Twofocused said:Godzilla vs Rodan?
Over 500 Million people live in America, only an elite few will purchase these cars.
Ive got a better chance of seeing Godzilla fighting Rodan than I have of seeing a ZO6 race a GT500.
At least where I live.
Alec said:
You ain't kidding. Ford and GM are in deep $$$ trouble
These kinda cars are the first to get the axe. With gas prices the way they are...
Oh, ok I guess all those little hybrids people are on a waiting list for are because they like slow ugly cars.03 SVT VERT said:Gas here isn't bad at all. When I was in Germany gas was nearly $7 for a US gallon. Now that's bad. Our gas prices are nothing.
SVTdriver said:So you are not willing to pay $40k for a Cobra. But you are willing to pay nearly $70k for a corvette?
srothfuss said:No, I wouldn't spend $70K on a Z06. I would spend $83K on a viper and all of it's exclusivity (only 17,000 sold since 1992)
I just can not justify spending near corvette money on a Base cobra. For the sake of this discussion, I am not considering the convertible / or options. For a little more than $40K, I can get a better car (Z51 Corvette.) But this is just how I feel. I am not saying that I don't like the new Cobra. I think any car with near 500HP is very cool. I just can not justify paying that much money on a mustang. It's just how I feel.
SVTdriver said:While I understand your point. I would ask you this. How many options do you think there are going to be on the Cobra. Historically speaking, options have been minimal if any. So Base is pretty much it for Cobra. And you are not just paying $40k (Though I have not heard a real price yet. So I may be behind times.) for a mustang. You are paying that price for a car with fewer units on the market. Than just the regular mustang. It's fully loaded. It has a better drivetrain. The interior is better than normal mustangs. And then think about the afore mentioned gas prices going up. How many of these cars may be made? I'm not saying the Corvette may or may not be the better car. But the Cobra is hardly just a mustang.
The 06 Z06 gets 26+ MPG (no gas guzzler charge). There going to sell as many as they make. The engines are also hand built like the cobra.Alec said:Oh, ok I guess all those little hybrids people are on a waiting list for are because they like slow ugly cars.
Europe has way better mass transit.
Cheap gas made this country an automobile utopia! Think about the freeways, the suburban lifestyle etc.. Gas prices keep going up then there is no money to be made in 500hp 13mpg cars.
They will switch the lines and make little 4cyl cars. Think 1978 mustang II all over again.
The writing is on the wall and they know it.
Bowtiesblow said:The 06 Z06 gets 26+ MPG (no gas guzzler charge). There going to sell as many as they make. The engines are also hand built like the cobra.
Yes I agree, but $65k for a car is really not that much. To me its a hell of a lot of money but I see plenty of $65k+ benzes and bimers and audi's EVERYWHERE. Plus when you can get the proformance of a $150k exotic for less then half of the price, people are going to buy it. Im pretty sure those people arent going to worry about how much gas cost either. That Z06 gets about the same gas mileage as my 84' 4-cyl volvo wagon.SVTdriver said:I'm not entirely sure that they will sell as many as they can make. There are a limited amount of people who can buy $65k cars. Once you get into that price range. People get pretty picky about what they buy. Not saying that people won't buy it. But at that price range. Many people start having a preffered vehicle manufacturer. And as for fuel economy. It's cool that it gets that many MPG. But there is a year wait if you want to order a Prius (My sister just went through it). You can buy them off the lots here occassionally. But most dealers are sold out within days off getting them in. So fuel prices are already having an effect on what people buy.
Bowtiesblow said:Yes I agree, but $65k for a car is really not that much. To me its a hell of a lot of money but I see plenty of $65k+ benzes and bimers and audi's EVERYWHERE. Plus when you can get the proformance of a $150k exotic for less then half of the price, people are going to buy it. Im pretty sure those people arent going to worry about how much gas cost either. That Z06 gets about the same gas mileage as my 84' 4-cyl volvo wagon.
Yea it's a nice car. With that said, the only way that car is going to get 26+ mpg is in 6th gear going 55 with the wind behind you. It's a toy period...Bowtiesblow said:The 06 Z06 gets 26+ MPG (no gas guzzler charge). There going to sell as many as they make. The engines are also hand built like the cobra.
I dont think anyone buy's a 2 seater sports car as there main car, Z06 or a regular Corvette, or a maita, or a 350z or a solstice or anything with "2" seats and no trunk. If your buying a 2 seater, 99% of the time its a toy no matter how much it costs, unless you've got your priorties way off track.03 SVT VERT said:With the Mercedes and Audi's it is a bit different though. I could see spending 65+ grand on something you drive everyday (Even Suburbans go for $55,000 new now), but the Z06 is a toy. I bet almost 100% of the people that buy it will use it as a secondary vehicle. That really cuts down on who buys it.
To each his own.Alec said:Yea it's a nice car. With that said, the only way that car is going to get 26+ mpg is in 6th gear going 55 with the wind behind you. It's a toy period...
"Specialty" cars are an advertising gimmick, and with gm about to file bankruptcy, I bet their advertising will switch from "power" to "economy". Sad, but cars like the Z06 will probably be discontinued.
Bowtiesblow said:I dont think anyone buy's a 2 seater sports car as there main car, Z06 or a regular Corvette, or a maita, or a 350z or a solstice or anything with "2" seats and no trunk. If your buying a 2 seater, 99% of the time its a toy no matter how much it costs, unless you've got your priorties way off track.
98GTfromGA said:Dealer markup is going to make the base C6 more affordable than the Shelby
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