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Forum member JoeCT raised a fundamental question not previously addressed.
Will the New C8 continue to be a RIOT. in Vette tradition --- or a 911 laser?
Joe CT said "I happen to be one of those guys ordering a new C7 right now, well before the 7-18-19 reveal. The timing has a lot to do with the value I’m placing on being able to order precisely what I want with no constraints. It may turn out to have been fine (for me) to have waited but then again, maybe not. To me it’s not just about C8 being objectively “better” which it surely will be. I know enough to make a decision and it's simply what I want. So that being the case, why take a chance?
A new C7 for me is not about nostalgia. Frankly, when the C7 debuted, I was disappointed in its sharp angles but it has grown on me. Fundementally, I appreciate the “raw” nature of Corvette. As much of a leap C7 was in refinement and tech, it maintained that character. It's not the laboratory and laser beams that a 911 is, it's more of a riot! The C8 rear mid-engine may continue some of that sense, maybe not, but either way it will be a very different experience in many ways including most obviously, the cabin forward design which is something with which we’re already very familiar.. That’s good and that’s fine! I just know that for me, it’s just not the different I want right now.
Better isn’t necessarily on a continuum. Will the C8 be better than a 63 split window coupe? In too many objective ways to count, yes…but is it? Is a manual “better” than an automatic? If better means faster then nope - but it's way better to me
As I write this, it occurs to me I faced a similar dilemma between C6 and C7. I had my heart set on a 60th anniversary edition vert. I liked special editions and loved the notion of a 427, in no small part because of nostalgia (it was also a beast of course). I remember watching the reviews of the 60th SE - the C6 swan song. However, because of the leap ahead in so many ways, the C7 won my $$$. The C8 is a different proposition. It will be better in many if not all objective ways but it will not share the traditional feel of Corvette and while that’s absolutely okay, it’s not for me, not yet. Hmm, I used the word traditional and am talking about feelings, maybe I am more about nostalgia than I think.
I appreciate this and the Stingray forum and the fact that folks here are considerate of alternative views - “Whatever floats your boat” (by the way, don’t ever buy a boat)
" Foregoing stated by JoeCT in another thread.
Will the New C8 continue to be a RIOT. in Vette tradition --- or a 911 laser?
Joe CT said "I happen to be one of those guys ordering a new C7 right now, well before the 7-18-19 reveal. The timing has a lot to do with the value I’m placing on being able to order precisely what I want with no constraints. It may turn out to have been fine (for me) to have waited but then again, maybe not. To me it’s not just about C8 being objectively “better” which it surely will be. I know enough to make a decision and it's simply what I want. So that being the case, why take a chance?
A new C7 for me is not about nostalgia. Frankly, when the C7 debuted, I was disappointed in its sharp angles but it has grown on me. Fundementally, I appreciate the “raw” nature of Corvette. As much of a leap C7 was in refinement and tech, it maintained that character. It's not the laboratory and laser beams that a 911 is, it's more of a riot! The C8 rear mid-engine may continue some of that sense, maybe not, but either way it will be a very different experience in many ways including most obviously, the cabin forward design which is something with which we’re already very familiar.. That’s good and that’s fine! I just know that for me, it’s just not the different I want right now.
Better isn’t necessarily on a continuum. Will the C8 be better than a 63 split window coupe? In too many objective ways to count, yes…but is it? Is a manual “better” than an automatic? If better means faster then nope - but it's way better to me
As I write this, it occurs to me I faced a similar dilemma between C6 and C7. I had my heart set on a 60th anniversary edition vert. I liked special editions and loved the notion of a 427, in no small part because of nostalgia (it was also a beast of course). I remember watching the reviews of the 60th SE - the C6 swan song. However, because of the leap ahead in so many ways, the C7 won my $$$. The C8 is a different proposition. It will be better in many if not all objective ways but it will not share the traditional feel of Corvette and while that’s absolutely okay, it’s not for me, not yet. Hmm, I used the word traditional and am talking about feelings, maybe I am more about nostalgia than I think.
I appreciate this and the Stingray forum and the fact that folks here are considerate of alternative views - “Whatever floats your boat” (by the way, don’t ever buy a boat)
" Foregoing stated by JoeCT in another thread.
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