Any thoughts on the 2020 C8 Corvette?

[Magna_Cum_Laude]

I'm holding out to see when the Z06 comes out and to see what the performance of it will be. I will have one hell of an internal conflict between the red and blue. I had a laguna blue 2016 z06 and it was a beautiful car.

DJ, I just picked up a C7 a few weeks ago as my weekender (and maybe 1 day/week if the weather cooperates). My Vette guy at the local dealer told me '23 for the Z06 and '25 for the ZR1, which is projected to displace 1000HP. He said the ZR1 will be known as "Zora" if I'm remembering it correctly. He told me that none of this was carved in stone, but since his office is located in the Corvette building apart from the actual dealer and every single item in his office has something to do with Vettes, I'd say he knows as much as anyone else. He visits Bowling Green, KY a few times a year as well as the Ron Fellows performance driving school in Las Vegas, NV at least annually. Makes me jealous AF.

Not sure what to recommend as far as color. Blue definitely speaks to me more than the red, but it's your decision. When I was deciding on a color several months back, red just seemed to scream "mid-life crisis!", but I worked myself through that, although I chose a different color. Seeing the C8 up close, I have to say they are indeed impressive. The dimensions are radically different from the C7. Personally speaking, though, I get the chills whenever I encounter a 1 or 2 year old ZR1 or Z06 - more so than the C8.

The only gremlin I'm familiar with on the C8 is its understeer, but I've never test-driven one.

Curious why you got rid of the Z06.

MCL

[DEAR _JOHN]

Curious why you got rid of the Z06.

MCL

2019 Hellcat Red Eye. With pulley, tune, demon springs, and drag radials............in perfect track and weather conditions is a 9.92 second car in the quarter. I've backed up the 9.92 with several other 9.9x runs, but can't get into the 9.8's. Still that's fast as hell for a car with air conditioning, nice radio, and other creature comforts. I never do weight delete and the car isn't a ragged out POS.

Oh, after seeing the red, the blue gets the nod.

Who is your go to guy for your Vette information? I made it by Corvette World today and saw around 5 C8's. Only 2 were Z51's, and most were marked up around 10K.

[Magna_Cum_Laude]

2019 Hellcat Red Eye. With pulley, tune, demon springs, and drag radials............in perfect track and weather conditions is a 9.92 second car in the quarter. I've backed up the 9.92 with several other 9.9x runs, but can't get into the 9.8's. Still that's fast as hell for a car with air conditioning, nice radio, and other creature comforts. I never do weight delete and the car isn't a ragged out POS.

Oh, after seeing the red, the blue gets the nod.

Who is your go to guy for your Vette information? I made it by Corvette World today and saw around 5 C8's. Only 2 were Z51's, and most were marked up around 10K.

Sent you a PM w/contact info and name.

Hellcat is a serious machine. No insurance issues w/something that raw and powerful?

Hard to tell when the premium price for C8s will abate. When I picked up my C7 a few weeks ago, the buyer of a new red C8 climbed into it with an obvious look of satisfaction. My guy told me it was ordered 14 months ago. I know the 6-week shutdown at the Bowling Green plant really set production behind, but 14 months would seem like an eternity.

Some of the color schemes for the C8s are interesting. I usually cannot stand yellow, but with the C8, it's a beaute. Sebring orange is incredible. Zeus bronze is the rarest, but I did catch one there just prior to delivery. I'd like to see the Bowling Green Metallic come back.

[DEAR _JOHN]

Sent you a PM w/contact info and name.

Hellcat is a serious machine. No insurance issues w/something that raw and powerful?

Hard to tell when the premium price for C8s will abate. When I picked up my C7 a few weeks ago, the buyer of a new red C8 climbed into it with an obvious look of satisfaction. My guy told me it was ordered 14 months ago. I know the 6-week shutdown at the Bowling Green plant really set production behind, but 14 months would seem like an eternity.

Some of the color schemes for the C8s are interesting. I usually cannot stand yellow, but with the C8, it's a beaute. Sebring orange is incredible. Zeus bronze is the rarest, but I did catch one there just prior to delivery. I'd like to see the Bowling Green Metallic come back.

Got in line for a C8 Z06. I'm probably looking at a 3 year wait and I'm anxiously awaiting some publicity and test drives from the car rags. I know they're running some 'mules' in Michigan, maybe working out the gremlins that are sure to show up. It's not even official yet what engine they will put in it, rumors about a twin turbo setup are abound.

[Magna_Cum_Laude]

Got in line for a C8 Z06. I'm probably looking at a 3 year wait and I'm anxiously awaiting some publicity and test drives from the car rags. I know they're running some 'mules' in Michigan, maybe working out the gremlins that are sure to show up. It's not even official yet what engine they will put in it, rumors about a twin turbo setup are abound.

Congrats! I'm hearing 2-3 years. It's anybody's guess with so much up in the air. I keep seeing references to an 8500-9000 rpm redline. The ZR1 (Zora) with 1,000 HP is purported to be "very expensive." So much so that the so called insiders aren't even speculating on a specific price range.

I take it you'll be trading in the Hellcat?

[z4speedz]

2021s are already in production. Don't expect prices to come down anytime soon. Best bet is to find a dealer out in the sticks with an allocation and and pay as little over sticker as possible and wait your turn. Getting one now is going to cost you big time.

Doug

[DEAR _JOHN]

2021s are already in production. Don't expect prices to come down anytime soon. Best bet is to find a dealer out in the sticks with an allocation and and pay as little over sticker as possible and wait your turn. Getting one now is going to cost you big time.

Doug

I'm staying with one of the big 3 dealers (Kerbeck, MacMulkin, and Criswell) all with great reputations and all that sell for MSRP. Plus they all get 800 or so allocations every year. I've read too many horror stories of small dealerships agreeing to MSRP, then when the car gets in (knowing that they only get 5 allocations a year) they all of a sudden jack up the price. The price to haul the car in an enclosed trailer from the east course is around 700-900 bucks.

Here is a horror story I just read about on Facebook

Earlier this year (after agreeing on MSRP) that dealership sold to another Chevrolet dealer that owns multiple locations across the US. The new management never reached out to me about my car. I took it upon myself to meet the new manager two weeks ago and follow up on my order and the agreement for my car, only to find out that he was insistent on placing a $10,000 market adjustment on my vehicle.

Yes, even though MSRP is a good profit for the dealership, it will literally be years before you can find a new Vette for under MSRP. Right now at most places, it's between 10-20K over MSRP. Something I will never do.

[DEAR _JOHN]

Congrats! I'm hearing 2-3 years. It's anybody's guess with so much up in the air. I keep seeing references to an 8500-9000 rpm redline. The ZR1 (Zora) with 1,000 HP is purported to be "very expensive." So much so that the so called insiders aren't even speculating on a specific price range.

I take it you'll be trading in the Hellcat?

I'm guessing around 90-100K for the Z06, but right now it's all just a guess. As far as the Hellcat goes, I will try to sell it outright. There's several Facebook pages dedicated to Hellcats and Demons and there's always someone looking for one of those cars. So I will try that first. Unfortunately I can't trade the Hellcat to a dealer in New Hampshire or Maryland, so I just have to hope for the best.