Soon to be an owner

After about 6 months of mulling it over, I'm finally going to take the plunge. I'm still in the early shopping stages, but I'm 100000000% decided and settled that I'm buying a Vette. I'm not sure of what model I'm buying, but I am currently leaning towards a 2012-13 base or GS.

Obviously, I've been doing a ton of online shopping all throughout the south, and due diligence in my research. Didn't know this site existed until I did some off the wall google searching, but I'm glad it does. I'm looking forward to learning new things, tips, and info about my new passion. Thanks for having me.

Will this be your first vette?

Rich Z said:

Will this be your first vette?

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Yes, it will. My father in law has an 08 base. I've driven it a few times and love it.

This is one fellow you should speak with before you make a decision to buy.
He ships nationwide.
Good luck in your search. :thumbsup:

Mike Furman "Ambassador for the Corvette Museum"
301 212 4420 desk direct
Off Fridays and Sundays
Criswell Chevrolet
Gaithersburg, MD

RedRestoredRoadster said:

This is one fellow you should speak with before you make a decision to buy.
He ships nationwide.
Good luck in your search. :thumbsup:

Mike Furman "Ambassador for the Corvette Museum"
301 212 4420 desk direct
Off Fridays and Sundays
Criswell Chevrolet
Gaithersburg, MD

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Red, thanks for the info. I'm currently offshore in Germany, and don't have phone service. Do you happen to have a website/email for him I can check out?

Welcome to the site! If you're going to order one new I would suggest going to Bruce Glueck Chevrolet in Jasper, Florida. He has a website and you can get any Corvette at dealer invoice less any rebates. Check them out!

85vette said:

Welcome to the site! If you're going to order one new I would suggest going to Bruce Glueck Chevrolet in Jasper, Florida. He has a website and you can get any Corvette at dealer invoice less any rebates. Check them out!

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Thanks for the info. I'll certainly check him out!

Yeah, you are going to enjoy the heck out of owning one. It will put a smile on your face every time you go out for a drive with it. When you have a headache, it's much more effective than Excedrin to just get out and take a drive. Headache will be gone.

I would imagine that there are DEEP discounts on C6s right now while most people are holding onto their money for the C7. Prices may drop even further once the dealers get their allotments. I bought my 2009 C6 Z06 when the 2010s were on the lots and got a MUCH better deal than what a 2010 was priced at. I imagine incentives to sell the C6s will be much stronger by Fall and Winter.

Don't be in a rush and wait for the deal that YOU want. Aim high, as you just may get much more for your dollar than you think.

Believe NOTHING that a salesman tells you, and go with your gut feeling. When you are driving your car you want to be smiling about the deal you got too... :thumbsup:

And welcome to the forum. :welcome:

Thanks Rich. I agree on the headache remedy. My plan was to keep an eye on the wire for a Vette that catches my eye. I, too suspect that I'll have some serious deals available to me in the coming months. Best part is I have full support from "She who must not be named" in getting exactly what I want. Been waiting an awful long time, so waiting a little more for the right one is no problem. Thanks for the welcome.

Noximus03 said:

Thanks Rich. I agree on the headache remedy. My plan was to keep an eye on the wire for a Vette that catches my eye. I, too suspect that I'll have some serious deals available to me in the coming months. Best part is I have full support from "She who must not be named" in getting exactly what I want. Been waiting an awful long time, so waiting a little more for the right one is no problem. Thanks for the welcome.

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Yeah, having the wife on board with the decision will be a BIG help. Connie was a bit apprehensive with my decision at first, but it didn't take long before she was saying it was one of my better decisions.

If you have any questions, let us know and we'll try to help as much as we can. We've all probably already gone through the same thing you are going through now. Kind of like being a kid, knowing that Christmas time is coming, but not really knowing what day it will be.

I do have one question about my choices of model. Don't mean to start a debate, or anything, but is there really much difference at all between the base model and the GS? Other than the price tag between the two, I'm not seeing too much. I don't plan on racing it, but I do plan on my Vette being a daily driver.

I'm afraid I won't be very much help with that question. Never looked into buying a GS myself. But what little I have noted, it seems like for the most part it's the standard coupe drivetrain with some Z06 body panels. Not really sure why GM did a kick to the balls of Z06 sales in that manner. :shrug01:

So far, the only differences I've seen is the price tag and the body panels/badges. While I do like the look the panels give you, I'm not sure if they're worth the hike in $$. If there's any performance difference, I could see the value.

Yeah... My opinion is that you should only pay extra for what you really want. Some of the decisions that GM has made really aren't very easy to figure out, but that doesn't mean you need to throw money at them anyway if you feel you aren't getting value for the options they are offering.

Personally, I found myself intrigued over the aluminum frame of the C6 Z06. Kind of silly, I know, but it is what it is. Well, that and the impressive low end torque that the LS7 can produce. But I flat out refused to buy a C6 without the custom leather interior. Truth of the matter is that, in my opinion, the interiors of the C6s were a step DOWN from that of the C5s. So if I couldn't have found the C6Z model with the options I was interested in with the leather interior option, I would have passed on buying one.

So figure out what is important to you, and just stick to your guns. You will want every aspect of the memory of the day the keys of your new car being handed to you to bring a smile to your face.