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Originally Posted by Skyman 08
The thing is I don't have 50 0r 60 K to put on a "Toy" (and most people don't)that is why I put 27K on my "Toy"
just think of it this way, in 1965 a new Chevy Impala cost around $3500 (my dad bought one in 65 and still has the sticker) and you could get a new Vette for around $4,200.00, Now you can buy a new Impala for about $22,000 yet a Corvette is $50,000. If you could afford a Impala in 65 you could probably afford a Corvette.. Can you say that today?
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The Corvette's become an "almost" supercar. (The ZR1
is...but that's besides the point.) And it's price reflects that, imo. In fact, when you look around the Industry, very few cars (if ANY) can provide Corvette-level performance for less $$ -- so in some ways...the Corvette's cheap!
I don't think it's the fact that the Corvette is expensive that's hurt it -- otherwise this has been a problem 30+ years in the making. In '79, for example, I've seen my Pop's magazines...you could get a camaro for about $5 grand, but to get a Corvette, you'd need to shell out ~$15,000. So it's been priced like this for some time...imvho, people just don't have the money to buy 'toys' like they used to. When you take that, compounded with the fact that these cars are selling for way under MSRP...this was probably a wise move...