I am going to order one from my local small dealer. Really want a convertible C8. I will probably get an allocation sometime next year. In the meantime I have ordered a Dark Horse. Maybe I will like the DH so much I don’t order the vette, but I doubt it. They are totally different and in a different class.
well if you wanted to get the vette sooner, I would suggest contacting Turner Chevy in Harrisburg PA. I got mine there and I was there a couple weeks ago checking out the owners new Z06 and I was talking with the corvette sales manager and I asked him how many still in line for a vette, he said 8, and they get roughly 30 a year. Might be worth a call...
Thanks for the suggestion. I may look into it. I kinda think it would be cool to own both. I just can’t afford both at the same time. The C8 is my dream car. I have loved it since it came out. I can get allocation here in Oklahoma right away but they still want ADM. I just won’t pay over MSRP. I wouldn’t be buying the DH if it was over MSRP either.
I like it. I have driven both the C8 and Mach 1 Mustang (closest I could get to DH) and there is no comparison. C8 is amazing. My wife even said the same thing and she knows nothing about cars. Thanks for the info!turner is msrp.. here is mine
Go to a CarMax and borrow one for an hour. You may change your mind. Mash the pedal yes it goes like stink but was otherwise boring to drive and have to constantly battle the computer that thinks lugging the v8 is how to drive. Give me my ss/1le Camaro any day.
I drove one for a day from my dealership. Actually drove the Mach 1 and then the C8 back to back to see which I liked. No comparison IMO. C8 was a far better car (felt like it should be $20-30K more), both interior and handling/acceleration. It was a coupe and I really want a convertible though. I think the Dark Horse will close the gap between the two, especially with the upgraded interior. Plus it is still $20K cheaper for what I want in the C8. I will drive the DH for awhile and then get a C8. Or maybe get lucky and have a C8 before the DH. Who knows...maybe I like the DH so much I wont want a C8 anymore. Time will tell.
A year or two ago my father bought a new 1LE. I think it's got 1,500 miles or something on it now. He rarely ever drives it. The seating position is terrible. The seats are very uncomfortable. It's hard to crawl out of even for a healthy guy like myself. It's fairly quick but I wouldn't call it fast. My brother has a C5 LS1 Vette with a cam and long tubes and he can outrun the 1LE by a small margin. I think my old '13 GT can probably manhandle the 1LE. My Dad is also upset that the 1LE came with something like a 2.65 axle ratio. Yes it's a 10-speed trans but you still should get some decent gearing. He considers selling it all the time, but then when he hears that Camaro production is ending in December he changes his mind. Over and over... lol
that was his first mistake.
How exactly? What are you to do when:
10 speed from GM is much better tuned than from Ford, no question. But you buy the 1LE for the 6-speed. Automatics... the nerve of some people. /SMH
currently: '19 GT/PP1 and '23 EB Coastal
