to take advantage of the general population everytime a new generation Vette arrives.

I'll wait a year. The C6's will be even better in 2006, the dealers will be finished with their first year pricing scams and the C5 market will begin to settle out.

Remo:cool

 

[Zippy]

Your reasoning makes sense. Yes, I plan to buy a new C6 next year....but first, I'm getting a 2005 C6! Next year may never come.

Zippy

 

[Rob]

I'm going to wait a year....

...for the 2006 Z06!

 

[Rob]

Now on a more serious note and in response to the question, I have a feeling you'll find that this first model year of this new generation, will be like no other before it.

From what I've been told, Dave Hill and his team are working their butts off around the clock to insure that the release of the 2005 production Corvette is the best release yet. Meaning, the 2005 will not experience the same types of problems that the 1968, 1984 and 1997 Corvettes experienced due to being the first model year of a new generation. They are working hard to insure that and and all "bugs" are squashed out prior to production.

 

[Remo]

I'm going to wait a year....

...for the 2006 Z06!

Of course the first year C6/Z06 will be an even bigger scam at the dealerships. Can't you just picture those overweight cigar smoking jerks prancing around claiming "if you want one be prepared to pay whatever we think is right".

 

[Rob]

Of course the first year C6/Z06 will be an even bigger scam at the dealerships. Can't you just picture those overweight cigar smoking jerks prancing around claiming "if you want one be prepared to pay whatever we think is right".

Yeah I know. Take a look at what happened when the ZR-1 hit the streets in 1990. I remember hearing several stories about dealers charging up to $110,000 for one. That's nearly double what they stickered for back then.

 

[DkBG]

I'm with Remo on this . For both reasons cited . Not that I can afford to buy one anyway . But bugs don't usually show up right away and I don't think all the hard work Mr. Hill and his staff can do will stop them . Things happen . Myself , I'm betting the doors will be a problem . I noticed at Cruise Fest , that most people were having trouble with them . But on the other hand , if your like Zippy and can afford to buy two , thats a great plan ! I'm envious ! But not enough to get a job . Cliff

 

[c5vetter]

well, there aren't a hell of a lot of "true" changes from the C5 to C6, so I would hope there weren't the problems that were faced when the C5 released! now, before everyone slams me - yes the car is shorter, whoopie - not a big deal from a release standpoint, nor are any of the other "so-called innovations" - really is a C5.5 in my mind and not a "true evolutionary/revolutionary" whatever you want to call it new platform - hell, the Caddy's are running on the same line and you think they are not ready to run out the 2005 Caddy? so, why should there be problems with the Vette?

 

[Rob]

well, there aren't a hell of a lot of "true" changes from the C5 to C6, so I would hope there weren't the problems that were faced when the C5 released! now, before everyone slams me - yes the car is shorter, whoopie - not a big deal from a release standpoint, nor are any of the other "so-called innovations" - really is a C5.5 in my mind and not a "true evolutionary/revolutionary" whatever you want to call it new platform - hell, the Caddy's are running on the same line and you think they are not ready to run out the 2005 Caddy? so, why should there be problems with the Vette?

That depends on how you define "true."

Approximately 80% of the parts under the skin are new. I would say that the significant changes are on the engineering side - where it counts. Not on the design side.

Most of the problems seen in the 1997 Corvette were problems that had to do with enginneering and production. Not design.

As for the Cadillac, I'm starting to see this mistake being mentioned time and time again: the Cadillac XLR is NOT being manufactured on the same production line as the Corvette. They are built in the same plant, but not on the same line. The Cadillac CTS is NOT built on the same line as the Corvette or even in the same plant.

 

[Edmond]

I would wait. Look at the C5 Z06's and what they did to them in year two. You could even look at the GTO's right now that have the LS1; they're going to get the LS2!

 

[Zippy]

Good thread guys!

To keep the record straight: Yes, the XLR Cadillac is built on a SEPARATE line in BG, and reasonably sure the CTS is built in Lansing, MI.

I don't plan on having two C6 Vettes...the 2005 will be sold before I buy another C6. Afford two? Not exactly. I'm on fixed income, and haven't worked in over 4 years....currently on medical disability.

 

[JBsC5]

I believe the second year of C6 production will bring two benefits..


The C6 Z06 and the addition of a six speed automatic for the coupe and convertible..

That and the hysteria of a new Corvette will begin to fade a bit and pricing will be a little more attractive..

If I needed to buy a new car though..I'd buy a new C6 in a heartbeat..

I see the C6 as quite evolutionary in nature at this point so I will not personally be selling a second C5 corvette with 25 thousand miles on it for the next owner to enjoy!

 

[Corvette Junkie]

Like Zippy said life's to short to wait. All the dealers I know of are selling the C6 at sticker. I think this will be true for a few years. No need to wait on the Z06 because you can't drop the top so it doesn't interest me. So no I'm not waiting.

 

[ROCKETBLOCK]

Now on a more serious note and in response to the question, I have a feeling you'll find that this first model year of this new generation, will be like no other before it.

From what I've been told, Dave Hill and his team are working their butts off around the clock to insure that the release of the 2005 production Corvette is the best release yet. Meaning, the 2005 will not experience the same types of problems that the 1968, 1984 and 1997 Corvettes experienced due to being the first model year of a new generation. They are working hard to insure that and and all "bugs" are squashed out prior to production.

I hope you're right Rob. I hope you wont have to eat those words. I think the quality and engineering in the C6 are the best. But, just in case, I'll keep the salt & pepper ready!:L

 

[photovette]

There's some great deals on C5's now--or at least there should be! Hendrick of Cary has 51 (I counted) new 2004 C5's gathering dust (really filthy and neglected) in their back lot, including 6 Z06's. It looks to me as if they can't give'em away.

 

[korvettekarl]

I'll wait for the Z06. I'll probably put the ZR1 up for sale sometime soon and bank the money in anticipation of the day we see the new Z06 in showrooms.

 

[c3guy]

You know, and I can hear the debate raging already, some people dont think the new car should be called a c6 because it is not all that different to a c5, but when you get down to it neither was the c3 from the c2. It was just a re-body on a chassis that had been around for years. Same wheelbase, engine options, flippy lights, but a new body, and nobody seems to dispute the c2 to c3 was a new car! Maybe it's just my warped way of thinking, but if the 68 qualifies as a c3 then the 05 qualifies as a c6.

 

[motorman]

Yeah I know. Take a look at what happened when the ZR-1 hit the streets in 1990. I remember hearing several stories about dealers charging up to $110,000 for one. That's nearly double what they stickered for back then.

my wife who worked for a dealer wrote a deal for $85,000 on the first ZR-1 they sold. that guy is lucky to get $20,000 today. never buy a car for a investment unless there is less than a couple dozen made. look at the 78 pace car. a friend bought one several years ago with less than 20 mile on the clock and all the plastic on the inside stuff for the sticker price about $14,000 and i bet the guy paid $20,000+ for the car. unless you are loaded and do not care if you loose money do not buy a car for a investment. ask these NCRS guys who spend $70,000 to restore a older corvette and then find out the market value is $50,000. your grand chrildren MAY benefit but i doubt if you will.